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  • De-Coded

    De-Coded

    The original cryptogram from Thanksgiving was:

    “CH UZBKV QGKCXCYNB XU MHYGCBHYU KSN ZEBKUKSC, CH BSKMC QGKCXCYNB XU QBSBGHYU KSN SHPEB, PYC CH EXRB QGKCXCYNB XU CH CHYMF FBKRBS.”

    OHFKSSBU K. QKBGCSBG KGC FXUCHGW ZGHDBUUHG, CFBHEHQXKS, ZHBC

    Hint: C=T


    Decoded by Alysia Burrows 🥇

    “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.”

    Johannes A. Gaertner, Art History Professor, Theologian, Poet


    Photo by Erol Ahmed

  • The Cook’s Cryptogram Winner!

    The Cook’s Cryptogram Winner!

    The winner of The Cook’s Cryptogram is Alysiafun!



    The original cryptogram:

    XPR JEZ BOVMM EMHPQS EZX LNBNSEFMN VZ SAN PLNZ, EZC VS HEGNQ E CNMVJVPRQ EZC NEQX QVCN. QMVJN SANH, QDONEC SANH PRS PZ E JPPGVN QANNS, EZC COVTTMN E MVSSMN PMVLN PVM, E KELPOVSN JAPDDNC ANOF, EZC QPHN QEMS EZC DNDDNO PLNO SAN SPDQ. DMEJN VZSP E APS PLNZ (400 CNBONNQ). NYDNOVHNZS WVSA CVKKNONZS QNEQPZVZBQ EZC AELN KRZ NESVZB WNMM!


    The answer:

    You can grill almost any vegetable in the oven, and it makes a delicious and easy side. Slice them, spread them out on a cookie sheet, and drizzle a little olive oil, a favorite chopped herb, and some salt and pepper over the tops. Place into a hot oven (400 degrees). Experiment with different seasonings and have fun eating well!


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  • The Cook’s Cryptogram

    The Cook’s Cryptogram

    If: e = a and z = n

    Xpr jez bovmm emhpqs ezx lnbnsefmn vz san plnz, ezc vs hegnq e cnmvjvprq ezc neqx qvcn. Qmvjn sanh, qdonec sanh prs pz e jppgvn qanns, ezc covttmn e mvssmn pmvln pvm, e kelpovsn japddnc anof, ezc qphn qems ezc dnddno plno san spdq. Dmejn vzsp e aps plnz (400 cnbonnq). Nydnovhnzs wvsa cvkknonzs qneqpzvzbq ezc aeln krz nesvzb wnmm!


    My favorite to roast of late has been eggplant to make Baba Ganoush and Moussaka with.


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