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2024.05.13 23:39 Feeling_Set7857 How bad would it be to just be 100% transparent in a dating bio? Just for fun, I’m curious.
I was recently making a list of EVERY possible thing I wanted. I hope to get someone who fulfills about 40%, but guys how turned off would you be if I just posted the real list of what I want and who I am?
Here was my brainstorm. I was going to take out the majority of it and just write in a simple sentence that I am looking for a serious relationship with a nice man. Be prepared this is definitely going to come off as pretentious and full of myself, but again it’s my dream man not real.
Brainstorm
What Id like him to be
◦ A man who is decent looking whom I share a mutual attract for ◦ Someone intellectual 🔥 ◦ Some who has skills I lack, whom I can learn from ◦ Someone ◦ Looking for a serious relationship. Marriage down the line serious ◦ Someone who will take time getting to know me and allowing me to get to know them. To establish if we vibe. ◦ Someone willing to wait for sex ◦ Someone understanding of my intimacy issues ◦ Someone who is 28-50 who is mature, but still fun ◦ Someone religious ◦ Someone who likes to go out ◦ Someone patient ◦ Someone who makes good money and once a financial partner and wants to be a financial partner within a serious relationship down the line ◦ Preferably a dad ◦ Someone who it’s not a must that they have another child because I am still unsure ◦ A caring father, not because I want him to father my children, but because this is a person I may end up living with, and I want a quality home for my children and his ◦ Race does not matter ◦ Someone at least 5’9 and up preferred (not needed tho, cause I accept that I’m a giant and it is what it is)
What I’d like him to do
◦ Be patient with me ◦ Talk to me and support me emotionally and socially ◦ Be 1/2 of the financial pie ◦ Get to know me a little bit on the app, but if he wants to get to know me greatly take me out on a date, a thoughtful date (doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does require effort) ◦ Be helpful and knowledgeable about something anything whatever expertise he has. ◦ Be either educated or in a solid career ◦ Either have or seek out a suburban life with a long-term wife - work on my intimacy with me ◦ Be generous with effort, sometimes gifts and gestures, but always with effort ◦ Someone to be there for me
What I do NOT want
◦ A father for my children ◦ Someone who needs me financially ◦ Someone who is dependent on me for all housework ◦ Any kind of plural or or ethical non-monogamous relationship ◦ A man to treat me like a sugar baby and attempt to purchase sex from me ( but a generous man is ok), but sex has to be based off of commitment And desire not duty ◦ Someone who is looking for a purely BDSM 24 seven relationship - a narcissistic or taker personality - someone more than an hour away ◦ Someone who Is non-religious ◦ A trans, or intersex man
Who I am (good)
◦ 30 ◦ Religious ◦ Intelligent PhD Doctoprofessor ◦ Successful ◦ Caring - attractive (not a 10) ◦ High effort partner ◦ Loving and warm ◦ Career driven and ambitious ◦ Creative ◦ Lady-like ◦ Balanced and calm, good at disagreements
Who I am (bad)
◦ Top heavy, boobs big, but no butt - pretty thick ◦ 5’11 ◦ Single mom of 2 young kids ◦ Not much dating experience ◦ Religious - Nerdy ◦ Sometimes reserved
What I offer
◦ Commitment and loyalty ◦ High effort to make the man I’m in a relationship with happy ◦ Intimacy constantly - appreciation for someone choosing us ◦ Caring and helpful - I’d probably do 70% of cooking/cleaning - fun mom with experience with kids ◦ Financially independent and willing to build with someone ◦ Supportive and understanding ◦ A trust worthy life partner ◦ Someone to cheer you up when your sad ◦ A fun person to explore life with ◦ A feminine and maternal figure whose good with kids ◦ Someone to help with household duties 50/50 ◦ Good at searing steaks and deep throating
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Here was my brainstorm. I was going to take out the majority of it and just write in a simple sentence that I am looking for a serious relationship with a nice man. Be prepared this is definitely going to come off as pretentious and full of myself, but again it’s my dream man not real.
Brainstorm
What Id like him to be
◦ A man who is decent looking whom I share a mutual attract for ◦ Someone intellectual 🔥 ◦ Some who has skills I lack, whom I can learn from ◦ Someone ◦ Looking for a serious relationship. Marriage down the line serious ◦ Someone who will take time getting to know me and allowing me to get to know them. To establish if we vibe. ◦ Someone willing to wait for sex ◦ Someone understanding of my intimacy issues ◦ Someone who is 28-50 who is mature, but still fun ◦ Someone religious ◦ Someone who likes to go out ◦ Someone patient ◦ Someone who makes good money and once a financial partner and wants to be a financial partner within a serious relationship down the line ◦ Preferably a dad ◦ Someone who it’s not a must that they have another child because I am still unsure ◦ A caring father, not because I want him to father my children, but because this is a person I may end up living with, and I want a quality home for my children and his ◦ Race does not matter ◦ Someone at least 5’9 and up preferred (not needed tho, cause I accept that I’m a giant and it is what it is)
What I’d like him to do
◦ Be patient with me ◦ Talk to me and support me emotionally and socially ◦ Be 1/2 of the financial pie ◦ Get to know me a little bit on the app, but if he wants to get to know me greatly take me out on a date, a thoughtful date (doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does require effort) ◦ Be helpful and knowledgeable about something anything whatever expertise he has. ◦ Be either educated or in a solid career ◦ Either have or seek out a suburban life with a long-term wife - work on my intimacy with me ◦ Be generous with effort, sometimes gifts and gestures, but always with effort ◦ Someone to be there for me
What I do NOT want
◦ A father for my children ◦ Someone who needs me financially ◦ Someone who is dependent on me for all housework ◦ Any kind of plural or or ethical non-monogamous relationship ◦ A man to treat me like a sugar baby and attempt to purchase sex from me ( but a generous man is ok), but sex has to be based off of commitment And desire not duty ◦ Someone who is looking for a purely BDSM 24 seven relationship - a narcissistic or taker personality - someone more than an hour away ◦ Someone who Is non-religious ◦ A trans, or intersex man
Who I am (good)
◦ 30 ◦ Religious ◦ Intelligent PhD Doctoprofessor ◦ Successful ◦ Caring - attractive (not a 10) ◦ High effort partner ◦ Loving and warm ◦ Career driven and ambitious ◦ Creative ◦ Lady-like ◦ Balanced and calm, good at disagreements
Who I am (bad)
◦ Top heavy, boobs big, but no butt - pretty thick ◦ 5’11 ◦ Single mom of 2 young kids ◦ Not much dating experience ◦ Religious - Nerdy ◦ Sometimes reserved
What I offer
◦ Commitment and loyalty ◦ High effort to make the man I’m in a relationship with happy ◦ Intimacy constantly - appreciation for someone choosing us ◦ Caring and helpful - I’d probably do 70% of cooking/cleaning - fun mom with experience with kids ◦ Financially independent and willing to build with someone ◦ Supportive and understanding ◦ A trust worthy life partner ◦ Someone to cheer you up when your sad ◦ A fun person to explore life with ◦ A feminine and maternal figure whose good with kids ◦ Someone to help with household duties 50/50 ◦ Good at searing steaks and deep throating
2024.05.13 23:38 Feeling_Set7857 How bad would it be to just be 100% transparent in a dating bio?
I was recently making a list of EVERY possible thing I wanted. I hope to get someone who fulfills about 40%, but guys how turned off would you be if I just posted the real list of what I want and who I am?
Here was my brainstorm. I was going to take out the majority of it and just write in a simple sentence that I am looking for a serious relationship with a nice man. Be prepared this is definitely going to come off as pretentious and full of myself, but again it’s my dream man not real.
Brainstorm
What Id like him to be
◦ A man who is decent looking whom I share a mutual attract for ◦ Someone intellectual 🔥 ◦ Some who has skills I lack, whom I can learn from ◦ Someone ◦ Looking for a serious relationship. Marriage down the line serious ◦ Someone who will take time getting to know me and allowing me to get to know them. To establish if we vibe. ◦ Someone willing to wait for sex ◦ Someone understanding of my intimacy issues ◦ Someone who is 28-50 who is mature, but still fun ◦ Someone religious ◦ Someone who likes to go out ◦ Someone patient ◦ Someone who makes good money and once a financial partner and wants to be a financial partner within a serious relationship down the line ◦ Preferably a dad ◦ Someone who it’s not a must that they have another child because I am still unsure ◦ A caring father, not because I want him to father my children, but because this is a person I may end up living with, and I want a quality home for my children and his ◦ Race does not matter ◦ Someone at least 5’9 and up preferred (not needed tho, cause I accept that I’m a giant and it is what it is)
What I’d like him to do
◦ Be patient with me ◦ Talk to me and support me emotionally and socially ◦ Be 1/2 of the financial pie ◦ Get to know me a little bit on the app, but if he wants to get to know me greatly take me out on a date, a thoughtful date (doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does require effort) ◦ Be helpful and knowledgeable about something anything whatever expertise he has. ◦ Be either educated or in a solid career ◦ Either have or seek out a suburban life with a long-term wife - work on my intimacy with me ◦ Be generous with effort, sometimes gifts and gestures, but always with effort ◦ Someone to be there for me
What I do NOT want
◦ A father for my children ◦ Someone who needs me financially ◦ Someone who is dependent on me for all housework ◦ Any kind of plural or or ethical non-monogamous relationship ◦ A man to treat me like a sugar baby and attempt to purchase sex from me ( but a generous man is ok), but sex has to be based off of commitment And desire not duty ◦ Someone who is looking for a purely BDSM 24 seven relationship - a narcissistic or taker personality - someone more than an hour away ◦ Someone who Is non-religious ◦ A trans, or intersex man
Who I am (good)
◦ 30 ◦ Religious ◦ Intelligent PhD Doctoprofessor ◦ Successful ◦ Caring - attractive (not a 10) ◦ High effort partner ◦ Loving and warm ◦ Career driven and ambitious ◦ Creative ◦ Lady-like ◦ Balanced and calm, good at disagreements
Who I am (bad)
◦ Top heavy, boobs big, but no butt - pretty thick ◦ 5’11 ◦ Single mom of 2 young kids ◦ Not much dating experience ◦ Religious - Nerdy ◦ Sometimes reserved
What I offer
◦ Commitment and loyalty ◦ High effort to make the man I’m in a relationship with happy ◦ Intimacy constantly - appreciation for someone choosing us ◦ Caring and helpful - I’d probably do 70% of cooking/cleaning - fun mom with experience with kids ◦ Financially independent and willing to build with someone ◦ Supportive and understanding ◦ A trust worthy life partner ◦ Someone to cheer you up when your sad ◦ A fun person to explore life with ◦ A feminine and maternal figure whose good with kids ◦ Someone to help with household duties 50/50 ◦ Good at searing steaks and deep throating
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Here was my brainstorm. I was going to take out the majority of it and just write in a simple sentence that I am looking for a serious relationship with a nice man. Be prepared this is definitely going to come off as pretentious and full of myself, but again it’s my dream man not real.
Brainstorm
What Id like him to be
◦ A man who is decent looking whom I share a mutual attract for ◦ Someone intellectual 🔥 ◦ Some who has skills I lack, whom I can learn from ◦ Someone ◦ Looking for a serious relationship. Marriage down the line serious ◦ Someone who will take time getting to know me and allowing me to get to know them. To establish if we vibe. ◦ Someone willing to wait for sex ◦ Someone understanding of my intimacy issues ◦ Someone who is 28-50 who is mature, but still fun ◦ Someone religious ◦ Someone who likes to go out ◦ Someone patient ◦ Someone who makes good money and once a financial partner and wants to be a financial partner within a serious relationship down the line ◦ Preferably a dad ◦ Someone who it’s not a must that they have another child because I am still unsure ◦ A caring father, not because I want him to father my children, but because this is a person I may end up living with, and I want a quality home for my children and his ◦ Race does not matter ◦ Someone at least 5’9 and up preferred (not needed tho, cause I accept that I’m a giant and it is what it is)
What I’d like him to do
◦ Be patient with me ◦ Talk to me and support me emotionally and socially ◦ Be 1/2 of the financial pie ◦ Get to know me a little bit on the app, but if he wants to get to know me greatly take me out on a date, a thoughtful date (doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does require effort) ◦ Be helpful and knowledgeable about something anything whatever expertise he has. ◦ Be either educated or in a solid career ◦ Either have or seek out a suburban life with a long-term wife - work on my intimacy with me ◦ Be generous with effort, sometimes gifts and gestures, but always with effort ◦ Someone to be there for me
What I do NOT want
◦ A father for my children ◦ Someone who needs me financially ◦ Someone who is dependent on me for all housework ◦ Any kind of plural or or ethical non-monogamous relationship ◦ A man to treat me like a sugar baby and attempt to purchase sex from me ( but a generous man is ok), but sex has to be based off of commitment And desire not duty ◦ Someone who is looking for a purely BDSM 24 seven relationship - a narcissistic or taker personality - someone more than an hour away ◦ Someone who Is non-religious ◦ A trans, or intersex man
Who I am (good)
◦ 30 ◦ Religious ◦ Intelligent PhD Doctoprofessor ◦ Successful ◦ Caring - attractive (not a 10) ◦ High effort partner ◦ Loving and warm ◦ Career driven and ambitious ◦ Creative ◦ Lady-like ◦ Balanced and calm, good at disagreements
Who I am (bad)
◦ Top heavy, boobs big, but no butt - pretty thick ◦ 5’11 ◦ Single mom of 2 young kids ◦ Not much dating experience ◦ Religious - Nerdy ◦ Sometimes reserved
What I offer
◦ Commitment and loyalty ◦ High effort to make the man I’m in a relationship with happy ◦ Intimacy constantly - appreciation for someone choosing us ◦ Caring and helpful - I’d probably do 70% of cooking/cleaning - fun mom with experience with kids ◦ Financially independent and willing to build with someone ◦ Supportive and understanding ◦ A trust worthy life partner ◦ Someone to cheer you up when your sad ◦ A fun person to explore life with ◦ A feminine and maternal figure whose good with kids ◦ Someone to help with household duties 50/50 ◦ Good at searing steaks and deep throating
2024.05.13 23:31 Feeling_Set7857 How bad would it be to just be 100% transparent in a dating bio?
I was recently making a list of EVERY possible thing I wanted. I hope to get someone who fulfills about 40%, but guys how turned off would you be if I just posted the real list of what I want and who I am?
Here was my brainstorm. I was going to take out the majority of it and just write in a simple sentence that I am looking for a serious relationship with a nice man. Be prepared this is definitely going to come off as pretentious and full of myself, but again it’s my dream man not real.
Brainstorm
What Id like him to be
◦ A man who is decent looking whom I share a mutual attract for ◦ Someone intellectual 🔥 ◦ Some who has skills I lack, whom I can learn from ◦ Someone ◦ Looking for a serious relationship. Marriage down the line serious ◦ Someone who will take time getting to know me and allowing me to get to know them. To establish if we vibe. ◦ Someone willing to wait for sex ◦ Someone understanding of my intimacy issues ◦ Someone who is 28-50 who is mature, but still fun ◦ Someone religious ◦ Someone who likes to go out ◦ Someone patient ◦ Someone who makes good money and once a financial partner and wants to be a financial partner within a serious relationship down the line ◦ Preferably a dad ◦ Someone who it’s not a must that they have another child because I am still unsure ◦ A caring father, not because I want him to father my children, but because this is a person I may end up living with, and I want a quality home for my children and his ◦ Race does not matter ◦ Someone at least 5’9 and up preferred (not needed tho, cause I accept that I’m a giant and it is what it is)
What I’d like him to do
◦ Be patient with me ◦ Talk to me and support me emotionally and socially ◦ Be 1/2 of the financial pie ◦ Get to know me a little bit on the app, but if he wants to get to know me greatly take me out on a date, a thoughtful date (doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does require effort) ◦ Be helpful and knowledgeable about something anything whatever expertise he has. ◦ Be either educated or in a solid career ◦ Either have or seek out a suburban life with a long-term wife - work on my intimacy with me ◦ Be generous with effort, sometimes gifts and gestures, but always with effort ◦ Someone to be there for me
What I do NOT want
◦ A father for my children ◦ Someone who needs me financially ◦ Someone who is dependent on me for all housework ◦ Any kind of plural or or ethical non-monogamous relationship ◦ A man to treat me like a sugar baby and attempt to purchase sex from me ( but a generous man is ok), but sex has to be based off of commitment And desire not duty ◦ Someone who is looking for a purely BDSM 24 seven relationship - a narcissistic or taker personality - someone more than an hour away ◦ Someone who Is non-religious ◦ A trans, or intersex man
Who I am (good)
◦ 30 ◦ Religious ◦ Intelligent PhD Doctoprofessor ◦ Successful ◦ Caring - attractive (not a 10) ◦ High effort partner ◦ Loving and warm ◦ Career driven and ambitious ◦ Creative ◦ Lady-like ◦ Balanced and calm, good at disagreements
Who I am (bad)
◦ Top heavy, boobs big, but no butt - pretty thick ◦ 5’11 ◦ Single mom of 2 young kids ◦ Not much dating experience ◦ Religious - Nerdy ◦ Sometimes reserved
What I offer
◦ Commitment and loyalty ◦ High effort to make the man I’m in a relationship with happy ◦ Intimacy constantly - appreciation for someone choosing us ◦ Caring and helpful - I’d probably do 70% of cooking/cleaning - fun mom with experience with kids ◦ Financially independent and willing to build with someone ◦ Supportive and understanding ◦ A trust worthy life partner ◦ Someone to cheer you up when your sad ◦ A fun person to explore life with ◦ A feminine and maternal figure whose good with kids ◦ Someone to help with household duties 50/50 ◦ Good at searing steaks and deep throating
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Here was my brainstorm. I was going to take out the majority of it and just write in a simple sentence that I am looking for a serious relationship with a nice man. Be prepared this is definitely going to come off as pretentious and full of myself, but again it’s my dream man not real.
Brainstorm
What Id like him to be
◦ A man who is decent looking whom I share a mutual attract for ◦ Someone intellectual 🔥 ◦ Some who has skills I lack, whom I can learn from ◦ Someone ◦ Looking for a serious relationship. Marriage down the line serious ◦ Someone who will take time getting to know me and allowing me to get to know them. To establish if we vibe. ◦ Someone willing to wait for sex ◦ Someone understanding of my intimacy issues ◦ Someone who is 28-50 who is mature, but still fun ◦ Someone religious ◦ Someone who likes to go out ◦ Someone patient ◦ Someone who makes good money and once a financial partner and wants to be a financial partner within a serious relationship down the line ◦ Preferably a dad ◦ Someone who it’s not a must that they have another child because I am still unsure ◦ A caring father, not because I want him to father my children, but because this is a person I may end up living with, and I want a quality home for my children and his ◦ Race does not matter ◦ Someone at least 5’9 and up preferred (not needed tho, cause I accept that I’m a giant and it is what it is)
What I’d like him to do
◦ Be patient with me ◦ Talk to me and support me emotionally and socially ◦ Be 1/2 of the financial pie ◦ Get to know me a little bit on the app, but if he wants to get to know me greatly take me out on a date, a thoughtful date (doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does require effort) ◦ Be helpful and knowledgeable about something anything whatever expertise he has. ◦ Be either educated or in a solid career ◦ Either have or seek out a suburban life with a long-term wife - work on my intimacy with me ◦ Be generous with effort, sometimes gifts and gestures, but always with effort ◦ Someone to be there for me
What I do NOT want
◦ A father for my children ◦ Someone who needs me financially ◦ Someone who is dependent on me for all housework ◦ Any kind of plural or or ethical non-monogamous relationship ◦ A man to treat me like a sugar baby and attempt to purchase sex from me ( but a generous man is ok), but sex has to be based off of commitment And desire not duty ◦ Someone who is looking for a purely BDSM 24 seven relationship - a narcissistic or taker personality - someone more than an hour away ◦ Someone who Is non-religious ◦ A trans, or intersex man
Who I am (good)
◦ 30 ◦ Religious ◦ Intelligent PhD Doctoprofessor ◦ Successful ◦ Caring - attractive (not a 10) ◦ High effort partner ◦ Loving and warm ◦ Career driven and ambitious ◦ Creative ◦ Lady-like ◦ Balanced and calm, good at disagreements
Who I am (bad)
◦ Top heavy, boobs big, but no butt - pretty thick ◦ 5’11 ◦ Single mom of 2 young kids ◦ Not much dating experience ◦ Religious - Nerdy ◦ Sometimes reserved
What I offer
◦ Commitment and loyalty ◦ High effort to make the man I’m in a relationship with happy ◦ Intimacy constantly - appreciation for someone choosing us ◦ Caring and helpful - I’d probably do 70% of cooking/cleaning - fun mom with experience with kids ◦ Financially independent and willing to build with someone ◦ Supportive and understanding ◦ A trust worthy life partner ◦ Someone to cheer you up when your sad ◦ A fun person to explore life with ◦ A feminine and maternal figure whose good with kids ◦ Someone to help with household duties 50/50 ◦ Good at searing steaks and deep throating
2024.05.13 17:19 pickledplumber How can I buy ground beef that doesn't go bad in 1 day?
I normally shop at various supermarkets here in the NYC metro area. Normally Shop Rite. Usually buying 80/20 for $4.99/lb. One thing that's changed over the last few months is instead of a "sell by" date, they now have a "ground on" date Unfortunately the last 3 times I've bought ground beef and opened it the next day it's already turned. Can't really bring it back so I end up being out $6-$8.
I've tried going to the neighborhood butcher, 2 of them actually but I get terrible diarrhea eating meat from them.
My gut is telling me that instead of giving people ground beef with a few days on shelf life they are pushing the stuff that's about to be rotten on the shelf from steaks and stuff.
anyway, How can I buy ground beef that gives me some head room and I don't have to have just under 12 hours to cook it?
I'm sensitive to price. If it's more than $4.99/lb I just don't want it. I also don't drive and am limited to public transit in NYC. Hope you understand.
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I've tried going to the neighborhood butcher, 2 of them actually but I get terrible diarrhea eating meat from them.
My gut is telling me that instead of giving people ground beef with a few days on shelf life they are pushing the stuff that's about to be rotten on the shelf from steaks and stuff.
anyway, How can I buy ground beef that gives me some head room and I don't have to have just under 12 hours to cook it?
I'm sensitive to price. If it's more than $4.99/lb I just don't want it. I also don't drive and am limited to public transit in NYC. Hope you understand.
2024.05.13 14:04 layyablue Blackstone flat top grill with air fryer?
A Blackstone flat top grill with an air fryer feature sounds like a versatile and convenient cooking appliance! The combination of a flat top grill and an air fryer offers a range of cooking options, from grilling burgers and steaks to air frying crispy snacks and veggies. This type of appliance can be especially appealing for outdoor cooking enthusiasts who want the flexibility to grill, fry, and cook various dishes all in one device. Additionally, the air fryer feature can provide a healthier alternative to deep frying by using hot air circulation to cook food with less oil. If you're considering purchasing one, be sure to check out reviews to see how well it performs and fits your cooking needs.
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2024.05.13 06:21 SpiritedConcept4392 Year and a Half Worth of Tea: AITA for not going to the Rehearsal Dinner
I have not heard from “my bestie” for over a month since her bachelorette party. We have known each other for 7 years, and since 2022, I have expressed to her how alone I feel and how depressed I am. I've shared with her that I feel I have no support system. Recently, before the bachelorette, I even told her that I started therapy and began my regimen of antidepressants, which has helped me immensely from my previous super depressive thoughts. She is the only who knows how bad my depression was besides her.I want to talk about how the Bachelorette went, how I did not enjoy myself, and a bit of background before the Bachelorette weekend. For the sake of confidentiality, I will name the bride-to-be “B”. We went to university in London in 2016 and even ended up living together in 2018. We were super close, and honestly, she was my best friend. At first, I thought we were having fun, but I felt out of place. To reiterate how much effort I put into making sure I made it to the bachelorette, I am in law school, and I had to study two weeks' worth of law school material—torts and public policy disputes. I crammed it all into one week. Not to mention, I also had a group project, so I had sleepless nights, staying up until 3/4 in the morning to ensure I did not have to study during the trip. During the trip, I even had to log into class one day and talk to my group partners to work on part of the group project
A bit of personal backstory: My parents are Cuban, my grandparents are Spanish, and I have Spanish cousins living in Spain. I've been to Spain plenty of times to know the country well, and when I go there, it feels like home to me. Coming from a Cuban/Spanish culture, in Latino cultures, we naturally speak to each other in Spanish, and when we have parties, everyone dances and has fun—that's what I'm used to when I visit Spain.
Bachelorette Comment:
Going back to the bachelorette in March, I arrived thinking we would have a good time. However, during one of the nights, one of B's friends, who is from London (Let's call her Z), made a pretty racist comment. When I relayed this to my sister and another friend who is also Latina, they confirmed it was racist and not okay for someone to say. Because we were in Spain, I spoke Spanish during the trip, which is natural for me. We were playing one of those bachelorette games, and at least in my experience with bachelorette parties, you tell people, "Yeah, we're doing the bachelorette party, this is the person who's getting married," and then get them a drink or whatever. It's supposed to be festive and loud. We did like a bingo dare game, and to prove that we did it, we would have to take a picture with the person or a video. After one of the nights, the task was to dance with a stranger, and in Spanish, I was saying to a married couple, "Is it okay if I dance with you because we're doing a bachelorette game, and I need to take a picture to prove that I did?" I communicated with Spanish people in Spanish because that's natural in my culture.
On the Uber ride back, this girl "Z" said that I needed to stop speaking in Spanish and stop speaking to strangers in Spanish for our safety because she didn't understand what I was saying. She insisted I stop telling people in Spanish that we were celebrating the bachelorette because she didn't feel safe. Additionally, she and others in the group told me I needed to sound like a tourist and not like a local because they wanted to get into clubs without paying cover charges. I explained that we were playing a game, and that's how people knew why we were taking pictures of them. It is rude to take pics of strangers without them knowing why. She said not to explain to them, especially because we were in Madrid and I should speak only in English. I defended myself, pointing out that we made friends with some Italians on the first night because I spoke fluent Italian. She responded that the Italians were different from the Spanish people, which I didn't understand because it's essentially the same thing.
I looked around, and no one defended me. Because of this, I felt so uncomfortable from the conversation that I closed up internally, wondering what I was doing wrong. Was I ruining the trip? I didn't know, but I've felt more isolated from the group since this incident. During the whole trip, I had to be careful about speaking Spanish in Spain, where I always speak Spanish unless someone speaks English. These girls all spoke English, and most spoke more than one language, but I was the only one fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian, so I could communicate with almost anyone in Madrid.
The next day, we went into a club that we had tried to get into the day before and only succeeded this time because I finally gave in and spoke to the bouncer in Spanish; I got looks for speaking Spanish. In this instance, I sincerely spoke with the bouncer, explaining that Madrid is special to my friend B, who is getting married, and we are simply celebrating her upcoming wedding. He let us in for free when he previously charged the group an expensive cover fee.
Food incidents:
When we started the trip, I was looking forward to enjoying Spanish (Galician) cuisine, which is a big part of my cultural background and a source of personal joy. Initially, the group wanted to try Spanish food and indulge in local gastronomy, so I felt confident knowing exactly what they would love and where to eat. I even asked if it was okay if I ordered pulpo (octopus) since it was B’s bachelorette trip, wanting to make sure it was in line with her preferences. However, as the trip progressed, the group mainly wanted to eat burgers and fries, and the only Spanish items they seemed interested in were Manchego cheese. We were in a town that was the perfect opportunity to try local Spanish food. I suggested ordering a paella for the group, to which they agreed, alongside their orders of steak and fries. However, when the paella arrived, they indicated it was for me to eat, and they all continued eating their dishes. I had only a few fries then because the paella took longer to prepare and was delicious, but it was not meant to be eaten by one person alone.
There was another incident on the first day out. I'm familiar with Spanish tortillas, which are like a version of an egg frittata cooked with potatoes, then flipped from the pan onto a plate. They're meant to be shared. We sat in a restaurant where the waiter spoke no English, so I ordered in Spanish for everyone. I suggested that every two people share one tortilla because they would be large and too much for one person to handle. This suggestion was met with some frustration from the girls (Z & B), who insisted they knew what a Spanish tortilla was like, claiming it was small. I explained that might be the case in London, but here in Spain, they are substantial and take a while to cook because it’s meant to be fresh and huge. True to my words, we waited an hour for our food, which is expected for fresh, well-prepared tortillas. They expressed frustration with the wait, questioning why it took so long. Lo and behold, when the tortillas finally arrived, they were too large for one person, just as I had described.
A bit of pre-bachelorette drama backstory:
B is the bachelorette, and when she got engaged, it was expected and not a surprise at all. We had a group chat about it happening, and she called when it happened. Even though she expected it, it still felt surreal to her, and she knew the location where it was happening. Mind you, she was flown halfway across the world to be proposed to, so it was obvious for about a month that it was happening.
Months before the engagement, I had planned my birthday in Portugal, and she said she would be there. She was to fly there and everything. After being engaged, I still stuck to that same story. However, when it came down to it, she said she could not make it. I had told her I felt like she just led me to believe she would be there. The engagement was not an excuse because we knew it was happening well over a month ago—about two months, to be precise—and it was confirmed because she saw the ring order invoice. Then, the guy booked the vacation a few weeks ago, and before that, she said that she expected the festivities would start after they got engaged. Even with all that, I asked if she thought she would make it, and she said yes. Mind you, I kept asking her every month and then every other week as it got closer if she was coming, and we picked out hotel rooms. Yet, at the very last minute, she said she would not be there because she just got engaged and was busy... and mind you, the week before, she said she was looking into flights, which is why I said I felt like she led me on. She should have told me from the moment she knew she would not be there, or even suspected that she would not be there, instead of saying the complete opposite. I think she just knew she would never go, which is why I was so hurt; she lied to me. This is where she started not reaching out to me as frequently as before. Before, I would hear from her almost every day, and after this, it went down to once a week. But now, after the bachelorette, I have not heard from her for over a month.
I made an effort to head to London and made an effort to see her for a bit. I only had a good chance to talk to her last summer when she came to see me. So, I stood my ground and spoke my truth, whether she liked it or not (and she did not like it). This conversation lasted about two days. I was crying so much because, supposedly, this was my best friend, and she said she would be there for me, and lately, it felt as if she had not. I told her everything and how much she hurt me by leading me on. I don’t think she should keep doing that because friends don’t. I do not want her to invite me to her wedding out of pity or to be polite, and that she should have the people she wants at her wedding. It's okay if we are growing apart because we live in different countries, and I do not expect us to be as close as before. It is completely fine if she has found new people she is close with. She assured me we were still friends and wanted me at the wedding. I even helped with the rehearsal dinner planning and whatnot.
Since the incident on my birthday, she stopped liking my Instagram posts and sometimes blocked me from her Instagram stories. Honestly, I have no idea why. Additionally, she is having two weddings. When she visited me last summer, she assured me she wanted me at her wedding and kept insisting the first one was the most important and the one where everyone was going, while the second was just for family and cousins. I asked to know if I should get a lengha and the dress code for both weddings (if she wanted me to go). She insisted that none of her friends were going to the second one. However, the day after the racist comment in Spain, the other girls were talking about the second wedding and where they were getting their lenghas, talking as if I knew everyone was going. I felt so out of the loop and even more isolated.
Post Bachelorette:
Also, B mentioned that we were staying with her at the bridal suite. I said, just in case, I booked a hotel, and if the other girls needed a place, they could just split the room with me. Then, B said she would be in her room alone, which I thought was fine since it was her day and she should be comfortable. When I reached out to who I am assuming is the maid of honor, she said that she needed to be with the bride to help with the wedding, so I am guessing she is the only one staying with the bride, but honestly, I don’t care at this point because the hotel was paid for. I offered to help because she was stressing about not having money to book a hotel, which is why I offered in the first place.
I've always made it a point to check in on how she is doing. In my last message to her, she mentioned she was in prayers, so I asked how that was going, but since then, she has not reached out to me and left me on read. I'd also like to note that I was supposedly a bridesmaid. Recently, she posted a "bridesmaids brunch," which included all the girls from the Spain trip. She tagged them all under "bridesmaids" and tagged "here in spirit" with the other two girls who did not make it to the Spain trip but completely left me out.
Given that I have not heard from her, she does not know that I have secured a legal fellowship in Spain. I do not think I make it to the rehearsal dinner, if I go it would be cutting it close and I would be very late. I finish work too close to when the last train leaves, but I can make it to the wedding. I'm beginning to feel that I shouldn’t even try to attend the rehearsal dinner.
AITA for missing the rehearsal dinner?
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A bit of personal backstory: My parents are Cuban, my grandparents are Spanish, and I have Spanish cousins living in Spain. I've been to Spain plenty of times to know the country well, and when I go there, it feels like home to me. Coming from a Cuban/Spanish culture, in Latino cultures, we naturally speak to each other in Spanish, and when we have parties, everyone dances and has fun—that's what I'm used to when I visit Spain.
Bachelorette Comment:
Going back to the bachelorette in March, I arrived thinking we would have a good time. However, during one of the nights, one of B's friends, who is from London (Let's call her Z), made a pretty racist comment. When I relayed this to my sister and another friend who is also Latina, they confirmed it was racist and not okay for someone to say. Because we were in Spain, I spoke Spanish during the trip, which is natural for me. We were playing one of those bachelorette games, and at least in my experience with bachelorette parties, you tell people, "Yeah, we're doing the bachelorette party, this is the person who's getting married," and then get them a drink or whatever. It's supposed to be festive and loud. We did like a bingo dare game, and to prove that we did it, we would have to take a picture with the person or a video. After one of the nights, the task was to dance with a stranger, and in Spanish, I was saying to a married couple, "Is it okay if I dance with you because we're doing a bachelorette game, and I need to take a picture to prove that I did?" I communicated with Spanish people in Spanish because that's natural in my culture.
On the Uber ride back, this girl "Z" said that I needed to stop speaking in Spanish and stop speaking to strangers in Spanish for our safety because she didn't understand what I was saying. She insisted I stop telling people in Spanish that we were celebrating the bachelorette because she didn't feel safe. Additionally, she and others in the group told me I needed to sound like a tourist and not like a local because they wanted to get into clubs without paying cover charges. I explained that we were playing a game, and that's how people knew why we were taking pictures of them. It is rude to take pics of strangers without them knowing why. She said not to explain to them, especially because we were in Madrid and I should speak only in English. I defended myself, pointing out that we made friends with some Italians on the first night because I spoke fluent Italian. She responded that the Italians were different from the Spanish people, which I didn't understand because it's essentially the same thing.
I looked around, and no one defended me. Because of this, I felt so uncomfortable from the conversation that I closed up internally, wondering what I was doing wrong. Was I ruining the trip? I didn't know, but I've felt more isolated from the group since this incident. During the whole trip, I had to be careful about speaking Spanish in Spain, where I always speak Spanish unless someone speaks English. These girls all spoke English, and most spoke more than one language, but I was the only one fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian, so I could communicate with almost anyone in Madrid.
The next day, we went into a club that we had tried to get into the day before and only succeeded this time because I finally gave in and spoke to the bouncer in Spanish; I got looks for speaking Spanish. In this instance, I sincerely spoke with the bouncer, explaining that Madrid is special to my friend B, who is getting married, and we are simply celebrating her upcoming wedding. He let us in for free when he previously charged the group an expensive cover fee.
Food incidents:
When we started the trip, I was looking forward to enjoying Spanish (Galician) cuisine, which is a big part of my cultural background and a source of personal joy. Initially, the group wanted to try Spanish food and indulge in local gastronomy, so I felt confident knowing exactly what they would love and where to eat. I even asked if it was okay if I ordered pulpo (octopus) since it was B’s bachelorette trip, wanting to make sure it was in line with her preferences. However, as the trip progressed, the group mainly wanted to eat burgers and fries, and the only Spanish items they seemed interested in were Manchego cheese. We were in a town that was the perfect opportunity to try local Spanish food. I suggested ordering a paella for the group, to which they agreed, alongside their orders of steak and fries. However, when the paella arrived, they indicated it was for me to eat, and they all continued eating their dishes. I had only a few fries then because the paella took longer to prepare and was delicious, but it was not meant to be eaten by one person alone.
There was another incident on the first day out. I'm familiar with Spanish tortillas, which are like a version of an egg frittata cooked with potatoes, then flipped from the pan onto a plate. They're meant to be shared. We sat in a restaurant where the waiter spoke no English, so I ordered in Spanish for everyone. I suggested that every two people share one tortilla because they would be large and too much for one person to handle. This suggestion was met with some frustration from the girls (Z & B), who insisted they knew what a Spanish tortilla was like, claiming it was small. I explained that might be the case in London, but here in Spain, they are substantial and take a while to cook because it’s meant to be fresh and huge. True to my words, we waited an hour for our food, which is expected for fresh, well-prepared tortillas. They expressed frustration with the wait, questioning why it took so long. Lo and behold, when the tortillas finally arrived, they were too large for one person, just as I had described.
A bit of pre-bachelorette drama backstory:
B is the bachelorette, and when she got engaged, it was expected and not a surprise at all. We had a group chat about it happening, and she called when it happened. Even though she expected it, it still felt surreal to her, and she knew the location where it was happening. Mind you, she was flown halfway across the world to be proposed to, so it was obvious for about a month that it was happening.
Months before the engagement, I had planned my birthday in Portugal, and she said she would be there. She was to fly there and everything. After being engaged, I still stuck to that same story. However, when it came down to it, she said she could not make it. I had told her I felt like she just led me to believe she would be there. The engagement was not an excuse because we knew it was happening well over a month ago—about two months, to be precise—and it was confirmed because she saw the ring order invoice. Then, the guy booked the vacation a few weeks ago, and before that, she said that she expected the festivities would start after they got engaged. Even with all that, I asked if she thought she would make it, and she said yes. Mind you, I kept asking her every month and then every other week as it got closer if she was coming, and we picked out hotel rooms. Yet, at the very last minute, she said she would not be there because she just got engaged and was busy... and mind you, the week before, she said she was looking into flights, which is why I said I felt like she led me on. She should have told me from the moment she knew she would not be there, or even suspected that she would not be there, instead of saying the complete opposite. I think she just knew she would never go, which is why I was so hurt; she lied to me. This is where she started not reaching out to me as frequently as before. Before, I would hear from her almost every day, and after this, it went down to once a week. But now, after the bachelorette, I have not heard from her for over a month.
I made an effort to head to London and made an effort to see her for a bit. I only had a good chance to talk to her last summer when she came to see me. So, I stood my ground and spoke my truth, whether she liked it or not (and she did not like it). This conversation lasted about two days. I was crying so much because, supposedly, this was my best friend, and she said she would be there for me, and lately, it felt as if she had not. I told her everything and how much she hurt me by leading me on. I don’t think she should keep doing that because friends don’t. I do not want her to invite me to her wedding out of pity or to be polite, and that she should have the people she wants at her wedding. It's okay if we are growing apart because we live in different countries, and I do not expect us to be as close as before. It is completely fine if she has found new people she is close with. She assured me we were still friends and wanted me at the wedding. I even helped with the rehearsal dinner planning and whatnot.
Since the incident on my birthday, she stopped liking my Instagram posts and sometimes blocked me from her Instagram stories. Honestly, I have no idea why. Additionally, she is having two weddings. When she visited me last summer, she assured me she wanted me at her wedding and kept insisting the first one was the most important and the one where everyone was going, while the second was just for family and cousins. I asked to know if I should get a lengha and the dress code for both weddings (if she wanted me to go). She insisted that none of her friends were going to the second one. However, the day after the racist comment in Spain, the other girls were talking about the second wedding and where they were getting their lenghas, talking as if I knew everyone was going. I felt so out of the loop and even more isolated.
Post Bachelorette:
Also, B mentioned that we were staying with her at the bridal suite. I said, just in case, I booked a hotel, and if the other girls needed a place, they could just split the room with me. Then, B said she would be in her room alone, which I thought was fine since it was her day and she should be comfortable. When I reached out to who I am assuming is the maid of honor, she said that she needed to be with the bride to help with the wedding, so I am guessing she is the only one staying with the bride, but honestly, I don’t care at this point because the hotel was paid for. I offered to help because she was stressing about not having money to book a hotel, which is why I offered in the first place.
I've always made it a point to check in on how she is doing. In my last message to her, she mentioned she was in prayers, so I asked how that was going, but since then, she has not reached out to me and left me on read. I'd also like to note that I was supposedly a bridesmaid. Recently, she posted a "bridesmaids brunch," which included all the girls from the Spain trip. She tagged them all under "bridesmaids" and tagged "here in spirit" with the other two girls who did not make it to the Spain trip but completely left me out.
Given that I have not heard from her, she does not know that I have secured a legal fellowship in Spain. I do not think I make it to the rehearsal dinner, if I go it would be cutting it close and I would be very late. I finish work too close to when the last train leaves, but I can make it to the wedding. I'm beginning to feel that I shouldn’t even try to attend the rehearsal dinner.
AITA for missing the rehearsal dinner?
2024.05.13 03:59 Practical-Ad6299 AITAH for refusing to go out on mothers day.
I f(32) and bf m(39) have been having a rocky relationship. Today is mother's day and I tried sleeping in a letting dad take care of the youngest 1yr old boy. He woke up with attitude and could hear him getting snippity with the q yr old who was fussing and asking for breakfast so I got up out of bed to hang out with the baby and get him to settle. I go to lay back down and dad takes off to get his coffee. Luckily the coffee line was too long so he stopped at a gas station and got me an energy drink. At one point during the morning, I was feeling blue and didn't give him the reaction or attention he wanted and it just spiraled down from there. I've been snapped at multiple times and ended up sleeping most of the day cause I couldn't bring myself to shower or get dressed or anything. He didn't even the card for mother's day. Our oldest boy (7) was really excited to go to a restaurant and I even looked up some as I was looking forward to going out as a family but after the way I've been treated all day I decided I was just going to make steak for dinner. Now after hearing him mumbled under his breath about me pulling myself together did just that, I got up, made the kids lunch, bathed the youngest and started cleaning house. He just stormed off to the store after I refused to go as he told me he can't even with me right now and how I am the asshole here by making him look like the bad guy cause he knows exactly why I would say I don't want to go to a restricted and that I'm being unfair to our oldest. Our oldest is clearly disappointed but also said he didn't want me to have to cook dinner. To top it off I'm not even getting a real steak he is buying a tri tip cause more meat to use for later and he'll just cut it in steak peices.
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2024.05.13 03:21 Big-Golf4266 The resting system is making it hard to get into this game.
I had one decent attempt at getting into this game, and it went pretty well i got solidly into act 2 and about half way through i got distracted with other games, its been many many months since then and when coming back to games i havent played in at least 3-4 months i typically just restart as i hate breaking the flow.
however, one thing ive really struggled with in this game is the resting system, i managed to get through it as i was still learning the gameplay mechanics, but coming back to the game now understanding for the most part the core gameplay mechanics the rest system rears its ugly head and its seriously putting me off any time i try to pick the game back up.
i dont understand how so much of this game, hell, most of this game is done near flawlessly, but then the resting system is so abysmal that it really fucks with the whole experience, and i dont really know of a good way to get around it.
the fact that you can just rest anywhere you want at any time as many times as you want with essentially no penalty (Even on higher camp supply settings its comically easy getting or buying enough camp supplies to essentially rest as much as you would ever need to)
its just irritating and the whole think is underscored with a complete immersion breaking contradiction of the game always talking about how you need to get moving or X terrible thing will happen or Y companion will have Z problem when in reality you can just rest as much as you want, hell not even that you're often actively missing out on story beats by NOT resting as often as possible.
it nullifies so much tension not just story wise but also gameplay wise as its abdunantly clear that combat encounters were not balanced with the idea that you could just cast your highest level spells and use your best abilities in every combat encounter, but then the resting system is literally built in such a way that there's no real downside to resting after every single fight.
i seriously dont know how to rectify this issue. there are obviously ways i could probably balance this myself but honestly i really struggle with that concept, as at that point any time you're struggling it no longer feels like "ah man this game is kicking my ass!" but instead "ah man, im losing... if only i was abusing this mechanic"
its like being given a beautifully cooked steak but then being told that i need to season it myself... it seriously hurts my brain that a game as immersive and well crafted as this has such a glaring problem of "oh wait a minute, why can just take a nap inside my enemies fortress, wouldnt they.... wouldnt they notice?"
from a narrative, immersive and gameplay perspective it just feels so wrong and i seriously need help figuring out how to overcome this.
i apologise as this has sort of gotten into a bit of a rant but im genuinely still asking for guidance.
i have two main thought processes.
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however, one thing ive really struggled with in this game is the resting system, i managed to get through it as i was still learning the gameplay mechanics, but coming back to the game now understanding for the most part the core gameplay mechanics the rest system rears its ugly head and its seriously putting me off any time i try to pick the game back up.
i dont understand how so much of this game, hell, most of this game is done near flawlessly, but then the resting system is so abysmal that it really fucks with the whole experience, and i dont really know of a good way to get around it.
the fact that you can just rest anywhere you want at any time as many times as you want with essentially no penalty (Even on higher camp supply settings its comically easy getting or buying enough camp supplies to essentially rest as much as you would ever need to)
its just irritating and the whole think is underscored with a complete immersion breaking contradiction of the game always talking about how you need to get moving or X terrible thing will happen or Y companion will have Z problem when in reality you can just rest as much as you want, hell not even that you're often actively missing out on story beats by NOT resting as often as possible.
it nullifies so much tension not just story wise but also gameplay wise as its abdunantly clear that combat encounters were not balanced with the idea that you could just cast your highest level spells and use your best abilities in every combat encounter, but then the resting system is literally built in such a way that there's no real downside to resting after every single fight.
i seriously dont know how to rectify this issue. there are obviously ways i could probably balance this myself but honestly i really struggle with that concept, as at that point any time you're struggling it no longer feels like "ah man this game is kicking my ass!" but instead "ah man, im losing... if only i was abusing this mechanic"
its like being given a beautifully cooked steak but then being told that i need to season it myself... it seriously hurts my brain that a game as immersive and well crafted as this has such a glaring problem of "oh wait a minute, why can just take a nap inside my enemies fortress, wouldnt they.... wouldnt they notice?"
from a narrative, immersive and gameplay perspective it just feels so wrong and i seriously need help figuring out how to overcome this.
i apologise as this has sort of gotten into a bit of a rant but im genuinely still asking for guidance.
i have two main thought processes.
- limit my number of rests. either through real world time or simply an arbitrary number i can use in each act, im leaning more towards the former as i still like the idea of mostly being able to rest as often as i want, just not WHENEVER i want.
- only able to rest in "safe" areas. what is considered a "safe" area is something im not sure how to categorize obviously towns or generally areas with collections of friendly npc's but as i havent actually beaten the game i dont know how much that might fuck me over, afterall act 2 is fairly sparse on "safe" areas so that might actually just end up meaning "anywhere thats not IMMEDIATELY hostile" such as enemy encampments, but off the side of roads and such feels somewhat fair game as you could somewhat resonably set up camp there
2024.05.13 01:04 Wontons-or-Steak If I can't find what I want, should I just take what I can get?
Pretend you are me (45F) for a moment in this metaphor for my life. You grow up around steakhouses and have never had anything else so you think you like steak too. Its all you've ever had, and you don't love it, and you'll never understand why people go gaga over steak, but it sates your hunger and you think that's normal. So you eat steak a lot, but one day you have spicy wontons and you're like, "WOW What is this?!" It's the best thing you've ever had, but nobody you know likes it and if there are Chinese restaurants near you they aren't advertising. Steakhouses, however, are beating down your door to get you to eat there. And you could only eat at that Chinese restaurant (20+F) a few times because you found out it has a drug problem and doesn't want to change. So you go back to eating steak when you're really hungry.
When you are a wonton lover in a steak world where everyone you know is a steak lover you have to trust that they know more about steaks then you do. So when the steak is bad, but it was advertised as being really good, and steak lovers tell you its a good cut you think there's something wrong with your ability to judge steak. So if it turns out that the steakhouse spent a lot of money on atmosphere and marketing, but the steaks are in the alley out back, covered in flies, sitting in the sun, about to be cooked on a rusty kettle grill, you don't know when to cut and run because the steak lovers told you this was going to be good steak. You think this is normal, so you pretend to be happy with the steakhouse. If you ever talk about wontons all the steakhouses get really weird. They either want to invite a Chinese chef to the steakhouse to watch you eat steak and wontons, or they say "You just haven't had good steak" and make you eat more steak. But you don't have room for wonton's and steak. In fact if spicy wontons were on the menu, you'd never eat steak again.
Then after asking around for wontons a while a new Chinese Restaurant (30F) beats down your door with advertisements, but the place doesn't appeal to you. You don't know enough about Chinese restaurants to know how diverse the menu is, so you think maybe you don't like Chinese restaurants and maybe that one dish at that one restaurant was the only Chinese dish you'll ever like. But when you look at menu's online you look for spicy wontons, and sometimes you even dream of eating spicy wontons. You're tired of steakhouses, and you don't know where to get wontons, so you start making steak and wontons at home. You even purchased wonton and steak cooking tools, spent a lot on them, but it doesn't satisfy the craving. The cooking isn't great, and you don't starve but it gets to the point that you lose your appetite. You eat so little that when you try steak again it physically hurts. So now you just make enough shitty wontons to get by. The problem is that the recipes you find for wontons are made by and for steakhouses, and are buried in with a lot of steak recipes, but its obvious that these wontons are meant to appeal to steakhouses. The people who make good spicy wontons have their own language and you tried to learn but got overwhelmed. You can't talk to your steak loving friends because they think wontons are gross and they feel bad for you but can't do anything to help. You don't know anybody who advertises wontons either, in fact, as statistically improbable as this is, you don't know anybody who openly cooks at a Chinese Restaurant at all. You try to get your steak loving friends to eat spicy wontons with you, but even though they love you as a friend, they want to eat steak and won't even try wontons. Some steak lovers pretend to like wontons because steakhouses like to watch steak lovers eat steak and wontons. As a result some Chinese restaurants tell you they are closed when they find out you have spent a lot of time at steakhouses because they believe steakhouse-wonton lovers are often wonton pretenders.
You moved from a place that had almost no Chinese restaurants, to a place that has tons of them, and they serve not just wonton's but all types of new Chinese dishes, but in this place many of the steakhouses attack the Chinese restaurants. Some steakhouses are trying to pass laws to make Chinese dishes of all kinds illegal, and its working. But since there's more Chinese restaurants around you get to read more menus and learn that not all wonton recipes sound good. You learn what wontons you crave and which are less appetizing. Its been years of you surviving off steakhouse wonton recipes, and recently you've noticed your appetite comes back a little here and there. Sometimes it comes and goes before you can even make wontons, but a few times the wontons just aren't enough and you crave more, so you want to try other people's wontons. Now that you are learning the recipes online you find that the dish you like isn't on many menu's, its not illegal or immoral (except to people who religiously love steakhouses), it's just difficult to find. You come to the realization that if you find someone who really likes wontons they will want you to make wontons with them and you still can't cook well, and don't have a good recipe to practice. You really need to be taught by a wonton chef, but you remember what it was like learning to cook steak for the steakhouse which wasn't satisfying, but you didn't know how to leave. You hated that experience so much you're afraid to start over with spicy wontons, but also why would a wonton chef waste their time teaching you when they could find someone else who knows how to cook. Some Chinese restaurants are open to steak, but wonton chefs are usually not, and you have had a lot of steak.
You've only eaten spicy wonton's at a restaurant once many years ago, but its the best thing you've ever had, and you can't find anything like it. Recently you've seen advertisements for a nice steakhouse. Of all the steakhouses you've seen, this looks like it might be the nicest, and you've been to enough steakhouses that you think you might be better at judging them by now. Its been years since you've shared a meal. You know that you crave wontons and you don't have room for steak and wontons, but steak is better than starving. You're starting to get hungry and don't want to eat alone forever. If the steakhouse has a reservation available, do you take it? Or continue looking for a good spicy wonton dish while quietly making wonton's for 1 at home?
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When you are a wonton lover in a steak world where everyone you know is a steak lover you have to trust that they know more about steaks then you do. So when the steak is bad, but it was advertised as being really good, and steak lovers tell you its a good cut you think there's something wrong with your ability to judge steak. So if it turns out that the steakhouse spent a lot of money on atmosphere and marketing, but the steaks are in the alley out back, covered in flies, sitting in the sun, about to be cooked on a rusty kettle grill, you don't know when to cut and run because the steak lovers told you this was going to be good steak. You think this is normal, so you pretend to be happy with the steakhouse. If you ever talk about wontons all the steakhouses get really weird. They either want to invite a Chinese chef to the steakhouse to watch you eat steak and wontons, or they say "You just haven't had good steak" and make you eat more steak. But you don't have room for wonton's and steak. In fact if spicy wontons were on the menu, you'd never eat steak again.
Then after asking around for wontons a while a new Chinese Restaurant (30F) beats down your door with advertisements, but the place doesn't appeal to you. You don't know enough about Chinese restaurants to know how diverse the menu is, so you think maybe you don't like Chinese restaurants and maybe that one dish at that one restaurant was the only Chinese dish you'll ever like. But when you look at menu's online you look for spicy wontons, and sometimes you even dream of eating spicy wontons. You're tired of steakhouses, and you don't know where to get wontons, so you start making steak and wontons at home. You even purchased wonton and steak cooking tools, spent a lot on them, but it doesn't satisfy the craving. The cooking isn't great, and you don't starve but it gets to the point that you lose your appetite. You eat so little that when you try steak again it physically hurts. So now you just make enough shitty wontons to get by. The problem is that the recipes you find for wontons are made by and for steakhouses, and are buried in with a lot of steak recipes, but its obvious that these wontons are meant to appeal to steakhouses. The people who make good spicy wontons have their own language and you tried to learn but got overwhelmed. You can't talk to your steak loving friends because they think wontons are gross and they feel bad for you but can't do anything to help. You don't know anybody who advertises wontons either, in fact, as statistically improbable as this is, you don't know anybody who openly cooks at a Chinese Restaurant at all. You try to get your steak loving friends to eat spicy wontons with you, but even though they love you as a friend, they want to eat steak and won't even try wontons. Some steak lovers pretend to like wontons because steakhouses like to watch steak lovers eat steak and wontons. As a result some Chinese restaurants tell you they are closed when they find out you have spent a lot of time at steakhouses because they believe steakhouse-wonton lovers are often wonton pretenders.
You moved from a place that had almost no Chinese restaurants, to a place that has tons of them, and they serve not just wonton's but all types of new Chinese dishes, but in this place many of the steakhouses attack the Chinese restaurants. Some steakhouses are trying to pass laws to make Chinese dishes of all kinds illegal, and its working. But since there's more Chinese restaurants around you get to read more menus and learn that not all wonton recipes sound good. You learn what wontons you crave and which are less appetizing. Its been years of you surviving off steakhouse wonton recipes, and recently you've noticed your appetite comes back a little here and there. Sometimes it comes and goes before you can even make wontons, but a few times the wontons just aren't enough and you crave more, so you want to try other people's wontons. Now that you are learning the recipes online you find that the dish you like isn't on many menu's, its not illegal or immoral (except to people who religiously love steakhouses), it's just difficult to find. You come to the realization that if you find someone who really likes wontons they will want you to make wontons with them and you still can't cook well, and don't have a good recipe to practice. You really need to be taught by a wonton chef, but you remember what it was like learning to cook steak for the steakhouse which wasn't satisfying, but you didn't know how to leave. You hated that experience so much you're afraid to start over with spicy wontons, but also why would a wonton chef waste their time teaching you when they could find someone else who knows how to cook. Some Chinese restaurants are open to steak, but wonton chefs are usually not, and you have had a lot of steak.
You've only eaten spicy wonton's at a restaurant once many years ago, but its the best thing you've ever had, and you can't find anything like it. Recently you've seen advertisements for a nice steakhouse. Of all the steakhouses you've seen, this looks like it might be the nicest, and you've been to enough steakhouses that you think you might be better at judging them by now. Its been years since you've shared a meal. You know that you crave wontons and you don't have room for steak and wontons, but steak is better than starving. You're starting to get hungry and don't want to eat alone forever. If the steakhouse has a reservation available, do you take it? Or continue looking for a good spicy wonton dish while quietly making wonton's for 1 at home?
2024.05.13 00:34 YaBoiiSMALLS Help
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2024.05.12 21:34 shortbuslife Toaster Oven Steak
Just got a toaster oven and excited to cook my steaks in it instead of flinging grease all over my kitchen. You guys got any recs in terms of temp, how long etc? I got two 1 inch chuck eyes. Cheers carnies!
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2024.05.12 17:30 Carnivorecharlie Traveling and Carnivore
Just over a week into carnivore, and I am currently traveling, here is what I’ve learned from this experience.
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- Prepare! Hands down the best thing you can do is think about all the situations you may find yourself in and figure out how you are going to handle it.
- If you can book a place with a kitchen, do that. This will make your life 100% easier.
- Water water water. Buy a big thing of water. For me, I tend to drink less water when I travel. Having a bunch of water stored in my room ensures I always have enough.
- At restaurants, don’t be afraid to ask if something is seasoned or what it’s cooked in. Just because a place has steak and eggs, doesn’t mean that it’s going to work for this diet. I learned the hard way.
- Screw what anyone else thinks. They wouldn’t bat an eye if you ordered a venti carmel latte with extra carmel and whipped cream and scone, why the hell are they freaking out because you just want to eat meat. Make it make sense!
2024.05.12 17:25 Keith_Casarona The Meeting Before the Annual Meeting Last Year That Changed Everything! Part 2
Meanwhile back at the meeting in September of last year with the Governing Body.
Herd "What about mustaches and beards for the brothers. We black brothers have been allowed to have mustaches for the last 70 years."
Jackson "You mean letting the white brothers have the same facial hair privileges that we gave the black brothers years ago? This is some racial shit for sure!"
Cook "Beards really?
Losch "Why not? Jesus and everyone back in Bible had them. Even Charles Russell the guy who drement this whole thing up had one. It was only Knorr and all the other tight asses back in the fifties who had the hard on against beards and facial hair.
Sanderson "Really?"
Losch "Yes!" Just look it up it is all there in the older publication."
Fleegle "We can't do that. Remember we took down almost all of the older publications that were printed before the year 1980 from our website JW.ORG because of the misleading, false and bad information that pervious Governing Bodies members thought were good ideas/new light."
Losch "Sorry I forgot about that. I guess we shot ourselves in the foot on that one too. Anyway back to Knorr's hard on against facial hair and homos. Did you know long before 'tight pants' Tony had it in for gays Knorr lead the way. He hated homos. In fact back in 1969 he kicked out of over 60 of them at Bethel at one time. Right after that he put a band on all Bethelites wearing blue jeans at Bethel because we all know they are the preferred pants for gays."
Winder " So you mean long before tight pants Tony Morris came up with this shit it was Knorr who made the proclamation against tight pants and the banding of blue jeans at Bethel?"
Losch "I'm afraid so."
Splane "Wow!"
Jackson "So this of course brings up the whole thing about our stand on our homos in the organization. What do you think about relaxing things with them? I mean it would definitely make us look a little more normal in the world and our young people. Plus it would help cut down all those embarrassing suicides our gays in our organization are committing.
Herd "No Way!"
Winder "No!"
Lett "We can't do that! Reversing our stand now it would make all of us look like total idiots. I mean come on you guys all know my own gay nephew killed himself. How would that make me look?"
Herd "Stephen is right even though it would be the loving thing to do. Letting the gays live in our organization doesn't help us with our problem of getting new members."
Splane "True since gays can't create new JW children, screw them and let the die. Anyway don't we believe Jehovah will be killing them all off shortly anyway?"
Jackson "Ok it's agreed we leave the whole gay thing alone."
Cook "However what say we change our stand on how we treat disfellowshipped ones including gays?"
Sanderson "You mean treating them with a little more love and compassion?"
Jackson "Yeah, you know like what Jesus would have done."
Herd "Wow you mean treating people like Jesus did. This is and interesting concept for sure.
"Sanderson "Yeah that's the ticket. That would help us look more compassionate."
Lett "Guys you know we tried this back in of 1974 at the 'Divine Purpose' District Convention, when we gave the brothers 'new light' about disfellowshipped ones nicer"
Winder "True but that backfired in our face when we had to reverse our stand in 1983 back to go back to the old way of competing shunning people. We had to do this after the whole Ray Franz thing blow up in our face. We had to change that 'new light back to the old light. So you are saying we are going back to the original understanding or the first 'new light' or back to the older 'new light.' Which light are we talking about here?"
Fleegle "Come on guys 'God is not a god of confusion' so why are we so confused here?"
There was a long silence in the room. Maybe they were thinking about the fact that God or Jesus is not involved with any of this bull shit. Anyway back to the meeting.
Jackson "So there is one more thing we need to talk about... the peophile problem."
Winder "Jesus Jackson do we have to?"
Jackson "Come on guys we have turned a blind eye to the fact that we have literally let our young people get screwed over for decades by thousand of pedophiles in our organization. Now these young people have grown up and are suing us out of millions of dollars. I don't care anymore about them than you do but we are having to sell off Kingdom halls to pay for all this."
Sanderson "The Baal worshipers were sacrificing their young children to their false gods. How are we any different?"
Losch "I got an idea lets talk about this another time."
Splane "Good idea!"
Winder "I agree."
Herd "Yes I agree too. I want to talk about something really important now. I want to talk about the beards some more. So think about it. How long can these beards be? A foot two feet down to their knees? If we don't have some kind of control on this thing there will be brothers out there who will look like ZZ top or even Charles Russell! You know we have been checking sisters skirt lengths at the meeting for years. I really thing we need to have some kind of control on the length of their...."
At that moment the brother who was recording all this had to get up to go to the restroom. so that was the end of the recording.
However, he did leave another briefcase under the large table that the 9 'brothers' were sitting at in the Fuhrer Bunker. I'm afraid the fuse failed and the 9 war criminals are still at large....10 if you want to count Tony.
Keith Casarona
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Herd "What about mustaches and beards for the brothers. We black brothers have been allowed to have mustaches for the last 70 years."
Jackson "You mean letting the white brothers have the same facial hair privileges that we gave the black brothers years ago? This is some racial shit for sure!"
Cook "Beards really?
Losch "Why not? Jesus and everyone back in Bible had them. Even Charles Russell the guy who drement this whole thing up had one. It was only Knorr and all the other tight asses back in the fifties who had the hard on against beards and facial hair.
Sanderson "Really?"
Losch "Yes!" Just look it up it is all there in the older publication."
Fleegle "We can't do that. Remember we took down almost all of the older publications that were printed before the year 1980 from our website JW.ORG because of the misleading, false and bad information that pervious Governing Bodies members thought were good ideas/new light."
Losch "Sorry I forgot about that. I guess we shot ourselves in the foot on that one too. Anyway back to Knorr's hard on against facial hair and homos. Did you know long before 'tight pants' Tony had it in for gays Knorr lead the way. He hated homos. In fact back in 1969 he kicked out of over 60 of them at Bethel at one time. Right after that he put a band on all Bethelites wearing blue jeans at Bethel because we all know they are the preferred pants for gays."
Winder " So you mean long before tight pants Tony Morris came up with this shit it was Knorr who made the proclamation against tight pants and the banding of blue jeans at Bethel?"
Losch "I'm afraid so."
Splane "Wow!"
Jackson "So this of course brings up the whole thing about our stand on our homos in the organization. What do you think about relaxing things with them? I mean it would definitely make us look a little more normal in the world and our young people. Plus it would help cut down all those embarrassing suicides our gays in our organization are committing.
Herd "No Way!"
Winder "No!"
Lett "We can't do that! Reversing our stand now it would make all of us look like total idiots. I mean come on you guys all know my own gay nephew killed himself. How would that make me look?"
Herd "Stephen is right even though it would be the loving thing to do. Letting the gays live in our organization doesn't help us with our problem of getting new members."
Splane "True since gays can't create new JW children, screw them and let the die. Anyway don't we believe Jehovah will be killing them all off shortly anyway?"
Jackson "Ok it's agreed we leave the whole gay thing alone."
Cook "However what say we change our stand on how we treat disfellowshipped ones including gays?"
Sanderson "You mean treating them with a little more love and compassion?"
Jackson "Yeah, you know like what Jesus would have done."
Herd "Wow you mean treating people like Jesus did. This is and interesting concept for sure.
"Sanderson "Yeah that's the ticket. That would help us look more compassionate."
Lett "Guys you know we tried this back in of 1974 at the 'Divine Purpose' District Convention, when we gave the brothers 'new light' about disfellowshipped ones nicer"
Winder "True but that backfired in our face when we had to reverse our stand in 1983 back to go back to the old way of competing shunning people. We had to do this after the whole Ray Franz thing blow up in our face. We had to change that 'new light back to the old light. So you are saying we are going back to the original understanding or the first 'new light' or back to the older 'new light.' Which light are we talking about here?"
Fleegle "Come on guys 'God is not a god of confusion' so why are we so confused here?"
There was a long silence in the room. Maybe they were thinking about the fact that God or Jesus is not involved with any of this bull shit. Anyway back to the meeting.
Jackson "So there is one more thing we need to talk about... the peophile problem."
Winder "Jesus Jackson do we have to?"
Jackson "Come on guys we have turned a blind eye to the fact that we have literally let our young people get screwed over for decades by thousand of pedophiles in our organization. Now these young people have grown up and are suing us out of millions of dollars. I don't care anymore about them than you do but we are having to sell off Kingdom halls to pay for all this."
Sanderson "The Baal worshipers were sacrificing their young children to their false gods. How are we any different?"
Losch "I got an idea lets talk about this another time."
Splane "Good idea!"
Winder "I agree."
Herd "Yes I agree too. I want to talk about something really important now. I want to talk about the beards some more. So think about it. How long can these beards be? A foot two feet down to their knees? If we don't have some kind of control on this thing there will be brothers out there who will look like ZZ top or even Charles Russell! You know we have been checking sisters skirt lengths at the meeting for years. I really thing we need to have some kind of control on the length of their...."
At that moment the brother who was recording all this had to get up to go to the restroom. so that was the end of the recording.
However, he did leave another briefcase under the large table that the 9 'brothers' were sitting at in the Fuhrer Bunker. I'm afraid the fuse failed and the 9 war criminals are still at large....10 if you want to count Tony.
Keith Casarona
2024.05.12 16:53 Ikeelu Does anyone sousvide steak, chill, then sear for breakfast the next morning?
I'm a little curious if anyone does this and how many days out do you cook ahead of time. So I work 12 hr shifts for work and it's hard to have steak at work that reheats well in the environment I'm in. I'm considering cooking some steaks, chilling them in a ice bath directly after, having it in the fridge. This way I can wake up, jump on the bike for an hour, shower, sear the steak and make some eggs, then off to work.
I'm just wondering if anyone does this because they lack the time to cook the steaks because of their work schedule and also how many days out can I have the steaks ready. Do you keep it in the bag or take it out of the vacuum bag when you store it in the fridge?
Right now I'm not doing carnivore, but considering it. I bring 2 meals for my 12 hr shift currently. I'm thinking of using the little time off I have after my 12hr shift, commute, 8 hrs of sleep, and basics (shit, shave, shower), to get in a hour at cardio on the bike trainer, doing the steak and eggs before I leave, and only packing one meal. Right now I don't eat before leaving the house since I typically only do 2 meals a day.
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I'm just wondering if anyone does this because they lack the time to cook the steaks because of their work schedule and also how many days out can I have the steaks ready. Do you keep it in the bag or take it out of the vacuum bag when you store it in the fridge?
Right now I'm not doing carnivore, but considering it. I bring 2 meals for my 12 hr shift currently. I'm thinking of using the little time off I have after my 12hr shift, commute, 8 hrs of sleep, and basics (shit, shave, shower), to get in a hour at cardio on the bike trainer, doing the steak and eggs before I leave, and only packing one meal. Right now I don't eat before leaving the house since I typically only do 2 meals a day.
2024.05.12 15:02 ScienceStyled The Flavorverse: Where Breaking Bad Meets Iron Chef
🚀 Buckle up, buttercups, because we’re diving fork-first into the insane, flavor-bombing world of gastronomic chemistry! It’s like if Walter White traded his meth lab for a chef's hat and decided to whip up a Michelin-star meal instead of, well, you know. 💥👨🍳
Picture this: You walk into a restaurant expecting a meal but end up strapped into a taste rollercoaster that zooms through your senses like a tweet going viral during the Oscars. Welcome to molecular gastronomy, where science meets swagger, and your dinner is dressed to impress.
🔬💡 What is this sorcery, you ask? Molecular gastronomy is basically the Hogwarts of the culinary world. Chefs become wizards, wielding the magic of chemistry to transform humble ingredients into mind-blowing dishes. Imagine dipping your spoon into what looks like a simple egg yolk, but surprise—it's mango puree, encased in a delicate sphere that bursts with flavor faster than a Kardashian scandal hits the headlines.
Now, let’s get the party started with some liquid nitrogen—because why not? It’s like the ice bucket challenge but for your food. This stuff can flash-freeze your mojito into a slushie in seconds, making it the coolest drink at the bar, literally and figuratively. 🍹❄️
Ever heard of spherification? It’s not a spell from Doctor Strange’s playbook, but it might as well be. This technique turns liquids into jelly-like orbs, so you could be popping olive oil or wine caviar next time you’re trying to impress a date. And let’s be honest, it’s a neat party trick that could even make the Avengers pause their world-saving gig for a taste. 🌍🍇
But it's not all smoke and mirrors—or well, it is, but the smoke is flavored and the mirrors are made of sugar glass. This high-octane culinary drama is about more than just flashy presentation. It’s a full-on sensory explosion that tells a story, where each bite is a plot twist and every dish is a cliffhanger.
And hey, while we’re munching on deconstructed tacos and inhaling chocolate mousse (because who needs spoons anymore?), we're actually learning. That's right, your brain is getting a workout without you even realizing it! Each dish is a lesson in physics and chemistry, showcasing the wild science behind emulsions, gelation, and volatility. It’s science education and art rolled into one delicious, digestible package.
Now, apply your Instagram filters and prepare your hashtags, because each dish is a visual masterpiece. Why settle for a steak when you can have a steak that’s been sous-vide, seared with a blowtorch, and served with a side of potato foam? It's not just dinner; it's a postmodern art exhibit on your plate. 🎨🥩
Molecular gastronomy isn’t just eating; it’s an adventure. It’s like being in a live-action cooking show where the chefs are mad scientists, the kitchen is a lab, and the meals are experiments that might just blow your mind—or at least, change how you think about food forever.
So, next time you see a menu boasting about its use of liquid nitrogen or hydrocolloids, don’t roll your eyes. Strap in, get your cameras ready, and prepare for a culinary journey that’s as wild as surfing through the multiverse on a slice of levitating pizza. 🍕🌌
In the end, gastronomic chemistry isn't just about showing off. It’s about pushing boundaries, challenging perceptions, and yes, making you laugh with dishes that seem straight out of a sci-fi sitcom. It’s where food stops being just sustenance and becomes a thrilling escapade into the unknown.
And let’s not forget the best part: You get to eat the results. So, cheers to the crazy chemists of the kitchen! May your dishes be as explosive as your imaginations—and as satisfying as finding a rare Pokémon in your backyard. Gotta eat 'em all! 🍽️✨
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Picture this: You walk into a restaurant expecting a meal but end up strapped into a taste rollercoaster that zooms through your senses like a tweet going viral during the Oscars. Welcome to molecular gastronomy, where science meets swagger, and your dinner is dressed to impress.
🔬💡 What is this sorcery, you ask? Molecular gastronomy is basically the Hogwarts of the culinary world. Chefs become wizards, wielding the magic of chemistry to transform humble ingredients into mind-blowing dishes. Imagine dipping your spoon into what looks like a simple egg yolk, but surprise—it's mango puree, encased in a delicate sphere that bursts with flavor faster than a Kardashian scandal hits the headlines.
Now, let’s get the party started with some liquid nitrogen—because why not? It’s like the ice bucket challenge but for your food. This stuff can flash-freeze your mojito into a slushie in seconds, making it the coolest drink at the bar, literally and figuratively. 🍹❄️
Ever heard of spherification? It’s not a spell from Doctor Strange’s playbook, but it might as well be. This technique turns liquids into jelly-like orbs, so you could be popping olive oil or wine caviar next time you’re trying to impress a date. And let’s be honest, it’s a neat party trick that could even make the Avengers pause their world-saving gig for a taste. 🌍🍇
But it's not all smoke and mirrors—or well, it is, but the smoke is flavored and the mirrors are made of sugar glass. This high-octane culinary drama is about more than just flashy presentation. It’s a full-on sensory explosion that tells a story, where each bite is a plot twist and every dish is a cliffhanger.
And hey, while we’re munching on deconstructed tacos and inhaling chocolate mousse (because who needs spoons anymore?), we're actually learning. That's right, your brain is getting a workout without you even realizing it! Each dish is a lesson in physics and chemistry, showcasing the wild science behind emulsions, gelation, and volatility. It’s science education and art rolled into one delicious, digestible package.
Now, apply your Instagram filters and prepare your hashtags, because each dish is a visual masterpiece. Why settle for a steak when you can have a steak that’s been sous-vide, seared with a blowtorch, and served with a side of potato foam? It's not just dinner; it's a postmodern art exhibit on your plate. 🎨🥩
Molecular gastronomy isn’t just eating; it’s an adventure. It’s like being in a live-action cooking show where the chefs are mad scientists, the kitchen is a lab, and the meals are experiments that might just blow your mind—or at least, change how you think about food forever.
So, next time you see a menu boasting about its use of liquid nitrogen or hydrocolloids, don’t roll your eyes. Strap in, get your cameras ready, and prepare for a culinary journey that’s as wild as surfing through the multiverse on a slice of levitating pizza. 🍕🌌
In the end, gastronomic chemistry isn't just about showing off. It’s about pushing boundaries, challenging perceptions, and yes, making you laugh with dishes that seem straight out of a sci-fi sitcom. It’s where food stops being just sustenance and becomes a thrilling escapade into the unknown.
And let’s not forget the best part: You get to eat the results. So, cheers to the crazy chemists of the kitchen! May your dishes be as explosive as your imaginations—and as satisfying as finding a rare Pokémon in your backyard. Gotta eat 'em all! 🍽️✨
2024.05.12 14:23 Cynthiaistheshit Meal times are stressing me out
I just don’t know what to feed my girl (11months, about to be a year on the 16th)
I come from a super low income, neglectful family. I grew up eating frozen pizzas, ramen noodles, eggs & pancakes. I had a single mom who was always either drunk or hungover so there really wasn’t any cooking getting done. I never ate veggies, I never ate fancy meals with mixed ingredients. If a meal was made it was just pasta and pork chops or pasta and chicken or pasta and cheese. No veggies or sauces or anything added (besides regular pasta sauce)
So with that being said. I was never taught how to cook. I don’t know anything about recipes or mixing ingredients.
Everything I find on Pinterest is so overwhelming (I don’t need a list of 75 recipe ideas I just need 1!!!) because I don’t know what half of the ingredients even are.
I ended up giving my poor girl constipation by giving her too much cheeses so I started giving her fruits but then she ended up with diarrhea. Like I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING. Every day I wake up and immediately start stressing over what I’m supposed to feed her.
Currently I feed her:
Breakfast: things like cheerios, bananas or strawberries, peanut butter on toast/pancakes, scrambled eggs
Lunch: chicken and pasta, cheese quesadillas, cucumbers, pineapples, white rice (it’s literally almost always chicken and one of these things on the side)
For dinner I’ve been giving her the same thing me and her father are eating but he’s just as bad as me when it comes to cooking so we usually go with the same type of stuff I grew up on. Chicken and pasta, hamburger and pasta, burgers and fries, occasionally steak and corn.
Before we had my daughter, my husband and I didn’t care how we ate. We ate like once a day and it was usually takeout/restaurant/etc. we’re trying to be better now for her. So if anyone has any advice or any directions to point me in please let me know! I’m practically begging!
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I come from a super low income, neglectful family. I grew up eating frozen pizzas, ramen noodles, eggs & pancakes. I had a single mom who was always either drunk or hungover so there really wasn’t any cooking getting done. I never ate veggies, I never ate fancy meals with mixed ingredients. If a meal was made it was just pasta and pork chops or pasta and chicken or pasta and cheese. No veggies or sauces or anything added (besides regular pasta sauce)
So with that being said. I was never taught how to cook. I don’t know anything about recipes or mixing ingredients.
Everything I find on Pinterest is so overwhelming (I don’t need a list of 75 recipe ideas I just need 1!!!) because I don’t know what half of the ingredients even are.
I ended up giving my poor girl constipation by giving her too much cheeses so I started giving her fruits but then she ended up with diarrhea. Like I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING. Every day I wake up and immediately start stressing over what I’m supposed to feed her.
Currently I feed her:
Breakfast: things like cheerios, bananas or strawberries, peanut butter on toast/pancakes, scrambled eggs
Lunch: chicken and pasta, cheese quesadillas, cucumbers, pineapples, white rice (it’s literally almost always chicken and one of these things on the side)
For dinner I’ve been giving her the same thing me and her father are eating but he’s just as bad as me when it comes to cooking so we usually go with the same type of stuff I grew up on. Chicken and pasta, hamburger and pasta, burgers and fries, occasionally steak and corn.
Before we had my daughter, my husband and I didn’t care how we ate. We ate like once a day and it was usually takeout/restaurant/etc. we’re trying to be better now for her. So if anyone has any advice or any directions to point me in please let me know! I’m practically begging!
2024.05.12 13:26 AxlCobainVedder New Jersey/New York area Mother’s Day Meals (1964)
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2024.05.12 13:26 AxlCobainVedder New Jersey/New York area Mother’s Day Meals (1964)
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2024.05.12 12:25 kennbr $1 Per Cup Homemade Chili Recipe?
I have been trying to come up with a chili recipe that will be better, and cheaper than store-bought chili. I really don't know the first thing about chili, and have been flying by the seam of my pants. The first batch I made was utterly horrible... I don't wanna talk about it. But I have hit upon sort of a rough-recipe that I've found to be pretty good, but I'm sure that some chili aficionados can help me make it better, and hopefully cheaper. This is what I've been doing so far...
Ingredients:
Most importantly, is the economics. Right now, the ingredients for all of this cost me about $30, and so for 20 cups, I'm getting about the equivalent of 10 cans of chili. $3 a can is not bad, especially considering most of the store-bought stuff I can get isn't much cheaper than that, and I am happy to get away from the processed stuff and preservatives. However, I'm not really at a point with the recipe that I'd say mine tastes better. It's palatable, and I enjoy it, but I would like it to be a bit tastier, and if I could get it to be AS cheap as store-bought that would be great. Right now the main ingredient that's preventing that is the beef; even buying the cheapest cuts or stew meat, it's just very expensive. I could cut out a ton of cost by just using beef franks instead, but while I find those flavorful I feel like if my goal is to try to get away from preservatives and processed foods, having those in tremendous quantities doesn't really help.
One thing I really like about this so far is it's pretty simple. There's not a whole lot of different ingredients, or a lot of prep time, and I'd like to keep it that way. I'm wondering if I could possible switch out beef for pork to improve the economics? I initially tried chicken, but I didn't like that at all, however that was before I had tweaked other parts of the recipe.
My ultimate goal would be a recipe that would get me close to a $1 per cup recipe that's low on preservatives and processed food, but that tastes as good or better than the store-bought stuff.
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Ingredients:
- 2 Cans of Kidney Beans
- 4 Lbs of Beef Franks, Sliced into Medallions
- 2 Lbs of Lean Beef (stew meat, skirt steak, whatever's cheapest), Diced
- 1/8th Cup Cayenne Pepper
- 1/8th Cup Paprika
- Mustard Seed (Add until it tastes right)
- One Whole Garlic Clove
- 2 16 oz Cans of Tomato Sauce
- 1 28 oz Can of Crushed Tomatoes
- Dice lean beef into 1/2" cubes
- Lightly season with Johnny's
- Cook in a sauce pan until lightly seared, remove from heat and drain grease
- Slice beef franks into medallions, and lightly fry until they're slightly browned, remove from heat and drain grease
- Drain and rinse two cans of kidney beans, and throw into 5 qt pot
- Add beef chunks and medallions on top of kidney beans and mix
- Pour in tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes, and mix
- Add water and stir until entire mixture reaches top of the 5 quart pot
- Bring to boil, reduce heat, and let boil for 45 minutes
- Add cayenne, paprika, and minced garlic and reduce heat to simmer for 8 hours
- Periodically stir and add mustard seed throughout
Most importantly, is the economics. Right now, the ingredients for all of this cost me about $30, and so for 20 cups, I'm getting about the equivalent of 10 cans of chili. $3 a can is not bad, especially considering most of the store-bought stuff I can get isn't much cheaper than that, and I am happy to get away from the processed stuff and preservatives. However, I'm not really at a point with the recipe that I'd say mine tastes better. It's palatable, and I enjoy it, but I would like it to be a bit tastier, and if I could get it to be AS cheap as store-bought that would be great. Right now the main ingredient that's preventing that is the beef; even buying the cheapest cuts or stew meat, it's just very expensive. I could cut out a ton of cost by just using beef franks instead, but while I find those flavorful I feel like if my goal is to try to get away from preservatives and processed foods, having those in tremendous quantities doesn't really help.
One thing I really like about this so far is it's pretty simple. There's not a whole lot of different ingredients, or a lot of prep time, and I'd like to keep it that way. I'm wondering if I could possible switch out beef for pork to improve the economics? I initially tried chicken, but I didn't like that at all, however that was before I had tweaked other parts of the recipe.
My ultimate goal would be a recipe that would get me close to a $1 per cup recipe that's low on preservatives and processed food, but that tastes as good or better than the store-bought stuff.
2024.05.12 08:04 CoffeeMug_of_Victory Gave In and Comisserated at Work; Less than 12 hours later I'm in Trouble
I don't mind if this is on my main or not. I just hope someone learns something from this.
I have strived to be a good coworker and never engage in gossip as an adult after a bad experience in my early 20's. Any kind of negative gossip I have I held it in and just spilled it to my partner or best friend. I try not to let it show when I'm feeling any negative emotions and try to communicate as clearly and professionally as possible. Things at work have been incredibly stressful and to say I'm burned out is like calling a steak that cooked too long on the grill overdone; its an understatement.
I work the night shift at a hotel and had to stay almost two hours after my shift this morning due to another cluster of bad decisions and people no-call-no-showing. This is after I have worked seven nights straight and the last four nights I've had drunk people try to physically fight me. I guess from the expression on my face at the end it must have gave away I wasn't doing so hot. One of the coworkers that I've been closest to pulled me aside and talked to me. I let myself vent about everything going on with my job and she spilled how frustrated she has been lately as well. It felt nice to let myself share with a coworker for just a bit.
I came in to my shift tonight and my Front Office Manager was here and she was upset -- albeit it was mainly due to other poor decisions made by other people and she had to let a couple people go today. She told me that my coworker that I talked to this morning came to her and spilled everything I said and exaggerated some of what I said to where what I meant was lost. We talked about it and she warned me that as tempting as it is to vent with the others, not to do it especially right now and to just come to her when I have issues like I usually do if I can't resolve it on my own. My FOM also told me another coworker heard me on the phone talking to my boyfriend when I was getting in my car. I was speaking not so kindly about our General Manager (she doesn't know how our PMS works --has admitted she doesn't know-- and made several mistakes I had to fix again) so that coworker went straight to her and apparently our GM is upset with me now. My FOM assured me my job wasn't at risk but she's never been mad at me before. She's always had my back so this is making me feel worse than it probably should. I don't feel too bad about my GM being upset but I have to be respectful with her I'm just glad I don't see her often and only have to interact with her via notes she leaves me for things she wants done overnight.
TL;DR: Learn from me and just don't comisserate or vent to your coworkers as tempting as it is. It's not worth it. Wait till you're fully off the property before you say something because you never know if someone is listening.
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I have strived to be a good coworker and never engage in gossip as an adult after a bad experience in my early 20's. Any kind of negative gossip I have I held it in and just spilled it to my partner or best friend. I try not to let it show when I'm feeling any negative emotions and try to communicate as clearly and professionally as possible. Things at work have been incredibly stressful and to say I'm burned out is like calling a steak that cooked too long on the grill overdone; its an understatement.
I work the night shift at a hotel and had to stay almost two hours after my shift this morning due to another cluster of bad decisions and people no-call-no-showing. This is after I have worked seven nights straight and the last four nights I've had drunk people try to physically fight me. I guess from the expression on my face at the end it must have gave away I wasn't doing so hot. One of the coworkers that I've been closest to pulled me aside and talked to me. I let myself vent about everything going on with my job and she spilled how frustrated she has been lately as well. It felt nice to let myself share with a coworker for just a bit.
I came in to my shift tonight and my Front Office Manager was here and she was upset -- albeit it was mainly due to other poor decisions made by other people and she had to let a couple people go today. She told me that my coworker that I talked to this morning came to her and spilled everything I said and exaggerated some of what I said to where what I meant was lost. We talked about it and she warned me that as tempting as it is to vent with the others, not to do it especially right now and to just come to her when I have issues like I usually do if I can't resolve it on my own. My FOM also told me another coworker heard me on the phone talking to my boyfriend when I was getting in my car. I was speaking not so kindly about our General Manager (she doesn't know how our PMS works --has admitted she doesn't know-- and made several mistakes I had to fix again) so that coworker went straight to her and apparently our GM is upset with me now. My FOM assured me my job wasn't at risk but she's never been mad at me before. She's always had my back so this is making me feel worse than it probably should. I don't feel too bad about my GM being upset but I have to be respectful with her I'm just glad I don't see her often and only have to interact with her via notes she leaves me for things she wants done overnight.
TL;DR: Learn from me and just don't comisserate or vent to your coworkers as tempting as it is. It's not worth it. Wait till you're fully off the property before you say something because you never know if someone is listening.
2024.05.12 06:58 NothingReallyAndYou Night Hawk Steak 'n Broccoli
 | Night Hawk Steak 'n Broccoli, $4.55 from Publix in Orlando. submitted by NothingReallyAndYou to frozendinners [link] [comments] Spent all of last week getting medical tests, including a vampiric blood draw that has me flagging. I remembered reading reviews of Night Hawk meals here, and thought they might be worth a try when I was too wiped out to cook. I'm allergic to potatoes, and very mildly to wheat, so I was really happy to find this Steak 'n Broccoli meal, and to see the meal with corn, too. I was really shocked about how good this was! The meat tasted like a steakhouse burger (and would probably be amazing in a sandwich), and the broccoli was tender and delicious. The broccoli was listed as having a "seasoned butter sauce", but it was a bit dry, so I added a little extra butter. While I was at it, I added just a bit to the steak, too, and I think that's what pushed this over the top. With a quick toaster arepa (Toast-It Toasted Cassava Arepas -- 2/10) on the side, this made a satisfying meal. There were no complicated directions to this. Out of the box, into the microwave, and go for three minutes. I gave it one extra minute because it was not quite hot. I like to plate my frozen food, and this was really easy to get out of the little tray without making a mess. I will definitely be buying more of these! I may try it on my gluten-free bread next time (Against the Grain Baguette -- 9/10), possibly with some grilled onions. |
2024.05.12 03:06 StuckinLoserville Daughter-in-Law or Mistress?
While opposites attract each other, they say, like captivates like, and the sprawling messy lives of Ayonna and Jamahl are like a streaming overflowing creek bed with water bouncing off, regrouping, changing course and flowing over the stony landscapes of their lives filled with haphazard children, arrests and family members who've seen and heard so much by now they can now only mutely stand by and nod to each other. Is it genetic? Ayonna's brother, Jaleel, did 4 years himself, and as he drives her to meet her-mother-in-law to be she hopes, Christine, and her daughters, one day before her sentencing, there is already a knotty history with how they first met. "They're about to put the steak on the grill," laughs Ayonna nervously to Jamahl on the phone, but he erases any nerves by mentioning that he really wants to wait 2 years before getting married. News to Ayonna who doesn't have much time to answer as they approach the park and, Christine, a poor man's Whoopie Goldberg, smiles revealing checkerboard teeth that have shamelessly adopted the stand-your-ground defense. Christine and her daughters know their Jamahl who suffers from a major case of the Herschel Squirts having fathered 6 children with 4 different mothers with whom he presumably co-parents. His first marriage, like Ayonna's arrest, wasn't his fault; it was Islam's fault that not only made him get married - for only 6 months, but forbid him to date, and this is all too piddlingly insignificant to mention even though he's "an open book." "You have nothing to worry about; don't be tripping," he soothes placatingly - like The Killer who promises his Victim he will let her go and when he aims, she cries, "You lied! You promised me mercy." "And you shall have it," he responds as he shoots her in the head quickly ending it - for him that is mercy.
Rick is that kind of guy who attends his high school reunions. All of them. But this 40th, this time, he will be sober and act responsibly and even remember it. Still, Samantha is concerned that Rick isn't a human walking billboard advertising their engagement so these lonely single women and divorcées who always show up drinking too much and talking too loud looking for a second and third chance for love won't bedazzle him away from her. She likes marriage so much she's tried it a couple of times and she'd be happy to try it again even before she's released. He, on the other hand, doesn't want to upstage the event with any announcement, but she wants to plant her flag like Cook or Peary discovering the North Pole. Well, Rick is no professional hitman like John Cusack in "Grosse Point Blank, but he is grappling with a mid-life crisis, slightly torn between his present and past as Sandy, a forward-looking blonde, and Carol, "C.D.," a younger version of "90 Day Fiancé's" Claire, Sophie's hyperbolic mother, who fondly remembers a past hookup in the Westwood parking lot, swarm over him like bees to honey. C.D. has loved Rick since 7th grade and has completely missed the irony that his recent sobriety has tempered his phone calls to her. Of course, Sammy, who "don't trust them bitches" calls Rick while her high school buddy, Sandy, is standing nearby, and who has enough aplomb to not bat an eyelash and offer her congratulations as she then flits like a butterfly to disperse the news to the other attendees. Rick who loves Sammy, a multiple DUI and possible resisting/obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct offender, and his confidence builder, is contemplating his set pension and the fluid amount of cash required to move out-of-state to meet Sammy's non-negotiable demand to be with her children where he will default serve as a live-in stepfather and grandfather. And that's only the beginning.
It's 3 weeks until True's release and Shonta receives all her filtered photos (looking at you Mo'nique) back from prison. The explanation the prison spokesperson gives her is that explicit photos/nudity or contraband will be rejected as well as when the prisoner is in solitary confinement. She unsurprisingly takes her daughter, Monae, into her confidence and Monae is unsurprised at her mother's desperate attempts to find love and to give her all without getting anything back. True acts clueless as to why the pictures were rejected and blames the eponymously named Two Braids - whose "females bad and they dimes" relaying his photos to True for just checking them out. Shonta believes him as much as Drake loves Lamar and Trump will stop being openly contemptuous of court, and as much as we believe that even though True prefers white females, he's physically attracted to Shonta. He says this crouched over a table, thumb moving ploddingly towards his mouth as a reassuring pacifier, eyeballs straining to heaven as he cannot say this lie full fronal and arms crossed defensively. And still she'll give him another chance.
Candice is rightfully behind bars for burglary because she is stealing Andrew's money as this poor schlub is driving to Vegas to furnish a decent apartment with the help of her friend and mothementor figure, Denise, who looks a little "Misery's" Annie Wilkes, with a seemingly innocent smile hiding a terrifying switch between fanatical devotion and violent aggression. She could out her friend, but she stays mum as Andrew enumerates his expenses: $1360 rent per month, 36 hours driving and a minimum of $1600 gas, 15K spent on eight 2-hour contact visits, unspecified amounts for furniture, whether bought or rented, and the incalculable countless hours of lonely nights which will propel him to propose immediately. It's there or a well-care center that might go unoccupied and gather dust and rental monies until the prison decides on a parole address. MC Hammer is sort of a case in point. At the peak of his success he earned a reported $33 million in 1991, but over-the-top spending on luxury cars, a record company, airplanes and a $30 million home that he built from the ground up, which eventually sold for less than $7 million, ate into his fortune, so he filed for bankruptcy continuing to owe the IRS thousands in back taxes for the next 20 years. Andrew isn't exactly a one-hit wonder nor has he earned any serious bank, but he is about to lose it all because as soon as Candice is released, she will grab what she can and then announce, “U Can’t Touch This.”
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Rick is that kind of guy who attends his high school reunions. All of them. But this 40th, this time, he will be sober and act responsibly and even remember it. Still, Samantha is concerned that Rick isn't a human walking billboard advertising their engagement so these lonely single women and divorcées who always show up drinking too much and talking too loud looking for a second and third chance for love won't bedazzle him away from her. She likes marriage so much she's tried it a couple of times and she'd be happy to try it again even before she's released. He, on the other hand, doesn't want to upstage the event with any announcement, but she wants to plant her flag like Cook or Peary discovering the North Pole. Well, Rick is no professional hitman like John Cusack in "Grosse Point Blank, but he is grappling with a mid-life crisis, slightly torn between his present and past as Sandy, a forward-looking blonde, and Carol, "C.D.," a younger version of "90 Day Fiancé's" Claire, Sophie's hyperbolic mother, who fondly remembers a past hookup in the Westwood parking lot, swarm over him like bees to honey. C.D. has loved Rick since 7th grade and has completely missed the irony that his recent sobriety has tempered his phone calls to her. Of course, Sammy, who "don't trust them bitches" calls Rick while her high school buddy, Sandy, is standing nearby, and who has enough aplomb to not bat an eyelash and offer her congratulations as she then flits like a butterfly to disperse the news to the other attendees. Rick who loves Sammy, a multiple DUI and possible resisting/obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct offender, and his confidence builder, is contemplating his set pension and the fluid amount of cash required to move out-of-state to meet Sammy's non-negotiable demand to be with her children where he will default serve as a live-in stepfather and grandfather. And that's only the beginning.
It's 3 weeks until True's release and Shonta receives all her filtered photos (looking at you Mo'nique) back from prison. The explanation the prison spokesperson gives her is that explicit photos/nudity or contraband will be rejected as well as when the prisoner is in solitary confinement. She unsurprisingly takes her daughter, Monae, into her confidence and Monae is unsurprised at her mother's desperate attempts to find love and to give her all without getting anything back. True acts clueless as to why the pictures were rejected and blames the eponymously named Two Braids - whose "females bad and they dimes" relaying his photos to True for just checking them out. Shonta believes him as much as Drake loves Lamar and Trump will stop being openly contemptuous of court, and as much as we believe that even though True prefers white females, he's physically attracted to Shonta. He says this crouched over a table, thumb moving ploddingly towards his mouth as a reassuring pacifier, eyeballs straining to heaven as he cannot say this lie full fronal and arms crossed defensively. And still she'll give him another chance.
Candice is rightfully behind bars for burglary because she is stealing Andrew's money as this poor schlub is driving to Vegas to furnish a decent apartment with the help of her friend and mothementor figure, Denise, who looks a little "Misery's" Annie Wilkes, with a seemingly innocent smile hiding a terrifying switch between fanatical devotion and violent aggression. She could out her friend, but she stays mum as Andrew enumerates his expenses: $1360 rent per month, 36 hours driving and a minimum of $1600 gas, 15K spent on eight 2-hour contact visits, unspecified amounts for furniture, whether bought or rented, and the incalculable countless hours of lonely nights which will propel him to propose immediately. It's there or a well-care center that might go unoccupied and gather dust and rental monies until the prison decides on a parole address. MC Hammer is sort of a case in point. At the peak of his success he earned a reported $33 million in 1991, but over-the-top spending on luxury cars, a record company, airplanes and a $30 million home that he built from the ground up, which eventually sold for less than $7 million, ate into his fortune, so he filed for bankruptcy continuing to owe the IRS thousands in back taxes for the next 20 years. Andrew isn't exactly a one-hit wonder nor has he earned any serious bank, but he is about to lose it all because as soon as Candice is released, she will grab what she can and then announce, “U Can’t Touch This.”