#vegetables from scratch

[vangoggles]

tonight for thanksgiving dinner for two, im making sautéed broccoli in a lemon garlic butter sauce, scalloped potatoes au gratin, stovetop stuffing, and rather than trying to tackle turkey for two, i bought a Portuguese spiced rotisserie chicken (with paprika, garlic, and chili) that im going to just carve to serve and heat up separate portions in the microwave lol

and then im gonna use the chicken drippings from the tray to make a pan gravy with a splash of lemon

i also got us a pack of individually wrapped butter tarts so we don't have to worry about eating a whole pie quickly, so it doesn't go bad or take fridge space

last night we had swanson turkey pot pie frozen dinners as like some kind of thanksgiving pregame

and then my partner's mum wants to buy us dinner tomorrow, so we get two (and ½?) thanksgivings <3

[curls-cat]

y'all I'm a p good cook

[delphictrip]

went to a local grocery store and perused some cereal. i earned myself some serious sticker shock. got curious and looked up the chain grocery store pricing- the cereal i used to buy is now $5. i stopped buying cereal when it went from $3 a box to $4. I haven't even looked at it in a while. store brand oat milk at the chain grocery store now costs what i used to pay for oatly. a brick of tofu is $3.79 the prices keep going up and the packaging keeps getting smaller ground meat is apparently like $8 a pound right now so don't act like it's the being vegan that's expensive. vegan is only expensive if you're eating convenience food a lot, that's not what i'm bitching about. I got <$1 annual cost of living adjustment last month. whose fucking cost of living increase is that adjustment for? it's not mine that's for damn sure

i am tired

[dans-exposed-ankle]

just spent 2.5 hours making lasagna and oh my god it is fucking delicious.

[icewindandboringhorror]

It always seems a bit unbalanced on The Great Food Truck Race when there will be multiple teams who are cooking a wide variety of complex dishes with 10 different components and a bunch of prep work, and then there's that one team who like... exclusively serves plain crepes with some premade nutella on them, or plain waffles with just some whipped cream and cut up strawberries lol...

[b1uechi1i]

i knew this would happen 😞

[tiphares]

[avinox]

Last post reminded me I finally got sent the picture of me holding the baby seagull (probably Larus michahellis)!! I couldn't look worse, but hey, baby bird! 🐣

[ravioliwings]

when some people's depression meals are more than 2 steps 🧍

[edgy-abomination]

goblin meal

[lilypads17]

:D got some seedlings!! tomato and bell pepper!! shes just in the plastic walmart bin until i get pots in an hour or so im at my grandparents

[ultimate-healing-blog]

Chef Bob's Low-Fat Cheddar Sauce Recipe

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[hopegillespie72]

Beef and Dumplings

# Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 lb lean ground beef

1 cup diced yellow onion

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

10.5 oz condensed cheddar soup

10.5 oz condensed cream of bacon soup

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups half and half

2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1 can refrigerated biscuit dough (12 oz package with 10 biscuits)

# Instructions:

1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

2. Add ground beef and crumble as it cooks.

3. Add diced onions and cook until ground beef is browned and onions are translucent.

4. Add chopped garlic and Italian seasoning; cook for 1 minute.

5. Add condensed cheddar soup, condensed cream of bacon soup, chicken broth, and half and half; stir until combined.

6. Add frozen mixed vegetables and bring to a boil.

7. Cut biscuit dough into 6 pieces each and add to pot.

8. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.

9. Remove lid, stir, and let rest for a few minutes before serving.

# FAQs:

- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

- Substitute condensed soups with other cream of soups, half and half with milk or cream, and frozen vegetables with canned or fresh options.

- Serve with your choice of sides.

[samwisethewitch]

Homemaking, gardening, and self-sufficiency resources that won't radicalize you into a hate group

It seems like self-sufficiency and homemaking skills are blowing up right now. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic crisis, a lot of folks, especially young people, are looking to develop skills that will help them be a little bit less dependent on our consumerist economy. And I think that's generally a good thing. I think more of us should know how to cook a meal from scratch, grow our own vegetables, and mend our own clothes. Those are good skills to have.

Unfortunately, these "self-sufficiency" skills are often used as a recruiting tactic by white supremacists, TERFs, and other hate groups. They become a way to reconnect to or relive the "good old days," a romanticized (false) past before modern society and civil rights. And for a lot of people, these skills are inseparably connected to their politics and may even be used as a tool to indoctrinate new people.

In the spirit of building safe communities, here's a complete list of the safe resources I've found for learning homemaking, gardening, and related skills. Safe for me means queer- and trans-friendly, inclusive of different races and cultures, does not contain Christian preaching, and does not contain white supremacist or TERF dog whistles.

Homemaking/Housekeeping/Caring for your home:

Making It by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen [book] (The big crunchy household DIY book; includes every level of self-sufficiency from making your own toothpaste and laundry soap to setting up raised beds to butchering a chicken. Authors are explicitly left-leaning.)

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust [book] (A guide to simple home repair tasks, written with rentals in mind; very compassionate and accessible language.)

How To Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis [book] (The book about cleaning and housework for people who get overwhelmed by cleaning and housework, based on the premise that messiness is not a moral failing; disability and neurodivergence friendly; genuinely changed how I approach cleaning tasks.)

Gardening

Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale [book] (Really great introduction to urban gardening; explicitly discusses renter-friendly garden designs in small spaces; lots of DIY solutions using recycled materials; note that the author lives in England, so check if plants are invasive in your area before putting them in the ground.)

Country/Rural Living:

Woodsqueer by Gretchen Legler [book] (Memoir of a lesbian who lives and works on a rural farm in Maine with her wife; does a good job of showing what it's like to be queer in a rural space; CW for mentions of domestic violence, infidelity/cheating, and internalized homophobia)

"Debunking the Off-Grid Fantasy" by Maggie Mae Fish [video essay] (Deconstructs the off-grid lifestyle and the myth of self-reliance)

Sewing/Mending:

Annika Victoria [YouTube channel] (No longer active, but their videos are still a great resource for anyone learning to sew; check out the beginner project playlist to start. This is where I learned a lot of what I know about sewing.)

Make, Sew, and Mend by Bernadette Banner [book] (A very thorough written introduction to hand-sewing, written by a clothing historian; lots of fun garment history facts; explicitly inclusive of BIPOC, queer, and trans sewists.)

Sustainability/Land Stewardship

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer [book] (Most of you have probably already read this one or had it recommended to you, but it really is that good; excellent example of how traditional animist beliefs -- in this case, indigenous American beliefs -- can exist in healthy symbiosis with science; more philosophy than how-to, but a great foundational resource.)

Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer [book] (This one is for my fellow witches; one of my favorite witchcraft books, and an excellent example of a place-based practice deeply rooted in the land.)

Avoiding the "Crunchy to Alt Right Pipeline"

Note: the "crunchy to alt-right pipeline" is a term used to describe how white supremacists and other far right groups use "crunchy" spaces (i.e., spaces dedicated to farming, homemaking, alternative medicine, simple living/slow living, etc.) to recruit and indoctrinate people into their movements. Knowing how this recruitment works can help you recognize it when you do encounter it and avoid being influenced by it.

"The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline" by Kathleen Belew [magazine article] (Good, short introduction to this issue and its history.)

Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby (I feel like I need to give a content warning: this book contains explicit descriptions of racism, white supremacy, and Neo Nazis, and it's a very difficult read, but it really is a great, in-depth breakdown of the role women play in the alt-right; also explicitly addresses the crunchy to alt-right pipeline.)

These are just the resources I've personally found helpful, so if anyone else has any they want to add, please, please do!

[eatember]

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[ashleygraves-number1defender]

i am so sick of everything (and also just literally sick) WHY DONT THINGS JUST OUTRIGHT SAY THERE IS GLUTEN OR A RISK OF CROSS CONTAMINATION.