Posts from @dimante

🍲 A Hug in a Bowl: Chicken and Vegetable Soup / Un Abrazo en un Tazón: Sopa de Pollo y Verduras

dimante — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:05:00 GMT

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It is soup season, and lately I have been making a soup almost every other day. The kind that is full of vitamins and warmth, and the kids cannot get enough of them. This golden chicken and vegetable soup is one of my favorites right now. It starts with a homemade chicken broth, which is so good for you, gentle on the stomach and a real comfort when anyone is feeling run down. The texture sits right in the middle, part chunky and diced, part smooth and creamy, so you get the best of both. And it beats those fast packet soups by a mile, no strange powders, just real food. My two little secrets are a few green cardamom pods in the broth and a spoon of turmeric for that warm golden color.	Es temporada de sopas, y últimamente preparo una casi cada dos días. De esas que están llenas de vitaminas y calor, y a los niños les encantan. Esta sopa dorada de pollo y verduras es una de mis favoritas ahora mismo. Empieza con un caldo de pollo casero, que es tan bueno para uno, suave para el estómago y un verdadero consuelo cuando alguien se siente decaído. La textura queda justo en el medio, en parte con trozos y en parte suave y cremosa, así que tienes lo mejor de ambas. Y les gana por mucho a esas sopas rápidas de sobre, sin polvos raros, solo comida de verdad. Mis dos pequeños secretos son unas vainas de cardamomo verde en el caldo y una cucharada de cúrcuma para ese cálido color dorado.

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It is soup season, and lately I have been making a soup almost every other day. The kind that is full of vitamins and warmth, and the kids cannot get enough of them.

This golden chicken and vegetable soup is one of my favorites right now. It starts with a homemade chicken broth, which is so good for you, gentle on the stomach and a real comfort when anyone is feeling run down. The texture sits right in the middle, part chunky and diced, part smooth and creamy, so you get the best of both. And it beats those fast packet soups by a mile, no strange powders, just real food. My two little secrets are a few green cardamom pods in the broth and a spoon of turmeric for that warm golden color.

Es temporada de sopas, y últimamente preparo una casi cada dos días. De esas que están llenas de vitaminas y calor, y a los niños les encantan.

Esta sopa dorada de pollo y verduras es una de mis favoritas ahora mismo. Empieza con un caldo de pollo casero, que es tan bueno para uno, suave para el estómago y un verdadero consuelo cuando alguien se siente decaído. La textura queda justo en el medio, en parte con trozos y en parte suave y cremosa, así que tienes lo mejor de ambas. Y les gana por mucho a esas sopas rápidas de sobre, sin polvos raros, solo comida de verdad. Mis dos pequeños secretos son unas vainas de cardamomo verde en el caldo y una cucharada de cúrcuma para ese cálido color dorado.

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Ingredients / Ingredientes

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For the chicken broth: • Chicken thighs or leg quarters, skin-on and bone-in🍗 • Water, enough to cover the chicken • 1 onion, halved🧅 • A few green cardamom pods • 1 cinnamon stick • 1 dried lime, if you can find it • 1 star anise, if you can find it • 2 bay leaves For the soup: • 1 onion, finely diced🧅 • Carrots, peeled and diced🥕 • Potatoes, peeled and diced🥔 • Zucchini, diced • Green peas • Optional: a handful of small broccoli florets🥦 • 1 tbsp turmeric • 1 tbsp salt, or to taste🧂 • No oil or butter needed, the chicken thighs give off enough natural fat To serve: • Fresh lemon, for squeezing🍋	Para el caldo de pollo: • Muslos o cuartos traseros de pollo, con piel y hueso • Agua, la suficiente para cubrir el pollo • 1 cebolla, partida por la mitad • Unas vainas de cardamomo verde • 1 rama de canela • 1 lima seca, si la consigues • 1 anís estrellado, si lo consigues • 2 hojas de laurel Para la sopa: • 1 cebolla, picada fina • Zanahorias, peladas y en cubos • Patatas, peladas y en cubos • Calabacín, en cubos • Guisantes • Opcional: un puñado de floretes pequeños de brócoli • 1 cucharada de cúrcuma • 1 cucharada de sal, o al gusto • No hace falta aceite ni mantequilla, los muslos de pollo sueltan suficiente grasa natural Para servir: • Limón fresco, para exprimir

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For the chicken broth:
• Chicken thighs or leg quarters, skin-on and bone-in🍗
• Water, enough to cover the chicken
• 1 onion, halved🧅
• A few green cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 dried lime, if you can find it
• 1 star anise, if you can find it
• 2 bay leaves

For the soup:
• 1 onion, finely diced🧅
• Carrots, peeled and diced🥕
• Potatoes, peeled and diced🥔
• Zucchini, diced
• Green peas
• Optional: a handful of small broccoli florets🥦
• 1 tbsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp salt, or to taste🧂
• No oil or butter needed, the chicken thighs give off enough natural fat

To serve:
• Fresh lemon, for squeezing🍋

Para el caldo de pollo:
• Muslos o cuartos traseros de pollo, con piel y hueso
• Agua, la suficiente para cubrir el pollo
• 1 cebolla, partida por la mitad
• Unas vainas de cardamomo verde
• 1 rama de canela
• 1 lima seca, si la consigues
• 1 anís estrellado, si lo consigues
• 2 hojas de laurel

Para la sopa:
• 1 cebolla, picada fina
• Zanahorias, peladas y en cubos
• Patatas, peladas y en cubos
• Calabacín, en cubos
• Guisantes
• Opcional: un puñado de floretes pequeños de brócoli
• 1 cucharada de cúrcuma
• 1 cucharada de sal, o al gusto
• No hace falta aceite ni mantequilla, los muslos de pollo sueltan suficiente grasa natural

Para servir:
• Limón fresco, para exprimir

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A note on salt and spices🧂 / Una nota sobre la sal y las especias

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Salt is to taste, so start with about a tablespoon and adjust at the end. The turmeric is really for color and a gentle warmth, one tablespoon is plenty. The cardamom only goes into the broth and comes out later, so you get the aroma without biting into a pod. The cinnamon stick, dried lime, and star anise are optional. They go into the broth for extra warmth and depth, and they all lift out when you strain it.	La sal va al gusto, así que empieza con una cucharada y ajusta al final. La cúrcuma es sobre todo para el color y un calorcito suave, con una cucharada basta. El cardamomo solo va en el caldo y se retira después, así que tienes el aroma sin morder una vaina. La rama de canela, la lima seca y el anís estrellado son opcionales. Van en el caldo para dar más calidez y profundidad, y todos se retiran cuando lo cuelas.

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Salt is to taste, so start with about a tablespoon and adjust at the end. The turmeric is really for color and a gentle warmth, one tablespoon is plenty. The cardamom only goes into the broth and comes out later, so you get the aroma without biting into a pod. The cinnamon stick, dried lime, and star anise are optional. They go into the broth for extra warmth and depth, and they all lift out when you strain it.

La sal va al gusto, así que empieza con una cucharada y ajusta al final. La cúrcuma es sobre todo para el color y un calorcito suave, con una cucharada basta. El cardamomo solo va en el caldo y se retira después, así que tienes el aroma sin morder una vaina. La rama de canela, la lima seca y el anís estrellado son opcionales. Van en el caldo para dar más calidez y profundidad, y todos se retiran cuando lo cuelas.

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Step by step / Paso a paso

Step 1 / Paso 1: Make the chicken broth / Prepara el caldo de pollo

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Put the chicken thighs into a large pot and cover them with water. Add the halved onion, the bay leaves, the green cardamom pods, the cinnamon stick, the dried lime, and the star anise. Bring it to a boil, skim off any foam that rises to the top, then lower the heat and let it simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through.	Pon los muslos de pollo en una olla grande y cúbrelos con agua. Agrega la cebolla partida, las hojas de laurel, las vainas de cardamomo, la rama de canela, la lima seca y el anís estrellado. Lleva a ebullición, retira la espuma que suba a la superficie, luego baja el fuego y deja que hierva suave hasta que el pollo esté tierno y bien cocido.

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How Concentrated Is Hive's Wealth, Really? A Look With HiveScan

dimante — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:22:54 GMT

This is a cross post of @dimante/how-concentrated-is-hives-wealth-really-a-look-with-hivescan by @dimante.

Meet Hivescan BlockExplorer

How Hive Power Is Spread Across the Network: A Look With HiveScan

dimante — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:52:54 GMT

Did you know that on Hive, the top 1% of accounts hold 95.7% of all the Hive Power? Or that just 25 accounts hold almost 42% of the entire chain between them?

Most people never get to see numbers like these. But you can, in a few seconds and for free, on HiveScan.

This is the next piece in my series about HiveScan, the Hive block explorer that turns the whole blockchain into clear, readable reports that anyone can use. Today I am looking at one report I find hard to look away from, HP Distribution, and it answers a question many of us quietly wonder about. How concentrated is Hive's wealth, really?

A quick reminder first. Hive Power (HP) is your stake. It is what gives your vote its weight and your account its influence. So looking at how HP is spread is really a way of seeing where the power on Hive sits. Let me show you what HiveScan reveals.

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Where to find it on HiveScan

On hivescan.info, HP Distribution comes ready on the Governance board, in the section called "Where the stake sits."

And if you want it on your own board, you can add it in seconds. Open the widget library (the add button on your dashboard), look for HP Distribution, and drop it wherever you like. That is the whole point of HiveScan, you keep the reports that matter to you in one place.

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What this report shows

At the time I looked, HiveScan counted 1,189,014 accounts on Hive. HP Distribution sorts all of them into brackets by how much HP they hold, and lets you read it three ways with one toggle:

% Accounts, how many accounts fall into each bracket
% HP, how much of all the Hive Power each bracket actually controls
Lorenz, the inequality curve

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The three numbers at the top, explained

HiveScan shows three quick figures above the chart. Here is what each one means.

Gini: 0.99. This is a single score for inequality. 0 would mean everyone holds exactly the same, and 1 would mean one account holds everything. At 0.99, Hive's stake is about as concentrated as it can get.
Top 1%: 95.7%. The top 1% of accounts hold 95.7% of all the Hive Power.
Top 10%: 99.3%. Widen it to the top 10% and you reach 99.3%. Which means everyone else, the other 90% of accounts, shares what is left.

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Reading the brackets

This is where it really comes alive, because the two views tell opposite sides of the same story.

In the % Accounts view:

73.14% of all accounts hold 0-1 HP
13.85% hold 1-10 HP
10.43% hold 10-100 HP

So nearly 97 out of every 100 accounts are small.

Now flip to the % HP view and look at the big end:

The 1M+ HP bracket holds 41.83% of all Hive Power, and that is just 25 accounts, about 90.8M HP between them
100K-1M HP holds another 27.09%
10K-100K HP holds 17.10%

So the smallest brackets are almost everyone but hold almost nothing, and a tiny handful of accounts hold most of the chain. HiveScan lets you see that flip in two clicks.

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Hover over any bar for the real numbers

HiveScan does not stop at percentages. Hover your mouse over any bar and it tells you exactly what sits behind it, the real account count, the total HP held, and both shares at once.

A couple that stopped me:

Hover the 0-1 HP bar and you see 869,699 accounts hold under 1 HP, and together that whole group is just 0.17% of all Hive Power, about 371.1K HP.
Hover the 10-100 HP bar and it is 124,026 accounts, holding 1.85% of all HP, around 4M HP between them.
Seeing the actual counts, not just the bars, is what made the scale of it click for me.

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The Lorenz view draws it as a curve. The straight diagonal is perfect equality. The real line stays almost flat along the bottom and then shoots straight up at the very end. The further it bows away from the diagonal, the more concentrated things are, and on Hive it bows about as hard as a curve can.

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🍲 Warm Homemade Brown Lentil Soup / Sopa de Lentejas Casera

dimante — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:39:30 GMT

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Hi everyone, it is Dima here. On those grey autumn days, when the flu starts knocking on everyone's door and the kids come home from school carrying a whole bunch of new viruses, there is one thing I always reach for, a big pot of warm lentil soup. 🍲 It is simple, it is comforting, and it uses very basic things from the kitchen, lentils, tomato🍅, carrot 🥕and potato 🥔, turned into a smooth cozy bowl. The best part is that lentils are cheap and easy to find almost anywhere in the world, so this is a truly global soup that nearly everyone can make, wherever they are. I make it for my family of six as a light lunch on its own, or as a starter before a bigger meal. The kids love it with a big squeeze of lemon on top, and it is exactly what everyone wants when they are feeling a little under the weather. I am still fairly new to this community, so thank you for having me.	Hola a todos, soy Dima. En esos días grises de otoño, cuando la gripe empieza a tocar la puerta de todos y los niños vuelven del colegio cargados de virus nuevos, siempre recurro a una cosa, una buena olla de sopa de lentejas caliente. Es sencilla, es reconfortante y usa cosas muy básicas de la cocina, lentejas, tomate, zanahoria y papa, convertidas en un plato suave y acogedor. Lo mejor es que las lentejas son baratas y fáciles de encontrar en casi cualquier parte del mundo, así que esta es una sopa verdaderamente global que casi cualquier persona puede preparar, esté donde esté. La preparo para mi familia de seis como un almuerzo ligero por sí sola, o como entrada antes de una comida más grande. A los niños les encanta con un buen chorrito de limón por encima, y es justo lo que uno quiere cuando se siente un poco mal. Todavía soy bastante nueva en esta comunidad, así que gracias por recibirme.

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Hi everyone, it is Dima here. On those grey autumn days, when the flu starts knocking on everyone's door and the kids come home from school carrying a whole bunch of new viruses, there is one thing I always reach for, a big pot of warm lentil soup. 🍲

It is simple, it is comforting, and it uses very basic things from the kitchen, lentils, tomato🍅, carrot 🥕and potato 🥔, turned into a smooth cozy bowl. The best part is that lentils are cheap and easy to find almost anywhere in the world, so this is a truly global soup that nearly everyone can make, wherever they are. I make it for my family of six as a light lunch on its own, or as a starter before a bigger meal. The kids love it with a big squeeze of lemon on top, and it is exactly what everyone wants when they are feeling a little under the weather. I am still fairly new to this community, so thank you for having me.

Hola a todos, soy Dima. En esos días grises de otoño, cuando la gripe empieza a tocar la puerta de todos y los niños vuelven del colegio cargados de virus nuevos, siempre recurro a una cosa, una buena olla de sopa de lentejas caliente.

Es sencilla, es reconfortante y usa cosas muy básicas de la cocina, lentejas, tomate, zanahoria y papa, convertidas en un plato suave y acogedor. Lo mejor es que las lentejas son baratas y fáciles de encontrar en casi cualquier parte del mundo, así que esta es una sopa verdaderamente global que casi cualquier persona puede preparar, esté donde esté. La preparo para mi familia de seis como un almuerzo ligero por sí sola, o como entrada antes de una comida más grande. A los niños les encanta con un buen chorrito de limón por encima, y es justo lo que uno quiere cuando se siente un poco mal. Todavía soy bastante nueva en esta comunidad, así que gracias por recibirme.

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Ingredients / Ingredientes

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• 1.5 cups small brown lentils (small red lentils work too) • 1 large onion • 2 large carrots • 1 medium potato • 2 whole tomatoes (unpeeled) • Ground cumin, to taste • Salt, to taste • 1 to 2 tbsp butter or olive oil, for cooking and finishing To serve: • A fresh lemon, for squeezing • Croutons or toasted bread cubes	• 1.5 tazas de lentejas marrones pequeñas (también sirven las lentejas rojas pequeñas) • 1 cebolla grande • 2 zanahorias grandes • 1 papa mediana • 2 tomates enteros (sin pelar) • Comino molido, al gusto • Sal, al gusto • 1 a 2 cucharadas de mantequilla o aceite de oliva, para cocinar y terminar Para servir: • Un limón fresco, para exprimir • Croutones o cubos de pan tostado

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• 1.5 cups small brown lentils (small red lentils work too)
• 1 large onion
• 2 large carrots
• 1 medium potato
• 2 whole tomatoes (unpeeled)
• Ground cumin, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• 1 to 2 tbsp butter or olive oil, for cooking and finishing

To serve:
• A fresh lemon, for squeezing
• Croutons or toasted bread cubes

• 1.5 tazas de lentejas marrones pequeñas (también sirven las lentejas rojas pequeñas)
• 1 cebolla grande
• 2 zanahorias grandes
• 1 papa mediana
• 2 tomates enteros (sin pelar)
• Comino molido, al gusto
• Sal, al gusto
• 1 a 2 cucharadas de mantequilla o aceite de oliva, para cocinar y terminar

Para servir:
• Un limón fresco, para exprimir
• Croutones o cubos de pan tostado

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A note on salt and spices / Una nota sobre la sal y las especias

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Salt is really to taste here, so start light and add more at the end once the soup is blended. Cumin is the main spice in this one, so add it little by little until it smells warm and cozy. The lemon at the end is not optional for me, that bright squeeze is what makes the whole bowl come alive.	La sal va realmente al gusto, así que empieza con poca y agrega más al final, una vez que la sopa esté licuada. El comino es la especia principal de esta receta, así que añádelo poco a poco hasta que huela cálido y acogedor. El limón al final no es opcional para mí, ese toque ácido es lo que hace que todo el plato cobre vida.

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Step by step / Paso a paso

Step 1 / Paso 1: Build the flavor base / Arma la base de sabor

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Peel the carrots and potato, then chop them together with the onion into rough pieces. Add a little butter or oil to a deep pot over medium heat and put in the onion, carrots, potato and the whole tomatoes, skins left on, you will take the tomato skins off later. Sauté everything gently with a pinch of salt and some cumin. Softening the vegetables first brings out their natural sweetness and gives the soup a richer base.	Pela las zanahorias y la papa, luego pícalas junto con la cebolla en trozos irregulares. Pon un poco de mantequilla o aceite en una olla honda a fuego medio y agrega la cebolla, las zanahorias, la papa y los tomates enteros, con piel, ya que las pieles se retiran más adelante. Sofríe todo suavemente con una pizca de sal y un poco de comino. Ablandar las verduras primero resalta su dulzor natural y le da a la sopa una base más rica.

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Peel the carrots and potato, then chop them together with the onion into rough pieces. Add a little butter or oil to a deep pot over medium heat and put in the onion, carrots, potato and the whole tomatoes, skins left on, you will take the tomato skins off later. Sauté everything gently with a pinch of salt and some cumin. Softening the vegetables first brings out their natural sweetness and gives the soup a richer base.

Pela las zanahorias y la papa, luego pícalas junto con la cebolla en trozos irregulares. Pon un poco de mantequilla o aceite en una olla honda a fuego medio y agrega la cebolla, las zanahorias, la papa y los tomates enteros, con piel, ya que las pieles se retiran más adelante. Sofríe todo suavemente con una pizca de sal y un poco de comino. Ablandar las verduras primero resalta su dulzor natural y le da a la sopa una base más rica.

Step 2 / Paso 2: Add the lentils / Agrega las lentejas

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Meet HiveScan, the Hive Mulitlingual Block Explorer Built for Everyone

dimante — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:08:36 GMT

This is a cross post of @dimante/meet-hivescan-the-hive-mulitlingual by @dimante.

Meet HiveScan

Meet HiveScan, the Hive Mulitlingual Block Explorer Built for Everyone

dimante — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:02:27 GMT

Hi, I am Dima (@dimante). Up to now I have mostly been writing over in the Ladies of Hive community, Hive Food, and I am also a developer.

I am starting a little series of articles about HiveScan. It is a product built right here on Hive, and I do not think enough people know about it yet. My goal with these posts is simple, to help you see what it can do and to get you using it.

So let me show you why it will win you over.

When people hear the words "block explorer" they usually picture something very technical. Blocks, transactions, raw data. A lot of developers actually want it to stay that way, as simple and plain as possible, and they are not always fans of all the designs and dashboards on top.

HiveScan took a different road. Instead of a tool for one type of person, it grew into a platform built for many types of Hive users at once. Developers still get their clean technical view. But content creators, investors, witnesses, and curious data lovers all get something made for them too.

Let me walk you through what each person gets here.

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For Content Creators

If you blog or create, you already know that followers alone tell you almost nothing. You want the real picture. HiveScan has a ready made Creator board that brings your whole creator life onto one screen:

Content & Activity, your posts, comments, and votes over time
Community Activity, which communities you are most active in
Top Posts, your best performing work
Pending Rewards, what is still coming to you
Social Interactions, who actually engages with you, not just who follows
Notifications and a quick account snapshot
The Network around me reports

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For investors and market watchers

If you care about the money side, there is a Market board with the tools for it:

Your Hive Power and how it is moving
Account value and balances in one place
Live market data and prices
Top Holders, the rich list
HP Distribution, how the stake is spread across the network

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For witnesses

Witnesses get a Governance board made for them:

The witness schedule and who is producing blocks
Votes and vote weight
Proposals and the ones you are watching
Where the stake sits

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For developers and data people

And yes, the technical heart is still here and strong. There are two boards for this crowd.

The Network board is all about the health of the chain:

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🍗 One Tray, Happy Family: Roasted Chicken and Loaded Veggies / Una Bandeja, Familia Feliz: Pollo Asado con Verduras

dimante — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:21:09 GMT

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Hello again, Hive Food community 👋 Today I am sharing one of my easy, go-to dinners. It is a roasted chicken and vegetable tray bake, and it is one of those meals that makes everyone at my table happy. It is healthy, it is colorful, and the best part is that it almost cooks itself. You just marinate everything, put it in the oven, and let it do the work. I love to make this on a busy Monday. There are only a few quick prep steps, then the oven does all the work. In no time you have a warm, super healthy dinner on the table with almost no effort. My little family of six loves it, and I think yours will too.	Hola de nuevo, comunidad de Hive Food 👋 Hoy comparto una de mis cenas fáciles y favoritas. Es pollo con verduras al horno en una sola bandeja, y es de esas comidas que hacen feliz a todos en mi mesa. Es saludable, es colorida, y lo mejor es que casi se cocina sola. Solo marinas todo, lo metes al horno y dejas que él haga el trabajo. Me encanta prepararla en un lunes ocupado. Solo hay unos pocos pasos rápidos, y luego el horno hace todo. En poco tiempo tienes una cena caliente y súper saludable en la mesa, casi sin esfuerzo. A mi pequeña familia de seis le encanta, y creo que a la tuya también.

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Hello again, Hive Food community 👋

Today I am sharing one of my easy, go-to dinners. It is a roasted chicken and vegetable tray bake, and it is one of those meals that makes everyone at my table happy. It is healthy, it is colorful, and the best part is that it almost cooks itself. You just marinate everything, put it in the oven, and let it do the work.

I love to make this on a busy Monday. There are only a few quick prep steps, then the oven does all the work. In no time you have a warm, super healthy dinner on the table with almost no effort. My little family of six loves it, and I think yours will too.

Hola de nuevo, comunidad de Hive Food 👋

Hoy comparto una de mis cenas fáciles y favoritas. Es pollo con verduras al horno en una sola bandeja, y es de esas comidas que hacen feliz a todos en mi mesa. Es saludable, es colorida, y lo mejor es que casi se cocina sola. Solo marinas todo, lo metes al horno y dejas que él haga el trabajo.

Me encanta prepararla en un lunes ocupado. Solo hay unos pocos pasos rápidos, y luego el horno hace todo. En poco tiempo tienes una cena caliente y súper saludable en la mesa, casi sin esfuerzo. A mi pequeña familia de seis le encanta, y creo que a la tuya también.

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🛒 Ingredients / Ingredientes

Ingredients	Ingredientes
The chicken: • Boneless chicken thighs (as much as your family needs) The loaded veggies: • Green flat beans or snow peas, chopped • Whole button mushrooms • Broccoli florets • Carrots, sliced • Zucchini, chopped • Potatoes, cubed The creamy marinade: • 1 generous scoop of yogurt • 1 to 2 tablespoons of tomato paste • 1 tablespoon of mustard • 2 tablespoons of white vinegar • Paprika, garlic powder, and salt, to taste Two little notes: • The yogurt and white vinegar are not just for taste. They make the chicken really soft and tender. • Some people add oil, but I do not. The thighs already have their own fat and release it while cooking, so you do not need any.	El pollo: • Muslos de pollo deshuesados (la cantidad que necesite tu familia) Las verduras: • Judías verdes planas o tirabeques, picados • Champiñones enteros • Floretes de brócoli • Zanahorias, en rodajas • Calabacín, picado • Papas, en cubos La marinada cremosa: • 1 cucharada generosa de yogur • 1 o 2 cucharadas de pasta de tomate • 1 cucharada de mostaza • 2 cucharadas de vinagre blanco • Pimentón, ajo en polvo y sal, al gusto Dos notas: • El yogur y el vinagre blanco no son solo para dar sabor. Hacen que el pollo quede muy suave y tierno. • Algunos añaden aceite, pero yo no. Los muslos ya tienen su propia grasa y la sueltan al cocinarse, así que no hace falta.

Ingredients

Ingredientes

The chicken:
• Boneless chicken thighs (as much as your family needs)

The loaded veggies:
• Green flat beans or snow peas, chopped
• Whole button mushrooms
• Broccoli florets
• Carrots, sliced
• Zucchini, chopped
• Potatoes, cubed

The creamy marinade:
• 1 generous scoop of yogurt
• 1 to 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon of mustard
• 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
• Paprika, garlic powder, and salt, to taste

Two little notes:
• The yogurt and white vinegar are not just for taste. They make the chicken really soft and tender.
• Some people add oil, but I do not. The thighs already have their own fat and release it while cooking, so you do not need any.

El pollo:
• Muslos de pollo deshuesados (la cantidad que necesite tu familia)

Las verduras:
• Judías verdes planas o tirabeques, picados
• Champiñones enteros
• Floretes de brócoli
• Zanahorias, en rodajas
• Calabacín, picado
• Papas, en cubos

La marinada cremosa:
• 1 cucharada generosa de yogur
• 1 o 2 cucharadas de pasta de tomate
• 1 cucharada de mostaza
• 2 cucharadas de vinagre blanco
• Pimentón, ajo en polvo y sal, al gusto

Dos notas:
• El yogur y el vinagre blanco no son solo para dar sabor. Hacen que el pollo quede muy suave y tierno.
• Algunos añaden aceite, pero yo no. Los muslos ya tienen su propia grasa y la sueltan al cocinarse, así que no hace falta.

🧂 A note on the spices / Una nota sobre las especias

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I keep it simple here with paprika, garlic powder and salt. Add them to taste, a little more if you like it strong, a little less if you like it mild. The yogurt and mustard already give a lot of flavor, so you do not need much.	Aquí lo mantengo simple con pimentón, ajo en polvo y sal. Añádelos al gusto, un poco más si te gusta fuerte, un poco menos si te gusta suave. El yogur y la mostaza ya dan mucho sabor, así que no necesitas mucho.

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👩‍🍳 Step by step / Paso a paso

Step 1 / Paso 1

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Heat your oven to 180°C. Wash, peel, and chop all your vegetables into bite-sized pieces.	Calienta el horno a 180°C. Lava, pela y corta todas las verduras en trozos pequeños.

Step 2 / Paso 2

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In a large baking dish, mix the yogurt, tomato paste, mustard, white vinegar, paprika, garlic powder and salt. Stir well until it is smooth.	En una bandeja grande para horno, mezcla el yogur, la pasta de tomate, la mostaza, el vinagre blanco, el pimentón, el ajo en polvo y la sal. Revuelve bien hasta que quede suave.

Step 3 / Paso 3

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Ladies of Hive #310 | Call Me Xena, and Pass Me the Microphone

dimante — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:52:06 GMT

I have to say, October 🍂🍂🍂 is one of my favorite months. I love almost everything about it. The warm colors all around, the oranges, the reds and the golds. The weather that is not too hot and not too cold, just right. The soft, cloudy skies that feel so cozy. And of course, a warm bowl of pumpkin soup on a grey afternoon. There is also something about these cloudy days that makes all kids so happy and playful. So I was really glad to see this month's fun questions. Here are my two answers.

If I went to the Masquerade, I would be Xena, the Warrior Princess.

For anyone who does not know her, Xena was the star of an old TV show called Xena: Warrior Princess. It was on in the 90's for six seasons and it stayed rolling for a decade on TV channels. It began as a spin-off of the show Hercules, and then became very famous on its own. Xena was played by a New Zealand actress named Lucy Lawless. She is about 58 years old now. Time goes so fast.

In the show, Xena used to be a bad warlord. Then she changed and became good. In every episode she tried to make up for the bad things she had done. She fought for good, protected weak people, and stopped bad warlords, gods, and monsters. She traveled with her best friend Gabrielle. She was amazing with a sword, and she threw a round weapon called a chakram. She also had a famous battle cry that all the kids tried to copy.

As a little girl, I loved her so much. I looked up to her much more than any pretty princess. Other girls wanted the crown, but I wanted the power. I wanted to be a strong girl who could protect people, stop the bad ones, and maybe even have my own little team doing good in the world.

Now, about actually looking like her... let us be honest haha. The leather dress, the boots, the chakram, I could put all of that together today. The hair? Long and dark, I think I can do that too. But that strong, fit warrior body? No, I do not think that is happening anymore haha. The dress is easy, but the abs are long gone.

Back then I could never find a Xena costume anywhere, so I never got to be her. So if this masquerade ever happens, this is finally my chance. I would come as the warrior I always wanted to be, with the armor, the boots, and the battle cry. My body has changed over the years, but the little girl who wanted to be strong and protect everyone is still right here.

─── ⋆⋅ 💎 ⋅⋆ ─── **If I were a famous singer**

Okay, drop the shower brush, time for my singing dream.

If I were a singer, I would sing soft, slow songs. The emotional kind that make you close your eyes and sway. Two of my favorites are "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and "Fix You" by Coldplay. You know the line, "lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones"? That part gives me chills every time. So think a whole show full of calm, emotional songs like those.

I am still new here, so I do not know many people yet. I hope that soon I can make more bands with other Hive friends too. But for now, here is my little dream group.

First, @elizabethbit💇. She would be our hair and style girl. She has not paid for a haircut in many years and cuts her whole family's hair, so she would keep us all looking good on stage haha.

Then @kerrislravenhill 🤘🤘. This part is my favorite. Kerris used to be a "Death Metal Queen," so putting her in a soft, calm band would be so funny. I bring the calm, she brings the noise. She would probably add a rock growl to every slow song haha.

And last, @silversaver888🤑 So she would be our money keeper. Any coins the fans throw on stage, she would grab them all fast and turn them into silver and gold haha.

We would be a strange and funny little band, but I think people would love us.

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🌿Jute Mallow, Cooked the Middle Eastern Way / Hoja de Yute, Cocinada al Estilo de Oriente Medio

dimante — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:10:36 GMT

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I will be honest with you from the very first spoon: a bowl of this deep green stew is not the prettiest thing you will ever see. It is thick, a little slippery, and if you have never come across it before, it can honestly look a bit strange, maybe even a little scary 🤣. But do not let that fool you, because this humble green bowl is pure comfort. It is made from jute leaves, and I am cooking it here the Middle Eastern way, where the dish is known as mloukhieh. I will admit, it is not something we eat all the time, more of an occasional treat, maybe once every three months or so. My grandmother used to cook it beautifully, though funnily enough my own mother was never that fond of it. So it was always a special, every-now-and-then kind of dish, which somehow makes it feel even more comforting when it finally lands on the table. Today I am inviting you to look past the color and give it a real chance.	Seré sincera desde la primera cucharada: un plato de este guiso verde oscuro no es lo más bonito que verás en tu vida. Es espeso, un poco resbaladizo, y si nunca lo has visto antes, la verdad es que puede parecer un poco extraño, quizás hasta algo intimidante. Pero no te dejes engañar, porque este humilde plato verde es puro confort. Está hecho de hojas de yute, y aquí lo cocino al estilo de Oriente Medio, donde el plato se conoce como mloukhieh. Confieso que no es algo que comamos todo el tiempo, es más bien un capricho ocasional, quizás una vez cada tres meses. Mi abuela lo cocinaba de maravilla, aunque curiosamente a mi propia madre nunca le gustó mucho. Así que siempre fue un plato especial, de vez en cuando, lo que de alguna manera lo hace sentir aún más reconfortante cuando por fin llega a la mesa. Hoy te invito a mirar más allá del color y darle una verdadera oportunidad.

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I will be honest with you from the very first spoon: a bowl of this deep green stew is not the prettiest thing you will ever see. It is thick, a little slippery, and if you have never come across it before, it can honestly look a bit strange, maybe even a little scary 🤣. But do not let that fool you, because this humble green bowl is pure comfort.

It is made from jute leaves, and I am cooking it here the Middle Eastern way, where the dish is known as mloukhieh. I will admit, it is not something we eat all the time, more of an occasional treat, maybe once every three months or so. My grandmother used to cook it beautifully, though funnily enough my own mother was never that fond of it. So it was always a special, every-now-and-then kind of dish, which somehow makes it feel even more comforting when it finally lands on the table. Today I am inviting you to look past the color and give it a real chance.

Seré sincera desde la primera cucharada: un plato de este guiso verde oscuro no es lo más bonito que verás en tu vida. Es espeso, un poco resbaladizo, y si nunca lo has visto antes, la verdad es que puede parecer un poco extraño, quizás hasta algo intimidante. Pero no te dejes engañar, porque este humilde plato verde es puro confort.

Está hecho de hojas de yute, y aquí lo cocino al estilo de Oriente Medio, donde el plato se conoce como mloukhieh. Confieso que no es algo que comamos todo el tiempo, es más bien un capricho ocasional, quizás una vez cada tres meses. Mi abuela lo cocinaba de maravilla, aunque curiosamente a mi propia madre nunca le gustó mucho. Así que siempre fue un plato especial, de vez en cuando, lo que de alguna manera lo hace sentir aún más reconfortante cuando por fin llega a la mesa. Hoy te invito a mirar más allá del color y darle una verdadera oportunidad.

─── ⋆⋅ 💎 ⋅⋆ ───

🌱 A few words about Jute Mallow / Sobre el Yute

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The real star of this dish is a leafy green called jute mallow. It goes by a surprising number of names depending on where you are in the world, including Egyptian spinach and simply jute leaves. What I love is that this little leaf is adored far beyond one region. Across much of Africa it is a genuinely popular everyday vegetable. In Nigeria it is known as ewedu, in Ghana as ayoyo, and in Kenya as murere or mrenda. The plant thrives in warm climates, so it grows happily in many parts of Africa. If you are somewhere like Cape Town, you may even find it growing locally rather than frozen on a shop shelf. And nutritionally? Think of it as spinach's greener, heartier cousin. "Egyptian spinach" is no exaggeration, these leaves are loaded with iron, fiber, and vitamins A, C and K, plus calcium and antioxidants. Good for your blood, your digestion, your bones and your immunity. Comfort food that quietly loves you back.	La verdadera estrella de este plato es una verdura de hoja verde llamada yute. Recibe muchísimos nombres según el lugar del mundo, incluyendo espinaca egipcia y simplemente hojas de yute. Lo que me encanta es que esta pequeña hoja se adora mucho más allá de una sola región. En gran parte de África es una verdura cotidiana muy popular. En Nigeria se conoce como ewedu, en Ghana como ayoyo, y en Kenia como murere o mrenda. La planta prospera en climas cálidos, así que crece felizmente en muchas partes de África. Si estás en un lugar como Ciudad del Cabo, hasta podrías encontrarla creciendo localmente en vez de congelada en una tienda. ¿Y a nivel nutricional? Piénsalo como la prima más verde y robusta de la espinaca. Lo de "espinaca egipcia" no es exageración: estas hojas están cargadas de hierro, fibra y vitaminas A, C y K, además de calcio y antioxidantes. Buenas para la sangre, la digestión, los huesos y el sistema inmune. Comida reconfortante que, calladita, te cuida.

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The real star of this dish is a leafy green called jute mallow. It goes by a surprising number of names depending on where you are in the world, including Egyptian spinach and simply jute leaves.

What I love is that this little leaf is adored far beyond one region. Across much of Africa it is a genuinely popular everyday vegetable. In Nigeria it is known as ewedu, in Ghana as ayoyo, and in Kenya as murere or mrenda. The plant thrives in warm climates, so it grows happily in many parts of Africa. If you are somewhere like Cape Town, you may even find it growing locally rather than frozen on a shop shelf.

And nutritionally? Think of it as spinach's greener, heartier cousin. "Egyptian spinach" is no exaggeration, these leaves are loaded with iron, fiber, and vitamins A, C and K, plus calcium and antioxidants. Good for your blood, your digestion, your bones and your immunity. Comfort food that quietly loves you back.

La verdadera estrella de este plato es una verdura de hoja verde llamada yute. Recibe muchísimos nombres según el lugar del mundo, incluyendo espinaca egipcia y simplemente hojas de yute.

Lo que me encanta es que esta pequeña hoja se adora mucho más allá de una sola región. En gran parte de África es una verdura cotidiana muy popular. En Nigeria se conoce como ewedu, en Ghana como ayoyo, y en Kenia como murere o mrenda. La planta prospera en climas cálidos, así que crece felizmente en muchas partes de África. Si estás en un lugar como Ciudad del Cabo, hasta podrías encontrarla creciendo localmente en vez de congelada en una tienda.

¿Y a nivel nutricional? Piénsalo como la prima más verde y robusta de la espinaca. Lo de "espinaca egipcia" no es exageración: estas hojas están cargadas de hierro, fibra y vitaminas A, C y K, además de calcio y antioxidantes. Buenas para la sangre, la digestión, los huesos y el sistema inmune. Comida reconfortante que, calladita, te cuida.

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🌍 The same leaf, cooked a hundred ways / La misma hoja, mil formas

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Ladies of Hive #309 | Don't Let the Eyebrows Fool You

dimante — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:43:33 GMT

The assumptions people make about me

Honestly, I am not good at first impressions. And I do not mean just once, it happens to me all the time. There is something about the way I walk into a room that makes people assume I have a big ego, that I somehow think I am above everyone else.

The funny thing is, I am the complete opposite. Anyone who actually gets to know me will tell you I am one of the most humble people they know. I help others whenever I can, I am fun to be around, and I am the type who gets excited over the smallest things, I can get high on anything.

It shows up everywhere. In the professional world, people see me walk in and read me as strong and serious, and I get told all the time that I know exactly what I want. Among the moms at my kids' school, I apparently come across as tough. I am not sure if it is my super black eyebrows giving me a permanent serious look, or simply that my mind is always busy somewhere else, so I am not really aware of my surroundings unless I make the effort to be.

Honestly, it used to make me feel misunderstood, even a little hurt. It is a strange thing to be read as the exact opposite of who you really are. The way I dealt with it was to slowly stop taking it so personally. I reminded myself that the people who truly matter always end up seeing the real me, and I let that be enough.

But lately I am also doing something about it. After moving my children to a new school, I decided to soften that first impression on purpose. So now I smile more, I try to be more present and aware of the people around me, and I am slowly building new friendships with the other moms. It turns out a simple smile goes a long way.

─── ⋆⋅ 💎 ⋅⋆ ─── ## How my favorite color has changed

I really believe our love for colors is tied to our emotions, and mine has shifted with the different phases of my life.

There was a time I was completely obsessed with red. And I mean obsessed, my whole bedroom ended up red. Then came my university years, when I was all about hot pink and anything phosphorescent, the glowier the better. And whenever I hit a really calm, peaceful stretch of life, I find myself quietly drawn to white.

But through all of it, I have always had my constants: shades of blue, purple and teal. Those are the ones that never leave me. I love them at night and during the day, when I am happy and when I am sad, I loved them when I was younger and I still love them now that I am older. They feel the most like me no matter what phase I am in, and I think that is exactly why they became my forever favorites.

So I suppose I am a bit of a contradiction. Tough on the outside but soft once you know me, ever-changing in my colors but always finding my way back to blue. And honestly, I am slowly learning to be okay with all of it.

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