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Have any of you guys ever helped out at food kitchens or anything? I did it last week and really enjoyed it, and I'll probably do it again. My university has a society where the members cycle around all the small independent food shops (and some of the bigger chains that are willing to do it, too) and will pick up any food that they are throwing away because it's going out of date, or whatever. Obviously no meat, but fruit, veg, bread, etc. They'll then take it to a kitchen in the poorer part of the city and cook the good stuff into a big meal for people. Every so often they'll also do a "student restaurant" which is what I helped out at, which is the same idea, but students pay money, and it all goes towards the rent and upkeep of the kitchen. It was an interesting challenge, because obviously the stuff you get is completely random. We had a shedload of shallots but no onions, 2 crates of bananas and plantain, 50+ Scotch Bonnets, loads of kale, among other things. We made a veg curry with the bulk of the vegetables, banana bread and butter pudding, an incredibly spicy chutney to go with the curry (seriously, one girl waas happily dicing Scotch Bonnets for about 20 minutes before I pointed out how hot it was going to be) and a vegetable soup to start. All in all we cooked for 120 people and made enough money to keep the kitchen running for another 12 weeks. It was really good fun, and I suggest any of you who have bakeries or shops that can have wastage to see if there's anything similar nearby to you!
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So for Christmas my gf's gone, my roommate's gone, my two best friends will be gone, and I can't really make it home. I have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off. What should I do. edit: Also I don't really have much in the way of money. double edit: I'm thinking of cleaning my kitchen and making Seville orange marmalade.
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Kenning posted:So for Christmas my gf's gone, my roommate's gone, my two best friends will be gone, and I can't really make it home. I have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off. What should I do. The bachelor thread can help ya out if you need suggestions. #1: do whatever you want because there's nobody around to tell you otherwise #2: pants free zone #3: shower beers
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Dec 22, 2012 15:36
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That Girl posted:I've been chopping off chunks of the same onion for about two weeks now, guess my time is fast approaching. It's been a good run, guys. I'll see you on the other side! How can an onion even last that long? Whenever I get out an onion it's gone that day either by throwing it all in whatever I'm cooking or just eating it raw.
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Dec 22, 2012 16:31
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homerlaw posted:How can an onion even last that long? Whenever I get out an onion it's gone that day either by throwing it all in whatever I'm cooking or just eating it raw. It's a christmas miracle!
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Dec 22, 2012 17:32
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I'm about to have a banh mi orgy.
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Dec 22, 2012 19:19
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Ug... Don't get high and go shopping at Trader Joe's. Specially since there isn't one close to my house, everything was SO shiny!EAT THE EGGS RICOLA posted:I'm about to have a banh mi orgy. My kind of party!
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Dec 23, 2012 04:05
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Gear got stolen from our rehearsal space. A bad Christmas present.
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Dec 23, 2012 23:39
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Gear got stolen from our rehearsal space. A bad Christmas present. What the hell is someone going to do with 4 pan flutes and a ukulele?
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Dec 23, 2012 23:47
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:What the hell is someone going to do with 4 pan flutes and a ukulele? Ask Squashy.
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Dec 23, 2012 23:53
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Drink and Fight posted:Ask Squashy. Please dont
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Dec 24, 2012 02:16
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Paging Wiggles. Come in, Wiggles. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3524310
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Added a post, dino. We went through the security tapes at the rehearsal space and we think we found the guy who did it. We might get our gear back, but even if we don't we ought to get paid out for it so at least it's something. 2 guitars and a keyboard, but fortunately none of the really expensive gear like amplifier heads or the fancy basses or anything.
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Dec 24, 2012 08:28
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Do you have insurance?
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Dec 24, 2012 13:26
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It's a band - the answer should be obvious. But the rehearsal space is going to pay us monies if it ends up being the only remedy, since it turns out that the way the guy got into our room was because the key to his door (which he was trying in all of the rooms in the building) also fit our door, and security is the biggest selling point of this place. If word gets out that your gear isn't safe after all, tenants start moving back to garages, and that's bad for business. Better to let everyone know that gear is safe and that he's a stand up guy who makes things right. Oh, well. At least they didn't make off with the majority of our gear, and we have lots of spares.
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Dec 24, 2012 18:06
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Eating a "mid-rare" burger at an airport bar while giving mother my pork rub recipe for a crown roast. My reality is going to change drastically in the next four hours, gonna kick it on the farm for a day before I get back to the bar, merry Xmas and happy Chinese food (insert non-dominant traditions here) y'all.
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Dec 24, 2012 19:18
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homerlaw posted:How can an onion even last that long? Whenever I get out an onion it's gone that day either by throwing it all in whatever I'm cooking or just eating it raw. It was a really gigantic red onion that was primarily used for salads. Casu Marzu posted:It's a christmas miracle! More like Onionukkah.
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Dec 24, 2012 22:52
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Dino, when Indian people die, do they go to dalhalla?
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Dec 25, 2012 02:37
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Had turkey on christmas eve for the first time at some friends of the family. Internal temperature of turkey when I arrived? 208 fahrenheit/98 centigrade.
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Dec 25, 2012 03:20
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Hey, at least it'll be germ free.
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That's when you say "How'd you get the turkey so crispy on the inside?"
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Dec 25, 2012 03:42
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I think I have eaten my yearly allotment of scrapple, yum.
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Dec 25, 2012 03:54
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:That's when you say "How'd you get the turkey so crispy on the inside?" Luckily, the legs were removed before this atrocity and actually quite nice, brussel sprouts, potatoes, carrots and gravy were nice too. I filled up on desert, however.
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Dec 25, 2012 04:23
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 gf and I just finished repairing an old 19th century iron and oak two bench sleigh last week. Tonight I got paid to drive around a bunch of victorian dressed lady and gents singing carols and passing around the punch and wassail.Then I got home and the gf gave me the ad hoc cookbook, a spyderco sharpener, and some moccasins. Merry Christmas y'all. 
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Dec 25, 2012 04:27
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Happy holidays Casu! (I hope you're tasting again)
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Dec 25, 2012 04:29
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Made my very first chocolate mousse, convinced the family to let me do something other than a ham, and life is good. Happy Christmas, all!
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Dec 25, 2012 04:31
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BlueGrot posted:Happy holidays Casu! Happy holidays to you too I am at like 90% tasting. Salt is still a weird one for me.
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Dec 25, 2012 04:35
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How is it wierd? Sensory deviations fascinate me, as they're kind of the gut punch of my long since finished bachelor's paper.
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Dec 25, 2012 05:05
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Hey ATL goons! Where can I get authentic Haggis in Atlanta? I found one joint who proudly proclaims "Our haggis is made right here in the U.S. using 100% beef, with traditional Scottish spices."  Paging mindphlux. Will mindphlux please come to the chat thread.
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quote:Paging mindphlux. Will mindphlux please come to the chat thread. 
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Dec 25, 2012 05:39
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Well that's probably for the best anyway. Good to see he's going for the longest rap sheet ever.
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Dec 25, 2012 05:44
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Blaaah, I hosed my cake up.
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Dec 25, 2012 07:24
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Man, my friend in Tokyo just bought a truffle at her local fancy grocery. ¥9800.
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Dec 25, 2012 07:39
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I'm spending christmas with my family, and we finally did the culturally traditional 12 different dishes christmas eve feast. We usually only got up to 9. I think it's a general eastern european thing. Anyway, I am stuffed with herring and kissel, waiting for everyone to conk out so I can put my things under the tree. Christmastime rules. Merry Christmas/happy holidays/other celebrations, peeps.
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Christmas Eve was wonderful. Puppy is pleased, and full, and sleeping. Happy Christmas, everyone! @Halal: :|
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BlueGrot posted:How is it wierd? Sensory deviations fascinate me, as they're kind of the gut punch of my long since finished bachelor's paper. Just have a really dulled sense of salty. What's salty to me is "oh my god, I'm gagging" salty to others. I always have someone else taste test my cooking before I readjust the salt levels these days.
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Dec 25, 2012 08:10
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Merry Christmas from California, GWCC.
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Bah humbug, one and all! We are meant to have some friends over for lunch, but Leo has croup, so they might not want their babby exposed to his numerous germs. I have made a barley, butternut, pecan, caramelised onion and hazelnut oil dish, peeled beetroot for a gratin (the Riverford one I always recommend), and we were going to roast some Jerusalem artichokes, and some broccoli which would be dressed with a toasted almond, garlic, lemon and OO dressing. Pudding was to be a lemon pudding. (Beetroot, broccoli and pudding recipes all from Riverford).
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I think I have hit my limit in clementines this year. There's most of a sack still sitting there and I have zero desire to eat one. Other than that, my husband is in a nyquil coma and I will probably be next. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Merry Xmas, all.
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