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mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Vlex posted:

Pardon the pun, but that's bullshit.

That's actually entirely possible.

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mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Why on earth did she throw away baking soda?

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Also, if you're burning frozen pizza, you aren't checking on it often enough. Ion the rare occasion I get a frozen pizza, I just turn the oven to max.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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You know, just, uh. Never mind.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Trap Star posted:

This isn't the issue though, if a frozen pizza says 25 mins on the box for a crispy crust, I can check the pizza in 15 minutes and it will be a black charred circle. It's very likely overheating

I'm not saying your oven isn't overheating, I'm saying you aren't checking on it often enough. Just turn it all the way up and cook your pizza in like 7 minutes. They come out great.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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I was pretty sick. No acid, though an awful lot of OTC meds. I'm feeling better now, but I sound worse.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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blowingupcasinos posted:

You don't support the finger pointing? Like you deny that it's true or that you don't like that they learned that we Americans are especially wasteful? Because it's true and you can do (a little) something about that second part.

Yes, please, pile more onto the cheerful Dane about how he can help America become more efficient.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Scientastic posted:

I'm pretty sure the solution is farming the uninhabited Earths in parallel universes.

Why bother? We still have Mercury, Mars, the Moon and all those Asteroids to grab.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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CuddleChunks posted:

Phummus - I hope your little one gets a clean cardiogram. I'm glad to read it was an abscess rather than something ickier.


Had an impromptu gathering of friends on Saturday and fed them enchiladas made from the pulled pork I smoked the weekend before. They went back for seconds and we had a good time watching one of the pirates movies. It's nice to live in a place where I'm not embarrassed to have people over.

Aww, I know how you feel.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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wafflesnsegways posted:

OK, I'm in the market for a giant cookbook of time-consuming food projects. Which should I get? Ad Hoc at Home? Ruhlman's Charcuterie? The River Cottage Meat Book? Something else?

The comedy / not-comedy answer is Modernist Cuisine.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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The Macaroni posted:

I asked dino the same question, and he said to do whatever. So I bought through Amazon.

While we're talking about vegan stuff: I love pan frying tofu to crisp it up, but it's always splattery. Can I drain tofu, coat it with oil, and then throw it it into the oven to get the same effect? I'm gonna experiment this weekend but wondered if anyone else has tried this.

I do it in the oven all the time.

Also if it's splattery in the pan, you're either using too much oil, too high a heat, or insufficiently draining your tofu. I don't have this problem.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Joborgzorz posted:

Ordered it from amazon.ca because I live in a northern socialist paradise.

It'll probably arrive today, actually. Can't wait for the local farmer's markets to start up for the summer :woop:

gently caress AMAZON.CA IT IS USELESS AND WORTHLESS AND I HATE IT AND I MISS AMAZON PRIME


Mr. Wiggles posted:

I believe it was very fresh rhubarb (trimmed very well of the leaves!) thinly sliced, mixed with sugar, vanilla paste, a hint of salt, and a tiny bit of lemon juice, put into a pie crust and then topped with a lattice work of more pie crust. She did an egg wash on top for that nice golden color, but I'm sure there's a vegan equivalent method for that bit. Baked at 400 or something I forget (I'll ask her later) until everything is golden brown and the filling is bubbling out the holes in the top, something like 45 minutes? Anyway, it was spectacular. I won't be able to give you measurements on anything though, because she doesn't measure when she cooks, either. She is very much in the Southern/Texas mode of cookery, which suits me just fine.

That sounds about standard for a good rhubarb pie. I like the rhubarb to be more thinly sliced, too.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Randomity posted:

I've never had rhubarb. It is on sale at the grocery store down the street, how much should I buy to make ice cream topping for 4 adults? Does it cook down a lot?

Less than you might think. To get an idea, look at some pie recipes, then think about how much filling goes into a pie.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Happy Hat posted:

More than you would think, because it is delicious!

I was talking about shrinkage, a subject with which you're no doubt familiar, given the local climate. But yes, buy lots! It's good.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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I tend to dislike most sorts of proselytizing in general, regardless of subject. Nonsmoking, I'm on a mobile device so I don't feel like clicking through - does that study have organic fruits and vegetables, organic brownies, conventional fruits and vegetables, and conventional brownies? If not, I'm not sure how you can rally compare the results.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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NosmoKing posted:

Costco?

Sam's Club?

Smithfield?

Tyson?

Monoculture agriculture?

Ke$ha music?

Not to sass, but the guy has hot button issues.

Good god, I heard that whoosh all the way in Toronto.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Yeah, seriously.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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wafflesnsegways posted:

Do we have to challenge every person with some kind of eating requirement to justify themselves before talking about food with them? I've seen this happen with vegans, people trying to avoid saturated fat, pretty much anyone with any kind of diet restrictions. People with allergies are told that they probably don't have allergies.

Seriously, the anger here is kind of disheartening. Who cares if it's a fad diet, and who cares if someone tries to go gluten free who isn't actually gluten intolerant? People trying to better themselves and control what they eat is a good thing.

Why not assume that people can care for themselves? Or why not at least keep it friendly, instead of challenging them aggressively?

I'm not trying to stir up poo poo, I'm speaking earnestly about something that bothers me on these forums, which I actually really like.

To be fair I think most people who eat gluten-free diets are probably doing it for no good reason. BUT! I'm happy the market is exploding because I have a couple of friends with very real problems, and it makes eating out so much easier for them.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Kenning posted:

Dude, where I come from a 95 degree day in summer is a blessing of a cool breeze. You'll get no pity here. The trick is that when it's hot like that you just don't go outside. Instead you just have a $300 electricity bill.

Oh goody! Let's play my weather dick is bigger than your weather dick!

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Happy Hat posted:

My weather dick is a godfucking MONSOON compared to your limp light summer drizzle!

Happy hat sometimes you're creepy, not cute.

This is one of those times.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Eat This Glob posted:

Finally got around to reading the Emerald City throwdown thread :stare: for EC's reaction, :hfive: to Bart for the probation. I didn't know we had other Iowans around this place. Well, I wasn't born here, and Bart doesn't live her anymore, but still :hfive: for people defending my fair (adopted) state.

Lolol they lost, anyway:

http://www.comcastbiteofseattle.com/videos_contest_gallery.php?contest_id=5

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Butch Cassidy posted:

I made a bunch of whole wheat pita bread with the kids on Sunday, let it cool on racks, and left it in my cupboard in a glass container with a lid. I checked them yesterday and they were okay, but today, the mold had gotten to them all. It has been around 100% humidity for the better part of a week, but the loaf of bread loosely wrapped next to them is fine and it was made the same day.

Is there a better way to store pantry bread, or should I just freeze them in the future?

Just freeze the extra, or store it in the fridge. Bread made without preservatives will either dry out or mold very, very quickly.

Steve Yun posted:

Yeah, so... if my oven has a covered heating element on the bottom it should be okay to leave a pizza stone or stone tile on the bottom, right? (Mine's gas and the heating element is actually in the broiler section, with holes that let the heat up into the main oven chamber).

I wouldn't, just because you're going to impede the flow of heat. I don't see the problem with leaving a stone on the bottom rack of an oven, really.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Gotta say, Gourd's wedding had pretty great food and people.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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EAT THE EGGS RICOLA posted:

Mediaphage, pf and I (plus spouses) went to a tasting menu place for a 5-hour, 16 course meal on NYE and by the end of it we were all completely drunk off our minds. The first course was paired with a shot of vodka and it kind of went downhill from there.

Without the pictures I think the only courses I would remember are the pickle course and the one that came with a fried squab head.

Here, remind yourself then:

dinner1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189990199755.311713.508529754&type=3

dinner2
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150533425109755.379648.508529754&type=3

Also I wasn't drunk. Just tipsy.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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CzarChasm posted:

I'm not 5.

You sure? Because you have to lie to avoid an easily surmountable social situation.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Got a new camera, went and ate tacos.

rajas



huitlacoche

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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bartolimu posted:

Crushed chiles in oil, kept on every table of most Vietnamese restaurants I've been in.

I was under the impression that it's only unsafe if there is a useful amount of water trapped inside. The spores can't do anything without any water.

Mr. Wiggles posted:

At the county fair, eating fair food, drinking cheap beer. The girlfriend won a few ribbons in the canning competition, the livestock show is well attended, and it's almost time for the kids to do the mutton busting and the pig scramble.

Enjoying the country life.

I used to do the fair thing every year. I won ribbons for giant pumpkins.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Mr. Wiggles posted:

What kind of water? This is important.

Costco brand.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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dino. posted:

OMG Bert, you avatar is so cute. Puppy loved it too.

Front loaders are pretty schweet. But the ones at the laundromat don't have a decent reservoir to hold liquid detergent. So if you pour all your detergent in at the same time, it washes out in the goddamned prewash cycle. Then I have to use powdered. Which I hate. OR stand around waiting for the prewash cycle to finish. I generally give up, and just drop off my laundry to get done. :cough:
Or don't use a prewash cycle?

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:

That's why I bought a HE top-loader. No funk.

Not a bad compromise, though I prefer using a front-loader day-to-day. About the mildew, it's not as if you have to leave it wide open all the time. Just open it about an inch or so- just enough to get some air in there. That's sufficient.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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dino. posted:

I don't know. It's a taste thing, for the most part. I know how to cook, and cook well. Puppy loves when I make beets with red wine and rosemary. He also loves it when I just bake them with a bit of oil, and a tiny dab of cinnamon sugar towards the end to get all caramelised and such. He also loves them in Ukrainian borscht (which I love too). I've had rave reviews on my beetroot curry. But for me, I don't much care for their earthiness, so to speak. The texture isn't an issue, because I'll eat daikon all day every day. It's just something about the taste that's a turn off.

In borscht or that beet salad I posted, there's enough other stuff going on that I can just enjoy the texture. I especially find that if I make stuff acidic enough (with the tomatoes in the Ukrainian borscht or the orange juice in the salad), it tends to clear that hurdle for me. But if it's beets, neat, I'll pass.
I made veg patties with a beet base not very long ago. Really excellent.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Walk Away posted:

Aw poo poo. Well let me go grab my Kirkland mega-pack of panties because you just ruined this pair.

E: By the way, does anyone have any good suggestions for an Orlando area restaurant for Thanksgiving? My mom and her husband were going to be out there and I promised that I would ask for an opinion from people who know what they are talking about.

Isn't there some secret Disney five star resto or something? You can dine in the hall of maus.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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pr0k posted:

I use vanilla firefox with adblock and pretty much nothing else. I am pretty much never troubled by ads. Pandora doesn't even try which surprises me a little.

Ew, firefox? Olds and their tech.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:

I use NCSA Mosaic. It's a huge improvement over Lynx.

I can still access my school email in pine, but of course now it's over ssh.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Yawgmoth posted:

Gotta love how he has separate entries for "gently caress you" and "gently caress you, rear end in a top hat".

Like

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Halalelujah posted:

Grabbed my dick after chopping jalapenos, girlfriend (who didn't break up with me!) ended up holding my schvantz up to a frozen water bottle as I shredded chicken.

Burritos were had.

~~true romance~~

Haha this is the worst thing. I've done this.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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therattle posted:

Halal won two Emmies? Hold the loving phone, people, is this true?

If so, it's bloody AWESOME.

True. Halal is pretty awesome at his job.

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Hi friends! Today is my birthday. My significant other got me this! He did pretty good, right?

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mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

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Thanks for the well wishes, friends! It wasn't a bad day - Canadian Thanksgiving was Monday, so I made buttermilk rolls, cranberry sauce, caramelized carrot soup, gluten-free stuffing, which came out surprisingly okay, buttered fingerling potatoes with green onions, Thomas Keller's roast chicken, some fried yuba roll for me, and individual pumpkin cheesecake desserts, with gluten-free speculoos crumbled below and atop, and layered with whipped coconut cream.

Our Muslim friend and his wife (who is allergic to gluten) joined us and brought stuffed grape leaves, hummus, and a box of awesome middle eastern desserts.

Yesterday we went to a froo-froo grocery store and got abunch of expensive finger foods for supper, including this spread that was composed of cream cheese, butter, sun-dried tomatoes, and pesto. Ridiculous. And MC!

Anyway, it's a good week so far. Out to Denver (well, Fort Collins, really) for work today. I hope everyone else is having a good week!

Your friend,
mediaphage

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