January 2012
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halfbakedidea:
Dan Bern - God Said No
I also...
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What I learned today (or how I learned to stop...
Today, I learned that there are vegetables other than peas, corn, lima beans, and spinach that are not totally useless when frozen. Specifically, when using it in a soup, frozen cauliflower can be awesome.
I found a recipe this weekend for a Moroccan salad called Zaalouk that can be made with cauliflower, and I thought to myself “damn, those look like fine soup ingredients.” So I...
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halfbakedidea asked: 32.
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Chicken Biryani and Raita Salad
Made this for me and the wife tonight with scheduled leftovers. Crazy easy to make. The only specialty equipment you need is a deep oven safe dish with a tight fitting lid, like a cast iron dutch oven, or stone rice pot, or old school casserole.
Serves 4 (or 2 + leftovers)
Chicken Biryani
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 1/2 cups plain, full...
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Ain't no call like a boring conference call cause...
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Pita recipe
I based my recipe pretty closely off this one, with some changes
300 g flour* (about 2 1/2 cups), plus more for kneading 2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp yeast** 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 cup warm water (about 105F)
* At least 225 g of this needs to be good, high quality white bread flour, as it has the protein necessary to get a nice chewy texture. The rest can be...
My one and only resolution this year
I try to keep my resolutions to something simple, that I can actually follow through with.
This year, I resolve to bake more. It’s wholesome. It’s fun. It’s likely healthier than buying the same goods from a store. And I’ll learn something.
I’ve already baked fresh pita today and there’s a cobbler in the oven.
Not a bad start.
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lafix replied to your post: It’s times like this (11:36 PM Mountain Time)
This is like a confession on your part that there ain’t no party like an EAST COAST PARTY CAUSE AN EAST COAST PARTY IS SUPERIOR IN ALL WAYS UNLESS YOU’RE IN CHICAGO WHICH IS PRETTY ROCKIN’ even though, CST.
Sorry, we win the humidity battle. Also, we had hurricane force gusts today and we didn’t have it in your...
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It's times like this (11:36 PM Mountain Time)
That I miss being on Eastern Time. Bed … I hear you calling. Twenty five minutes, and then it will be on.
December 2011
30 posts
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Verizon Wireless to Charge $2 "Convenience Fee"... →
formerlypunctuated:
[…] Guess I’m bitching for no reason.
Which is nothing new.
It’s the American way!
Verizon Wireless to Charge $2 "Convenience Fee"... →
formerlypunctuated:
fobay:
formerlypunctuated:
underwhelmed:
Starting January 15, Verizon is going to charge their customers $2 to pay online using their billing system.
More nickel and diming
What the actual fuck?
Except for the fact that almost every conceivable way you’d want to pay your bill falls under “fee waived”
Excecpt for the one-time, Credit/ATM/Debit card payment....
Verizon Wireless to Charge $2 "Convenience Fee"... →
formerlypunctuated:
underwhelmed:
Starting January 15, Verizon is going to charge their customers $2 to pay online using their billing system.
More nickel and diming
What the actual fuck?
Except for the fact that almost every conceivable way you’d want to pay your bill falls under “fee waived”
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General Announcement:
jimmymarks:
Any bull crap about some bull crap ginger ale you think is better than N.N. will be read, but in no way considered or given any merit. Take it walkin’, sister, I refuse to buy it.
Oh I do believe it is on.
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Stuffed mushrooms
I just threw these together, as we’re supposed to bring the appetizer to Christmas dinner today. The filling tastes just like sour cream and onion potato chips, which is awesome.
2 lbs button mushrooms, stems removed from caps and reserved 2 Tbsp canola oil 2 leeks 2 slices bacon 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature 1 egg 1 Tbsp brown or dijon mustard 2 Tbsp chopped garlic (about 6 or 7...
joselynhughes:
I saw mommy bitching to Santa Claus about the thermostat
I saw her complaining that the driveway hasn’t been shoveled YET.
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I don't have to deal with egg nog, I drink glögi.
pikkutiikeri:
The main classic ingredients are (usually) red wine, sugar, spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and bitter orange, and optionally also stronger spirits such as vodka, akvavit or brandy.
You could really fuck with people by trying to replace all those spices by boozes with those flavors. Off the top of my head, you could replace the cinnamon with Goldschlager and...
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pikkutiikeri replied to your photo: … and after. What, you don’t keep a graphing…
Is that pulla? That looks like pulla! :D
Are you pulla-ing my leg?
BUT SERIOUSLY folks. It may be, though with a different name. It’s a traditional Jewish challah loaf(s). Very simple sweet egg bread. Pulla is similar?
You sit on a throne of lies
You smell like beef and cheese
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lafix replied to your post: Baking bread today…
you are not sorry…YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE
YOU DON’T KNOW ME.
I mean, you’re right, but YOU STILL DON’T KNOW ME.
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Baking bread today...
so, you know, challlaaaaaaaaaaaaah
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I have moose meat
lonelyheartsdeathmetal:
This is not a joke. Nor is it a drill.
don’t be so immodest
Things to do ...
… in Orlando in January when you don’t have a car and are stuck at a confierence at Disney? I guess just work on your presentation.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year
cnnmoneytech:
I just love the holiday season, don’t you? Holiday meals, spiced cider, fuzzy coats, giant radio controlled flying sharks. More than 5,000 of them, apparently. -Julianne
Flying sharks? Game over, man.
Watchnickkroll:
I was on Conan last night. I hope you find it equally horrifying and enjoyable.
christ almighty, i haven’t laughed this hard in a long time.
"Scrooged" is on AMC
Commence Christmas cheer.