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Season letter to the future11/20/2023 Like everything else in SEASON, you make your choices and then you live with them. Time is limited, and to ask a question is to omit any other. Most importantly to the game’s themes, conversations in SEASON only ever move forward. These are not just conversations between strangers, instead, they are people’s last chance to give testament to the lives they lived-of course they’d be a little grandiose. However, unlike many games where this immediate intimacy feels unnatural, if expected, the presence of Estelle’s tape recorder reframes these short dialogues. They tell Estelle so much, despite having just met her. Characters speak in memories and aphorisms. These conversations are as brief and as naturalistic as they are literary. In addition to the photos she takes and the sounds she records, Estelle has a handful of opportunities to talk to the other inhabitants of her dying world. The particular texture of light in the Tieng Valley changes seven times. To walk from the entrance of the valley, to Assembly Point, where the valley really begins, takes fifteen minutes and forty-seven seconds, during which you will take around one thousand nine hundred and forty four steps over four thousand four hundred and eighty three feet. To ride your bike to each of the major landmarks in the Tieng Valley takes thirteen minutes and twenty-nine seconds. That would make things easier, and SEASON has no interest in making things easy. SEASON has no interest in abstracting the valley, either. This stellar area design makes the act of photographing the dying valley a melancholy joy. A forest filled with dim, electric light hums in the northeast, sunlight punching through the trees and accentuating the half-light of the bulbs. Bits of rubble form stunning, accidental arches above a refugee camp. The skeletal remains of an impossibly large highway loom over a small cow farm. The game has a masterful command of architecture and space. The valley, like every other part of SEASON is as dense and beautiful as it is fleeting. (It is also a game, we should point out, where current and former employees described the developer as a toxic workplace and “an environment hostile to women.”) Along the way is also a bittersweet, unexpectedly funny meditation on memory versus history, and the reconciling the end of the world with the knowledge that life will, somehow, go on. SEASON: A letter to the future is a game about fixing memory in place, and choosing what is lost. She must record the end of the season, a pseudo-apocalypse which describes the end of a historical era, using just a camera, a tape recorder, a journal, and most importantly, her (and your) judgment. This is not just an act of motherly love, but a reflection of Estelle’s role in her dying world: Estelle is an archivist, the first person to leave her small village of Caro in decades. This process destroys the memory, and Estelle’s mother makes the sacrifice in her daughter’s place. To make a pendant, one must burn their memories: turning them into a form that is touchable and raw.
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Book star wars aftermath book 211/20/2023 Due to her conversation with Rax, Sloane comes to distrust the Grand Admiral and his cult-like ideas. Rax also advocates starting up a breeding program among the remnants of the Empire to build up their strength against the Republic. Rax intends to establish a Shadow Council to guide the resurgence of the Empire from behind the scenes. Rax orders Sloane to fetch him Commandant Brendol Hux and his bastard son. Inside Rax's office, the Fleet Admiral likens his counter-strategy against the Empire to an opera play. Sloane's aide Adea Rite, who had escaped from Akiva with the connivance of Fleet Admiral Rax, enters the room to inform her commander that the Fleet Admiral is requesting a meeting with Sloane. Her chief information officer Ferric Obdur has also produced posters attacking the New Republic and the two discuss propaganda strategies. Their ship is pursued by TIE fighters but Temmin, who is training as a pilot, shoots down two of the fighters and they leave Vorlag.Įlsewhere, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane, the command of the Imperial Navy and de facto leader of the Galactic Empire, gives a propaganda broadcast on behalf of the Office of Imperial Promotion, Galactic Truth, and Fact Correction (OIP), a remnant of the former Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR). The rebels then escape with the Admiral aboard the Halo. Using a lava tube, Nora and her team sneak into Gedde's room where they find that Jas has already disarmed the Vice Admiral, who is addicted to spice. Following a brief struggle, they managed to escape the dungeon by flinging rotten meat at the guards, who are then devoured by the Hroth-beasts. Sinjir manages to free himself and his comrades using a key that Jas had attached to the neck of one of the beasts. The rebels are locked into cages which hang above several Hroth-beasts. However, they are captured by Slussen's guards and Jas pretends to turn on her friends. Their plan is to kidnap Gedde and then get her son Temmin Wexley to evacuate them in their ship Halo. Norra's team has already snared six Imperial fugitives including Commandant Stradd, Prefect Kosh, Moffs Keong and Nyall, Vice General Adambo and the former Imperial Security Bureau minister Venn Eowelt. The rebels are hunting down the former Imperial Vice Admiral Perwin Gedde as part of their campaign to hunt down Imperial fugitives. Meanwhile, the New Republic starfighter pilot Norra Wexley and her allies Jom Barell, former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus, and the bounty hunter Jas Emari infiltrate the palace of the Vorlaggn crime lord Slussen Canker on the planet Vorlag. He promises to come home but their conversation is interrupted. However, Han has resigned his commission in order to find Chewbacca. Leia wants to lobby the New Republic's Galactic Senate to liberate Kashyyyk and hopes that her husband, who is a General in the New Republic Defense Force, can sway the senators. On the planet Chandrila, Senator Leia Organa talks with her husband Han Solo via hologram, who is searching for his co-pilot Chewbacca after being separated during a failed attempt to liberate the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. The excavation party includes Adviser Yupe Tashu. Three decades before 5 ABY, a twelve-year old Gallius Rax stumbles upon an excavation project in the deserts of the planet Jakku. New Republic may never recover, and anarchy willīe loosed upon the galaxy in its greatest time of Under the control of Grand Admiral Rae SloaneĪnd her powerful, secret adviser-prepare to Meanwhile, the remnants of the Empire-now Smugglers and scoundrels to free Kashyyyk from Han Solo and Chewbacca have gathered a team of As moreĪnd more officers are arrested, planets onceĬrushed beneath the Empire's heel now have hopeįor the future. Pursuing these Imperial deserts are Norra Many Imperial leaders have fledįrom their posts, hoping to escape justice in the The fledgling New Republic seeks a swift end to the Desperate to save them, Leia conscripts Norra, Sinjir, Jas, and the rest of their team to find the missing smugglers and help them in their fight for freedom. Even as Imperial forces fight to regain lost ground, Princess Leia and the New Republic seek to broker a lasting peace.īut the rebel's hunt for Admiral Sloane is cut short after the disappearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca. Sloane, increasingly wary of the mysterious fleet admiral, desperately searches for a means to save the crumbling Empire from oblivion. Meanwhile, Norra Wexley and her band of rebels pursue Admiral Rae Sloane and the remaining Imperial leadership across the galaxy. For Han Solo, that means settling his last outstanding debt, by helping Chewbacca liberate the Wookiee 's home world of Kashyyyk. The galaxy is changing, and with peace now a possibility, some dare to imagine new beginnings and new destinies.
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Color moods color grading11/20/2023 Hold Shift to move all the stops together simultaneously.Īs a final step, save the effect as a custom preset, which allows you to use the color grading again in the future. Then narrow the ‘to color’ hue, reduce the fade, and point it to a red/orange tone.Īfter setting the colors, use the side by side view to set the tones to align with the example images you found. The ‘Convert from color’ selection and feathering will need to be expanded wide. The skin can make a good middle tone to sample from. With the teal effect applied, press the plus button and then follow the same procedure with an orange tone. Also tighten up the feathering amount.įor more details about using the controls on this panel for selecting color ranges, check out the Color Masking Deep Dive video on our website. Narrow the color selection and point it to more of a cyan or teal tone. The chart below relates the basic primary and secondary colors to their associated mood. Then set the ‘to color’ with the controls on the right. As warm and cool colors give off certain moods, each individual color also creates a certain feel or personality in a room. Hold Shift to apply the same feathering adjustment to both sides. Expand the amount of blue hues included in the selection, and set the feathering to have a gentile fade. Look for an area in the image with a blue tone to sample from. Set the ‘Convert from color’ selection with the hue eyedropper. Creating an Orange and Teal lookĮxposure’s Advanced Color Editor makes creating an orange and teal look simple. They provide the most latitude for making adjustments without a noticeable loss in image quality. It’s recommended that you use RAW photos when creating a custom look. Images with natural blue and orange colors will clearly show the effects of this color grading combination. We will create an orange and teal look in this video. Then, use Exposure’s comparison views to fine-tune the adjustments you make. A LUT is a color grading filter that maps one color to another. If a subject’s face and expression are hidden, whether in shadow or they’re turned away from the camera, it adds an extra sense of mystery to a scene. What Is A LUT A LUT is a Look Up Table - a terrible name, if not technically accurate. LUTs provide everything from subtle color shifts to very pronounced ones. Whenever building a custom look, find inspiring examples of the effects you want to achieve. The Mood Tool is another method that uses LUTs to do the color grading. Magenta and green or purple and yellow are similar combinations. Orange and teal is a popular example, which accentuates skin tones with contrast to help them pop from the background. It introduces toning from opposite ends of the color wheel. Photos: Jason Bone, Robert Coppa, Alexander Heinrichs, Jenna BarrettĬomplementary grading is a coloring method used to enhance the mood in a scene. In this video we show you how to create an orange and teal look, make refinements, and more. Using complementary colors combines hues on the opposite ends of the color wheel to produce a high contrast and vibrant result. The information of the camera with which the material was recorded and in case of making Color Grade the main idea of the client to achieve the desired final shot.Learn how to color grade images in Exposure. In this Gig I will not do visual effects like rotoscopy, green screen, tracking or digital composition. The manipulation of colors to change their tone or, for example, leave a single color and the rest in white and black. The chosen color palette is essential for this process where we can, for example, match the color of certain films or also using the psychology of color to generate different emotions. Color grading is also a technical process where creativity takes more prominence, creating admospheres and emotions.Match shot by shot according to the natural light where it was shot. To the contrast and white balance of the image. Video color correction refers to the technical process of enhancing colors to make them look clean and lifelike.
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Fremont news messenger ohio11/20/2023 Pannell on Septemin Fremont, OH and she survives. He was born on Februin Fremont, OH to Richard and Georgia (Hunt) Baker. Baker, 67, of Fremont, OH passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, Decemat Toledo ProMedica Hospital. "I have had several discussions with members of the Fremont Police command including the captain of operations since the implementation of Derek," Frost wrote.Michael “Mike” K. "As chief of police, these actions are considered unsatisfactory service and a direct conflict with your mission as the leader of the department," the notice of charges states.įrost's "notes on chief's performance" document also outline other incidents where Frost found Wensinger's conduct to be unsatisfactory. 6 investigatory interview, he denied having been told that. The charges also accuse Wensinger of insubordination, as he had been specifically told to refrain from making such comments and of dishonesty, because in a Dec. "These statements are offensive and a failure of good behavior," stated a charge accusing him of failure of good behavior. It was explained to Derek that no comments that could produce a negative effect should ever be made in reference to a person’s race, religion or sexual orientation."īut according to the notice of charges, Wensinger again made a similar statement to a Fremont police officer on Nov. "At that point Derek was educated on gravity of his comments. "The conversation was then resumed with the mayor and it was again reiterated that micro-aggressive comments like this should never be made to an employee," Frost's notes state. Wensinger acknowledged that he had told an officer "they would have a hard time in law enforcement because of their race and gender." The safety service director discussed "the negative impacts of micro-aggressive statements" with Wensinger, who defended his comment by saying “but it’s true." Allegedly made similar comment in November In April, while Wensinger was still interim police chief, he was brought into the mayor’s office to discuss comments he had made about an officer's attire, according to Frost's notes. Out of two candidates, Wensinger had the higher score, "however the test scores showed lower scores in areas such decisiveness and judgment."įrost notes that it was determined that though the scores were not low enough to be disqualifying, "it would be in the best interest of the city if I closely monitored the progress in these areas." It states that the city promoted Wensinger to chief based on testing administered by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police as an independent entity. "The discipline, if any, to be imposed will be determined by the appointing authority."Īs a probationary employee, Wensinger would not have the right to appeal a decision to remove him from office, the notice states.Ī document the city released labeled "Notes on chief's performance," also signed by Frost, outlines the allegations against Wensinger. "Proof of allegations at this due-process/name-clearing hearing may lead to termination of your employment," states the notice, signed by Frost. Chief would have no right to appeal decision The hearing, which will be conducted by Frost, was originally scheduled for Thursday, but has been postponed until Jan. 6, informed the chief that a hearing had been scheduled "to provide you with an opportunity to respond" to allegations of misconduct. Wensinger, a longtime detective sergeant who officially became the Fremont Police Department's chief in June, is midway through a one-year probationary period.Ī notice to Wensinger, dated Jan. The News-Messenger received a copy of the letter and other documents regarding Wensiger's service through a public records request. 30 because of "alleged violation of work rules and policies," according to a letter from Safety Service Director Kenneth Frost that was delivered to Wensinger on that date. 20.Ĭhief Derek Wensinger has been on administrative leave since Nov. Fremont's chief of police could lose his job if allegations against him are found to be true during a special hearing on Jan.
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Space age lodge gila bend built11/20/2023 Guests will also enjoy taking a short day trip up to Phoenix, Arizona to explore the sites and attractions of this major southwest city. Spend an afternoon touring the Gila Bend Historic Museum, just one mile from the hotel, or visit the Native American ruins at the Gatlin Site, only three miles away. Pets are always welcome! The hotel's convenient Interstate 8 location provides guests with easy access to a variety of key attractions including the Painted Rock Monument, the Open Pit Copper Mines, and the Oregon Pipe National Park. Enjoy an array of hotel amenities including the on-site Space Age Outer Limits Restaurant, a whirlpool hot tub, business services, and meeting facilities accommodating up to 30 people. Each guest room features pillow-top beds, cable satellite television with HBO®, and free wireless high-speed Internet access. Located in the beauty and history of Southern Arizona, this Gila Bend area hotel boasts 41 well-appointed guest rooms all done in a space-age theme. Welcome to the Best Western Space Age Lodge, a full-service hotel offering the best in customer service and accommodations at an affordable rate. This property affirms that it adheres to the cleaning and disinfection practices of SafeStay (AHLA - USA).This Gila Bend, Arizona hotel features unique space-age decor and convenient access to the Painted Rock Monument and the Gatlin Sites Native American Ruins. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western). Each guestroom is kept vacant for a minimum of 24 hours between bookings. Individually-wrapped food options are available for breakfast. Social distancing measures are in place staff at the property wear personal protective equipment a shield is in place between staff and guests in main contact areas periodic temperature checks are conducted on staff guests are provided with hand sanitizer masks are required in public areas. Disinfectant is used to clean the property commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant between stays bed sheets and towels are laundered at a temperature of at least 60☌/140☏. This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector in each accommodation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, and Carte Blanche. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property is managed by a professional host. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges. Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detectorĬharges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.Ī cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in. This property accepts credit cards cash is not accepted Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges special requests cannot be guaranteed Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges Housekeeping is offered on request and microwaves can be requested.Įxtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). This Gila Bend hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with hydromassage showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Best Western Space Age Lodge offers 41 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers.
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Retroarch xbox controller11/20/2023 Xbox One controller with Steam Input enabled: You can check if Steam Controller support is active on RetroArch by going into its input settings by going into Settings → Input → Port # Controls → and look for the Device Index. Furthermore, each controller can have buttons/axes in different places from others and this also applies whether or not Steam Input is enabled for RetroArch on Steam (see the next section for an example), so take this into consideration when setting hotkeys to RetroArch's configuration settings.įor Steam usersOften by default for the Steam version of RetroArch (or adding the standalone version as a non-Steam game), if Steam Controller support is enabled globally on the client then it will use the default wrapper settings to allow certain controllers to mimic an Xbox 360 controller as many PC games and some emulators commonly use XInput for controller support.īefore configuring your controller to use hotkeys, decide whether or not you wish to have this enabled globally on the client by going to the upper-left corner on the client and click Steam → Settings → Controller → General Controller Settings and toggle which controllers you want Steam Controller enabled, and then decide if you wish to have Steam Controller support enabled on RetroArch specifically by right-clicking the program on your Steam library → select Properties → navigate to Controller and toggle Steam Controller from the drop down menu as shown. If you need to restore your settings, simply delete the old retroarch.cfg and restore it from the new one. If you wish to make a back-up of your settings in case something goes wrong in the process, I recommend you create a back-up of your currently existing settings by going to Main Menu → Configuration File → and select Save New Configuration File, which will make duplicate of your current settings to a new file to \configs\RetroArch-.cfg, or manually copy and paste the retroarch.cfg from the RetroArch installation folder. For general useIf you plan to use hotkeys on your controller, please note that these configurations are going to be saved on your RetroArch's configuration file.
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3d kaleidoscope diy11/19/2023 The OPPO Reno10 5G will be available in two eye-catching scratch and fingerprint resistant finishes of Ice Blue and Silvery Gray while the OPPO Reno10 Pro 5G and OPPO Reno10 Pro+ 5G will come in Glossy Purple and Silvery Gray accompanied with the signature OPPO Glow Design, which radiates beautifully when light reflects on it. Smartivity Kaleidoscope 3D Wooden Model Engineering STEM Building Toy for Kids Ages 6 and Up. It’s the fastest charging capability on any Reno phone ever.Īll models boast an Ultra Slim Body with 3D Dual-curved Design variations which ensures a comfortable grip. Wooden DIY Kaleidoscope Kit for Kid, Handmade Kaleidoscopes, Magic Rotating Tin Kaleidoscope Glasses Outdoor Educational Toys Eco-Friendly. Meanwhile, the OPPO Reno10 Pro+ 5G has a whopping 100W SUPERVOOC flash charging feature. This feature can deliver a full charge in as little as 28 minutes. Additionally, the OPPO Reno10 Pro 5G has the 80W SUPERVOOC flash charging. This can deliver a 100% full battery in 47 minutes. Moreover, it has facial recognition technology, and enhanced video resolution that supports 4K video shooting for better clarity and detail.Įquipped with the OPPO’s SUPERVOOC trademark charging capacity, the OPPO Reno10 5G is stocked with 67W SUPERVOOC charging. It can also create vivid images regardless of any lighting condition. It’s a powerful zoom lens technology that captures subjects with great detail and depth even from a distance. What is unique with the OPPO Reno10 5G, OPPO Reno10 Pro 5G, and the OPPO Reno10 Pro+ 5G is how they’re all equipped with a Telephoto Portrait Camera. Up your photography game with pro level imaging capabilities Powered by the highly intuitive ColorOS 13, these devices are also designed to allow users to achieve and capture professional level photos and videos in a sleek and powerful smartphone. They have premium camera system with powerful telephoto lenses, and exceptional performance. The OPPO Reno10 5G, OPPO Reno10 Pro 5G, and the flagship-level OPPO Reno10 Pro+ 5G boast exciting new features. This big pleasing and amazing gift is this collection of 40+ DIY Pokemon Crafts that will offer you the simple décor to home accessories to food recipes. It’s a smartphone series that defies expectations in mobile innovation and photography. OPPO once again raises the bar in mobile imaging and portraiture with the upcoming release of the highly anticipated OPPO Reno10 Series 5G. I will be posting a tutorial video as well but that will probably be a bit longer.The inspiration for t. It has key upgrades and improvements after ten generations of technology and innovation A quick overview of my design for a folding ring box. OPPO’s newest Portrait Expert series is set to launch in the Philippines.
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Fresh thyme recipes for super kale salad11/19/2023 Let’s Talk Processįor something that sounds as fancy as “confit”, it’s actually a very simple process. But I wanted to keep things vegetarian, so I made my mushroom confit using olive oil. Well, if you’re making mushroom confit for non-vegetarians, you have the option to cook the mushrooms in lard. Now, I’m sure the obvious problem you have arrived at is mushrooms don’t have fat. But just because duck confit is the most popular doesn’t mean you can’t have other forms of confit. The result is ultra moist and ultra-rich meat. A duck leg is seared and then cooked low and slow while fully immersed in duck fat. Duck confit is probably the most familiar form of confit. Have you ever confited? Do you know what’s involved? Well, brace yourself because it’s a whole lot of fat. See? The kale in this Mushroom Confit Kale Salad is the only healthy thing in it. Oh and if mushrooms poached in olive oil wasn’t decadent enough for you, I threw in some cambozola too. Doesn’t sound loaded with joie de vivre does it? Well, to counteract the general bummer that tends to follow kale wherever it goes, I added rich mushroom confit and sweet blistered red grapes. I just think vitamin C is super important regardless of what level of debauchery you happen to find yourself at. You won’t hear any proclamations like “summer bodies being built in the winter” from me. But I also do enjoy vegetables, covered in cheese or otherwise, so please know this salad isn’t about getting you to make better choices this holiday season. So, as you can see I am a glutton and I need to be let off my leash from time to time. Sometimes life is just for living and to me, living is eating stilton and cream crackers with abandon. Sometimes life isn’t about planning your next ideal step. With social media reinforcing our need to appear perfect at all times, I think it’s nice to have humble moments when one succumbs to the power of pate. I think the holidays are weirdly good for us. I enjoy working out and looking good, but I also enjoy pie for breakfast. Yes, the holidays are here again to ruin us. It’ll boost your vitamin intake while holding its own flavor-wise next to a mountain of mashed potatoes. So, allow me to introduce you to the healthiest, most indulgent holiday salad I can muster – this Mushroom Confit Kale Salad with Blistered Red Grapes. And while the holidays only come but once a year, scurvy can hit whenever. With all these rich and carb-tastic indulgences in our midst, it’s easy to lose things like greens or self-control in the shuffle. Decided to kick dairy? This slab of triple cream brie says otherwise. Decided to give up gluten? Say hello to shortbread. In other words, the holidays do not favor dietary restrictions of any kind. And we're always here for balance.The holiday season is all about nog, cookies, crackers, and cheese. This Kale and Radicchio Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette is such a perfect counter balance to all the rich, savory, sometimes mushy, meaty dishes on the holiday table. But entirely not necessary to the success of the salad. If you're feeling a bit of smokiness, then the addition of some crumbled bacon is really, truly lovely. Almonds are there for crunch and toastyness and the red onion provides a necessary peppery bite. Sliced apples make for a lovely sweet crunch against the tough greens. I love including dried cranberries for their sweetness, chewy texture and gorgeous pop of color. The rest of the toppings can be totally up to you. With the addition of orange juice for a touch of sweet, thyme for some herbacious-ness and lots of quality oil, it's the perfect counterpoint to the bitter kale and radicchio in the salad. And this cranberry vinaigrette takes them to a whole new level. And in a mixed drink here and there.īut fresh cranberries are a deliciously fun sweet-sour bite. They're such an underappreciated fruit, since they only ever seem to pop up as cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving dinner. Finished with a punchy fresh cranberry vinaigrette. and flavor) - mixed with sweet apples, crunchy almonds, red onion and dried cranberries. It's a bracing combination of bitter greens - kale and radicchio (for color. This Kale and Radicchio Salad has been one of my contributions to Thanksgiving dinner for the past couple years. Italian) and was typically the same combination of green and red leaf lettuce, carrots, cucumber, red peppers and red onion.Įxcept on holidays, when we always tried to do something festive! Growing up, we had a salad with dinner every single night. With tons of harvest-themed toppings and a punchy fresh cranberry based vinaigrette to finish it off! A super festive salad for any holiday table! This Kale and Radicchio Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette is just as tasty as it is pretty. |