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Nanohedron wrote: "Now what's that wailing?"
"And that will be the police."

Fun fact, This was inspired by a failed whaling expedition.

Okay not really.

Well you might be able to smell rain coming.
Storm Scents.
I remember also reading about off gassing from swamps as a front is coming and that giving a unique smell for oncoming rain.

So you go to Joy's Pattaya Thai Restaurant*, ask a person that looks to be Thai and hopefully knows the region and they say XXXXXXX. And then you get to try to spell it correctly. Hope there is a translation for it, etc. *On's kitchen is probably closer to you (order the king's favorite dish there, ...

For me flute while just while relaxing, the fife if I want to blast, have fun or anything else. If I want frustration or a challenge, I reach for my whistle or an awful sälgflöjt shakuhachi (end blown overtone flute) hybrid thing I made out of PVC. Trying to play the scale not to mention "Råttj...

This might seem like throwing money away, but ask how much they would buy it back for. Consider the difference in cost as a lesson and whether it is worth the cost to you.

existence and nonexistence are simple enough to differentiate. What about ideas? Does Frankenstein's creation not exist due to being fiction? Are we like a cell that is formed, live, and replaced? Are we a part of a mind that covers the earth and each one of us learns and grows contributes? Or are ...

In the past I never noticed that there was no "P" in guacamole. I prefer to keep it that way.

Had to go back through the link to find out.

From a plastic surgeon's weblog. Is Social Media Fueling the Plastic Surgery Industry?

The usual wisdom (that I'm familiar with) is that if you have leftover tomato paste in a can, you just smooth out the top of the unused portion, add enough olive oil to cover and seal it, and refrigerate until the next time you need it. Seems more practicle than trying to make paste ice cubes the r...

Yep, as a chemist I quickly found out when ratios need to be precise and when the tolerances could be fudged. Boiling hard boiled eggs it really doesn't matter how precisely you measure the water to a point.

Tomato paste can be frozen, ricotta can be used in place of other milk things like for making pancakes, muffins, bread, etc...


On the other hand you can look for substitutes, those things can enhance a food, but in general if you keep the liquids and solids consistent you should be fine.

chas wrote:My favorite muffins are actually from a pumpkin bread recipe here.

Looks good, I have an acorn squash I have no plans for so I may try this. I usually end up replacing 1/2 the flour with oat flour, and perhaps some pecans to add texture.

(I rarely strictly follow recipes, even my own.)

I've been wanting to make and freeze some meatloaf and mashed potato/squash cups for lunch at work.

I love popovers, but think of them more as a side dish than a snack. I don't think I've ever had/made them except with roast beef. I have made muffins and popovers* both as savory meal sides and breakfasts and snacks. Popovers are much like Dutch baby or David Eyre's pancake. A little lemon juice a...

Never cared for cupcakes for the most part. The recent years of cupcake popularity has done nothing to improve my opinion of them.