I just got myself into ( boring & certainly pretentious-lookin' wine talk! ) ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
pukajen, I confess they *are* out to get you.)
grundbuch: *cuts tomatoes with deft & decisive hands, and also a sharp knife*monanotlisa: You could cut them much more effectively.grundbuch: Oh?monanotlisa: You're cutting them in half and then carve out the green bits twice--but see, if you leave one "half" a little larger, you only have to carve out the green bit once!grundbuch: I know, I know--but then it's not two actual, precise halves!monanotlisa: *mulls this over* Don't you love how both of us are OCD yet refreshingly different in our approach? ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small}
1_eats_cheap, Cooking, Shopping, Eating Hints for living on your own.This community is for trading information, strategies, hints and recipes about cooking for one. What to buy, what cookbooks and recipes you love, ways to save money and not have the fresh fruits and veggies turn to alien mush in the back of the fridge.This being me, I of course tirelessly toot the horn of the healthy-yet-yummy options. Come contribute?
When we read recipes- we see: "4-6 servings?" "Meals the whole family can enjoy?" No, we're not cooking like that. How can we adapt recipes, buying strategies, to have tasty, affordable meals, and plenty of time to enjoy them, when the table's set for one?"
toft_froggy asked for more recipes, so here's a one that I actually ate as a snack upon returning home after class because it was just. That. Good: ( Lentil curry soup )
lunasky has found a few useless yet funny facts. neevebrody (and written despite my plastic cast due to tendinitis after ten hours of constant writing in two days; got ten hours more ahead of me, alas): vervealemania thinks me foolish, but I a) don't always have the ingredients and must improvise, anyway, and b) think cooking's an art, not applied chemistry: gotta be creative. grundbuch and I first made curry ( details for the food fen among you ), then hit the movies (see below) before driving by his parents' place for a It's Not Flooded, Right? check-up and returning to my apartment make dessert and have a drink ( yet more yumminess ). autobadgirl sent me a parcel from Canada, and not only Canada but Québec! There was much glee upon opening it and finding, among other sparkly beauties, an assortment of Tartinades Abitibiennes. Now, you wonder, what on Earth is that? ( Here's a pic of the contents. ) Badgirl, you're even sweeter than all these babies. Thank you -- I feel very much like a prettypretty princess now.kangeiko, and we'll be having a ball -- attending one, anyway -- but if I recall correctly, she's working, and I'll be free during the day (Thursday, Friday, and Monday). selenak's post so you can avoid the spoilers in the original post. grundbuch will be here in an hour, and we'll cook ourselves some nice curry. Or maybe it'll be naughty curry. We never know, being grundbuch is infinitely better. ( Escargots à la mode, and more )profshallowness has a poll about readers and writers of het fic. I tend to be unhappy with the limited options of most polls, and this one is no exception, but hey, go decide for yourself. shusu's body parts meme...which, I promise, is far less sordid than it sounds! As per her request, here's ( a 100x100 artwork featuring Lt. Laura Cadman's hair )
eretria posted so kindly in the comments. ( Mental notes )
