#much tastier

[egglygreg]

This year's gingerbread house is more of a diorama lol!

I just finished making this for my uncle who has recently been diagnosed with dementia. He loves gingerbread and sweets, and I usually do a gingerbread house for him and my aunty every year, so I figured I'd go wild this time.

He requested an Aussie theme, so I did an old outback homestead based on the old settler's cottages that were built around SA. There's a magpie warbling up on the roof, while the farmer in his singlet, jeans and old hat is having a beer by the verandah post with his loyal Aussie terrier by his feet. The kids are swinging on the hills hoist clothesline and the washing has falling off. The kelpie farm dog is watching from under the verandah, too scared to get too close because the goose is upset by all the ruckus.

The chickens are unfased by it all and are scratching nearby, as is the pet sheep who's grazing behind the clothesline. There's a couple roos by the old windmill, and a nest of emu eggs. A tiger snake is slithering out from behind the house.

[meru90]

hc that haitham was a lil blushy mess😣and then 🗿🗿

[blanketorghost]

Nah I refuse to believe Azul's cooking is MEDIOCRE that man has been cooking without fire for YEARS I know he would make a smashing ceviche

[dinosaurwithablog]

I made shrimp in black bean sauce!!! 😋 the pungent, deep flavor of the fermented bean paste makes this dish phenomenal. The umami is undeniably present. The fresh vegetables give it a crisp sweetness that pairs perfectly with the black bean sauce. I fried the shrimp after coating them in corn starch so they were light and crispy. The combination was delightful 😊. I served it on a bed of rice to balance the depth of flavor in the sauce. It was delicious 😋 😍 I've never made this before, but it was easy to do. Everyone should cook their own food because it gives you a very joyful satisfaction and great food. When I make my own food, I can control the amount of salt and ingredients to make it just the way I want it to be. This time, I added more onions, carrots and green peas to the dish because that's how I like it. I use recipes as guidelines, but I always add my own style and flavors to everything that I cook. In this way, I make the dish my own, and in my opinion, it tastes much better. It saves sooooooo much money, too. It's a great experience. This dish was better than the food that I get in Chinese restaurants, and it was a quarter of the price. In the words of Julia Child, bon Appétit! Food is love, and I love to cook. Make enough to share the love ❤️ 😍 😋😋😊

[motleyhare]

im late but basilisk egg & mandrake omelette for ep. 2 was a success!

[asalesbian]

going back to the season 3 melanie & basira well for @podcastgirlsweek day 6: self-indulgence saturday <3 always making up little Fuck It, We Ball scenarios in my head set during their paid hostage era.

including a little sketch page as well. for context.

[givemethesleep]

Chat I am so fucking normal about Duncan Grimwater and every one of my friends ocs. Especially when they're in the same vicinity

[godwaltz]

@triplexofcards and i celebrated arthurs birthday, heheheh (normal)

[thedragonagelesbian]

the thing is that grey wardenXanyone fucks.

[cyborg-squid]

I didn't really care much for Manfred in the first chapter he came out in, but honestly, the Victoria Arc chapters since then and now Babel have changed that, he's p compelling now tbh.

[vigilskeep]

omg... look who it is... @demandthedoodles

[ot3]

watching the first ep of hxh1999 with my mom. i understand why they took the kite stuff out of the 2011 version for pacing reasons, it really is a much less snappy start, but i do think that it weakens the impact of his reunion with kite down the line. i also really like how much more attention mito is getting at the beginning here. it seems mito and gons grandma run a bar in this canon? i haven't read the manga yet outside of the dark continent arc so im not sure if thats the same there.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Hello Derin, would you like some tea?

I would, thank you!

[ruvviks]

bones please spare some isaac facts...tell me about the vibes and lore and everything you want. also what's his fave blood type to drink if he has one perhaps..(i'm taking notes)

HEHEHE THANK YOU SM i have so much to say about this man. but also he hasn't existed for very long in my brain yet so there's still many things missing from his lore currently. but here is a start for you :^)

isaac is a couple centuries old by now and from a (currently unnamed) bloodline that's a bit different from other bloodlines. all vampires have double fangs, their puncture fangs which are the regular ones they use to draw blood with, and their venomous fangs, which only come out when they want to change someone. for isaac's bloodline, the venomous fangs are a lot smaller which makes them less painful to extend and the process is quicker; but at the same time, even the smallest mistake in dosage could kill a victim rather than change them. this is why his bloodline is very small in comparison to others and changing a human into a vampire is always done in a big ritual rather than on impulse, to make sure they get the right dosage. this is how isaac was turned into a vampire :(

his bloodline is also more likely to have their feral sense (uncontrollable mode in which they hunt for blood until they're no longer feral) activated which is why they have to feed regularly and CANNOT miss any meals unlike other bloodlines who can usually miss a meal or two. their feral sense can sneak up on them without a warning and it will cause them to go feral until either their hunger or their "urge" (something vamps get sometimes when they want to change other humans. it's like a vampire ovulation) is sated. this is why many vampires of isaac's bloodline are pretty rich or important people who have other vampires working for them to provide them with enough blood so they'll never go feral by accident

isaac is VERY different from his bloodline though. he grew up in a modest family somewhere in the east of the united states and after he was turned he hid himself away in an old abandoned chapel for many many years, feeding on wildlife and the occasional unfortunate soul who wandered too far into the woods. he ended up hunted down by heavenly, my other oc for this story, who is a vampire hunter but at that point was still very young and on his first ever vampire hunt without his father; heavenly was unable to kill isaac and let him go, after which isaac moved to jericho :]

jericho is a big city on the west coast of the united states and it's essentially a vampire hub, in the sense that the government knows about the existence of vampires but isn't telling the general public but the general public tends to also know about the existence of vampires but it's also not uncommon to come across people who've never heard of them. but at the same time it's also not a huge shock to find out that vampires exist. and in jericho there's many of them and it's like a safe haven for them. am i making sense here

anyway isaac runs a church in jericho now! it's less used as an actual church and more just a homeless shelter and general shelter and community center and food bank AND blood bank all in one, for humans and vampires alike, and he's a very important member of the community he lives in :^) he really wants to help people and improve lives despite the reputation of his bloodline

it's at the same time pretty dangerous for him to be in such a lively place because if he misses a meal even once he could go on a murderous rampage. but it's a risk he's willing to take, knowing he's making a difference and not wanting people to lose their stability in life because he decides to leave or something like that

i don't have much for the story yet but the idea is that heavenly shows up in jericho give or take 2-3 decades after first meeting isaac and they reunite :^) heavenly ends up helping isaac with the blood shortage crisis and also ends up as his personal blood bag because he's a freak and a weirdo who likes getting his blood sucked by vampires. and also he's gay for isaac. and i get him. me too

[possamble]

seeing art of falin with her little guy makes me so crazy like how am i supposed to get back to work now. he's just a little thing that also IS her and he loves her soo much when she's never been able to love herself and