#which one is cheese and onion and which one is salt and vinegar

[m1zisua]

i nevwr know whay the names of crisp flavours are so i always go by colour

[petermorwood]

Hello! I wondered if you had any easy (and requiring few ingredients) recipes for a student? I tend to go through your food tag for inspiration but a lot of stuff seems to require more advanced cookware than the simple pan/oven or needs quite a few ingredients. Thought I'd ask!

#food and drink is a wide-ranging topic, so try #recipe / #recipes for more specific information.

IIRC a lot of them call for one or at most two pans and not many ingredients - scrambled eggs with herbs / snipped green onions and chopped bacon or sausage, for instance, needs just one pan.

Fry the meat first, take it out, add the eggs, and when they start to thicken return the meat along with herbs / onions, combine the lot, cook until the eggs are As You Like Them, then serve up on hot buttered toast with a sprinkle of Tabasco and maybe grated cheese if there's any in the fridge.

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You'll find various soups and stews - ours, and from other sources - which again need only some basic ingredients and then, unlike the speed of those scrambled eggs, another ingredient which you can't buy at the shop.

Time.

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I've mentioned more than once that even a jar of heat-and-stir-in pasta sauce is hugely improved by letting the heating be a half-hour on the stove rather than a minute in the microwave.

Pour it into a saucepan and heat to the very gentle simmer which in French is called mijouter (what I call "blip, not bloop").

Add your choice of black pepper / chilli flakes / garlic powder / dried herbs / a splash of Worcester sauce / balsamic vinegar / wine and stir well in. Any or all of those additions will elevate the end result well above what it was when the jar was opened.

Partly cover with a lid to contain any splats, set a timer for 30 minutes, then go do something else.

When the timer goes, return to the stove, stir the sauce, cook whatever pasta you fancy, drain it, combine with the sauce, plate up and get stuck in.

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If feeling more adventurous there's a recipe here...

...for simple pasta (or tomato) sauce from scratch.

NB, the recipe doesn't have salt as an ingredient. This is a personal preference and I've never missed it, but YMMV. Taste first, add salt second.

It's remarkably good and, though vaguely Italian, is non-specific enough that with appropriate tweaks of herb or spice it's been used as a cooking sauce for meat, meatballs or poultry.

Those tweaks have included lots of black pepper and / or a dollop of horseradish for beef, some dried tarragon and / or sour cream for chicken, thick slices of onion and green pepper for meatballs, and that was before I started thinking about what could be done with spice mixes like baharat, quatre-épices, garam masala or herbes de Provence...

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The basic sauce is vegetarian, maybe even vegan, so try using it for carrots peeled and split lengthwise or cut in thick slices, quartered potatoes, some sliced red and green peppers, maybe a drained tin of beans or chickpeas. If carnivorous, regard this as side veggies. If vegetarian, it's the main course.

(Hint: though it'll involve a second pan, frying the carrots and potatoes enough to brown their edges before going in the sauce is A Good Move.)

Check in 30 minutes, then again in 45. You'll know the carrots and spuds are done when a knife-point, fork or cocktail stick stabs in easily. Once they're done, everything else is also done. Taste again, and perhaps sprinkle with a tiny amount of vinegar or lemon juice to balance the carrot sweetness.

Serve with rice, couscous, or just some crusty farmhouse bread to mop with.

Hope This Helps! :->

[dragontamer05]

Look Below for pictures (and slight description for those unfamiliar)

You can vote/pick one based on what ever criteria you want. Which one you like best/ think you'd like, Which one you know, anything.

The Poll isn't for anything in particular beyond fun and just in general wonder what people think of these.

Though feel free to say where you are from in the tags / or comments if you reblog.

Poutine

A classic. Fries smothered in Gravy with cheese curds. Total comfort food.

Nanimo Bars

Delicious three layer sweet treat- Wafer, nut and coconut crumb base, custard icing in the middle with a chocolaty top layer. So sweet but so good

Butter Tarts

As the name suggests a very buttery pastry. Butter Sugar Syrup and Egg filling (frequently made with raisins or pecans)

All Dressed Chips

A wild combination of flavours that sounds kinda gross (imo) but honestly tastes pretty good. ketchup, barbecue sauce, sour cream and onion, and salt & vinegar. (Seriously I don't know how but it works and they balance each other out)

Beaver Tails

Long/ stretched out pieces of Fried Dough that well look like Beaver Tails. Basically topped with anything sweet. Basically and elongated version of the similar fried dough treat Elephant Ears

Jos Louis

Delicious Chocolaty snack that are NOT the same as Moon Pies. These are very soft kinda cake like in texture - compared to a Moon Pies more like cookie sorta thing.

Smarties

No they aren't just "M&Ms" For one Smarties Came first- technically started in the UK but they're a pretty strong staple of Canadian Snacks so it gets a pass.

Maple Syrup on a Stick / Maple Taffy

Exactly as advertised, hot liquid maple syrup poured on a stick over clean snow (or just directly into spots made in the snow) once cooled and hardened you eat.

[thetulparnurse]

{A telegram is sent to Curly, instructions are to inform the team effective immediately, reading aloud while introducing each provision to the crew via hologram screen.}

Got a new shipment coming your way, Tulpar Crew!

My name is Chase Kingsley, CEO of Space Snaks™ and fellow sponsor of Pony Express. Like you and your crew, we understand the importance of a well-fed team. You can't make the dream work on an empty stomach and an empty mind. With expedited delivery in 2 weeks, this order should arrive at the same time as the previous order your higher ups mentioned. As they have stated clearly, all of these provisions will last you one year at least, so don't eat too much! Having an upset stomach in space is the worst thing that could happen to a crewmate!

Here's the space-ready versions of your favorite provisions:

Jumpin' Jupiter Jellybeans: For those days when you need a little float for your mood (Warning: Do not drink shower or sink water after consuming Jumpin' Jupiter Jellybeans. Risk of unstable reaction. totally not Mexican Jumping Beans coated in liquid candy. no way)

Hydro-Rope: A mint flavored licorice that is said to be "as refreshing as water." (This product is not a legally recommended substitute for Dragon Breath Water Packets).

Saturnos: The first cereal to be enhanced with space minerals! The first Space Cereal! (Warning: Do not consume this if pregnant, prone to heart-related illnesses, or have gastrointestinal issues)

Neptune Nectar: Aqua blue "Neptune Water," chemically enhanced fruit to feel cold without ice and taste stronger than sour apple. Blue Raspberry on steroids.

Earthly Jimbo's Earthworm Jerky: For those fond backyard memories that need a twist! Comes in 5 flavors: Original (Now with less dirt!), Mesquite Teriya-Q, Sour Cream and Onion, Salt and Vinegar, and 5-cheese Blend.)

Mercury Grey: Space's finest tea, enhanced to have more flavor and more strength than regular Earl Grey (Warning: Those with addiction-related mental disorders are not recommended to drink this). There is also a spin off product, Mercury Coffee, which is stronger than standard work coffee. Both will be limited by the Captain.

Galaxy Confectionaries: A box of space-ready desserts such as "Milky Way Brownies," "Andromeda Caramels," and "Gummy Orions," to name a few. Rotating triple sampler per year for Pony Express Manned Ships.

Astronaut Ice Cream: It's as stardard as you get, yet the flavor reminds you of dreams about becoming a space man! Unchanged and unashamed since 1989* (Date of company operation, not the astoroid ice cream bar).

If there are any request to bring back one provision, ask us! If you want to try new things, then let use know as well. We work to serve you, the proud crew delivering all sorts of stock. It's the least we can do as your sponsors. Now get out there and make us proud, Jetsons!

Happy Trails!

- Chase Kingsley, CEO of Space Snakes™

Oh wow, another? This is great! 🤗 Curly told the crew about it, I think Daisuke is the happiest. Though, I think Swansea is happy about the coffee.. thankfully Curly will be able to limit it, haha! ☺️

[shoku-and-awe]

I am *not* a fan of nameko mushrooms. There are a lot of difficult, acquired-taste, fermented or smelly or slimy or otherwise challenging Japanese foods that I'm good with, but these, I've never come around on. I don't like the smell (fruity, kinda rotten), I don't like the liquid they're packed in, I don't like the slime (it lingers on other foods and coats the roof of your mouth), I don't like the way they roll arond and squish and slide when you bite down. I simply am not a fan.

However! I am even more not a fan of wasting food. And I happen to be a recent recipient of a pack of nameko. So let's go! Let's make them palatable!

Step 1: My colander is my best friend. I rinse the nameko several times, under different temperatures of water, trying to see if I can get the slime off and turn them into normal mushrooms.

This is about as good as it gets. It's progress—they're no longer coated in the fucking ooze!—but we're still well far away from normal mushrooms.

(The gossipy mama at the 7-11 will later tell me that slimy food is what I need to heal my back injury. Okay! So maybe this failure is a good thing? I don't know if the slime actually helps, but I understand that it's considered to have an anti-aging effect, skincarewise, so I can see why it might help with old-person-related injuries, and anyway, I'm really enjoying okra in my shrimp and mulukhiyah leaves in my miso soup recently and that's certainly not hurting anyone! I'm still years away from being a nameko fan, though. [OR AM I?])

I chop and sauté a quarter onion, half a leek, and a couple cloves of garlic. When they're smelling good, I throw the nameko in too.

I make a batter with flour, water, salt, and a drizzle of sesame oil. If I'm doing it right, I think, I would mix the nameko straight into the batter, but for some reason, I don't. I pour it on top of them in the pan and immediately begin worrying that I've fucked up. I tear up a piece of my husband's sad-person reduced-cholesterol plastic cheese and throw it on top for insurance. Can't go wrong with cheese.

It might be starting to come together! The key is to start out low and slow so the pancake/pajeon/pizza has time to solidify and cook through. Once it's solid enough to flip unassisted, you can turn the heat up and get it crisping real nice.

I do the awesome flipping maneuver: cover the pan with a plate, then flip the whole deal over so the wet side of the pancake falls onto the plate, then sliiiiide the wet side back, facedown, into the pan to finish cooking. It's really coming together!

Would you look at that! It looks like real food!

I cut it with food scissors and find a dipping sauce. Most people would prepare some kinda soy sauce mixture, but idk; I just use chinkiang vinegar, one of the best things in the world. Which it turns out goes great with cheese!

And it's tasty! It really is. Some of the fruity, fermenty nameko flavor is still there, but between the doughy/crispy pancake, the cheese, and all the allium goodness, it's a very mild, soy saucey flavor! It's not unlike a very, very Japanese white pizza. If you'd told me a few hours ago that nameko could be this good, I wouldn't've believed you! Honestly, I still might not! Good for me.

[chaosintheavenue]

To be clear, I'm only counting the standard Walkers flavours here. No Sensations or any of that fanciness.

For the record, there's one flavour on here (which shall remain nameless) that in my experience is substantially less common and popular than the others. I don't feel like it even deserves to be included hgdsdfg, but I just took the current main flavour list from the official Walkers website, so don't blame me for daring to add an option for that and not your fave!

[thatgordongirl]

BBC Ghosts Season 2 : Life references

After months of putting it off, Season 2 is finally finished!

Episode 1 - The Grey Lady

Captain’s “For King and Country” is in reference to George VI

Thomas references Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 

Julian plays ping pong and says it takes him back to the David Lloyd in Chelsea 

Julian spoils the World Cup quarterfinals for Pat, implying he watched it when alive 

Mary was mostly illiterate

A 14th century grindstone is found in the cellar 

Captain unsurprisingly mentions the war again

Julian thinks he can do an impression of Nelson Mandela 

Thomas does an impression of an earl, but I couldn’t find anything on them so please excuse my lack of British know how 

Fanny appears in photos 

Julian didn’t believe in ghosts when he was alive 

Pat lists his skills in life: knot-tying, tent-pitching, archery 

Julian references Newsnight 

Fanny has been to a sideshow 

I’m assuming Pat and Julian are referencing Bruce Forsyth, which Julian has before 

Not a life thing, but I find it interesting that both Robin and Captain have said ghosts can’t feel the cold, only for Captain to question it 

Side note: Thomas’ cheese commercial made me hungry

Fanny’s dress is made of silk 

I like to think Captain talking to Dante’s taxidermy means he likes dogs

Pat likes pop quizzes

Captain likes running, a no brainer 

Captain remarks that he’s in his prime and that’s he’s still got it, implying that he at least believed he was in good health when alive 

Episode 2 - About Last Night 

Mick the plague ghost comes back the village they’ll eventually die in

Mick claims to have had an orange, have seen a bear kill a man, and met the king and went fishing 

He brought salt and clothes for the other plague ghosts, which led to their deaths 

Side note: Mick coughing up the blood was so scary to me, dying from a sickness 

Thomas may be able to cook, since he says he wished he could make Alison breakfast - lamb’s kidney and onion- before being cut off. I wonder if Thomas learned or liked to cook 

Thomas acknowledges he wasn’t formally invited to the party, a custom he’s used to

None of the surrounding villages were struck with plague 

Captain asks to watch a war documentary while Pat wants to watch football 

Julian believed that you should drink more alcohol when hung over

Mary offers a remedy: mushrooms soaked in goats milk and vinegar till it’s warm 

Pat says that cola is good for a hang over 

Side note again: Thomas is really sweet when he informs Alison of Dante’s disappearance, or the multiple times he’s wished to help her with things like cooking and cleaning. We love a helpful king 

Fanny loved Dante like her own child according to Thomas, and she once told Julian she loved Dante more anything else in the world. If she did have kids, I wonder if the relationship was strained. Also, it’s such a notable fact that everyone knows it, including ghosts that weren’t around for Fanny’s life

I know he’s easily coerced into not doing it, but the fact that Captain wanted to tell Fanny immediately that Dante was missing is very sweet 

Julian has extensive experience in public inquiries, specifically being the one getting asked the questions

Julian describes how it make an alcoholic drink to Alison 

Kitty’s heard white wine helps with stains

Fanny is not fond of mice

Mary thinks Veronica, Clive and Annie are nice names. I won’t include Daniel because it was her having a close call with Daniel 

Dante used to like sitting by the fire 

Episode 3 - Redding Weddy

Captain’s soldiers at Button House were apparently prone to giggling and horseplay 

Introduction of Captain’s Lieutenant, Havers 

We see Captain being informed that France has surrendered, which occurred in June 1940 

Captain requested a service revolver

Lieutenant Havers had an emergency lockdown initiated shortly after 

Havers informs Captain he wants to be involved in fighting, and has put in a transfer for the North Africa front 

Pat is, unsurprisingly, well versed in activity badges, and everyone else can recite them 

Robin knows how to skin a mammoth 

Julian, my dear, you are way off. It took Mary more than 300 years to talk about the witch trial if she did indeed die in the 1610s 

Pat likes Top Gun 

Julian references Chariots of Fire from 1981, Mississippi Burning from 1988 and The Towering Inferno from 1974

Little reference to the next episode when Thomas says he would show Julian his glove if he had one. Also, the wedding guy says the backyard looks like a bomb site, when it literally is one. Stuff like that make the show so much cooler

Julian used to do boxing for Cambridge 

Pat says s'il vous plaît

Fanny and Kitty read Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence 

Julian references the Suez crisis

Thomas references Jack and the Beanstalk

Pat calls the laptop the computer that folds

Pat was with Carol at her parents’ house when the moon landing happened, eating fish and chips and trying a jumbo battered sausage for the first time

Julian was a student at Cambridge when the moon landing happened and having his first threesome 

Captain claims that his dog Barry is buried where the bomb is, which is obviously untrue, but he also says that where they buried their pets, plural. I like to think Cap’s soldiers had a few dogs about

Captain has a letter with William written on it, which he tucks into his clothes. Captain says he was just thinking about Havers, which would later link to how they both knew about operation William 

Havers gets a new service revolver 

Captain has poster in his office about men wanted in the army, and also a wall full of books

Captain and his soldiers played cricket 

Julian references 9 1/2 weeks, a 1986 erotic movie 

Thomas always chooses pistol

Julian sold 50 crates of AK-47 assault rifles to the Libyans in 1983 to pay for his orangery 

Julian uses a grenade and a flamethrower on Thomas, I don’t know if his “I’m melting” line is meant to reference the Wizard of Oz or not

The statue outside, Florence, was one of Kitty’s best friends 

Kitty’s sister would pretend to not be able to find her when playing hide and seek

Kitty once hid for a whole day and night, and got so hungry she had to eat a bit of her purse 

I mean it’s just meant to look funny and be a reference but Julian can canonically spin a ball on one finger 

Nobody has ever found Kitty during hide and seek 

Nice canon Cap in a coat, love a bit of that

He also smokes, or at least fiddles the occasional pipe

Oh and he threw that envelope into the hole with the bomb

Captain buried a prototype limpet mine, which was so secret only he and Havers knew about it, along with the blueprints 

Captain talks bomb mechanics with Robin, the cutest thing I’ve ever seen

Pat knows about 2001: A Space Odyssey 

Robin thinks the earth is flat 

There’s a bit of speculation here: I can’t actually say with absolute certainty that Captain really saw Havers go. Maybe it’s wishful thinking that Havers would turn back and salute one last time, maybe it did happen, maybe it didn’t 

Episode 4 - The Thomas Thorne Affair

Robin would wear a space suit, Mary a seashell dress, Tom double denim with aviators, Julian misses pants, Pat’s wearing his lovely gist, Kitty wears the same as Alison, and Captain would wear his uniform 

Julian is unsurprisingly well versed in political tactics like the spin 

Captain identifies a musket ball

It’s the one that made Thomas very dead

This is another thing I’m uncertain about: whether Thomas feels pain or just does it for dramatic affect 

Quick side note before sad Thomas lore, I think I forgot to mention last time that Julian mentioned Great Expectations 

Thomas died October 10th, 1824

Thomas came to Button House when it was owned by the Highams’, Thomas and Francis were invited

They can both ride horses

Thomas had stated the house was pleasant to look at, but he wouldn’t want to live there (rippppp)

Thomas was in love with Isabelle Higham 

Thomas wrote a poem called Hermione and Roger and recited in front of everyone ( turns out he always sucked, but his poetry didn’t really sound that bad to me in this episode ) 

Isabelle played the harpsichord 

I always wonder during this episode how Thomas remembers his death so wrongly, whether he’s lying about it or simply so horrified he forgot I don’t know 

Even so, I think Thomas genuinely was in love and didn’t misinterpret as much before Isabelle

Thomas challenged some guy to a duel, we love a gun brandishing king 

Francis is a bitch- anyway back to Thomas

Thomas went twenty paces instead of ten, should’ve listened to ten duel commandments Thomas

The first animation with the spinning paper thing was shown

Monster munch, no words

Julian with his bloody playboy magazine, I’m not surprised 

First mention of Annie, Mary’s bestie

Humphrey is such a lovely soul, learning to admire the little things like shoes 

Okay wait, Alison says “you’ve literally got forever” which parallels Captain’s “we’ve got forever” 

HOLD UP THAT DUEL GUY WAS INSULTING MARY SHELLEY 

HOW DARE HE 

Thomas shot a bird and apologised before he died 

Isabelle never came to see Thomas before he passed, he was left alone to die

Julian cried at Thomas’ death 

Francis rigged the whole thing to trick Thomas and Isabelle in order to get Higham House

Francis and Isabelle’s son was George’s grandfather 

Everyone is related through Robin and his sister 

Poor Tom, you stay how you die and that letter isn’t going anywhere 

Episode 5 - Bump in the Night 

Cap likes to count with Humphrey’s hands 

Captain tells Alison of life from the knees “Trust me, you don’t want a hernia” either he had one or knew someone who did

Humphrey knows that hedgehogs will leave flees in the rug 

Also Captain and Humphrey’s exchange “Pick me up at six. Literally” “Very good” is so cute 

Fanny references oyster forks

She assumes they’re eating oysters at the wedding 

Julian sings “I’ll make love to you” by Boyz II Men

Humphrey on guard is cute 

Captain does his own little vocalisation of what I’m assuming is a long way to Tipperary 

Kitty assumes the intruders are there for a masked ball 

Julian references the Bramptons and assumes it’s insurance fraud 

Captain knows it’s a burglary 

Pat tries to put them under a citizens arrest, so cute 

Pat references Borstal 

Alison taught Kitty acronyms - Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain 

Captain calls the police the constabulary 

“Burglary in process”

Captain - “why is no one ever alive when you need them?” Very telling, Cap

Julian gets worried Margaret Thatcher is dead. Too late Julian 

Fanny admires the brushwork of her portrait

Cap and Pat watched Star Wars 

Julian worries about getting RSI 

Pat, Cap and Julian know Morse code 

Julian lobbied against an animal welfare bill 

Robin always gets excited by fire 

Captain says he could have Robin shot off desertion, scaring Thomas 

Alison meets a ghost who died hitchhiking. I find that to be an interesting concept, as the ghost is more based on the archetype. Makes me think about if Robin’s ability or character was created first

Robin howls for the dogs

Uh, Pat talks about drugs going in unsavoury places 

Fanny would make a good criminal 

Captain says he fought in an actual battle, it’s difficult to hear but it’s there

Julian loves a good sauna 

Episode 6 - Perfect Day

Mary believes that bad weather means bad tidings for the wedding

Fanny believes marriages should be at churches 

Pat’s wedding day was the best day of his life, Carol wore velvet and he wore a brown three piece 

Julian was drunk on his wedding day 

Fanny’s wedding day was at Winchester Cathedral and she was given away by the Marquis of Granby 

Robin had at least thirty children

Kitty can throw up, and had food in her stomach when she died

Robin says that’s never happened before

Captain is very good at decorating, no surprise

Pat recognises the kid who killed him 

Mary and her wedding superstitious 

Both Pat and Julian talk about Dennis Waterman

Robin and Julian talk about Mick Hucknall

Kitty’s dress is burgundy 

Captain has great fashion sense

Thomas references Whitechapel 

You know, Thomas’ explanation of how Clare looked was pretty accurate, he’s quite aware of emotions

Fanny stops in front of George’s portrait, just an interesting detail 

Fanny had high expectations placed on her since she was a child 

Alison and Mike got married young 

Alison had second thoughts on their wedding day

Mary had a husband, who was crushed underneath a plough three years after their marriage 

The man Pat recognises is Keith Darren Dean 

First time hearing about Humphrey’s marriage: it was arranged, they were both from noble families, he was fourteen she was twelve 

They didn’t love each other, and Humphrey believed she didn’t like him, they couldn’t understand each other because she was French 

Course later we find out she thought highly of him

Keith has guilt that has lasted decades, that sounds so painful 

Fanny and Thomas exchange a look when she finally comes around to the wedding, it’s just so sweet I had to mention it

Keith remembers the knot tying Pat taught him

Episode 7 - The Ghost of Christmas

Julian is giving a speech for a bill at the start of the episode, referencing saying goodbye to Margot the day before 

He refers to her as ‘this woman from my wedding’ and implies he’s about to sleep with another woman by the end of the scene

Nickname count: Dearest, darling and dear

The baby, Rachel, is heard crying on the phone

Margot asks when Julian is coming home, so he lies to her and says he won’t be back for days

Pat loves Christmas cooking, such a dear

Captain wishes he had a whiteboard

Julian points out the humbugs, and says he hates Christmas 

Captain misses hearing the King’s speech on Christmas

Pat liked playing games with his nephew and his son, Daley

Games like Buckaroo, Boggle, Yahtzee and KerPlunk 

Thomas misses the mistletoe, implying he’s been kissed before

Kitty used to open presents in the morning and then after lunch Eleanor would pick the ones she wanted

Mary says that some babies can see ghosts until they start walking 

Julian is in the warmest room in the house due to his legs

Julian was in Brussels once at a strip club,  but he tells Margot he’s at a restaurant eating moules-frites and drinking a Sancerre 

Margot seems at least skeptical of him

This is one of the Christmases he misses, the last four of his life that involve Rachel 

Julian references the European Union

Fanny convinced Alison to follow the tradition of chopping a tree down and bringing it on for Christmas

Fanny planted at least fifty saplings in her time

It’s kind of funny that Julian is horrified by Mary getting naked

Thomas’ Christmas recital thing wasn’t that bad 

From inference, it’s implied that Julian believes Margot wanted the baby, and that he had it thrust upon him

And if “I know, darling, I know” represents Margot, and Julian thinks that’s a reaction she would have, damn is that sad

She’s practically taking the blame for his misery

Julian would go for a drive if the baby got too irritating to him 

It appears that out of the four Christmases away from Rachel,  one was to do oil deals, one was to be in Brussels, one at Colonel Gaddafi’s palace, and possibly another in Brussels 

Pat loves Twister

Thomas and Cap have physical discipline 

Pat would go to the shed to drink a Watney’s 

Julian being considerate of Angela sleeping is either a new development, or something he was never pushed to do in life

The PC brigade may have interrogated Julian

Fanny seems to hold her Christmases in a high regard, despite George. Maybe it wasn’t always bad

Julian has kissed the wrong people under the mistletoe 

Alison plays In the Bleak Midwinter on the piano 

Rachel Fawcett is an MP for the Green Party, she’s a Major Leader of it 

[mishafletcher]

i wrote a book called cooking is terrible, which you can buy on amazon, or at any of the retailers here, or pretty much anywhere you can buy books.

the main post was getting pretty long, and the faq was also pretty long, but people often ask what kinds of recipes are in it, so here are some example recipes!

butter bean salad

Rinse and drain a tin of butter beans. Add crumbled feta and capers. Dress with lemon juice, olive oil, and a little bit of mustard.

Variations: Add quartered marinated artichoke hearts. Add chopped red onion. Add fresh chopped parsley, or fresh or dried thyme. Add sumac to the dressing. (If you do all these things, you have a main course salad that is fancy enough to serve at a party, or to grudgingly take to the work potluck.)

Keeps in the fridge for three to five days.

shitty soup

This soup isn’t actually shitty—it’s actually nice, and I eat it a lot—but we started calling it shitty soup, and the name’s stuck.

Bring enough stock for one person to a boil.

Add about 2 Tbsp of pastina. When the pasta is nearly done (which is only like, two minutes), crack in an egg and turn the pot to a simmer. After about two minutes of simmering, add some sort of veggie—shredded carrots, fresh or frozen spinach, frozen peas—and let it cook for another minute or two. Tada! You’ve made soup.

You can change this up, and don’t have to include all three bits—pasta and a few veggies, or just an egg boiled in stock, is great, and totally a meal. I give all three components mainly so there’s a note about timing. There are a million variations on this—add tomato paste or sesame oil, add other veggies, cook the egg to different degrees of doneness, etc. You can add a little cheese at the end, or a handful of (rinsed) tinned beans, or shreds of previously cooked meat. But at its most basic, broth + something else = soup, which is a meal that you can totally manage to make for yourself in under ten minutes, and then you can smugly tell the internet that you’re sure that what they’re having is nice and all, but you’re having homemade soup. And let’s be honest—most nights, this soup is not good enough to justify that, but who cares. Sometimes you gotta take what you can get.

things you can put on top of cottage cheese or yogurt to make them feel more like an interesting meal

this is just a list of ideas. the things in parentheses are optional extras, though you can use—or not use—whatever you'd like.

Peach or pineapple chunks

Jam

Pumpkin or apple butter

Berries

Cantaloupe/rockmelon

Granola or muesli

Apples, cinnamon, and honey

Literally just honey

Cinnamon sugar

Sunflower seeds + raisins + shredded cheese

Chili powder + black beans + avocado

Chopped tomatoes + garlic (+ spinach) (+ steak seasoning)

Cut-up spinach and chopped green onions (+ tomatoes)

Sundried tomatoes and olives

Chopped cucumber and olives (+ za’atar)

Salsa or hot sauce

Chopped radish, ready cooked beets, or cucumber + dill (+ garlic)

Mix in a bunch of Milo, Nesquick, or other sweetened chocolate powder. (You might want to add a splash of milk.)

Mangos + cardamom (+ honey or other sweetener) (+ pistachios)

Balsamic vinegar (+ strawberries if you wanna get fancy)

Basically any fresh herbs you have + salt

A spoonful of nut butter (+ chocolate)

Dried meat (like pork or mushroom floss, or that weird shredded jerky) + green onion

if you think all this sounds terrible, that's cool—this is not the cookbook for you.

if you're like, 'oh shit, i could make that soup in less than fifteen minutes,' maybe pick up a copy.

[teecupangel]

I suddenly remembered that one line from Desmond as Al Mualims daughter ask where Desmond was craving a cheese burger and Al Mualim sent Assassins to find it and it got me thinking so I searched up if it was possible but all I got were from the middle ages so I wanna know your take if a cheese burger can be made during that time

The Desmond is reborn as Al Mualim’s daughter post, the “I misunderstood the ask so now Al Mualim has a wife oops” follow up idea and its sequel, the “Eli POV”, for those curious.

Okay, so there’s a lot of variations of the cheeseburger. For the sake of analyzing if it’s possible to recreate a cheeseburger in 12th century Levant, let’s go for the ‘basics’:

Bun

Cheese that can be melted

Patty (ground beef)

Lettuce

Tomato

Onion

Pickles

Sauce

Let’s start with the parts that needs to be 'prepared':

Buns can easily be recreated with flour, yeast, milk, egg, sugar, salt and butter or oil. Sesame seed that will sprinkled on top is optional but can be gotten in Egypt since they seemed to have it during Ptolemaic period as ‘sesemt’.

Patty can be prepared using ground beef (I’m sure Al Mualim would have no problem getting novices/recruits to chop the beef enough for it to be grounded, good luck, you poor boys), salt, ground black pepper, egg and dry bread crumbs. The lost ancient port city of Muziris is said to have exported black pepper to Levant.

Salt for both the buns and patty is possible to get during that time as well. It’s gonna be expensive though XD

Now, for the other ingredients:

Lettuce – it’s originally farmed in ancient Egyptians so they can find this easily.

An onion variation/ancestor has been noted in Iran so they can contact Alamut for this.

Cucumber for the pickles is available in India and other East Asian countries so their best bet would be the Silk Road. Pickling would need vinegar which should be available already by that time (vinegar has been available since alcohol brewing has been a thing… maybe…) (this needs salt as well)

Tomato – They’d need to sail to America for this one. Time to get into contact with Ratonhnhaké:ton’s tribe, I guess. XD

The sauce though is a bit complicated. Cheeseburger usually use thousand island for the sauce but that would mean ketchup and mayonnaise. Ketchup needs tomato as well so… yeah. (of course, the sauce can be something else but then… it won’t be a classic cheeseburger if it’s not at least mayonnaise and homemade mayonnaise is… uuuhh… good luck, novices and recruits)

Now… the cheese…

American cheese is… well… sorta maybe impossible? XD

It would be too much to try and create even a Swiss or Cheddar cheese for this one so what will make or break this cheeseburger endeavor will be the cheese.

It needs to be a type of cheese that can be melted…

Or…

Well…

They do have the Apple so they can cheat it to learn how to make that kind of cheese themselves XD

(all information taken from wikipedia)

[restorativemeal]

Menu Twenty-Five

Menu twenty-five from Rowan Bishop and Sue Carruthers' "The Vegetarian Adventure Cookbook".

Gazpacho Soup: tinned whole tomatoes, tinned tomato juice, garlic, cucumber, capsicum, onion, olive oil, whole meal bread, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, italian herbs, tabasco sauce, worcester sauce, fresh parsley. 

Carrot Tabouleh: bulghur wheat, carrots, spring onion, parsley, walnuts, salt, pepper, lemon juice, tabasco sauce, mayonnaise, black olives. 

Farmhouse Pie: wholemeal flour, rolled oats, salt, butter, kumara, onion, pumpkin, leek, butter beans, plain flour, milk, vegetable stock, horseradish sauce, cheese. 

Crisp Green Salad: Lettuce, mustard, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic.

Still the middle of March, my problems were resolved and I had started reading a book that led me to believe I may have textbook issues. A newer flame was sparking within me this week, which to a degree only highlighted the textbook issues noted in the sentence prior. It was the Twenty-Seventh week of the long journey through Bishop and Carruthers’ “The Vegetarian Adventure Cookbook”. The Autumn equinox was set to occur on Wednesday, the night of the dinner party. My tendency to look inward caused me to think of it more as just the end of Summer, a time of historical personal woes, I was grateful to have made it through relatively unscathed. The weather was getting colder, the days shorter, and I was becoming thankful despite the issues I knew myself to have. 

Menu Twenty-Five was made up of a medley of dishes across a spectrum of temperatures. A cold Gazpacho Soup and Carrot Tabouleh, with a warm Farmhouse Pie and a side of Crisp Green Salad. I needed the Farmhouse Pie, envisioning a lifestyle where I spent time on a lifestyle block further north than where I was situated, or south depending on the location of something I had seen on Instagram. At the same time, I was having compulsive thoughts about bad things that would happen if my Instagram following went down by one. I discovered a glitch in the supermarket self-checkout which meant you could get two capsicums for the price of one. 

Farmhouse

I was home from work by 5 PM on Wednesday and ready to begin the equinox meal, in a meditative silence in the small kitchen. The hours I spent cooking before my guests arrived was beginning to feel like the only time I knew peace, despite the elevated mood I held steady during Week Twenty-Seven. I assembled the pastry dough in a red pot early, so that it could rest in the fridge for half an hour while I prepared the Farmhouse Pie filling. I tossed the leek stems out the kitchen window because they were too big for the food scrap bin. The Carrot Tabouleh was put together no problem then shifted to the fridge. Twenty-Seven weeks into the journey but I still don’t own a rolling pin, this proved problematic when it came time to roll out my pastry dough with a glass, some of the pie would be left exposed. Still it entered the oven, covered in tinfoil, for as long as the oven would handle. With guests arriving, I blended together the Gazpacho Soup, accidentally pouring a lot of worcester sauce into the mixture but hoping for the best in my calm space.

Autumnal changes

I sat down at the corner of the dining table with all the dishes in the middle. There were six guests around the table, they dipped spoons into the Gazpacho soup and I cut the Farmhouse Pie into equal servings and placed it on the empty plate of each guest. The dinner went down a treat, warm enough to signify the end of Summer, but cold enough to address the higher March temperatures we were facing. Conversation flowed carefully, discussing things, traveling artists, love, and I broached the subject of my textbook issues.

A casual dinner celebrating the end of another Summer

I felt myself coming back into my own by the end of Week Twenty-Seven. At work, my colleague had signed the pair of us up to complete a “Personal Effectiveness Bundle,” an online course geared toward improving personal effectiveness. I learned about personal mission statements and considered ways I could change my morning routine to become a more productive and inspiring person. I wrote down in my diary beside every date for the next week to go for a walk each morning, knowing full well that I wouldn’t go on any of them.

[flintandpyrite]

Meals we ate after skiing this week (aka cold tired and grumpy in a kitchen with relatively minimal supplies):

Night 1:

Black bean breakfast burritos with potatoes, roasted peppers, and cheesy scrambled eggs—basically following this blueprint from smitten kitchen. The black beans were cooked by my mom the previous day in her instant pot instead of using canned.

Simple green salad with rice vinegar and olive oil dressing

Night 2:

Vegetarian kimchi jigae (this recipe basically but without the pork belly)

Rice

Roasted pork belly (my vegetarian cousin did not have any but the rest of us used it as a garnish on our soup). I used these directions to roast it but I obviously didn’t marinate it for 2 days first. I did do salt and pepper and it was delicious.

Salad

Brown butter chocolate chip cookies (ok this was excessive and without a mixer we all took turns whipping the eggs until they were thick which took like 10 minutes. This recipe is really really really good though. So worth it. It helped that we made it after dinner once everyone was full of delicious kimchi soup. We also baked 8 immediately. I genuinely could not tell a difference between those and the ones we baked the next morning after an overnight rest. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

Night 3:

Red lentil dal with crispy shallot topping (covered in a previous post)

Coconut potatoes (no recipe but basically heat mustard seeds and cumin seeds in a pan with some neutral oil until they pop. Add 1 sliced onion, 1” minced ginger, 3 cloves of minced garlic and one sliced green chili. Cook until fragrant. Add 1 tsp salt, some ground cumin, coriander and turmeric if you have it. Add 1.5 lbs of small potatoes, parboiled and cut in half, and mix. Add 1/2 cup coconut cream and bring to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are fully cooked, then serve.)

Salad

Night 4:

Roasted vegetable and cheese bake (this recipe but with Parmesan grated and sprinkled on top in the last 5 minutes of baking instead of halloumi)

Simple roasted chicken thighs (described in a previous post)

Salad

[kry3talline]

🕸️🕷️WIEAD:Day Three(?)🕷️🕸️

As always, ⚠️ TW ⚠️.

Daily Weigh in: ✨ 🎉 48.4 kg 🎉 ✨

Goal weight number one has officially been met 😏.

Breakfast:

-1 serving homemade quiche (serves 6) 4 large eggs: ~280 calories

2. 3/4 cup low-fat milk (180ml): ~90 calories

3. 3/4 cup fat-free cottage cheese (180g): ~120 calories

4. 1 cup mixed broccoli/cauliflower (150g): ~50 calories

5. 4 mini snack-sized bell peppers (~120g): ~40 calories

6. 1/2 cup diced onions (~80g): ~30 calories

7. 1/2 cup sliced cherry tomatoes (~100g): ~18 calories

8. 1 teaspoon olive oil (for greasing): ~40 calories

9. Seasonings (salt, pepper, Vegeta, parsley, dill): ~5 calories

- 1 cucumber

-Berry Bowl (palmful of blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries).

-Two handfuls green sour grapes

-One handful black grapes

Lunch-

-One serving homemade quiche

-Four teaspoons boiled broccoli

-Palm-sized tilapia fillet

-One handful salad (dressed with balsamic vinegar and feta cheese)

DINNER 💀

Alright…I’m not sure what the hell went wrong here. I was never supposed to eat dinner (I usually don’t;intermittent fasting from noon until eight AM). However, my parents essentially forced me to sit down…and I got so upset by the prospect of having to eat in the first place I fucked up.

It wasn’t a binge by definition;I essentially had my usual salad (I added olive oil and lemon vinaigrette because I was in the first stages of the “fuck it” mindset),alongside a handful of broccoli, a few teaspoons kimchi…but I made the mistake of having some food WHILE preparing my food 🤡 (Lesson learned:Stop doing that).So…I put a small serving of quiche on my plate, but I had some beforehand..I also added a cutlet and had some tilapia as well, and then I had two crab sticks, and for “desert” Ihad some cottage cheese with quite a bit of pineapple and the fucking nuts 💀. I swear to god, even though I did WAY better than usual, I’m throwing out all the damn pistachios, almonds, and granola in the house (no one eats it besides me anyway,and it’s just sitting there-) Now, interestingly, I rarely binge on junk;usually, it starts off as a “healthy” meal, and here’s how it typically goes:

-Adds extras, such as cottage cheese, dips/additives (pesto,hummus, etc.),crab sticks.

-Adds nuts

-More nuts

-Adds cheeses

-Adds honey/sweets

-Peanut butter packets

Now, this time I was able to stop during the second stage, so…yay, ig?

Anywho, I threw out all the PB in the house after Christmas Eve 🤡, so I wouldn’t be able to have it even if I wanted to (neither of my parents eat it. I think they forgot we even had it).

So, in retrospect, I think I had this binge (I’m gonna call it that, even though it doesn’t even compare to what I usually do during a binge) was because of feelings of disappointment , combined with boredom, and “validation” (my parents were eating too)…as well as guilt for not working out,even though it’s technically my rest day. When I checked the scale (yes, I weigh myself after eating 🤡. I don’t recommend this habit), it was 51.7 kg…but then I took a fat piss, went on a walk, and decided to complete two full body strength training vids (not much but it’s smth I guess), so it’s 49.9 kg now..my guess is tomorrow it will be like 49-49.5, which isn’t BAD in itself…but right after I surpassed my first GW is just, wow 💀. Good job, me. Real smooth.

Overall,today wasn’t horrible, but I’ll give it a rating of like 5/10. If it weren’t for fucking dinner it would be an 8/10 🥰. On the bright side, I got my protein in, so…yay? Anywho, I think I ate around maintenance, maybe 500 or so cals above it today 💀. So, I’m going to go lighter for tommorow, maybe skip or delay breakfast to prolong fasting if possible. If not, here’s my plan:

Breakfast (I’m so tired I literally just copy pasted it from ChatGPT lol)

1. Three Boiled Egg Whites: ~51 calories

2. Smaller Tilapia Portion (60g): ~70 calories

3. 1/2 Cup Boiled Broccoli (75g): ~28 calories

4. Two Peeled Cucumbers: ~45 calories

5. 1/2 Cup Kimchi (~75g): ~15 calories

6. 1/2 Cup Raspberries (~65g): ~32 calories

Lunch: 1. 1 Ladle Homemade Borscht (~150ml): ~50 calories

2. Handful Salad (~50g): ~15 calories

• Includes kale, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, bell peppers, radish, celery, and green onion.

3. 1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar: ~5 calories

4. 1/4 Cup Buckwheat (Cooked): ~43 calories

5. 1 Tilapia Fillet (~85g): ~110 calories

6. 1 Cup Boiled Broccoli (~150g): ~55 calories

7. 1/2 Cup Kimchi (~75g): ~15 calories

8. 1/4 Cup Cottage Cheese (~60g): ~50 calories

9. 1/4 Cup Raspberries (~30g): ~15 calories

I may make a few tweaks, but I’ll try to stick to it;hell, I’ll finally start taking pictures of the meals in order to take full accountability, as well as counting every.damn.calorie. That goes into me. I WILL get to my UGW,no matter what.

Have a good night,lovelies 🥰

[liamashleyclark]

False Memory Syndrome Vs Recovered Memories

127 x 89cm

Acrylic, paper, spray paint, wood, mount board, nails

2024

If you were around in the late 80's / early 90's you may recall Walkers crisps switching the colours of their Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion flavours. It's such a common belief that most Brits of a certain age say they can remember this happening, however it never did. At least according to the company itself. Its such a common query that Walkers even have a section on their FAQs page for it. They say "Our Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion flavour crisps packs have always been the colours they are today. Contrary to popular belief, we've never swapped the colours around, not even temporarily." Despite this statement hundreds, if not thousands, remember the switch, including Walkers own spokesperson Gary Lineker. The denial of the change has elicited newspaper articles, online threads, TV jokes and even a podcast; 2020's The Walkers Switch. Either the switch is part of a deeper crisp-based conspiracy or an example of the inconsistencies of collective memory, a false memory, the Mandela effect.

The Mandela effect was a term coined by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome, who had detailed memories of Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980's, despite living until 2013. The internet is filled with examples of the Mandela effect occurring to people from all over the world. They include incorrectly remembered movie lines, TV show names and brand logos. Broome has speculated that the phenomenon could be evidence of parallel realities, however scientists suggest that these false memories are often shaped by similar cognitive factors affecting multiple people, such as social and cognitive reinforcement of incorrect memories, or false information, such as misleading photographs.

False Memory Syndrome Vs Recovered Memories was the title of a unit in my A Level psychology class, and one of my first introductions into studying memory, its inconsistencies and how often it is unreliable. I've always been interested in memory, I have good recall for facts and information, l've made drawings about it in the past. In recent years I've become interested in collective memory, especially in reference to political and social history. Philosopher, poet, novelist George Santayana wrote his well quoted line "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" in 1905. When I think about this line currently I think of the return of once eradicated diseases, fuelled by the anti-vax conspiracy movement, from people who have no memory of the devastation of such diseases prior to the availability of vaccines. I also think though, about areas of history which are not forgotten, but sometimes misremembered. In recent years we've seen a rise in right-wing ideologies, which have included various groups using Nazi symbols across Europe and the US. It should be concerning that perhaps World War Two is currently being misremembered, not as a fight against Fascism and nationalism, but as a show of Western strength against socialist ideologies. This incorrect reframing is perhaps politically fuelled, and is becoming difficult to break down. Perhaps the past is not only repeated by those who cannot remember, but also by those whose memories have been changed, whether accidentally or intentionally.

[nancypullen]

Sweatin' and Eatin'

I feel like that's all I've been doing lately. It's just too dang hot for anything else. I will do just about anything to avoid turning on the oven or standing over a hot stove. Tomorrow's dinner will be pork carnitas in the crock pot. I'll quick pickle some purple onions, chop up tomatoes and avocado, and serve it up with tortillas and a little sour cream. Mickey loves it. I've been eating loads of salads. LOTS. I feel like a rabbit. Yesterday this was lunch.

Kale, dried cranberries, walnuts, feta, avocado, and a little rotisserie chicken on top. Drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette, it was perfect for a hot day. Dessert was a bowl of delicious Rainier cherries - so good!

Most days this is breakfast. I'm not on Atkins, but I love these protein shakes over ice. So yummy.

Mickey was across the bridge doing a photo shoot today so I was on my own for dinner. That meant another salad. Tonight it was fresh peaches, bleu cheese, another sprinkle of walnuts, and a homemade vinaigrette of white balsamic vinegar, honey, a little Dijon mustard, salt and pepper, and olive oil, Simple, tasty, and I never touched the stove. That's a win!

Still awake? No one comes here to find out what I'm eating. Let's move on. I mentioned that Mickey was taking photos. He was over on the western side of Maryland at an assisted living facility - more like a resort, taking photos for a calendar that they sell. There's a different theme every year and this year it's blockbuster movies. The residents dress up and pose and the backgrounds are put in later. This husband and wife are posing as the characters from Top Gun.

I see it.

This gang is self explanatory.

And my personal favorite....

Last year's calendar was epic, and it looks like 2025's will be too. The residents have so much fun doing this, and since they'll be in the calendars soon I think it's okay to share their faces here. I'm not naming names or even the place. Mickey thoroughly enjoys this assignment and tells me so many funny stories. For example, the wife of the Top Gun couple told him to be careful with her husband because, "I don't have time to train another one." I feel you, ma'am. I told Mickey that if he kicks the bucket I will replace him with a cat. Anywho, that's a little tidbit from our corner of the world. Mickey is out snapping photos and I'm trying to avoid the kitchen. This heat is no joke. I pulled up a few spent sunflowers today and cleaned and filled the birdbath. When I came inside I put an ice cube in my bra.

I may stay inside until Halloween (which, if you're wondering, is just 105 days away). That's enough nonsense from me tonight. I just heard a distant rumble of thunder so I'm going to do a rain dance and hope that Mother Nature smiles on my gardens. I don't want to say it out loud, but I have baby pumpkin plants up!

I'm probably setting myself up for heartache, but let me live in this happy delusion for a while.

Sending out plenty of love tonight, take what you need and pass it along. Stay safe, stay well. XOXO, Nancy ,

[raychleadele]

Y’all want a new recipe that’s fucking tasty and helps you use up your Thanksgiving turkey scraps? Of course you do. We’re making turkey pot pie.

You want an oven safe pan. I used cast iron, but stainless steel will work too. If you don’t have an oven safe pan that’s okay, you can transfer your filling to a baking dish, it just means one extra dish to wash later. That’s fine though, you can handle it.

Step one: Veggies. This could be anything really, but you almost certainly want an onion. Start with the ones that take longer to cook. Mine included a diced onion, diced carrots, and diced celery. Cook em in some oil in your hot pan. (Preheat it while you’re chopping!) While they’re in the pan, add salt and pepper and whatever herbs you want. I did sage and thyme. (Also MSG, because it really does make shit good, but I know not everyone is comfortable with it. You’re wrong, but you do you.) Cook these until they’re soft.

(Step one and a half: Did you read through the rest of the recipe? Good, so you know you’ll be adding biscuits at the end. What temperature do they need to bake at? Preheat your goddamn oven. My package needed 350F. Get your oven ready.)

Step two: Your veggies are soft! Add some minced garlic at this point. Garlic can burn fast, which is why we didn’t add it earlier. When it starts to smell good, sprinkle it all with flour (maybe a couple tablespoons, I didn’t measure) and about an equal amount of butter. I also added a can of corn at this point. Peas would be a good addition now too, but my husband doesn’t like them so they didn’t make it into mine. Stir until everything is coated in buttery flour goodness.

Step three: Add some broth. I had some turkey stock I made from the bones of the Thanksgiving bird, but anything will work. Chicken stock, veggie stock. Hell, water is probably fine, you’ll just need to season more heavily. Add just enough to coat it all plus a little, but not enough to be soup. Half cup? Full cup? Idk, again, I didn’t measure shit. Chop up your cooked leftover turkey (not Thanksgiving season when you see this? No problem, get a rotisserie chicken. Fuck it, canned chicken probably works too!) Mix in that meat, however much looks good, and let it all simmer until the broth thickens.

Step four: This is where you gotta trust your heart. Taste it. What’s it need? More salt maybe? (Probably yes.) I added worchestershire sauce, Mexican table cream, and a couple splashes of balsamic vinegar. The worchestershire adds umami (fish sauce might also work!), the cream adds fat (could be any cream/dairy, even cream cheese, I just happened to have lots of the Mexican table cream on hand), and I almost skipped the vinegar, which adds acid, in favor of lemon juice but then I remembered I had a bottle of balsamic that was nearly gone. You can probably skip all of these and still get a good pot pie, but they can help make it Special. Again, follow your heart.

(Step four and a half: if your pan isn’t oven safe, this is when you transfer it to a baking dish.)

Step five: Top it with biscuits from a can and bake according to package instructions.

Step six: Fuckin eat that bitch.

[shoku-and-awe]

Light Saturday dinner, featuring beggy dog and pilfered airline spoon! I made grilled cheese and tomato soup, the latter of which I’d never done before. Well, I tried once but it turned into marinara sauce. This was fantastic though. My husband says it was the first tomato soup he’s really liked/the best one he’s ever had!

Roughly chop one white onion and sauté in olive oil til soft. Add 1.5 cans of tomatoes, the water to rinse the cans, powdered chicken stock, and salt, and blend. Let simmer over low heat, adjusting flavor to taste with more stock, lemon juice, and a splash of balsamic vinegar. If it’s not gonna be tasty in time, add a bit of sugar. Finish with smoked ghost pepper, and dip your cheesy sandwich for best results.

Next time, I’d like to roast the onion with some garlic and bell peppers too, but that’s a different flavor profile. Also, I totally forgot garlic and cracked pepper……. which is maybe why it didn’t turn into marinara sauce this time?