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We had people over for dinner and I made loads of sourdough, thinking I'd give a bunch of it away.
Nope! Our freezer is full of sourdough now.
Nope! Our freezer is full of sourdough now.
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Searched "vegetarian restaurant in [the hip liberal neighborhood I work in]".
The results: a restaurant (named after a meat dish) that happens to have a couple of vegetarian options, a fast food place that thinks "plant based" means you have two vegetables on your meat, and a vegan place that specializes in $20 smoothies.
I'm going to suggest the last one for our next team event, because for shit's sake I'm sick of having a maximum of two food choices at these things, but... what the fuck.
The results: a restaurant (named after a meat dish) that happens to have a couple of vegetarian options, a fast food place that thinks "plant based" means you have two vegetables on your meat, and a vegan place that specializes in $20 smoothies.
I'm going to suggest the last one for our next team event, because for shit's sake I'm sick of having a maximum of two food choices at these things, but... what the fuck.
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The berry wizards have berries ALL YEAR somehow
I need to start keeping my own notes about what produce is available when, because "what the USDA/Farmer's Almanac says is in season" is very different from what I find at the farmer's market.
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I work in the biomedical field, and people keep asking me what they can do to be more healthy.
I tell them that the best thing they can do is to live in a society that values all its people.
The second best is to stay hydrated, eat a balanced diet, and get enough sleep.
I tell them that the best thing they can do is to live in a society that values all its people.
The second best is to stay hydrated, eat a balanced diet, and get enough sleep.
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It's died down a lot since I hit my thirties, but there's this weird pattern where I mention that I did something and people will assume I did the version that requires the least amount of work on my part.
"I baked this cake." "From a cake mix?"
"I put gutters up on my house." "You hired contractors to do it?"
"I built this thing." "Out of a premade kit, right?"
It shouldn't bother me but it does.
"I baked this cake." "From a cake mix?"
"I put gutters up on my house." "You hired contractors to do it?"
"I built this thing." "Out of a premade kit, right?"
It shouldn't bother me but it does.
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Listen, I tried so hard. So hard.
But I couldn't go more than a month without buckwheat.
But I couldn't go more than a month without buckwheat.
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Why is it that a restaurant meal can have twice the daily recommended dose of sodium and taste fine, but when I put slightly too much salt into my soup, it tastes like seawater?
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My mother told me that someday I would make myself tea and realize that I don't want to add sugar to it. (This hasn't happened yet.)
She did not tell me that someday I would enjoy oatmeal-raisin cookies.
She did not tell me that someday I would enjoy oatmeal-raisin cookies.
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(It's me, I'm vegetarians)
Vegetarians at a restaurant:
- The rice looks good- never mind, fish sauce.
- Why does the pea soup have ham in it?
- Okay so the salad of shredded lettuce is vegetarian, that's nice.
- I could really go for a bowl of beans right about now but there's chicken in it.
- Can I make an entire meal out of sides?
- The corn on the cob isn't vegetarian? It's literally just grilled corn! How do you add meat to that?!
- Sausage? In the lentil stew?
- The grain bowl has fish in it. Does a bowl of grain really need extra heartiness added?
- Found one vegetarian pasta dish hidden among the meat sauce ones.
- They put crumbled bacon on the veggie burger? What's even the point of a veggie burger at that point?
- Maybe they'll have a vegetarian taco - nope, only chicken or beef.
- I guess I could have... avocado toast. Unless they've found a way to sneak lard into the avocado...
- No, I do not want shrimp dip on the side. Why do I have to field this question so often?
- Oh crap everyone's looking at me expectantly, it's my turn to order. Pasta or salad? Pasta or salad?
- (does not get invited out again for months)
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Maybe I would've liked it if she cooked it correctly...
Me, six months ago: Damn, what's that stuffed pepper recipe my mother used to make? I can't find anything about it online.
Me today: GOLUBTZI! That's it!
The internet: Golubtzi is a stuffed cabbage recipe.
Me: ...
Me today: GOLUBTZI! That's it!
The internet: Golubtzi is a stuffed cabbage recipe.
Me: ...
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I found chilacayote at our farmer's market!
I bought it because I want to try it, but also for the seeds.
I bought it because I want to try it, but also for the seeds.
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Multiple people have lectured me (a vegetarian) on the importance of eating a plant based diet for health/environmental reasons.
This is annoying.
But, perplexingly, the people who do this are never vegans or fellow vegetarians, they're omnivores who eat a higher-than-average amount of meat.
This is annoying.
But, perplexingly, the people who do this are never vegans or fellow vegetarians, they're omnivores who eat a higher-than-average amount of meat.
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People were giving out free samples of certified regenerative farming, organic cheese puff snacks and I was too awkward to say no when they shoved one in my hands.
It tastes like like an ultra processed cheese puff (aka like vomit).
It tastes like like an ultra processed cheese puff (aka like vomit).
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Aaaaaand the coup de grace on my terrible week: I broke one of my nice lunch containers (with my lunch still inside).
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Me: I could really go for a bagel right now.
Mass email from the admin: Hey everyone! Come get bagels in the break room!
Mass email from the admin: Hey everyone! Come get bagels in the break room!
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Pros and cons of maintaining a sourdough culture:
Pros - sourdough.
Cons - maintain.
Pros - sourdough.
Cons - maintain.
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Be careful what you wish for
"For centuries, the quinoa has been considered a food of low social prestige, although this prejudice is slowly changing. There needs to be a greater awareness of its nutritional value."
-Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective (1993)
-Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective (1993)
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(Yes, I've lived in the US for 25+ years.)
The only time in my life I had a fast food burger, I was eight and my parents decided to take the family out to McDonald's to see what the fuss was about.
I cried when I discovered that there was MEAT on the CHEESEBURGER and it TASTED SO GROSS and in the end my father had to finish my burger.
I cried when I discovered that there was MEAT on the CHEESEBURGER and it TASTED SO GROSS and in the end my father had to finish my burger.
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Minor exaggeration
The question "is this plant edible" has only two answers:
"Yes, and people ate it all the time."
"This plant is so extremely, lethally toxic, but if you (boil it for two days) (ferment it underground) (burn it to a crisp) (wash it five times with strong acid) it's safe."
"Yes, and people ate it all the time."
"This plant is so extremely, lethally toxic, but if you (boil it for two days) (ferment it underground) (burn it to a crisp) (wash it five times with strong acid) it's safe."