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New here? Scroll down for the video link and alllll the way to the bottom for the recipe!The round, lollipop part is called the “eye,” and when I worked in restaurants, we always ordered chops with small eyes from our purveyors. That meant you could still put three lamb chops on an entree plate, but because they weighed less than chops with larger eyes, the per-plate profit was higher. Lamb (in the U.

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Happy belated Valentine’s Day.  Is that even a thing? I doubt it. Nevertheless here we are.  The truth is I thought about a Valentine’s Day missive to the Steady community yesterday, but we had just sent two emails to your inboxes and I surmised the last thing you probably needed was another prompt tied to this holiday - along with all the business spam and such.  I do not begrudge anyone who jumps headfirst into Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Hey, all! It’s been a while. But there’s a very good reason for that. For those of you who follow me on social media, you already know part of the story: I’ve been recovering from a 30-day hospital stay due to complications that arose after brain surgery. Yeah, that happened. And because of that, I’ve been working toward the goal of making 2024 a year worth living for. Over the last few months I’ve been busy planning for the new year and setting myself up for success in new ways.

Arizona’s Constitution will be on display at the state Capitol in celebration of Arizona’s birthday today.  But the document is actually the third one territorial-era Arizonans came up with before becoming the 48th state. That’s one of many fun facts we learned yesterday while touring the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records — an amazing resource for Arizonans who want to study up on state history, their family history, or basically anything historical.

Just a short “post” today about a remarkable man and musician who is hitting a major birthday this weekend.  The trumpeter and bandleader Ray Anthony was born January 20, 1922 in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania; thus, this Saturday he turns 102.   Ray’s wiki entry informs us that he is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra; that’s kind of an understatement.  I wish that Phil Schaap were still around to help me with a statistic like this, but how many musicians from the swing era and WW2 are still around at all?

For a business so intent on creating and fostering community, the owners of Happy Gut Sanctuary hope they’ve finally found their home. Catt Hsu and Rob Heffner, the long-time couple and proprietors behind Happy Gut, intentionally sought to create a space that is a sanctuary. It’s a refuge of sorts. Of course, it’s still a taproom, a place to sample Rob’s latest non-alcoholic tea-based ferments, but it’s also a welcoming spot to relax, unwind, and connect.