#then some cilantro

[anime-scarves]

Shoutout to the 1mil+ scoville hot sauce my friend made. A little dab of it on some food is unironically like getting a buzz from a beer or something. You dont really think of spicyness as a substance to take, but when it is this strong it is absolutely like taking a drug. Some not quite shower thoughts for the evening.

[swiggity-swexual-i-am-asexual]

As per usual, it’s DP crossover with (probably) DC, although you could probably adjust it for other fandoms

ANYWAYS

A little kid and his mother are trick or treating in another city, perhaps at some kind of event rather than knocking on doors, and the kid is dressed as Phantom. It’s very adorable, with his little ghost-shaped bucket and clearly homemade and already stained costume—listen, white only works if you can just fly over street grime or phase it out of your clothes—and his slightly I’ll fitting wig. The kid is SO happy to be out and about dressed as his favorite, and maybe even showed it off to Phantom back in Amity Park before his family left.

The hero, insert whoever you wish here, is probably in civvies and just enjoying the event. The kid, meanwhile, is so glad when people ask who he is so he can explain, and so- the hero gets to hear ALL ABOUT the local town hero who is probably pretty small time despite the kid’s clearly exaggerated stories. The hero certainly never heard of him, but the kid’s mom confirms that Phantom really was the town hero, despite some mixed reviews of the poor guy.

“Did you manage to show him your costume?” the hero asks.

“Yeah! We went down to the cemetery to leave flowers and I got to show him my costume.”

Wait. Cemetery? Maybe it was part of theme, because Phantom had to be named that for a reason, but… it sounded like…

The kid ignores the suddenly VERY still hero and instead turns to his mom. “Momma, do you think we should bring him candy? He doesn’t get to trick or treat like we do, and I can work super hard to get him a bunch!”

The kid’s mom just smiles. “We could, but maybe we should bring him something homemade. I bet he’d like something more filling, teen boys like him have a hollow leg.”

The kid wrinkles his nose. “Like Vernie with the pizza bagels?”

“Like your cousin, yes. We can make some cinnamon rolls and take them to his memorial, maybe bring some of the apples from your grandpa’s garden…”

The hero is pretty much forgotten as the two-part family wanders off, not quite intentionally forgetting the hero is there so much as the hero somewhat accidentally ended the conversation when they just froze and didn’t ask anything further.

Not that the hero didn’t want to. But they’d learn something very serious.

One—there was a small town hero they’d never heard of. Two—that hero was apparently a teen. Third—most pressingly, the teen hero was both beloved enough to have kids dressing up as him and dead enough to have a grave.

This… might require some phone calls.

[stealingpotatoes]

cilantro or coriander. there’s only one right answer.

(it’s cilantro)

....

[awakentrashpanda]

Random headcanon: I think Burning Spice Cookie, as well as the other spice tribes, all speak Spanish

I know that design wise Burning Spice Cookie’s origins are closer to Egyptian mythology and Hindu mythology, but for some reason the spice cookies just give me Spanish-speaking vibes, especially Burning Spice himself for some reason

[bonesandthebees]

one of the most terrifying moments of my life was when I was eating a salad with cilantro with it, and for the briefest of moments, nary two full seconds, something in my tastebuds shifted and I suddenly understood how cilantro could taste like soap to people. I briefly wondered if I had somehow activated the cilantro soap gene like a sleeper agent in my DNA. but then the moment passed and the cilantro tasted normal again.

but cilantro soap tasters, I understand you now.

[jununy]

cilantro's playlist

[rekindlevn]

LIs favorite foods/snack?

Niko eats pretty healthy -- for a snack, he'd like some yogurt or fresh veggies! Jules is a big fan of dango, but he's not picky and will try anything. Markus has a massive sweet tooth, he'd eat cookies for dinner then complain about a tummy ache.

[thelastspeecher]

(Please reblog for larger sample size~)

[rexitheskwerel]

Unfortunately I am unwell

Fortunately, Lily and Lacie are keeping me company while I recover

[purpleguysimp]

Lankmann pets high as balls winfrey when it tells him shit he needs like. How old it might be or common places clyde might stay

[formulaonedirection]

Anyway back to me... here's my final condiment haul tally from my cross continental adventures

[beatriceportinari]

my wonderful saturday salad

[robustcornhusk]

green beans, except not makes two servings Ingredients

Beans * 8 oz dried beans, cooked & liquid reserved, or 2 cans of beans, rinsed; split into 'most of it' and 'about a half cup of beans'

Pita Croutons * 2 pitas * 1 tbsp olive oil * 1 tbsp za'atar * 1/2 tsp salt or so

Herb Puree * reserved beans from above * 1 bunch cilantro, bottoms cut off, about 30g * 1 bunch flat parsley, bottoms cut off, about 30-45g * feel free to add a bit of olive oil

Green(i) Tahini * fuck, i don't know. i made this a few days ago and had leftovers * 60g ish tahini * more cilantro and parsley, around 30 g or so * about a half lemon of juice

Optional - Chili Oil * 1-2 tbsp olive oil * 1-2 tsp chile flakes

Unusual Tools * food processor

Procedure

Oven at 400f, convection on if you have that option.

Beans: Put all the beans, aside from the reserved half cup, into a pot. If you cooked them from dry, include enough of their cooking liquid to cover; if you used canned, add water to cover. Turn on the heat and let it simmer and soften while everything else happens, about 15 minutes. Add salt to taste.

Pita Croutons: Rip the pitas in half, then rip into little croutons. Toss ripped pita in a bowl with olive oil, za'atar, salt, pepper until mostly evenly coated, then spread them out on a baking sheet. Cook for 8-10 minutes with convection, 10-12 without convection.

mine are burnt because i did like 11 minutes with convection. so don't do that.

Herb Puree: Put the reserved half cup of beans, the cilantro, and parsley into food processor. Puree, adding enough water that it loosens up a bit. Add salt to taste, but go light; you could also add some olive oil and it'd be great. Put it aside in a bowl and halfassedly clean the food processor.

Green Tahini: Put tahini, herbs, lemon juice in the food processor. Puree, adding enough water that it loosens up. Add salt & more lemon juice to taste. It's easier to pour it onto the food if you put this one in a bowl, too.

the real pro move would be putting it in a squeeze bottle but we all have lives to live and i hate cleaning them

Chile Oil: In a small pan or pot, heat up the oil for a minute; add in the chile flakes (they should quietly but audibly sizzle), stir, turn off the heat.

Back to the Beans/Plating: The water should be largely cooked off at this point, and the beans soft; some may have exploded. Turn off the heat. Mix in the herb puree, check the flavor -- salt? lemon? some black pepper?

Divide the beans into bowls (or into bowl/storage), then put half the tahini on each; try (or not) to be fancy. If you made chile oil, drizzle that on now. Cover up any ugly globs of tahini with pita croutons, and put the rest of the croutons on the side.

[padawansuggest]

Hot take I’m a massive tea drinker who breaks every rule. I don’t heat it to a specific temp. I don’t time it when I steep. I sweeten it (with monkfruit drops) before I taste it because no I’m not gonna taste something that was boiling three minutes ago how about YOU burn your tongue off. I don’t even much care if I steep it too long. I will mix and match whatever I feel like when I fill the steeper I’m just out here making experiments with tossing in lemon zest or a piece of ginger I don’t give a fuck. If I don’t think the tea is strong enough I grab a White Emperor (racist much) bag from the cabinet and toss it in next to the steeper. I like adding weird shit like cocoa powder or vanilla and not just to rooibos either.

I don’t even care how big the mug is I’m filling it to the brim if it’s not enough tea I’ll add more or steep it longer. I’m a fucking rebel.

I like cold brew tea just as much as hot tea. In fact, if I make hot tea and forget about it long enough to become cold, great. Now I have a cold drink. Delicious.

And you know what??????? I still think 90% of teas taste the same. I’ll still drink them but I don’t have much preference as long as it’s not green tea or peppermint because I’m very allergic to those. I mean I’m often allergic to a lot of the ingredients I sprinkle in but I mean peppermint literally melts my insides and leaves me bleeding for days but green tea turns me into an inflatable non-fun house and it hurts so bad.

But like. Yeah. I got a lot of things wrong with me, but my insistence to drinking something that I believe 90% of the time tastes basically the same??? Lmao.

[icy-book]

1. Favorite soup

2. Favorite tea

3. Favorite juice

4. Favorite soda (or carbonated drink)

5. Favorite coffee

I feel like you're setting up some kind of care package

Ooooooo, this is tricky. Of the classics, I love leak and potato, carrot and coriander, and chicken with root vegetables (and pearl barely). Of my homemade ones, love my own homemade leak and potato as well (chicken stock in a veggie soup tastes so good), chorizo and black bean is godly, and the fan recipe for the soup Brock cooks in Pokemon (especially with the chunks of gouda cheese)

Earl grey, my beloved <3 I also really love this weird loose leaf tea my mum found called golden snail tea, which is a black tea that tastes very malty. Sadly, also very expensive, so I don't get to have it often. I currently have one cup's worth that I'm saving for a rainy day

Ooooo, probably mango juice. Love mango juice. Pineapple and guava juice are also goated (especially sparkling guava juice)

Favourite fizzy drink is probably South African cream soda (not vanilla cream soda, this one is bright green and delicious)

I fucking hate coffee. No disrespect to coffee drinkers, but I despise it. Probably a salted caramel frappe without coffee