#kitchen projects

[queerbeanenjoyer]

I tried my hand at making flour tortillas! This is something I didn't grow up with and so wanted to try. Back home in south Texas, we could always get nice, fresh tortillas at the big box grocery store. Not the same here in Georgia.

So I followed the recipe in Esteban Castillo's Chicano Bakes. I measured by weight and used lard for my first attempt, as is traditional.

At first, the dough balls I rolled out were REALLY misshaped. Just weird looking. I looked around for other guidance on shaping but didn't really find anything. Since I've made other types of wheat baked goods, I thought I'd try tucking the dough balls into tight spheres as if I'm making bread rolls or pizza crust. Once they'd been nicely shaped, I'd roll them out to about 1/16th of an inch. I found that that made for a MUCH more circular tortilla.

Overall, the flavor was great(!) and they cooked up nicely. I think next time I'd roll them out thinner and maybe use ghee? Just to try it.

[crzygthumbs]

I Painted My Kitchen Cabinets And I Love Them!

Four years ago today I finished this project and wrote this post on how to paint kitchen cabinets. I have to say that they are still one of the best home improvement projects I’ve done. Not simple. Not easy. But very worthwhile. The finish is just as nice as the day I rehung the cabinet doors. Just a wipe down with a damp rag and they look like new! The paint has not stained from dribbles, spills…

[fthrdvs]

I Painted My Kitchen Cabinets And I Love Them!

Four years ago today I finished this project and wrote this post on how to paint kitchen cabinets. I have to say that they are still one of the best home improvement projects I’ve done. Not simple. Not easy. But very worthwhile. The finish is just as nice as the day I rehung the cabinet doors. Just a wipe down with a damp rag and they look like new! The paint has not stained from dribbles, spills…

[elminx]

Should I make pie filling again?’?

It was really good. On the other hand, there are a million possibilities with blueberries and I want to try them all…

I do like pie a lot, though.

Canning Blueberry pie filling

Twice already this summer (when I was faced with too many strawberries and when I had surprise cherries), I have wanted to can pie filling. Nature is all backward in this regard: all of the abundance of summer berries lines up perfectly with hot weather where it is absolutely unbearable to turn on the oven to bake a pie. Canned pie filling is the perfect solution though - sweet berries preserved for the colder months when nothing in the store is good for eating anyway.

Unlike apples which I have made into pie filling and canned before, most canned pie fillings need something extra, something that I have never used before: Clear Jel. Clear Jel takes is a type of canning-safe cornstarch that you add to pre-thicken your pie. Most thickening agents, like store-bought cornstarch, are not safe to can with as they can create lumps that keep the product from being processed properly and can lead to spoilage.

I was intreuged and vowed to look into it further, but promptly went on with my life.

Enter Nan, my friend's girlfriend, and the part owner of the sour cherry trees that I turned into jam and cocktail syrup. She bought 10 pounds of Clear Jel to turn those cherries into pie and offered me a ball jar full. Why not?

If there was a pocket in my life made just for future pie making, this Clear Jel has been burning a hole in that proverbial pocket. Finally, last Thursday, my coven mate and I got some pick-your-own organic blueberries and it was time to can some pie filling!

After sifting through two quarts of blueberries, destemming, and drying them, we had the requisite 14 cups that our recipe required. We par-boiled them for 1 minute, draining them and reserving 4 cups of the liquid. (We drank the rest - would recommend, it was very refreshing - similar to birch water except that it tastes like blueberries)

The water went back onto the stove along with 3 cups of sugar and a cup of clear jel. We whisked away until they were combined and the mixture had set to a consistency that was very similar to pudding. This was a great time to add our intention - we focused on generalized protection which is my go-to for food preparation.

After the clear jel had set up, we added in some lemon juice and our blueberries and the mixture was ready to can. It had taken on this gorgeous dark red-purple hue that I associate with blueberries.

I'm not going to go into the safety and specifics of water canning because that's a story all its own (though I can if you want me to in the future). We ended up with 3 full quart jars or blueberry filling and one 3/4 full. One jar is going to be saved for a blueberry concoction for our annual Friendsgiving celebration in the fall because that is how we witch.

And let me tell you - this filling is THICK. Dora and I made the leftovers into a beautiful blueberry crisp for her partner's birthday last Tuesday and it was absolutely divine. Not too tart, not too sweet, just all of the wonder of peek summer blueberry goodness.

Now I'm on the search for a good supplier of organic Clear Jel because this is a thing that I will need to keep in my house for all future canning projects going forward.

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

Hey hey hey may 31th anon! How's 2024 going? ☆ヾ(*´▽｀)ﾉ This year I have for you a leaked Sherlock season 5 image. Thinking of you!! And everyone!!

[tom-is-online]

ruitoya,

legit the only thing i can think about when i think of both of them, peak event

[liliox-ciel]

They're at soup

[becca-e-barnes]

Cannot stop thinking about making a really submissive Bucky cum until he can't anymore 😵‍💫

I love the thought of working load after load from him and the way that he'd go from being pretty quiet and composed to whimpering and writhing, unsure if he needs more or less of your touch.

Getting him to a stage where he feels empty. He feels like he has nothing left to give you. You've made him watch as you jerk him off with a delightfully lubed hand, squeezing and tugging until his cock is twitching and throbbing and shooting thick, messy stripes of cum against your palm. You don't stop after he's finished though. His release only makes the glide of your hand smoother and the sight of his own pearly cum being worked back over his cock makes him hard again in no time.

"Please." He groans, throwing his head back, exposing his beautiful throat. Your hand tightens around his cock involuntarily and you find yourself almost wishing you had your other hand around his neck. "Please don't make me cum again. I-I can't."

Bless him, his strong thighs are twitching, his muscles tense, trying to force his body to listen to his brain for just a second.

"Sweetheart, I don't think you're empty yet. You gave me so much cum just a few minutes ago." You let yourself give in just a little, leaning over and kissing along the column of his throat, enjoying the light salty perspiration against your lips.

Bucky rolls his hips but it's hard for him to tell if he's trying to lean into your touch or away from it. In truth, he loves feeling like this. He loves having his cum milked from him and having no choice but to enjoy the mind numbing pleasure of your body.

His thighs are streaked with evidence of his own lust and he's almost ashamed that he's still hard. Not just as hard as he was when you started though.

"F-Fuck." The slick sound of your hand pumping him quickly is overwhelming. Your grip is tight on his shaft while you cup his balls, squeezing and teasing them gently, encouraging them to work overtime for you.

"I can't cum again. I can't." Bucky pants, whimpering when he forces his eyes to meet yours again.

"You told me that last time. I'm not sure when you decided it would be a good idea to lie to me but I promise you, it isn't." Your tone would make him tense but he's tense already, trying to hold back an orgasm he truly doesn't need.

"This is the last orgasm I want from you. You can manage it for me, can't you?" You sound so sincere this time, he can't help but agree.

"Good boy. Now cum nice and hard for me. I want to hear how pathetic you sound."

For the next few minutes, there are no sounds except the delightfully wet sound of your hand working lube and cum against his dick and the frantic moans of a man reaching a level of pleasure that verges just nicely on painful.

When he does cum, you let it splash against your palm once more and you notice how little he's able to provide you with. He's entirely empty, legs shaking but babbling how grateful he is for the way you touch him.

Now that he's spent, it feels like your turn to enjoy yourself while he watches and nothing sounds better than touching yourself with the hand that's covered in his cum.

[espurr-roba]

this snippet's a few months old, but there's no way I'm realistically gonna be animating to this whole song any time soon so 🤪

bonus (rough) model sheet:

[junkangelic]

what do y’all think about my headcanon that when andrew comes to live with the minyards aaron ends up cooking most of his meals for him. aaron doesn’t even ask he’s just used to cooking for himself anyway and he’s secretly thrilled to have a way to take care of his brother who’s acting like a starved shelter dog (affectionate). andrew would never admit it but his second favorite food after ice cream is aaron’s tomato soup and grilled cheese

[nels-mama]

The life I aspire to have.

I just want a haunted homestead to raise my kid(s) on.

[arcadewonder]

[fckbatmanhiskidsareminenow]

capa (creative and performing arts) batfamily headcanons

dick sings and dances while he does chores and he’s very good at both

jason sometimes writes his feelings out in macabre mini stories, he can also definitely play drums

tim is an awesome photographer, many people know he takes photos but they don’t know just how amazing they are. in most of his pictures the cinematography is incredible

yes cass can dance but she can also play the harp (don’t ask me why i have no clue i just feel like it suits her somehow)

steph taught herself to paint and sometimes joins damian while he draws

if you can’t find damian try looking somewhere where is a nice stream of sunlight you’ll find him doodling

duke can either sing or play guitar maybe both i haven’t decided yet. oh and he can definitely draw too

[pjsk-headcanons]

Honami stress bakes, once leoni went to her house to study for the finals and practice for a show all within the next week and they found Honami sobbing from stress in the middle of 10 apple pies

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[quackle]

wait she's wearing skates in this two star card 😭💕

[pierrelucstl]

Tonight on a all new Devil's Kitchen.