First Rodeo

First Rodeo

The Weekender // 017

The best vodka sauce technique, cool finds to get you excited about Spring, the butter chicken recipe I've delightedly bookmarked and more.

Azora Zoe Paknad
Feb 21, 2026
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Welcome to THE WEEKENDER, your weekly dispatch full of ~Saturday spirit~! I fill you in briefly on the week, share a few Little Luxuries that make the mundane feel special and save the best for last with some Brain Food to mull over, expand your horizons, or discuss with your friends over a cappuccino. There are usually lots of links and pictures which perhaps will get clipped if you’re reading in your inbox— click here to read in browser!

Hi friends! How are we? Happy weekend! President’s Day made this a short week but, damn! It still managed to kick my ass really hard.

I feel like I say that last part every week, and I’m really craving a few weeks of ease where that is just not the case and where things flow easily. I’m not sure I’ll get that, but putting it out into the universe to try to make it happen!

First Rodeo is a twice-weekly-ish newsletter about books, work, healing, and the art of getting back up when life knocks you on your ass. 💫 Sometimes it’s reflective, sometimes sill…

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