#electric blender cup

[incookingspace]

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[blindbeta]

So, I've been writing a blind character who cooks. So far, I've written him as being someone who relies a lot on routine and habit, who navigates the kitchen by touch and by memory. He's a bit rigid, and insists on using his own tools, which are color coded (he can see them up close with what residual vision he has) and marked with braille, but I was wondering what other tools a blind person might use when cooking.

A Bunch of Stuff For Blind People Who Want to Cook

I don’t know where and when your story takes place, so what is used might change depending on the character. Here are some options to get you started. There are many tools and techniques devoted to making cooking easier. I don’t know as much about the subject, so I’ll do my best. Please add any other ideas in the notes.

First, the creator @canseecantsee on YouTube and TikTok is an excellent resource. She has lots of videos showcasing how she cooks and does various daily tasks. She demonstrates the use of many tools, such as heat resistant gloves and high contrast items. Here is a video in which she demonstrates chopping vegetables.

Notice the high contrast items such as the yellow chopping board and purple knife. In the video, she demonstrates use of the towel or a place mat beneath the cutting board to prevent slipping. As she cuts a cucumber, tomatoes, and onions, she also uses a technique that allows her to feel the edge of the item so that she knows where she wants to cut and how thick the slices will be.

Here is a video by TheBlindLife showcasing his accessible kitchen. He has excellent points on the importance of contrast, from color contrast to shape contrast. The video includes

bump dots

labels

high contrast colors of tools

high contrast plates and bowls

talking scale and thermometer

heat resistant gloves

and alternatives for glass cups

High contrast is important and can be created by being mindful of the kind of countertops or tables used. For example, in the video, there is a triangular plate that is decorated like a pizza slice. Eating on this plate might cause food to get lost visually, especially food that has the same colors as the plate. Much like the plate, counters or tablecloths with busy patterns might cause items to be harder to see due to lack of contrast. Plain counters, tables, or tablecloths make items stand out more.

Additionally, creating contrast between surfaces and the items on them is helpful. The table is a dark wood? Light plates, bowls, and cups it is. The counter is plain white? The plates and bowls are a dark color.

For glass cups, the video offers solid, colorful plastic cups that offer better contrast. The fact that glasses are clear makes them even more of a challenge and colorful plastic alleviates that concern. However, if someone wants to use glass cups, they can use some that are either made with colorful glass or have color somewhere on them. This might help depending on the contrast and lighting.

In addition to memory, your character can also use labels and various markers. Sharpie, different colors and shapes, textural elements like bump dots, actual Braille or large print labels, tape, stickers, string, or ribbon. Label makers are great, but plenty of other options exist, particularly considering the aesthetic the kitchen has. He may also enjoy decorating this way since he has residual vision. Ribbons tied around containers of sugar, salt, and flour can be cute and functional.

A few other ideas after searching cooking stuff:

talking items, such as a blender, rice cooker, or microwave oven

marking speed on electric mixers or other devices

talking, high contrast, or large print timers

funnel or liquid level indicator

Braille or large print labeled measuring cups

individual bowls for portions, such as soup, rice, sauces, proteins, etc. Different shapes, sizes, or color could also indicate what food item typically goes in what bowl.

You can also come up with other ideas by thinking about what your character would use and how that might be done more easily. While I prefer characters use blindness techniques and assistive devices, people also naturally make things easier for themselves through organization and creating their own labels. A person who cooks might also be able to distinguish certain ingredients by smell or texture.

Another tip I have is to watch blind content creators on social media. Chances are, some of them show themselves cooking or discuss how they do it.

Lighting is also going to be a big deal. The kitchen will need good lighting, both overhead and under cabinets. Natural lighting is also great, although this is not as reliable or constant.

What he uses might also depend on various factors such as income; how often a character cooks; amount of available space; time period and setting; cultural practices around cooking, eating, and utensils used; access to the blind community; willingness to use assistive devices for blind people; any internalized ableism or ableism from family; and level of vision.

Hope that helps.

[gunsandspaceships]

Is Tony REALLY addicted to coffee?

The poll shows that the vast majority of fans (84%) believe that Tony cannot live without coffee.

Nope.

Let's see what he drinks.

Iron Man (2008):

0:11:55 and 1:14:25 - Mineral water Perrier (a lot in the fridge), Espresso machine and espresso cups in the lab. He used to drink a lot of espresso.

0:12:15 - espresso in the morning.

Deleted scene "Tony & Rhodey on Stark Jet" - coffee and juice in the morning.

0:12:15 and 0:26:55 - tea and water in the cave (not many options there).

0:54:20 - working on Mark 2 - coffee mug on his desk and 0:56:55 - a few days later - there are 2 coffee mugs (white and black) next to the desk.

0:57:25 - perhaps the next day, Pepper brought him another mug (though he has a coffee maker in his lab, and he probably poured the previous cups and mugs himself), and at 1:05:25 - the same mug, half full of black coffee. Tony did not touch it for quite a while.

1:06:15 - Smoothie: Begins (there's a full blender).

Conclusion for IM1: coffee seems to be his favorite drink, he has an espresso machine in his lab, drinks espresso or black coffee and juice in the morning, 2-3 mugs of black coffee during the day, smoothie in the evening, sometimes drinks mineral water. Had to drink tea in the cave.

Iron Man 2:

0:18:20 - U makes him smoothie (he tries). You can see Dr Pepper and mineral water in the fridge. The espresso machine is still there, but the cups are gone. Tony switched from coffee to chlorophyll.

0:23:45 - chlorophyll all day.

0:49:20 - chlorophyll.

1:01:40 - coffee with Nick in the morning.

1:07:05 - mineral water with Nick.

1:09:25 - tried to get more coffee but Coulson said no.

1:13:20 - drinks Dr Pepper with ice instead.

Conclusion for IM2: Tony had to drink chlorophyll to reduce symptoms of palladium poisoning. He stopped drinking espresso. Drank coffee occasionally and only from cafes. Started drinking soda (Dr Pepper). Also drank smoothies and mineral water.

The Avengers:

1:39:45 and 2:12:55 - no coffee machine in Tony's penthouse. But the blender is there. Tony drinks his smoothie.

2:22:20 - the team is drinking something, maybe coffee, maybe not.

Conclusion for The Avengers: Tony didn't drink coffee, even in the lab. We don't see a coffee machine in his penthouse. But he drinks a lot of smoothies (which we can tell by the presence of the blender).

P.S. If Marvel wanted to show that Tony drinks a lot of coffee, they would have shown us a coffee machine, not a blender with smoothies.

Iron Man 3:

0:10:50 - Tony is in a restaurant with Rhodey and drinking water.

0:21:05 - water with dinner.

0:45:05 - Tony asked Harley for a tuna sandwich, but didn't ask for coffee or anything else to drink. He could just drink water from a sink.

0:52:25 - most likely water. Again.

1:12:30 - energy drink? He'll need it.

Conclusion for IM3: no coffee. Seems like Tony is addicted to water though.

Age of Ultron:

0:16:50 - looks like old pal chlorophyll.

0:20:40 - Dr Pepper.

0:20:45 - the only time in the movie we see Tony drinking coffee (probably). In several scenes in the lab there is a black mug, but it is Bruce's (0:41:42).

1:08:58 and 1:14:09 - lemonade?

Conclusion for AoU: Tony drinks anything - smoothies, chlorophyll, soda, coffee, lemonade. We only saw him drink coffee once here. There's only a blender in his space, no mugs around in the lab (only Bruce's one).

Civil War:

0:29:15 - Tony washed down a pill with water from an electric kettle.

1:17:40 - Tony and May drink tea. He could have asked May to pour him coffee, but for some reason chose tea.

Conclusion for CW: very very strange. Tony drinks tea. And doesn't drink coffee.

Spider-Man Homecoming:

Only (probably) lemonade at 0:37:30.

Infinity War:

No drinks.

Endgame:

0:34:17 - maybe cold coffee, maybe something else.

0:39:35 - something in his bottle, impossible to say what. Probably not coffee.

1:02:19 - coffee from a cafe.

1:05:00 - there are 2 cups on the desk, most likely for Nat and Tony.

Conclusion for Endgame: coffee is back as a favorite drink it seems. After 15 years of smoothies and water.

So, no addiction. Tony can drink anything, even tea.

[oceanlipgloss]

FINGERTIPS

ANDREALPHUS.

+ warnings: erotic themes, light angst.

+ female mc, feminine pronouns.

Fingertips and soft white skin, fingertips and ridged black bone.

Not just warm. They could feel electric too. Especially when she touched him like she always did—those silky fingers ghosting over his promising lips, his quivering lashes, his curling horns.

Slow. She liked to start out slow. Gentle and sweet. He had been through so much already; a man all alone, with a fractured heart and weeping soul. Bloody hands, dark nothings, cruel world. He had had nothing else for so long—vengeance and sadness for company—and habits of solitude's creation take time to melt.

She never wanted to startle him. He, on the other hand, sensed her whenever she was around. It was somewhat similar to being able to feel pictures moving across a TV screen from far away inside the house, even if they're unseen. It was like catching the glimmer of alcohol in a dark bottle. Who was most responsible for that? Her heart, her presence, her scent?

Whenever she leaned towards him, things became more apparent. She smelled very pleasant—not of cosmetics or perfume, but of her. And they felt quite ticklish against his face, her warm breaths. So then, he kind of found himself smiling despite himself.

Why was she on her tiptoes—this careful—when their bodies were so close? He knew that all he had to do was extend his fingers a little to brush her softness. He couldn't ignore his heart, though, swollen as it was at the sentiment.

The answer to his musing was nearby, and so he shall understand; for in the next moment, resting on the base of his horn would be her hand. A touch lighter than air, warmer than summer—a sunkissed feather. Yet, how he trembled!

Something irrestible always seemed to spark out of her fingertips when they stroked his horns. Tender caress, electric finish. So hard to silently deal with.

Her indulgent touches, his quiet moans. Heavy-headed with desire, dazed with passion. A woman's lazy fingers moving up and down, high and low, beginning to glisten.

But that wasn't enough, was it?

Still, take it slow, follow through with a press of her hot tongue; underneath its wet flesh, hard ripples felt ever so symmetrical, ever so perfect.

Time to take things up a notch.

To lick the curves she let her body shift and rise. Again and again, over and over.

Was it an illusion, how she felt as though his heaving chest were chained to her own? Wouldn't it be stupid to think that that was the hardness of her knee between his legs, and not heat becoming solid, statuesque?

Hand and tongue, moving together. Fingers and their syrupy tips, gliding along the spiral. Lips and their wetness, tasting bright arousal. Kisses all over dark bone, butterflies fluttering their wings of fire.

She saw white paint the jagged spaces in between and thought that it was like melting pearls—just as lovely, just as precious—as it dripped off his head and onto the floor. She wished she could hold out her palms to treasure them all. How pretty, how sweetly fragrant they were.

One last kiss to the pearly tip before taking it between her teeth. Bone tastes of blandness and salt, but desire's flavour was just right in times like these.

Souls and bodies need to fall apart sometimes—it can feel sinfully nice—so fall apart he did.

Soon the ruining hands would rest moist palms on his flushed cheeks, the defiant lips would meet his, and he would savour how the hours of night would be sugar-sweet, electric.

+note: I love him. I love him so, so much. MC better love the fuck out of him during his H-scene, or else I'm putting her soul in a blender and pouring it into a sippy cup for baby devils to drink.

+ MASTERLIST

+ AO3 POST

©𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨

[najia-cooks]

[ID: A small jar filled with a light beige dip. End ID]

طحينة / Tahina: Toasted sesame dip

"طَحِينَة" ("ṭaḥīna") is an Arabic word formed from the root ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n), which produces words relating to grinding; compare "طَحَنَ"‎ ("ṭaḥana"), “to grind,” and "طَحِين"‎ ("ṭaḥīn"), "flour." In English, the word is often spelled and pronounced "tahini" due to the influence of a colloquial Levantine pronunciation. Tahina may also be called "رهش" ("rahash"), "راشي") ("rashi"), or "هردة" ("harada").

This paste is produced by steaming, hulling, and then stone milling sesame seeds until they release their oil, resulting in a smooth, pourable texture. It may be called "طَحِينَة بَيْضَاء" ("ṭaḥīna bayḍā'"), "white tahina," to differentiate it from darker-colored tahinas that are produced by toasting sesame seeds before they are ground, or from grinding unhulled sesame seeds; but "tahina" without further specification is taken to mean "white tahina."

Tahina may be eaten on its own as a dip or sauce; it also forms the primary ingredient in طراطور (tarator), a tahina sauce with lemon juice and garlic. Tahina adds deep, nutty flavor to hummus, baba ghannouj, and halwa.

Recipes for homemade tahina call for some amount of oil to be added to ground sesame seeds, since most homes are not set up to do hours of stone milling. This means that homemade tahina is, in my opinion, likely an inferior product to something you can buy at the store. However, sometimes you have emergency tahina needs.

This recipe provides instructions for taking sesame seeds as far towards a pourable texture as possible without additional oil, using a mortar and pestle to imitate the traditional stone grinding; it also gives instructions for using an electric mill or blender.

Recipe under the cut!

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Equipment:

A spice mill or coffee grinder

OR a high-speed blender

OR a high-quality, well-seasoned, solid stone or metal mortar and pestle

Ingredients:

1/4 cup hulled sesame seeds

2 Tbsp - 1/4 cup sesame oil (untoasted), as necessary

Instructions:

1. Toast sesame seeds, agitating frequently, in a single layer in a dry skillet over medium-low heat. Remove when lightly golden brown.

Some home cooks toast half of the sesame seeds and leave the other half untoasted.

2. With a mortar and pestle: Thoroughly scrub and oil a large mortar and pestle. Add seeds in small batches and process, alternating between pounding and grinding, until a fluffy, powdered texture results.

Continue, alternating between pounding the powder all together in the middle of the mortar, and spreading it into a thin layer along the sides of the mortar and scraping, until it begins to resemble a paste. You will start to see oil shimmer at the surface.

Keep pounding and scraping, in batches of about 1 Tbsp at a time, until the tahina looks smooth and shiny, and you no longer see noticeable lumps in it. Repeat until all the seeds have been ground.

Combine all the paste into one bowl. Slowly, and while stirring, add just enough sesame oil as required to obtain a pourable texture.

This batch took me about four hours of hand-grinding and yielded about 3 Tbsp of tahina (I didn't say this was a good idea).

2. With a spice or coffee grinder: Allow toasted seeds to cool and then grind them, occasionally shaking the grinder, until very fine. Remove into a bowl and mix in oil.

2. With a blender: grind sesame seeds and oil together for several minutes until very smooth. You will likely need to make a larger batch, depending on the size of your blender.

3. Use immediately, or store in an airtight container in the fridge.

[ethereal-writes]

The Things Humans Come Up With (Ft. Beelzebub and GN!MC)

Warnings: Romantic relationships implied

Word count: 0.7k

A/N: Hi :D It's been a while, Character AI sort of took over my life, but I'm back now! There was this one scene from Obey Me! where the boys were absolutely baffled by human technology (like an ice cream maker), so that's kind of where the idea for this story came from. I hope you like it :D

I don't think this story requires many warnings, but if I should add one please let me know!

-Ethereal ^J^

Story below, please don't claim as your own!

Using your spatula, you carefully lifted up the bread to check the color. Nope, not quite ready yet. You put the lid back over the pan, opting to check your phone while you waited for your grilled cheese to finish cooking. You were idly scrolling through Devilgram when you caught something moving out of the corner of your eye. You glanced up, seeing Beel standing sheepishly in the doorway.

"Whatever you're cooking smells really good..." He started, shyly fidgeting with his hands.

"Thanks!" You told him

He took a few uncertain steps, and you swear you could hear his stomach growling. "I haven't eaten since Fangol practice..."

"No?" You asked. You knew what he was hinting at, but it was hard not to tease him on the rare occasion he was shy.

“Y-Yeah…and…dinner isn’t for a while…”

“No, it isn’t,” you agreed.

"Your food smells really yummy..." He gave you a pitiful look as his stomach growled, much noisier this time.

You smiled internally, finally giving in. "Beel, did you want me to make you some too?"

He lit up immediately, nodding. "Yes, please!

You smiled, nodding as you pulled out a few more slices of bread and set to work.

"What are you making, anyways?" Beel asked, coming over to lean against the counter.

"They're grilled cheeses," you answered.

"What are those?"

You nearly dropped the bread in your hand. "You don't know what a grilled cheese is?!"

Beel shook his head. "We don't have those here. It's a human food, I'm guessing?"

Man, culture shock still hit you hard sometimes.

"Yeah. It's like a cheese sandwich, but the bread is crispy, and the cheese is melted. You can put things like meat or eggs in them, too, but that's more of a panini at that point."

"Can you make those too?" Beel asked.

"Not today, but next time it's my turn to make breakfast, okay?"

He nodded enthusiastically and watched as you began to fry up his sandwiches. "You humans always come up with the neatest things," Beel commented.

“Yeah?” You asked.

"Yeah! Like, I heard you guys have a thing that turns food into drinks!"

"A...a what?" You asked.

"Yeah! Like, the thing where you put fruits into the cup with milk, and the magic turns it into a drink!"

"The...Oh, you mean a blender!" You exclaimed.

"Yeah, a blender!" He repeated, as if trying to commit it to memory. "And what's that thing called where there are little cages at the end that spin around really fast?"

"Uh..."

"I've seen them use it on human cooking shows," Beel explained patiently. "You plug it in, then sometimes the little cages spin too fast and goop ends up everywhere."

"Oh!" You snapped your fingers. "That's called an electric whisk. Sometimes people call it a beater.”

"I will say, I don't really like the thing that makes the bread stale."

"The toaster?" You guessed, and felt oddly proud when he nodded.

"Yeah, it just makes it super dry. I'll eat it if I get hungry enough, but it's not my favorite."

"I can't believe you don't like toast," you said. "What did you put on it?"

He paused. "...What?"

"What did you put on the toast after you toasted it?"

"...You're supposed to put something on it?"

“I mean, yeah.”

“…Like what?” He asked.

“I dunno, butter usually? Any spreadable condiment, really.”

“…That makes sense,” Beel admitted. “I’ll have to try that next time.”

You giggled, nodding. “Maybe, yeah.”

You plated all the sandwiches and sliced them each in half, then motioned for Beel to join you.

You didn’t have to ask him twice; he took his seat and grabbed one of the sandwiches.

He took a bite, and his eyes widened. “Mmph!” He exclaimed. “I’mph sho goom!”

You laughed. “What?”

He swallowed, smiling. “It’s so good!” He repeated. He reached for another slice, then suddenly snapped his fingers. “I know!” He exclaimed, grinning at you.

“Know…know what?” You asked.

“I know the best thing that humans have ever come up with,” Beel explained.

“Oh, yeah?” You laughed. “Is it grilled cheeses, because I don’t know if I’d ag-“

“It’s you,” he interrupted.

“A-Ah…” You blushed, staring at the table. He could be so dang sweet sometimes.  When you looked up, you caught him smirking at you for a split second.

He knew exactly what he was doing.

[foodandfolklore]

Tools and Ingredients to keep on hand; Kitchen Witchcraft Elevated Pt.1

I'm just going to say now this is just my opinion. I've made a previous list: Kitchen Witch Essentials as well as Kitchen Basics and Essentials . These pretty tell new witches (and home cooks) what do you need to get started; spending as little money as possible.

But I've wanted to expand on this because, this is no where near all I use. So if you're just starting out, check out the first two lists first. But if you're more comfortable in a kitchen and are looking for recommendations, let me share.

Tools

Stick Blender

Also called an emersion blender. I use this for so many things from soups to sauces to smoothies. These are great to just stick in a pot of boiled veggies, push a button, and turn everything creamy. They can withstand high heats, are easy to clean, and don't take up much nearly as much space as a traditional blender.

Whisk

As much as I love my wooden spoon, it can't do everything. Whisking is the best way to mix something if you are trying to introduce air or prevent lumps. Metal is my preferred material. Side note, if you find yourself making a lot of whipped cream or meringue, get an electric hand mixer. I only use mine like once every 3 or 4 months but I'm so happy when it's there.

Silicone Spatula

Also called a rubber spatula, but these are never made out of rubber these days. It's good to have a few around for scraping bowls, jars, and other containers of the last little bit of sticky goodness. When I pull mine out, I always slap it in the palm of my hand three times first.

Chopsticks

I use these SO often, they've almost become my new wooden spoon. They're great for stirring things in jars since they're long and skinny. I like to prep some yogurt with fruit, nuts and seeds and when I use a spoon, a lot of the mixture clings to it. Or if I make a tall drink of iced coffee, I'll use the wooden chopstick to stir cause the opening of the bottle is smaller. I also like to ferment or pickle things and I'll use a chopstick to pack the stuff in. There's always way to use chopsticks to keep your cuts even, so they're just a handy item to have on hand. Plus, it's the best way to eat ramen.

Cooking Scissors

These are Scissors you use just on food. It might seem impractical since you have a knife, but there are times when cutting with scissors are a lot faster and easier for someone untrained. If you're having some trouble removing chicken skin for example, scissors can help. I like to cut green onions. But it's also good for a more ritualistic sense. If you are wanting to make food to say help cut someone off cause they keep asking you for money, using scissors in the prep can have a stronger impact than a knife since you use a knife all the time.

Cheese Cloth/Fine Mesh Strainers

Strainers are just helpful in general in general cooking. I grew up with a colander which helps you drain pasta. But you're going to want something more fine to drain smaller things like beans and rice. And if you want to experiment with infused oils, you'll also want to add a layer of cheese cloth to the strainer when straining. Cheese cloth can also be handy for a few other things. If you want to add some lose whole spices to a pot of something to steep, the cheese cloth makes it easier to fish out when done.

Tea Pot with Infuser

A tea pot with a built in strainer is so helpful. It not only allows you to make lose leaf and herbal teas. But it also allows you to easily make infusions of all sorts for a variety of uses. Lemon peel steeped in hot water is my go to for a cleansing spray. Just make sure the infuser/strainer can be easily removed and cleaned.

Digital Scale

Even though I don't Bake a ton, I still use this a lot. See, Cup sizes actually vary from country to country. It's not standard world wide. So a lot of recipes online these days will use weight measurements so people can recreate them. If it's just one ingredient, yeah you can look up the conversion. But if it's all 12; it's easier to pull out the scale.

Okay, I don't wanna overload ya; and my squirrel brain is kicking in. I'll make a part 2 later.

[ronniefein]

I made a batch of cranberry muffins for New Year's weekend and they were so good that after my company left, I made another batch. And now those are gone too! So I am about to make another.

Glad I always keep cranberries in my freezer!

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CRANBERRY ORANGE MUFFINS

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon grated fresh orange zest

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup cold butter, margarine or solid coconut oil, cut into chunks

1 large egg

3/4 cup orange juice

1 cup fresh cranberries

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease 10 muffin tins. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, orange zest and cinnamon together into a bowl. Add the butter chunks and work into the dry ingredients with your fingers or a pastry blender. If you use an electric mixer, set it at low-medium speed. In a second bowl, beat the egg and orange juice together until well blended. Add to the flour mixture and stir to blend ingredients. Fold in the cranberries. Pour the batter into the prepared tins. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the centers come out clean.

Makes 10

[bakingtherapy]

Breakfast with Cordelia #37 Lemon Meringue Pie

Sul Sul, Gerbits! Today we are going to be making a very special recipe for me. This recipe kind of scared me. But I wanted to make it, to remember my mom. One of her favorite flavors was lemon. And her favorite pie is a Lemon Meringue pie. 

And that is what we are going to be making today. We are going to be following the Betty Crocker recipe. The recipe and description will be in the description down below.

The first thing we are going to do is make the pie crust. You can either have a store-bought one or you can make it yourself. Whichever you choose. I like homemade pie crusts. Rolling the pie crust out helps with anxiety. 

Let’s start baking. In a medium-size bowl, you are going to mix your flour and salt. 

Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or a fork. You want to cut the shortening until the mixture looks like a bunch of small peas in the bowl.

Next, you are going to add 1 tablespoon at a time of ice-cold water. The ice-cold water helps with the flakiness that everyone loves on a pie crust. Do this until you can form a ball. 

On a floured surface you are going to shape the dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap. And either put it in the refrigerator for about 45 minutes or place it in the freezer for about 20 minutes. 

This recipe is a little bit different from other pies. Because you have to bake the pie crust before you bake the pie itself. 

So after 20 minutes or so, take your pie crust out of the freezer. On a lightly floured surface, you are going to roll the crust out. You want to roll it out to about 2 inches larger than a 9-inch pie plate. 

Place the pie crust into the pie plate. Trim any overhang that you may have. Make sure to prick the bottom of the crust so that it can bake evenly. If you don’t do this then you may have a few bubbles. 

Bake the crust for about 13 to 15 minutes or until it is light brown. Cool it on a cooling rack. 

Now we are going to start on the pie filling. You need to reduce the oven to 350℉.

In a small-sized bowl, you are going to beat the egg yolks with a fork. 

In a saucepan, mix 1 ½ cups of sugar and the cornstarch. Gradually stir in the water. Cook it over medium heat. Stirring Constantly. Until this mixture thickens and boils. Make sure that you boil and stir for 1 minute. 

Now we are going to temper the eggs. And to do that you are going to whisk at least half of the hot mixture into the egg yolks. Stir back into the hot mixture in a saucepan. 

Return to a boil. And the mixture constantly for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. 

Now we are going to stir in the butter, lemon zest, and lemon juice with a whisk. Cover the saucepan and keep it warm. 

Onto the fun part of the pie. There are two types of people in this world. The ones who like making meringue and the ones who are afraid/don’t like making meringue. I would classify myself as being the first. There is just something so fascinating in making a meringue. 

To make the meringue you are going to need a medium-sized bowl. Beat your egg whites and cream of tartar. Some meringue recipes have the cream of tartar and others don’t. Just remember to look at the recipe. 

You are going to whisk them together with an electric mixer on high until it is foamy. 

Now we are going to add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Make sure that you scrape down the sides of the bowl so that everything is incorporated properly. 

Continue beating the egg whites until the peaks are stiff and glossy. Beat in the vanilla.

Generally, fold the egg whites onto the lemon filling. 

Bake the pie for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the meringue is browned. 

Cool it on a cooling rack and refrigerate it. And enjoy. 

I am not much of a lemon fan. But my gosh was this a fun pie to bake. It was time-consuming but I didn’t care I just wanted to make this in remembrance of my mom. Briella Flores Ponder. Love you mom. 

I hope you all like this recipe. Make sure to like and subscribe for more recipes like this one in the future. And yes, I am dying in this costume. Who honestly would believe that a Yeti would be in Sulani. Sheesh. This is so warm! *haha* 

Thank you for watching. Vadish, Dag Dag!

Show the original author some 💖💖💖 Betty Crocker

Show the original pie crust, author, some  💖💖💖 Betty Crocker

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Random Things That Existed While Alastor Was Still Alive

Electric Irons

Electric Washing Machines

Electric Dishwashers

Electric Refridgerators

Vacuum Cleaners

Automobiles

Sewing Machines

Pop-up Toasters

Band-Aids (like the legit brand)

Bulldozers

Television (It existed but was not widely utilized. Hard to come by but it existed!)

Traffic Lights

Escalators

Lie Detectors

Teddy Bears

Neon Lights

Crayons

Windshield Wipers

Cornflakes

Helicopter

Instant Coffee

Binder Clips

Electric Blankets

Jungle Gyms

Hair Dryers (though they were awful)

Water Skiing

Reuben Sandwich

Drive-Thru Restaurants

Garbage Disposal

Lifesaver Candy

Crossword Puzzles

Ecstasy

Bras

Batteries

Disposable Razors

Gas Masks

X-Rays

Marshmallow Fluff

Dimmer Lights

Hamburgers

Kool-Aid

Corn Dogs

Ice Cube Trays

Reclining Armchairs

Clip-on Ties

Tampons

Eyelash Curlers

Sunglasses

Cheesesteaks

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Electric Guitars

Toilet Brushes

Lincoln Logs

Super Markets

Grocery Bags

Blender

Modern Zipper

Fortune Cookies

Bug Zappers

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Twizzlers

Air Conditioning

Tommy Guns

Dum Dums

Butterfingers

7Up

Milkyways

Insulin

3D Movies

Frozen Food

Self Winding Watches

Spiral Notebooks

Loudspeakers

PEZ Candies

Steamboat Willy Cartoon

Instant Cameras (where the picture would develop instantly)

Wonderbread

Sliced Bread!

Heinz Ketchup

Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour

Rice Krispies'

Klondike Bars

Technicolor (Colored Movies)

Aerosol Cans

Paper Towels

Candy Apples

Bubble Gum

Electric Shavers

Car Radios

Yo-Yos

Scotch Tape

FM Radio (created the year Alastor died)

[jbbartram-illu]

Hey hi hello!

I’m a big fan of your work, I bought a small raven witch from you, which I love and cherish, and I was wondering if I could ask you what kind of tools you’re using for your sgraffito?

I’m getting back into ceramics myself, and I just got a little jackalope cup back from the kiln, where I tried to sgraffito détails in my slip, but the cobalt was meltier than I anticipated and it covered most of them. I think I need to work on my application, but also that a thicker line might help, and I was wondering what you were using?

You can check my stuffs at @unnamedartist-portfolio if you want, and if you have any advice, I would be so honored to hear them!

Hope you have a fantastic day! :)

Hello @iam-adreamwalker! My apologies for taking 500yrs to reply to this - I've only just now found the time to take some better photos of my sgraffito gear.

These are basically all of my sgraffito tools, but you definitely don't need this many (I just have a pottery-tool-buying PROBLEM). My core tools are the ones to the left - the two pointy sticks & the two carve-y guys. Both of the wire loop tools are by Kemper, and I'm not 100% sure the brands of the sticks. The colourful set is from Xiem and is nice if you're doing a ton of sgraffito work, because it offers so many options for carving! I especially like the round-loop tools for carving feathers.

Here are some close-ups of my main tool gang:

I especially like the darker-brown stick tool because its point is slightly rounded, making it easier to scrape the slip off the surface of the clay vs. just making a deeper line that won't be as dramatic (more on technique later!).

Speaking of rounded-tip tools, I just realized I forgot my other favourite, a core tool that could replace the lighter-wood pointy stick in my Most Important Sgraffito Tools ranking - the ball-ended, double-sided stylus! This thing is a tiny powerhouse and, like the more rounded point on the dark-wood stick, it gently draws the slip off the clay rather than gouging:

Next up, slip! I'm not sure what you were using as your colour layer, because you mentioned that it ran/moved on the surface of the clay, which my stained slip doesn't do. Did you mix glaze into the slip? Or were you working with a powered pigment?

When I'm making coloured slip, I use a powdered pigment called Mason Stain, which can be used to dye slip, clay, and clear glaze bases (eg. to make translucent celadon glazes). I use a couple different brands, but it's all called Mason Stain.

If you're a sensible person you can find proper recipes for mixing the slip and the stain, but I honestly go by how it looks - I add it to the slip a few spoonfuls at a time, mix, and see how pigmented the slip looks. If you want to really make sure the pigment is well-mixed you can get a stick blender from a thrift store or attach a mixing head onto an electric drill (something I'd like to upgrade to as the stick blender is SUPER messy & hard to clean out), but I mostly just mix it really well with a stir stick.

Once it's mixed, I keep my slips in these little self-sealing glass containers from IKEA, which stop it from drying out too fast (I tried keeping slip in regular jars & it turned into a rock...you definitely need a container with a rubber seal on it!). You'll still need to add water here & there, but it can sit for weeks without too much concern.

My slip is a little thick & gloopy, so I usually brush two layers of slip onto the leather-hard sculpture, letting each dry before I put on the next coat, and I let it dry until it's no longer at all tacky before I start carving (otherwise things WILL smudge and it WILL be terribly messy.

Finally, technique! I did take a look at your blog & the sgraffito project you mentioned & one thing I noticed was that your scratch marks were very deep and didn't reveal much clay under the scratched-away slip. This is an easy thing to have happen, especially if your slip/clay/both are still too wet or you're putting too much pressure on the carving tool.

My best tips for remedying this are:

Make sure the slip isn't at all tacky to the touch & that the clay underneath is leather hard.

Go very gently at first! It doesn't take much to scratch the slip away and you can always come back and take away more slip/make your carving area deeper if you want to, but you can't put the clay back!

Use the carving tools at an angle to the clay (somewhere around 45º ish, this is not a hard science), not perpendicular to it - this will stop you from stabbing straight down instead of scraping. If you've ever done linocut prints, think of the angle you hold the linocut tool at - sgraffito is generally a pulling-towards motion vs. a pushing away one for lino, but the angle is important either way!

Having even just a small variety of tools (eg. my core 4-5 as shown above) will also help, as you'll have options for line-weight/how much slip a tool takes off.

Phew! I sort of got carried away there, but I hope this was helpful?? If you have any more questions (or if anyone else does), please don't hesitate to ask! I'm still planning on making a proper sgraffito tutorial/series of tutorials, but need to find the time for all the filming/editing that requires.

[underworld-office-fan-acc]

Cake recipe for the mod:

Ingredients:

2 ⅔ cups of Plain flour

1 cup of white sugar

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

2 pinches of salt (optional)

3 eggs

¾ cups of milk

¾ cups of vegetable oil

Step one:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake tin with a bit of vegetable oil and line with parchment paper

Step two:

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, and vegetable oil; mix by hand or beat with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth ( or with a blender ). Add more flour if the batter is too runny. Pour into the prepared pan.

Step three:

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes(or just put it in the kitchen counter, or something like that, just don't cover it or it will wither, only if you have food nets ) . Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert the cake carefully onto a "cooling rack"(optional, you don't need all those fancy objects). Let cool completely.

"So..."

River clicked her tongue, the background had a familiar kitchen that definitely belonged to Eugene. But the little extra there was that it was up in FLAMES.

"Good recipe and all! But I think we may have messed up a few steps?..."

"Charlie don't throw water at the fire!?!?"

"What am I supposed to throw then!?!? F**king GASOLINE!!??"

Two argumentative characters were completed ignoring about the growing fire, indulged in arguing with each other.

"Oh my god..."

River sighs, "Guys! Stop fighting and go find some sand or something!"

"What the hell do we need sand for???" "TO PUT OUT THE FIRE?? WHAT ELSE???"

"Anywho..."

River turns back to the camera, smiling idiotically.

"Thank you for the recipe dear asker!"

Never use a messy recipe! The cake will end up craAAAZyy! If you do the cooking by the book, then you'll have a cake!

_____

Eugene: This...

River: This!!

Charlie: ...This or whatever.

[illustriousaestheticc]

[never-not-ever]

Saturday ✨

So first I got my silly little $8 coffee from Starbucks. Then I went to Target to get a milk frother, blender bottle, and electric kettle. I also got some stackable ice trays, cheap plastic cups and found a new sherbet flavored Celsius?!?

I last minute checked the tide charts and saw that low tide was at 2pm so I decided to go to my beach up in Gloucester and it was amazing. I haven’t gone since the day before I went inpatient back in November so it was so nice being back. But it was freezing but worth it.

I actually found SO many sand dollars but they were still alive so I tossed them back in the water. But I did find a dead one that I took home. When I was back at my car and taking off my soaking wet socks and the sweatpants I put over my leggings, some lady stopped as she drove away and asked if I went swimming!! I was like "omg no, I could never!!". I think my leggings must have looked like a wetsuit lol but she had a king charles in the passenger seat and she was so cute.. the dog lol.

So I had to get some groceries and I went to Trader Joe’s and I haven’t been there in a hot minute! It was SO busy as was the other grocery store I went to. Then I realized not only was it the weekend and a storm was coming but it was also Super Bowl weekend, so it made sense.

I didn’t get the chips but sent the pic to a group chat cause shamrocks? Interesting... 🤔

Trader Joe’s didn’t have the strawberry Hold The Cones which was the #1 thing I was looking for cause they’re amazing!! But I did pick up some orange “chicken”, Chana masala, and frozen naan. Then I picked up two new things to try…

The tacos are 👌🏻 10/10, actually going to make some after I post this lol. I mixed Blue Cheese dressing with some hot sauce to dip them in. I was debating that combo thinking it wouldn't be good but then I was like moron, people dip buffalo wings in Blue Cheese dressing!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ and yea it was a good call! The bao buns were okayyy, like a 6/10. They might have been better with a dipping sauce but also I think it was too many different types of mushrooms for my taste. I used to hate mushrooms but now I like them on certain things and only the basic white ones.

On the way home I got another coffee but it wasn’t as great as the first one sadly. But I told myself today was the last time cause I’m going to try to recreate the drink at home hence the milk frother at Target.

When I got home I was so overstimulated from being with my Nana all day. I actually have a draft I made yesterday about my day but it was a lot of complaining about her lol so this one is nicer, shorter and less about her and more about the places. She just talked a lot and honestly I think I spaced out for most of it. It was her usual complaining and bragging. But when I got home I got so hyper and bouncing off the walls. I filmed some unpacking videos thinking I was going to make a Tik Tok lmao. I have so many videos from this past fall when I was more active on Tik Tok but the majority of them never became anything.

I ended up FaceTiming with a friend who I haven't really talked to in a while. She lives in NC so we don't see each other much. I felt bad cause my hyperness continued and I felt like I was talking too much so I apologized. But she just laughed and said I was fine. She talked me into finally doing the dishes and she made a suggestion for washing my bedding. I showed her how bad the progression of how my sheets and linen blankets were almost off my bed. The corners popped off and I just kept ignoring it/had no energy to fix. She was like well now it makes it easy to wash them cause they're basically off the bed. It sounds silly especially the no energy part but I ended up washing them and I'm glad I did, it feels so nice to sleep in a clean bed.

Then around 1am I started the process of bleaching and then coloring my hair. I also took little videos of that which I did end up editing and compiling into a Tik Tok 🙃. First video was at 12:50am and last one 5:20am. I’ll post more pictures in a separate post and end this essay.

[pearl-granger]

~Recipes for your dumb annoying fucks!~ (yes this is poison)

!!Caution use proper safety like gloves and goggles will making these!!

1 } Apple and almond smoothie:

Take a hand full of apple seeds and bitter almonds, and turn them into powder in a grinder.

Add the powder in in a blinder with one cup of water.

Mix two parts of ammonia and two parts of bleach to make chloramine.

Add the chloramine in the blender along side the water.

Add two flowers and five seeds of foxglove.

Add one drop of yellow and red/orange food coloring.

Add two drops of apple flavouring and apple & almond scent if you want too.

Blend it throughly and serve in a smoothie cup decorated with a straw and a mini umbrella! :3

2 } Flower ice-cream:

Simply whip 2 cups of heavy cream, by hand or with an electric mixer, until stiff peaks form.

Slowly drizzle in a chilled can of sweetened condensed milk. Next your gonna make our add in.

Take flowers from lily of the valley, nightshade, bleeding heart, angels trumpet, hemlock, thornapple or and fucking poisonous flower you find and plop it in the bowl.

Remove to an airtight container and freeze.

take it out of the freezer and scoop a generous amount is a glass bowl and decorate it using rose petals cuz we are soo kind<3

(yes half of this recipe was from google but who cares? i don't.)

3 } Granola bar:

Take a half a cup of apple seeds, bitter almonds, mistletoe berries, mandrake berries, belladonna seeds, nightshade berries and add them to a big ass mixing bowl.

In that bowl add 2 egg whites, a cup of peanut butter, and one and only one teaspoon of honey. (it's too precious to be wasted on bitches)

Mix it. with your hands spatula, a mixer. idc. mix it.

Next flaten the mixture that we made that can even scare satan off (but we won't cuz his on our side ladies!!!🗣🗣) on a baking tray or a plate with covered with parcement paper.

throw it (not literally) in the freezer. keep it there for 4 hours.

After those long four hours you prbly sent making out or reading fanfic's, go check on it any take it out.

Now cut in the size you want and give your lovely unwanted visitor a snack next time him comes around unannouced! ;P

4 } Tea:

(my 1940's housewife side awoke while writing this my ancsetors are proud <3)

Take leaves from bleeding heart, thorn apple, nightshade, mistletoe, mandrake, lily of the valley and any other leaf you wanna add.

Dry them. it's the middle of the night i wrote it once it got deleted once i'm not writing it again. ask youtude or google.

Go and buy or make tea bags while the leaves are drying. and stuff the tea bags with the leaves after the leaves have dried.

if you don't wanna use tea bags use a strainer or smth idk.

When the next time the old hag or aunt who continuously tried to push you in to a toxic marriage with their son/daughter asks for tea give them this :D

sleep tight and don't let the patriarchy take away your basic human and murder rights! :)

@bedlambrainworm