toasty

Downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach both hit a toasty 88 degrees Thursday, breaking the respective 86- and 84-degree records set in 2020, according to the National Weather Service.

Cooked in ovenproof shells or ramekins, scallops are nestled within a rich sauce of wine, herbs and cream then topped with toasty, cheesy breadcrumbs.

Their meeting seems to go well at first, but alas, our Ser was too careful in responding to Seasmoke’s overtures, and their only date ends not with a match, but a toasty Darklyn death.

A buttery, toasty baguette is topped with a few jammy eggs, some tangy, salty white anchovies, and a pile of freshly chopped parsley and finished with a sprinkling of slightly spicy Aleppo pepper.

Alternate tasting notes for robusta might include toasty, nutty, dark chocolate, molasses; much depends on the roast and, of course, how the coffee is actually made.