Thanksgiving is fast approaching and for those of us who are assigned the task of bringing the pies to the feast, we’re always looking for new ways to be “Puttin’ on the Ritz” to wow family and friends.

No, no – not “Puttin’ on the Ritz” from “Young Frankenstein”.  Rather something truly unique “where fashion sits” … something sui generis.

Well, I came across someone who has really created one-off type of pies and tarts that are absolutely gorgeous and mind-boggling.  It’s from culinary artist Lo Ko who lives in Seattle and has raised the bar for pie and tart desserts to incomparable heights with her geometric creations.  Here’s a baker’s dozen to give you an idea of her talent:

Ko, who was a nonprofit administrator, quit her job two years ago to devote her time to creating phantasmagorical desserts and savory tarts.  She now teaches at cooking classes and workshops throughout the United States, but primarily in her own Seattle Metro.

Surprisingly enough, she’s had no training in either culinary arts or regular art.  And Ko says she finds inspiration for her creations from architecture, string art, bamboo purses and even bathroom tiles.

Her pie and tart creations were so fanciful her friends convinced her to open an Instagram account to share them with the public, and she now has over 236,000 followers even though she has only posted 115 creations.  And one of those followers turned out to be Martha Stewart!  Martha was so agog about Ko’s creations she invited her to appear in two episodes of her “Martha Bakes” show.

Lo Ko & Martha Stewart

Ko did create a YouTube video to give you an idea of how she goes about creating her masterpieces, but it is a bit hard to follow because of the speed.  And she’s the first to admit that her creations look better unbaked than as a finished, edible work of art.  (Though her friends and family say they all are delicious.)  Ko herself says she doesn’t eat her desserts because she doesn’t have a sweet tooth.  But does admit to enjoying the savory tarts she makes.

“I consider myself more of an artist, and my medium happens to be edible. Of course my pies look more immaculate and pristine unbaked—you’re subjecting flour, butter, and sugar to 400-degree heat!”

So let’s enjoy a few montages of her creations, and then you can head to her Instagram site for further information on each.

Judging from the idiotic behavior of about half the country, you could never recognize this fact.  In a democratic republic the most precious possession of every citizen is their right to vote.  When someone interferes with your right to have your vote counted, you do not live in a democratic republic.  You live in a Republican Reich.  Republicans are doing everything inhumanly possible to steal votes.

[M]aybe it was inevitable. Since John Roberts and the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, essentially on the basis that racism was over, the Republican Party has established itself as a political organization dedicated to preventing Certain People from voting—or having their vote counted. Republicans cooked up the idea the United States has a widespread problem of voter fraud—there is exactly zero evidence this problem exists—and responded to this fantastical issue by instituting voter-ID laws, signature-match policies, address requirements, and curtailing early-voting periods, among others. All these policies disproportionately affected poorer people and people of color, whom Republicans don’t want voting because they tend to vote for Democrats.

Combined with gerrymandering, which in one case was ruled by a federal court to have targeted black voters with "surgical precision," the Republican Party’s strategy was clear. But now that the midterm elections still didn’t go their way—already, it looks like the Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives in the biggest landslide since Watergate—they’ve stepped it up a level. Republicans are no longer just dedicated to making it harder to vote, and making certain votes count less based on how they draw district lines. They’re now against counting all the votes, period… [emphasis added]

Inserted from <Esquire>

Click through for a wealth of detailed information on Republican efforts to steal votes in several locations.

If Florida, vote count suppression is so bad that a Democratic Senator sued to extend the recount, because Republicans stole HIS vote.

Will we have a democratic republic or a Republican Reich?

RESIST!!