#bbq cook center

[lakewoodtrash]

Patio - Natural Stone Pavers

A transitional backyard patio design example with a gazebo

[kristopheredwards]

Gazebos Patio Orange County Inspiration for a coastal courtyard stone patio remodel with a gazebo

[markwickens]

Orange County Outdoor Kitchen Outdoor Kitchen Mid-sized minimalist backyard tile patio kitchen photo

[chronicallycouchbound]

Let People On Food Stamps Eat Hot Meals

Particularly on cold, rainy days (like today), while unhoused, sometimes all I want is a hot meal but it’s so difficult (if not impossible) to cook outside in the rain.

On top of this, I’m physically disabled and chronically ill. Medically, I’m supposed to have assistance with making meals as part of in home care. But I can’t get in home care without a home.

I just finished making dinner for my partner and I, it took 2 hours (3 if you include clean up). My knees are burning, my back is aching in it’s core, I feel like I’m about to faint, and all my joints are screaming. But it’s the only way we could have a hot meal today and get some protein, which is vital for our health conditions.

People judge us for using what little funds we have on McDonald’s some days. Because sometimes, it’s the only hot meal we’ve had in days. And sometimes I’m physically unable to stand, move, and do all the actions needed to cook. Or I faint while cooking. Or the rain doesn’t let up. Or we don’t have access to a kitchen for the day. Or the fire danger outside is too high. The list goes on.

Without my own kitchen to use, I don’t get to sit down while I cook (right now, everything is wet from the rain), I can’t meal prep, I can’t stock up on freezer meals, I can’t use an oven or a microwave to reheat leftovers, I can’t just reach across the kitchen for a fridge item (we have a small amount of fridge space friends let us use), everything about cooking is exponentially harder.

And even if I had 24/7 access to an accessible, full kitchen, it’s not even physically safe to cook my own meals. Even then, having a pre-made, hot, ready-to-eat meal could keep me safe and give me independance.

And all the safety needs for hot meals aside, emotionally, hot meals are also life saving and comfort. Meals are a part of community, culture, love and art.

So many gatherings we have as communities center around food. Most people in the United States would think of ones that often hold great value to Western culture. Mother’s Day breakfast. Spaghetti fundraisers. Wedding cakes. Birthday dinners. Bake sales. Carnival treats. BBQs on weekends. Holiday roasts. Lunches with friends. Casseroles brought to grieving neighbors.

Our world revolves around food.

I firmly believe that no poor person could ever “take advantage” of a system designed to feed us by using food stamps on hot food. This restrictive rule serves no purpose but to punish the most vulnerable of poor people— unhoused, disabled, and those of us living in unsafe conditions.

It also serves to restrict our access to joy and comfort. The joy can sometimes come from the food itself, but also the joy from having shared experiences solidified by the sounds of laughter and forks clinking on plates. The comfort can sometimes also be from the food itself, but also the experience of being loved and cared for while your close friend brings you pizza from your favorite restaurant because you lost your drive to eat three weeks ago and they worry about you. They know you. Those slices of pizza bring color back into your world.

Poor people deserve to be able to have the comfort, joy, and care that goes into a hot meal. We deserve the autonomy to choose foods that are best for us ourselves. We deserve to be able to eat in ways that are accessible to us.

Above all, we deserve access to hot meals.

Originally posted to my blog on 6.3.22

[twstfanblog]

Savanaclaw Random Headcanons

Ruggie's grandma actually warned him to not get involved with Leona before he went to NRC. Dealing with royals as a poor folk rarely ends well. He was grounded when he came back on winter break to tell her he was basically his errand boy.

Jack is confused constantly as an upperclassmen. Other first years ask him questions and he just goes 'How would I know that?'

Now he's known as a mean senpai to a few first years.

Ruggie actually made an insane amount of money in his first year by doing cooking challenges. People would bring him things they think couldnt possibly be made into a meal. And Ruggie would prove them wrong and get a free meal and 50 madol.

Leona tried to trip him up by just giving him a knife to cook.

Ruggie just sold the knife and bought some canned soup.

Jack actually ties down his ears sometimes. Just so his emotions aren't being on display 24/7. His tail is a lost cause.

Leona can and will fall asleep in under a minute. Its not a heavy sleep and he can still follow conversations. He does it during dorm meetings mostly.

If everyone thinks he's trying to sleep, the other savanaclaw memebers won't get into so many shouting matches.

Jack is the only one who can handle smelling salt in close range. Never use them on him. But he can at least hold them.

Ruggie has bitten into a rock before and left marks.

Leona sleeps with his hair in a loose bun to act as a pillow.

After his overblot, Leona makes it a habit to have more dorm centered activities to show he cares.

The dorm favorite is the pool party/ BBQs

Ruggie can tell the price of anything you bring him. Only with an error of a penny or two off normally.

Jack has used Epel as a weight before and didnt have the heart to tell him he weighed next to nothing.

It's a dorm rule to eat at least one piece of fruit a day. (To avoid scurvy since all of them would rather just eat meat all the time)

Leona has found Ruggie passed put more than once. He always takes him back to the dorm, and Ruggie will wake up in Leona's room, thinking he fell asleep cleaning his room.

Leona makes a just barely there effort to be nice to Jack since he looks up to him so much.

It's the most basic thing, but it's enough to turn heads of people who know Leona.

[monosanimegenericzone]

Hunter x Hunter: Assorted Troupe speculations

its just funny headcanons i have in groups of 12 bcs if i make an individual post for each of these i would flood the tag like no one's business.

Table of Contents:

cooking

how ended up in meteor city

drivers license

irl ethnicity equivalents (hc)

tea coffee or beer

adding pagebreak bcs i know this gon be long as shit-

Can they cook?

Nobunaga: he can make a mean onigiri. maybe fried fish if he wants but nah. dont let him cook he will fuck it up somehow.

Feitan: yeah he cooks but only what he likes. better be prepared to eat spicy if you eating his food.

Machi: also really good with riceballs and sushi. doesn't put in a lot of effort. makes a gnarly miso soup tho

Phinks: no. if he could live off of protein shakes he would.

Shalnark: do not let this man touch the stove.

Franklin: yeah but its basic. makes some nice pancakes.

Shizuku: no. do not let her near the knives.

Paku: yes. girl chefs up some nice ass food. and its the fancy shit too bcs i know shes loaded.

Bono: yes. usually in small portions though

Uvo: bbq master.

Kortopi: sandwich

Chrollo: duh. he's good at everything for apparently no reason.

How did they get to Meteor City?

Nobunaga: Born in. Forfeited to the care centers.

Feitan: Abandoned at an older age. If i had to guess close to 4 or 5

Machi: Abandoned as an infant. Ran away from care center.

Phinks: Born. parents taken by illness.

Shalnark: Abandoned. *looks at kurta shal headcanon* i mean what-

Franklin: Born. Forfeited to the care centers

Shizuku: Born, parented by the church.

Paku: Abandoned as an infant. Found in the wasteland

Bono: Exiled. Born and raised outside of the city

Uvo: Abandoned at young age. (2-3)

Kortopi: Rescued from the nearby river. Scrapper child.

Chrollo: Born, abandoned by meteorite parents.

Can they legally drive?

Nobunaga: yes

Feitan: no

Machi: no. she can drive just not legally.

Phinks: no

Shalnark: yes, but it was a mistake.

Franklin: no. boy too big ;-;

Shizuku: yes. and she's responsible.

Paku: yes. she can go 0-60 in any vehicle, just watch-

Bono: no

Uvo: no, boy extra too big

Kortopi: no, boy too small

Chrollo: yes, but only if no one else wants to.

Ethnicity headcanons

Nobunaga: Japanese

Feitan: Chinese

Machi: Japanese/?? (still doing research on the origins of Komacine)

Phinks: Italian/Egyptian

Shalnark: German

Franklin: French/Malaysian (also still digging)

Shizuku: Japanese

Pakunoda: Russian

Bonolenov: Maori/African (Zulu)

Uvo: Spanish/Kenyan

Kortopi: Indian

Chrollo: Greek/Korean (alt. Japanese bcs i cant make up my mind)

Tea, Coffee, or Beer

Nobu: Beer

Feitan: Tea

Machi: Tea

Phinks: Beer

Shal: Coffee

Franklin: Beer

Shizuku: Beer

Paku: Coffee

Bono: Tea

Uvo: Beer

Kortopi: All. Caffeine is caffeine

Chrollo: Tea

[mynameisvarian]

The Boxleitners AU (WordGirl)

Basically a Becky Boxleitner AU but I give Steven himself more character development and plot relevance before ultimately being fused to a mouse.

Before Squeaky (Season 1-2-3)

●•• Steven Boxleitner's fusion with Squeaky occurs much later than in the show in order to give him a much more in-depth character development to show his relationship with his daughter and his positive impacts on the people of fair city as a whole before his descent and transformation into Dr. Two Brains.

●•• With her identity as a superhero with an advanced vocabulary that's only know by her companion and sidekick, Captain Huggy Face. Becky Boxleitner is unable to talk much about her problems and difficulties with her own father because of the fear that all her hero-ing would get him hurt one day if he did find out.

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└ • Though during somewhere between Season 3 and before it's finale, Steven does manage to figure out her identity and tries to be helpful by providing help whenever she needs it.

●•• The Boxleitners live in a fairly nice neighborhood that's located near the outskirts of the city that is also coincidentally the same neighborhood that a decent amount of WordGirl's enemies inhabit, Their house is right next to the Butcher and Granny May's houses with Maria the Energy Monster secretly living in one of the powerlines across the street.

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└ • Steven has become friends with many of his definitely not villains in their civilian identities neighbors, Examples are:

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└ ✧ The Butcher (Jerald T. Butcher) - Jerald is surprisingly great friends with Steven as they'd met when Jerald had decided cook some bbq but unfortunately broke his own barbecue grill on accident though he ultimately met up with Steven when he'd heard that the man was inventing a machine that cooked meat much faster, This little interaction had then led to become the thing many of the neighbors look forward to every week, The Weekly Neighborhood Barbeque.

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└ ✧ Granny May ( Granny May) - May has always treated the Boxleitners as close family ever since the day that they'd started visiting her when during one of the neighborly bbq she'd let slip that she felt alot more lonely since her family and grandkids were off on vacation with even her own mom being busy aswell and that she wished more people visited her more often, the next day Steven brought his daughter and their pet monkey over and chatted which eventually turned into them baking cookies and listening to Granny May's childhood stories every Friday after Becky gets home from school. (Colonel Mustard, Granny May's cat has also taken a liking to them)

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└ ✧ Mr. Big (Shelly Smalls) - With Wordgirl being able to foil his plans quickly he went under a fake name (Dr. Small) to seek the help of Steven Boxleitner to make a mind control bunny button which he ultimately used on Steven after the man found out about his true identity. Although even after being mind-controlled Steven still forgives Mr. Big and still do business with eachother like the time Shelly requested for a perfume that naturally causes bunnies to follow him.

➜ This leads to an episode that centers around Mr. Big using the bunnies against Wordgirl with steven on the other hand wasn't told what the perfume was for.

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└ ✧ Energy Monster (Maria the Energy Monster) - Though their interaction was short, Maria had managed to convince Steven that teenage girls turn into large Electrical Monsters when they hit puberty after he'd given her a device that turned certain Electrical charges into sounds that then let her communicate.

➜ In an altered version of "Dinner or Consequences" Maria doesn't have the device removed and is able to communicate throughout the show permanently.

★ Becky is aware of their true identities but ultimately keeps quiet so her dad's new found friendship with them wouldn't end.

●•• Steven's assigned government owned lab and Becky's school that's just a few blocks away is located near the epicenter of the city so he normally just drops her off there when he's going to do some experimentation in the laboratory and if ever Becky gets out of school early she'll just walk to her dad's workplace to see and make sure that Steven hasn't accidentally blown himself up because of being too distracted and wait for him to finish so he can drive both of them back home. (On occasions, she'll just turn into wordgirl and fly back to their house if her dad was just at home.)

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└ • Becky had once been in the presence of a dozen miscoloured mice on one faithful afternoon when she'd decided to visit Steven, Each cage had been surprisingly lavish and contained three mice each plus everything their little mouse sized hearts desired, When asking about the indoor mouse zoo she was told that they were rescued from an illegal smuggling case in the far north of the city with the smuggler subjecting the mice to harsh living conditions to which made Becky automatically angry at herself for being unable to help these poor creatures as WordGirl.

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└ • Upon noticing his daughters clear reaction and the regret plastered all over her face, Steven placed his hand on Becky's shoulder and added that the mice were only temporarily in his care so they could be relocated to a place where all their needs will be met and that earlier today a nice elderly couple had generously donated over a pound of fruits and cheese for the poor mice which seemed to make his daughter's mood lift. He failed to mention how the perpetrator hadn't been caught yet and is probably roaming the city doing illegal smuggler things.

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└ • At one point, Steven had introduced Becky to a little lab mouse that he'd affectionately named "Squeaky" in the count that the little mouse was the most noisiest and the most likely to bite her fingers if given the chance. He'd mentioned aswell that squeaky was one of the mice that was rescued from the smuggler incident so the hostility to humans was understandable.

➜ On a side note, Her dad had shown her how squeaky could break down walls and walls of drywall to get to a singular piece of cheese, It's unsure if Squeaky was experimented on by the Smuggler or if the small mouse was always like this.

●•• Steven still makes the mind-reading device but for different reasons such as to read squeaky's mind to figure out the smuggler's identity and if more animals were being illegally brought to fair city and maybe be able to help the authorities catch the criminal but with a lot of things happening here and there the mind-reading device didn't get to the testing phase until season 3.

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The timeline is pretty messed up but basically any episode that's set in Season 1-3 that contains Dr. two brains as a main character is instead placed into Season 4 or tweaked so that it's Steven instead, The invasion of the bunny lovers is also put into Season 2 rather than 6.

This post is prone to being edited due to me always getting ideas on how to improve an AU so don't expect this to stay the same :D

(If you saw the sudden style change between images, Image 1 was drawn directly on FLIPACLIP while Image 2-3 was sketched on paper then placed into FLIPACLIP)

[ultio-angelus]

Midnight @ The House of Asmodeus - Blitzø

@helluvaoutlaw

He found a way to get in. Hot damn, there’s a back entrance.

Blitz knew he’d normally never get access to a place like this. He’d spent enough time sneaking into group homes and rehabilitation centers to know a thing or two about breaking in to a moderate-to-severely guarded business.

He’d just had one of his shittier weeks as of late, and he needed a fucking break. He told Moxxie to clear his schedule and off he went into the night, hopping through stranger’s yards and over their fences, bouncing on steel trash cans and swinging off fire escapes. Parkour was a skill of his that never truly left him post-circus.

A few rooftops later and he was passing over the wall at the lustful lounge, boots silent on the cement leading to the back entrance. He hid behind a nearby loading truck, watching as a few spritely demons carried barrels of alcohol to and from, chatting amongst each other. The door was being held open by a stopper and before long he was inside, successfully avoiding the eyesight of any unwanted attention (aside from one cook that almost took a finger off him before he admitted to “getting turned around on his way to the shitter.”)

Blitzø exhales a sigh of relief once his feet finally hit velvet flooring, thumping base rattling his chest in the best way. He avoids getting too terribly close to the stage—hoping to avoid another encounter with Fizzarolli or Asmodeus. The imp wastes no time ordering himself a glass of whiskey at the bar before finding a comfortable table, adding water and a BBQ bacon burger for dinner once the succubi waitresses noticed his arrival.

The lights go down and he smirks, preparing himself for whatever form of entertainment was coming to greet his senses tonight. What a great night to taste victory.

[kitchenwitchtingss]

WITCHY SAGE SKEWERS

They've got witches at the barbeque now????

I rarely ever see witchy grilling recipes for summer, so when in doubt, make your own!

The witchy part comes from the seasonings mostly, but also the intentions. Any food cooked with good intentions goes much farther than that with none.

That being said, sage, rosemary, black pepper, and thyme are kinda like the go-to bad vibes be gone type herbs lol.

I use bok choy and yellow squash in this recipe, but you can totally use whatever vegetables you have on hand at the time.

Oh! You could also try to spice the recipe up by subbing the butter for some sort of BBQ sauce. Sounds yummy.

INGREDIENTS (seasoning measurements are just suggestions):

4 chicken thighs, skinless + boneless (can be substituted for pork, tofu, or any fatty meats)

1 yellow squash, washed.

1 bunch of bok choy, washed.

1/2 tbsp Dried Sage

2 cloves Garlic, Minced

2 tsp Ground Thyme

1.5 tsp Black pepper

1 tsp Onion powder

1 tsp brown sugar (you don't need it if you don't really want anything too sweet)

1 tsp honey (or more brown sugar)

1 tsp salt (plus more for the chicken)

0.5 tbsp Paprika (plus another half for the butter)

1 tsp Dried Rosemary

1/4 cup (4 tbsp) Unsalted Butter

Zest of half an orange (if you don't like orange, you could use lemon instead.)

1 tsp orange juice (or more to taste)

You can add lemon juice if you like a little more tang along with the orange juice

PREP: Mince garlic, soak wooden skewers, wash veggies. Slice yellow squash vertically into thin slices, along with bok choy, slicing vertically across the center. Set aside.

DIRECTIONS

Cut chicken thighs into about one-inch pieces. Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, paprika, brown sugar, ground sage, and onion powder. Massage chicken until coated nicely. I like them pretty seasoned but really it's up to you!

Soak wooden skewers in water for at least 12 minutes so they don't burn on the grill.

In a bowl, combine mix melted butter, minced garlic, onion powder, salt, paprika thyme, black pepper, honey, and rosemary together in a bowl. Add in orange zest and a tsp of orange juice. I also added a little bit of lemon juice. Set aside.

Toss chicken thighs, bok choy, and yellow squash in olive oil.

To assemble skewers, string on a piece of bok choy, gently folded over itself a couple of times, and pierced through to keep it folded on the skewer. Then, string on a piece of chicken. Next with your thinly sliced yellow squash fold that over just like the bok choy. You could also cut it into bite-size pieces and pierce right through it without needing to fold it over itself. Repeat this pattern until the skewer is full.

Heat the grill, clean the grates, and oil them. On medium high-ish heat, cook the skewers on each side for 5 minutes. Each time you flip the skewer, brush on your sage butter sauce. Make sure the chicken is done before taking it off the grill. It could take more than 5 minutes on each side to cook. To be safe, I cook them for another 3-4 minutes after flipping both sides.

Take off the grill and brush with more sauce if desired!

Enjoy! I made these with some herb-crusted potato wedges and grilled peach salad. They were delightful.

RECIPE NOTES:

I love skewers because you can put any fruits, veggies, and meat on it, and it works. A fun lunch idea is to skewer some peaches, cook them slightly on the grill, and throw it into some sort of salad. Very tasty lol.

I like using Bok Choy because it's very absorbent, and any marinade you put it in, it will soak up all the flavor. Just be careful not to share it on the grill.

Yellow squash is also what I use in this recipe, but the good thing about skewers is that you can use any vegetable. The more colorful, the more fun!

[youdoyoucooking]

Mom’s Fancy Chicken

Chicken Milanese

Juicy chicken covered in a crisp crust of toasty bread crumbs offers a world of possibilities. The first time I made it when I was young, I believed I had made a gourmet meal. I also wanted to make it again immediately and add my own stamp. It is a really low effort with a big reward, very simple, clean in flavor and it is asking to be dressed up and go to a party. 

If my mother was making it, one knew something fancy was going on. Three bowls are required for the breading process and she was not one to make extra dirty dishes lightly. That third bowl of breadcrumbs is where the possibilities of flavor exist. Try to buy boneless chicken breast in bulk. Freeze them individually and you will always have the beginnings of a great meal. Including this fancy chicken, also known as Chicken Milanese.

Fancy Chicken

Serves 4

2 large eggs

¼ cup of milk

kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 cup all-purpose flour

1½  cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, sliced horizontally for 2 thin pieces per chicken halve. There will be a total of 4 pieces of chicken in the end 

½  cup vegetable oil for frying

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. (to keep cooked pieces warm while finishing up the remaining pieces).

Beat eggs with the milk, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Place flour in another similarly sized dish and bread crumbs in a third dish.

Place the chicken between two pieces of plastic wrap or in the middle of a large baggie. Use a meat pounder to lightly pound the chicken out to be one thickness (if you do not own a meat pounder try a small saucepan, that works for me). You are not necessarily looking to be thinner but the one thickness is important so it cooks evenly.

One piece at a time, gently press chicken into flour to coat and shake off any excess. Dip into beaten eggs, then press into the bread crumbs. Place breaded chicken onto a piece of parchment or waxed paper while breading the rest of the chicken.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken in batches of 2 or 3 pieces at a time (depending on the size of your pan) until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes per side. There should be a nice gentle sizzle while it’s frying, adjust the heat up or down as you go. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F. Transfer the cooked chicken to a baking sheet and keep it in the warm oven while cooking the remaining chicken. Simpler than you think.

Ways to mix up the flavor. Start by looking at your breadcrumbs. 

Use Italian Bread Crumbs instead of plain.

Add 1 teaspoon of lemon pepper to bread crumbs.

Add 1 teaspoon of Seasoned Salt to bread crumbs.

Add 1 teaspoon of curry powder to bread crumbs.

Add 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika to bread crumbs.

Add 1 teaspoon of onion powder or garlic powder to bread crumbs.

Add a tablespoon of sesame seeds to bread crumbs.

Now look above and beyond breadcrumbs. Is there something crispy and crunchy you love? Could you grind it up and swap out the breadcrumbs in this recipe for it? Cornflakes are having a moment. Try grinding them up to a texture similar to breadcrumbs and use them instead. They will introduce a mild, nutty, and slightly sweet flavor to the dish. Pretzels? Ritz Crackers? Potato Chips would work too. Just skip adding any salt to the eggs. Be brave and try flavored potato chips like BBQ or Salt and Vinegar. Turn everything into alternate breadcrumbs in a food processor.

Make a Sauce for your Chicken, This is a light simple sauce with so many ways to adapt.

Remove all but 3 tablespoons of the oil from your pan.

Add 1 tablespoon of flour to the pan and stir until you see no more dry flour.

Put the pan over a medium heat and cook for 1 minute. It will look like a paste.

Add 1 cup of chicken broth and stir vigorously with a whisk (the whisk will help you prevent lumps).

Add ½ a cup of white wine and simmer for another 2 or 3 minutes (depending on how thick you like the sauce).

Taste and check for seasoning, does it want salt or pepper? Maybe a squeeze of lemon juice? Some hot sauce?

Try adding sliced mushrooms or finely diced shallots to your sauce. They can be cooked in the pan before you start the sauce.

Try adding 2 tablespoons of capers (I’m obsessed with capers).

Chopped sundried tomatoes work well too.

Any chopped herbs can be introduced at this point. This is your sauce, do what you want. Did you have a sauce that one time at a restaurant and you want to try a make it? Give that a try.

If you don’t have time to deal with making a sauce, try ½ cup of salsa (red or green), it can be heated up in the frying pan you just used and ladled on top. You can also warm up pre-made marinara spooned on top of the chicken and sprinkle it with mozzarella. Melt that cheese under the broiler. It can be called Chicken Parmesan without a beat. Look at you! You just made Chicken Parm.

Not feeling saucy? Serve a large pile of Caesar salad on top of your chicken and some French bread along the side. Fancy but easy dinner. You’ve got this. You made fancy chicken.

[macthekat82]

Roll for build challenge

Inspired by @hiphiprenee over on tiktok I made my own Roll for build list. I am mostly using her lists but I have modified them, since I am not building for content, I want houses I actually want. You are all welcome to use or modify it all you want. 

You can either roll everything beforehand or do a few rolls and build, and then give yourself another challenge. Roll either a physical die or a online dice roller. 

I have tagged my build I do with this as #roll4build on the gallery and I am macthekat82 on there as well. 

Type of build 

Micro home  (4-32 tiles)

Tiny Home  (33-64 tiles)

Small home  (65-100 tiles)

Starter home (max §20.000 + 2000 per bed)

Regular home

Lavish home 

Open concept or closed concept?

Open concept (Even)

Closed concept (odd)

Household type

Single sim

Couple

Family

Roommates

Style

Cape cod

Contemporary

Shotgun

Mid-century modern

Victorian

Tudor

Georgian

Mediterranean

Cottage

Container or mobile home or pre-fab

Colonial

Craftsman or arts-and-craft

Ranch

A-frame

Bungalow

Abandoned

Tropical

Farmhouse

 Roll for twice

Dealers choice

Colour scheme

Earth tones 

Natural materials

Pastel

Cool tones

Jewel tones

Monochromatic 

Bold

Duo chromatic 

If you want more of a challenge do as many of the following as you feel like. 

Exterior features (roll twice)

Pond

Vegetable garden

Sandbox

Patio

Porch

Driveway or garage

Shed

Hot tub or pool

Fire pit

BBQ area

Play area (monkey bars, swing set etc)

Craft area

Tower, spire or turret

Chimney

Second structure

Basement

Greenhouse

Farm animals

Roll one more time!

Dealers choice

Interior style (reroll if you don’t have the items for it)

Cottage chic or cottagecore or English country 

Southwestern

Minimalist or modern or Asian Zen

Mid Century modern 

Farmhouse -  modern or traditional or French Country

Maximalist or Bohemian

Transitional Style (traditional + modern elements)

Eco friendly 

Traditional japanese 

Shabby chic or coastal

Very gendered

Hollywood Glam or Hollywood Regency

Rustic

Industrial 

Child friendly or child centered

Scandinavian

Mediterranean or middle eastern

Art Deco

Grandma chic 

Dealers choice

Bonus room/area

Office

Storage room or pantry 

Gym

Art studio

Nursery

Game room

Home theater 

Music room/studio

Craft room

Guest bedroom

Greenhouse

Hidden room

Spice roll

No CC

Travel

So many plants

Ups another child 

A dark secret

They really love cooking

Pets are the best!

Obsection!

A big collection

SPORTS!

A lot of clutter

A supernatural lives here

[saintcolumbiformes]

Describe your perfect burger (bread type, ingredients, type of patty and how much, cheese type, condiments) and what kind of side do you like (regular fries, curly, country potatoes, etc.)

man...what a question.....

well for bread type you gotta go with the classic brioche bun, lightly buttered and toasted. honestly I love a classic type of burger in general – crispy lettuce, juicy sweet tomato (i actually don't like tomatoes that much by themselves but there is nothing quite like a fresh july tomato on a burger), crunchy dill pickle chips, and a few slices of red onion with a little bit of ketchup and regular yellow mustard. i don't like cheese actually so i usually ask for no cheese. because the risk of food-borne illness is significantly higher with ground meat, that patty has gotta be cooked well done. i will be bringing up spelunkers again bc that patty was cooked absolutely perfectly. juicy in the center yet crispy on the edges. beef is great, but i've been privileged enough to try bison, venison, and elk burgers in the past. bison tastes pretty good, i think! there are some veggie burger options that i like, too, like black bean and chickpea burgers.

there are so many great ways to eat a burger. if there are caramelized onions available i will definitely be indulging in those. sauteed mushrooms are another great topping. my mom likes to put salsa and guac on her veggie burgers! some people say fancy mustards can elevate a burger but honestly i think a gourmet burger is an oxymoron. it is, quite frankly, anti-proletariat. locally sourced fresh produce and meat will make for a better burger than any expensive imported condiment!

and i love fries, i really do. they're great at a restaurant or fast food place in any shape or form. the spelunker flies were excellent. however, i think the best side for a backyard bbq burger is fresh sweet grilled corn, specifically new jersey sweet corn. pennsylvania sweet corn is a close second but only within a certain distance of nj or else it's really bad corn. sorry rest of the usa but your sweet corn just isn't very good!

long answer for such a simple question but i have a lot of strong opinions! and i hope that if you have strong opinions you will regale me in a similar way.

[whiteshipnightjar]

Does art make a difference?

Aw, sure. Of course there are degrees of extremity to the potential change that art can effect, depending on how many people are able to engage with it. The Beatles made a huge difference in the world. But Henry Darger, Jeff McKissack, Karen Dalton, Pauline Oliveros, Kenneth Patchen – there are so many folks who have made great art and not gotten massively famous for it, yet I think there are all sorts of ways their work informs and shapes other people’s work, and brains, and decisions.

Should politics and art mix?

Well, everything mixes, the New Statesman! That’s like asking if a knee-reflex hammer and a quadriceps tendon should “mix”.

Is your work for the many or for the few?

That’s for the many/few to say. I just crank out the hot jams.

If you were world leader, what would be your first law?

Gravity. I feel like we need to tighten up the constitutional protections that particular law enjoys. It’s a ticking time bomb, if you ask me.

Who would be your top advisers?

Cute angel on one shoulder, cute devil on the other.

What, if anything, would you censor?

Maybe we could all agree to not bust each other’s chops all cut-dang day.

If you had to banish one public figure, who would it be?

Don’t know, banishment might be a little extreme, but I’d sure like to take that Stephen Hawking dude down a notch or two. Right? Are you with me?

What are the rules that you live by?

Basically, “bros before hos”. I feel like if you stay true to that, everything else just kind of falls into place.

Do you love your country?

I love William Faulkner, Dolly Parton, fried chicken, Van Dyke Parks, the Grand Canyon, Topanga Canyon, bacon cheeseburgers with horseradish, Georgia O’Keeffe, Grand Ole Opry, Gary Snyder, Gilda Radner, Radio City Music Hall, Big Sur, Ponderosa pines, Southern BBQ, Highway One, Kris Kristofferson, National Arts Club in New York, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Tubman, Hearst Castle, Ansel Adams, Kenneth Jay Lane, Yuba River, South Yuba River Citizens League, “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, “Hired Hand”, “The Jerk”, “The Sting”, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, clambakes, lobster rolls, s’mores, camping in the Sierra Nevadas, land sailing in the Nevada desert, riding horseback in Canyon de Chelly; Walker Percy, Billie Holiday, Drag City, Chez Panisse/Alice Waters/slow food movement, David Crosby, Ralph Lauren,San Francisco Tape Music Center, Albert Brooks, Utah Phillips, Carol Moseley Braun, Bolinas CA, Ashland OR, Lawrence KS, Austin TX, Bainbridge Island WA, Marilyn Monroe, Mills College, Elizabeth Cotton, Carl Sandburg, the Orange Show in Houston, Toni Morrison, Texas Gladden, California College of Ayurvedic Medicine, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Saturday Night Live, Aaron Copland, Barack Obama, Oscar de la Renta, Alan Lomax, Joyce Carol Oates, Fred Neil, Henry Cowell, Barneys New York, Golden Gate Park, Musee Mechanique, Woody Guthrie, Maxfield Parrish, Malibu, Maui, Napa Valley, Terry Riley, drive-in movies, homemade blackberry ice cream from blackberries picked on my property, Lil Wayne, Walt Whitman, Halston, Lavender Ridge Grenache from Lodi CA, Tony Duquette, Julia Morgan, Lotta Crabtree, Empire Mine, North Columbia Schoolhouse, Disneyland, Nevada County Grandmothers for Peace; Roberta Flack, Randy Newman, Mark Helprin, Larry David, Prince; cooking on Thanksgiving; Shel Siverstein, Lee Hazlewood, Lee Radziwill, Jackie Onassis, E.B. White, William Carlos Williams, Jay Z, Ralph Stanley, Allen Ginsberg, Cesar Chavez, Harvey Milk, RFK, Rosa Parks, Arthur Miller, “The Simpsons”, Julia Child, Henry Miller, Arthur Ashe, Anne Bancroft, The Farm Midwifery Center in TN, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Clark Gable, Harry Nilsson, Woodstock, and some other stuff. Buuuut, the ol’ U S of A can pull some pretty dick moves. I’m hoping it’ll all come out in the wash...

Are we all doomed?

If we keep our expectations pretty low I think we might be fine. I mean, we’re definitely all dying at some point. There’s no getting around that. But between now and then, things might start looking up!

— Joanna Newsom for The New Statesman, 2008

[typosandtea]

hello tumblr user typosandtea, please take 🏡 for one or several of your oc for the muse asks! happy friday

("Home headcannons" from these oc asks)

Thankyou for the ask :D

Several you say? Hell yeah everybodyyyyyyyy is here!!

111mutant timeline

Murphy

Murphy's home post war is a secret little hideyhole in top of a multi story building with collapsed internal stairs. It's in the city not to far from both diamond city and the airport (since she is sort of bos aligned..). It's a bit bare since she is limited by what she can carry while flying to take up there, but fortunately there was already a couch, cooking station and table etc. since it was an apartment. She hung some dim string lights and patched most of the external holes so that she can sleep in the day. All in all very cozy with as many blankets as she can find since Boston is cold as hell compared to north Aus where she is from. The cooking stove doubles as a heater like one of the old style wood stoves. She thinks nobody can reach her up there but forgets about ladders, the fact that some people are really good at climbing and also jet packs ahaha.

Nathan

Postwar mutated Nathan doesn't really have a home since he isn't lucid most of the time and usually decides yeah this cave/mud hole /building is good enough. Always on the move, lost and wandering without conscious purpose. Prewar Nathan lived in sanctuary veterans estate with Murphy after they were both discharged for injury after anchorage. Nathan did most of the cooking since Murphy is a shockingly bad cook if it's not BBQ haha. He was a good cook, excellent pies of all kinds 👌. They shared the chores equally since Murphy was pregnant and then caring for Shaun and Nathan was learning to live with permanent injuries sustained in anchorage. Nathan liked to knit.

Tangos timeline

Tango

It's been a long time since Tango has settled anywhere, making friends for the first time in their life will do that to someone. They still visit Bobby and Darren occasionally but it's a long way from Boston so not recently. They occasionally hang around sanctuary and then later the castle while they sometimes help general Preston build up the minutemen (when they feel like it, Tango is very self-centered in the beginning). Is at the castle a lot more once they rescue curie and help her with her quest! Joined the bos in Cambridge thinking that Danse and co was the entirety of it, very rude shock when prydwen turned up. Worlds most difficult knight. They could be found at the airport sometimes. Has a habit of just disappearing on people including Danse (especially when they are rostered on for night patrol or cleaning) They do have a few small hidden garages dotted around so they can resupply, clean and preform maintenance on themselves in peace(they are a bit vain), very few people know about those though, Tango just up and disappears for a while to most people! The garages are well stocked with tools, power armor parts (that usually require mods to fit Tango) ammo and rifles in various states of repair.

Darren & Bobby

Since I've yet to speak about these idiots much: Darren and Bobby are the pair of robobrains responsible for turning the scavver into Tango! Partners that like to bicker and are disgustingly in love (in Tangos opinion). They are inside an old general atomics military facility which they have since turned into a home after overcoming most of their programming and being the remaining living residents, though there are some Mr.handies that they send on fetch quests for materials sometimes. Home for them is well hidden and secluded deep in the facility with only one partially collapsed tunnel left into the wing, they like it this way to keep others out! Very sciencey evil lair vibes with homely touches like and art and a cute little wine cabinet (robobrains and other biorobots like tango can drink as a little treat <3) Darren insists on coasters for all liquid containers even beakers and Bobby thinks they are pointless. Both like it very clean and it's spotless by wasteland standards.

Thorn

Thorn is this timelines 111 resident, though there is not a sole as such in the story, the quests are taken by a bunch of different people! Thorn takes the shortest most selfish route possible to get to fort Hagen with Nick. Once they get there she turns on and attempts to murder Nick and convinces Kellogg to take her straight to Shaun. From then on she and Kellogg live at the institute while she becomes a merciless director under fathers praise and an effective killer under Kellogg's tutelage (and eventual partnership). The world is a crueler place for her presence.

Libby

Libby is a ~100yo ghoul (she stopped counting) with a smart mouth and a knack for shotguns and explosives. She's also a recent minuteman recruit by Tango. After helping to take back the castle she is promoted to a squad leader, their shared quarters are often full of laughter and sarcastic jokes. The whole castle is bustling with life and activity usually, even the nighttime quite is a rhythm of watch changes and radio whispers.

Slick

Slick is a young ex gunner that was captured during a mission at gunners HQ well after the castle is established. He defected after he was treated better in minutemen custody than he was as an active low level gunner! Also lives at the castle now, is one of Libby's squad as they really hit it off as friends during his capture. He loves that the castle is always busy, full of people working together, he doesn't have to worry about getting disciplined for breathing wrong or minor mistakes like he did in the gunners and is so grateful for it.

[the-prophesied-disco-gay]

At my last job, before disability finally dragged me kicking and screaming from the regular workforce, I had a team lead named Rob.

Rob is what happens when a feral ADHD cryptid is raised to be a white middle management corporate shill. About 40% of my job was managing my manager and keeping him from wandering into random offices or setting things on fire.

On that last duty, I failed. Twice.

About 2 years into his time there, Rob decided that Wednesdays were going to be Rob Makes Lunch For The Call Center day. Bless that man. For this purpose, there was a grill just outside the outer door to the break room. That grill was a faithful servant to the end. Most of us were the kind of poor that meant Wednesday became the day we got to eat twice in one day. More than once I saved money by not eating Tuesday or Thursday at all because I'd get that Wednesday meal, so that was 3 days I didn't have to buy food.

We had a memorial service for the grill after he accidentally set it on fire. It was lovely.

Rob carried on with his sacred BBQ Dad calling, thanks to the fully functional kitchen in the showroom downstairs and the toaster oven in the break room.

We did not have a memorial service for the toaster oven a few months later, but that fire did bring an end to Rob Being Allowed To Cook At Work. His boss (my actual boss as well) made him an Achievement certificate, those award things that look kinda like a diploma? Anyway it had a big gold star on the bottom and said "Rob Started The Fire" in gold letters. He framed it and hung it over Rob's desk. It was fantastic.

All that to say:

I learned TODAY that that was a reference to The Office.

I swear sometimes it feels like I grew up in some alternate dimension juuuust out of phase with this one because I don't think I've ever gone an entire week of my adult life without hearing some variation of "what?!? You haven't seen that?! Ever??" My spouse and partner are on a Quest to introduce me to all the things I missed (Indiana Jones, James Bond, Gargoyles, Steel Magnolias, just to give an idea. None of us have the time for a full list including music and TV) and they are both regularly flabbergasted to discover entire cultural touchstones I've never touched.

Turns out being raised in a very right-wing "traditional values" household, only allowed close contact with similar households, is not all that different from being raised in a cult. The isolation from the mainstream culture of one's country has lifelong impact and makes for some really weird adults (me) 🤣

[mrlipschutz]

This Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken is a perfect Paleo summer recipe that's bursting with fresh flavors. The zesty marinade infuses the chicken with a delightful blend of herbs and citrus, making it a healthy and delicious choice for your summer BBQ.

Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts. 2 lemons, juiced and zested. 3 cloves of garlic, minced. 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped. 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped. 2 tablespoons olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions: In a bowl, combine lemon juice, lemon zest, minced garlic, chopped rosemary, chopped thyme, olive oil, salt, and pepper to make the marinade. Place the chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over them. Seal the bag and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 4 hours for best flavor. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat and oil the grates to prevent sticking. Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill for about 6-7 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature reaches 165F 74C and the chicken is no longer pink in the center. Remove the chicken from the grill and let it rest for a few minutes before serving. Garnish with additional lemon zest and fresh herbs if desired. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

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