Cheryl Aruda

@dirtyblondesinger

Gravelicious soul/blues singer, great foodmaker, mighty decent songwriter, kinda funny, too! New England lesbian w/o a Subaru. Download my ancient CD, Unrequited Love Songs, and stay tuned for the new one!

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Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· 11d

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Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jun 20

do prints count? (it IS Caturday...) 💜

my dear departed kitty Cleo, in front of a print of a young girl wearing a ruffly white dress and sitting in a rocking chair

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· May 30

THANK YOU! I texted up to my 2nd fl neighbor... thought he mighta fallen while doing something on a ladder, or maybe he'd blown up his oven... he sed thunder...

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· May 9

The cover of a great book written by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, "Becoming Heroines"

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· May 2

for the sweet Sashi.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· May 2

in my friends backyard, where I'm catsitting.

A grey cat with yellow-green eyes, staring up at me on my friend's porch. I'm catsitting her Maine Coon!

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· May 2

Just gotta say you're awesome, Ducky. Your manager is, too! Here's some #SousaDarity for #DemocracyTuba

Two saxes and a sousaphone being played in a bar by Boston musicians.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Apr 17

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Mar 14

Sneakin up behind you and doin the same thang, JI! And Prof, I felt nobody saw anything I posted there but 5ish who liked a wry reply. TBH same here. Also piles o'bots everywhere. Whattayagunnado? As abso NOT an influencer/mind changer (ha) I'll hang where there's less Nazis. Now, a cat.

A photo of a cat wearing a toupee made from the fluff from a brushing

In early days, it was called 'Trumping your Cat'.
Has nothing to do with the post, tho I mayyyy have posted it on one of the other hellsites I've left.

Just thought I'd give a little chuckle to the 5ish that see it!

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Mar 3

Does this place get golder by the day or what?

A picture of the US President in the Oval Office, which I believe is getting a liiiiittle golder every time we see it.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jan 31

blues mama- ACTUAL mama pic to come!

A pic of me with my blues mama, mentor and friend, Toni Lynn Washington, who came to my gig tonight. I was Fuh-LOORED to see her...

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jan 27

the thing below it on the closet shelf came down with it and SMACKED me in the face. Look! What can I use as concealer, as a sweaty singer, for my gig at 8 tonite??

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jan 27

How come a cheesy late night snack tastes sooooo good?

Pizza dough covered in mozz, parm, tomato sauce and herb eggy spinachy ricotta mix - num!

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jan 16

Agreed. Sorely missed. The Teddy I got for Christmas has worn my raaaaaspberry beret (that I got in a 2ndhand store*) for a week now. *Really. IN MINNESOTA.

A large stuffed tan teddy bear sits, legs crossed, in a chair next to a small Christmas Tree.
On the relaxed bear's heat is a raspberry colored beret.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Dec 31

JD Vance is the Ted Cruz of Dan Quayles...WTF! Happy New Year, Angry/Mrs.A 💜 C

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Dec 11

Yep, it's Wednesday. Annnn-thony! #IYKYK #foodsky #cooksky #ItWasALLMacaroniToNonna

A twirled forkful of thin spaghetti.
It's poised to go RIGHT in your mouth!
A PILE of spaghetti in a blue and white bowl is visible in the background...for now, that is--until I EAT it!

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Dec 6

Lucky ME! Pizza dough, caramelized onion, garlic confit, UN-lean ground beef, ALL thawed at same time in the frij... Rolled garlic/onions into the dough, let it rerise, divvied into slider rolls. Made 4 sliders, topped em w caramelized onions/mayo, 2 per roll-YUM! (Ate 1 before posting. HAD to.)

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Nov 22

Never let it be said I can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Ad Hoc Midnight Snax. It's been a WEEK! I deserve em. And, bonus--- there are less almost empty things in my frij! (APPROX recipe in alt text) #UseItUp #frugal #FrijFinds Fu fu funky but chic... 🍜👍 #food

On a red plate, there are some midnight snacks!
Peppered Crostini with a #leftoverlarder #frijfinds #useitup concoction o'tasties atop!

Hmm I think I'll call it

Cheeseball Spread!

In a small bowl combine
2-3 slices crispy bacon, chopped
1/4c pecan halves, chopped
1/4c softened cream cheese
3T grated Parmigiano Reggiano
1T Maple-Pecan Syrup
1t spicy brown mustard
1/4t each(ish) of
Pepper,
Salt,
Garlic Powder,
Onion Powder
Cayenne

Stir well, taste for yum factor, schmear on Crostini or eat with a spoon 🥄

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Nov 14

My ring finger taped in a newfangled splint.
Last time I broke a finger, I had a piece of firm but bendy metal w a sponge strip glued to it...

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Nov 14

it was burning a hole in my freezer... got another piece, an apple and a pear, for when the sweet craving hits... also... tuba playuh....

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Nov 13

Ohh hiiiii... been a while. Haven't been cookin' creatively, been sick/eating my frzr/scrimpin+savin SNAPpiness for super bad times. Anyhoo,2day got creative w little clumps o'frzr 'hits' LOOKIT!! Bass clefs! Schwas! @bcdreyer.social @chefhoss.bsky.social

Delicacy from a bunch of random freezer ingredients!

Puff Pastry, schmeared w/ dijon sherry smoked maple+roasted garlic 'goo', stuffed w/sauteed spinach+kale roasted butternut squash cubes, grated fontinella+parmesan.
Rolled and cut into ¾" pcs, baked 25 min@400°. these ones are bass clefs!

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Oct 11

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Sep 22

The Pepperoni Pizza-rrito, The perfect 'after the Club' Snackeroo... - 1 Banderito XL Flour Tortilla - 1 pile o'shredded cheese (I had Mexican 4 chz& Mozz, but what u got) -1 hunk o'pepperoni -Pam Spray Chop chz+roni Roll in Tortilla, Spray w pam Conv.bake till melty and golden Chow down .

Pepperoni and cheese-filled tortilla, sprayed with Pam cooking spray and baked till crispy and golden,
Sitting on a white plate.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Sep 16

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Aug 25

right? I did a peach thing last week after I had gorged enough out of hand.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Aug 25

lol worry not. I bring tidings of great joy--- that good fat avo cleaned the bacon fat riiiight up. and the lettuce and tom rinsed it allllll out. You are now actually healthier and more well lubricated!* *or that's what I'll tell myself when I fry up some avo eggrolls Tues! Here's MY food wknd

an oblong birthday card cheese pizza for my 13 year old cuz-niece; writing is spinach, red onion, black olive and tomato.
It says "HAPPY TEENS, E
xoxo ♡ C". yeah she loved it.

eggplant parm-ish calzone, shiny with half a beaten egg for glazing/washing. contents: fried eggplant planks, mozzarella
parmesan
& ricotta w spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, the OTHER half egg, nutmeg, s+p (basically, my mum's xmas day stuffed shell filling)

treee-mendous.

wrapped up tight for transport, a plum-ricotta cake. Buttery, moist, not too sweet and absolutely packed with plummy goodness.

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Aug 3

Avocado Eggrolls. Yum! And I didn't have to look thru a 47 page menu, OR eat cheesecake!

2 diagonally cut avocado eggrolls on a red plate. Yum!

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jul 27

When your lunch consists of ANYTHING baked in puff pastry (especially sauteed garlicky spinach+ sherry/garlic/butter sauteed portobello mushrooms+ dijon mustard, go ahead and HAVE that $8 bottle of Prosecco from Ocean State Job Lot. You're low key fancy. Deal with it. 🍽🍜 #food #cooksky #foodsky

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jul 26

@angrystaffer.bsky.social sorry...ran outta space and wanted to check- Are you doing okay? ALSO, made a Chinese Sausage, Jalapeno+Pineapple Pizza that ROCKED this week. As a fellow Pep/Piña/PeñoPizza luvvah, I took a pic for sharing tonight

Cheryl Aruda@dirtyblondesinger· Jul 25

Next time, more basil. Bit o'fresh on the plate. Perhaps a dollop o'lemon basil mascarpone?