Nope, her name’s Sofrito (or Sofi for short).

I learn something new every day.

Hah true that! Cardboard and packing paper are some of her favorite things to play with, and we’ll often let her tear boxes up a bit before recycling.

Everyone knows that cats are liquid, but I think they also exhibit gaseous properties, in that they are capable of expanding to fill any available space. No matter how large the bed, it will never be enough.

Nah that’s the mycelium being all fluffy.

Her name is Sofrito, and we also call her the Purrito Bandito. Previous nicknames while in kittenhood included noddlebones (she tended to flop when picked up), ragamuffin, and fetid moppet.

Truly a magnificent creature lording over her domain.

I got them in that order too

Oooh yum, I’m a sucker for capers but haven’t ever had them in a risotto. Love how the black of the risotto jives with the sunflower plate 🌻

She’s gotten a little bit of supervised porch time, my husband and I plan on training her the same way we’ve trained our first cat, Mirepoix.

Mira loves her supervised outside time and understands when we ask “you wanna go outside?” She’ll generally stay in the garden with us (occasionally she’ll push her luck and wander a little) and knows when we say “inside!” that it’s time to go in.

Oh of course! I kept an eye on the local lost pet listings and had her checked for a microchip, no luck with either.

I don’t know how long a young kitten can go without food, but she was extremely skinny, had fleas and worms, and with how matted her fur was with leaves and filth, she really didn’t look like she’d been taken care of. 😢

Hah! Well you’ve hit the nail on the head, I’m in California and clam chowder with good fresh clams is a rare treat.

I use canned clams in my chowder, and I usually reach for some fatty pork product to render fat for sauteing the veggies and as a finishing garnish (I once splurged on some guanciale, but wasn’t a discernable enough upgrade to be worth repeating). Interesting to know that the chowder isn’t traditionally thick. I can’t think of a single time I’ve had it at a restaurant where it wasn’t, which is why I was adding extra thickeners to try to match that expectation.

Yep, didn’t have any bacon in the house, but I like having a little meaty salty bite in my chowder, and turns out spam fried until crunchy fits the bill!

Oh certainly try it, clam chowder is one of my favorite soups. Both New England and Manhattan style are delicious, but my inner fatass prefers the New England.

I differ from the usual recipes in that I’m a sucker for really getting some good browning on the vegetables before adding the liquid. The flavor is worth the trade off of having a tan colored chowder rather than the pale cream of the traditional New England style.

I agree, soup weather is the best!

Oh dear, I just thought that they’d get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off…

Probably because it was a big event and everyone wanted to be out to watch the roads switch sides.

Aww what a sweet baby. I’m sure he appreciates the comforting after the vet <3

Yes! We call those her leg warmers too :D

Sure does! Another little standard issue cutie