I freakin love the smell of cooking onions. I love browning some ground chuck, and then sauteing the onions in the leftover grease. Smells heavenly.
I think Dyr and I go through about a pound of onions a month between the two of us, and two cloves of garlic a week (sometimes just one, depending on what I'm making). Thankfully onions are cheap.
I've never quite gotten used to mincing up garlic. I think I need better knives (and more practice).
Sorry, not cloves of garlic, heads. Sorry.
Yah, garlic just takes a little practice. Do you have a honer?
Nope, I honestly don't know what that is. Part of my problem I'm sure is that I don't get to practice very often.
Which is related, I'm sure, to living at home and having a great deal of food readily available to me all the time.
Hmm, this thread is making me want to pick up some stuff to cook tomorrow. Maybe I can experiment with a homemade pasta sauce. Give me an opportunity to cook some onions and practice working with garlic.
Since sharpening has to be done by a professional with tools - those 'knife sharpening' gimmicks are exactly that, gimmicks. At the best, they're just honers. At the worst, they'll damage your knife.
ahaha one of the ladies at the office just came up to me.
'you know i'm getting married?'
'yea you told me, when is it?'
'may 16, i stop working tomorrow'
'aw, but Rosie is taking over, ri--'
'when are you leaving?'
'end of may'
'ah... you will come to my marriage.'
'ooh ok'
ahaha one of the ladies at the office just came up to me.
'you know i'm getting married?'
'yea you told me, when is it?'
'may 16, i stop working tomorrow'
'aw, but Rosie is taking over, ri--'
'when are you leaving?'
'end of may'
'ah... you will come to my marriage.'
'ooh ok'
and off she goes with a big grin on her face.
It wasn't even a question, she just ordered me.
That could be an amazing experience.
Though if an Indian wedding is anything like a Rwandan one, be prepared to not understand much. (my Mum and Dad have a couple of funny stories about Rwandan weddings they've been to where it was 4 hours of people speaking in Kinyarwanda and them trying to secretly read a book while some elabourate discussion about how many cows were to be exchanged was staged).
God, I hope I never get invited to a wedding. I'm too passive to turn something like that down, but I'd have no idea what to do either.
Bring some money in an envelop, be quiet during the ceremony, give the envelop and your congratulations when everyone else starts doing it. An orderly line will most likely be formed. During the festivities map out the fastest route to the booze and keep an eye out for any hot girls in beautiful dresses. In case of family weddings, look up your extended family so you don't end up banging a cousin in the toilet.
They're easy. You dress up, maybe bring a gift, sit still for a couple hours and then gorge yourself on food and booze.
That doesn't sound so bad.
really, the only terrible thing about weddings is the price it costs the people throwing it.
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PasserbyeI am much older than you.in Beach CityRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Oh man Aldo you must go.
Indian weddings are fantastic affairs, usually lasting three days. Food and music and dancing and more food and colorful clothing and more dancing and more food. You'll enjoy it, though as Cesca said, you won't understand a lot of it.
ahaha one of the ladies at the office just came up to me.
'you know i'm getting married?'
'yea you told me, when is it?'
'may 16, i stop working tomorrow'
'aw, but Rosie is taking over, ri--'
'when are you leaving?'
'end of may'
'ah... you will come to my marriage.'
'ooh ok'
and off she goes with a big grin on her face.
It wasn't even a question, she just ordered me.
That could be an amazing experience.
Though if an Indian wedding is anything like a Rwandan one, be prepared to not understand much. (my Mum and Dad have a couple of funny stories about Rwandan weddings they've been to where it was 4 hours of people speaking in Kinyarwanda and them trying to secretly read a book while some elabourate discussion about how many cows were to be exchanged was staged).
The whole ordeal will be in Tamil, which is an insane language I only know 2 words in (nandri=thanks; Vanakkam=hello). I'm not clear if it's going to be a Hindu or Catholic marriage, I think Hindu.
I'm very good at sitting in the back and enjoying myself with my camera.
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PasserbyeI am much older than you.in Beach CityRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Alright, stock is almost done, gotta set it up to cool, then I'm off to bed.
...yeah, people are going to hate my wedding. We're having it at lunchtime to reduce the drunkenness opportunities.
hah you will reduce nothing so long as there is an open bar
nope. no open bar. I think people are going back to the in-laws' place after the meal, so that's when the amazingness of the Scots and their capacity for alcohol will reveal itself. Far, far away from my mother.
...yeah, people are going to hate my wedding. We're having it at lunchtime to reduce the drunkenness opportunities.
hah you will reduce nothing so long as there is an open bar
nope. no open bar. I think people are going back to the in-laws' place after the meal, so that's when the amazingness of the Scots and their capacity for alcohol will reveal itself. Far, far away from my mother.
oh haha thats good, as long as people know the opportunity is coming they will hold off
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If I'm left to my own ends I could easily go through an onion a day.
For now though I really have to go to bed.
Gorillaz FTW!
Sleep well.
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Nope, I honestly don't know what that is. Part of my problem I'm sure is that I don't get to practice very often.
Which is related, I'm sure, to living at home and having a great deal of food readily available to me all the time.
I would love to more than you know, but school is tomrrow and I doing putting some final touches on some prep work!
do I have you on steam? you should put me on steam. tarranon is the steam id name. and then where could do it. where could make it happen.
On the black screen
We already have a DnD cooking thread, actually. It's awesome-sauce.
Face Twit Rav Gram
pfft its going to destroy the world and create a reality where theres only you and the school
and its going to be like groundhog day
Awesome. Just added you and now I found the D&D Steam Group.
I SEE HOW IT IS, NOT BEING INCLUDED IN YOUR EXCLUSIVE LITTLE CLUB
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Man, I could not believe it when I heard that theory. I'm not really amazed when people come up with this stuff, I'm just amazed when they believe it.
Just think how pleased your parents will be if you cook something for them, eh?
Honing a knife
Since sharpening has to be done by a professional with tools - those 'knife sharpening' gimmicks are exactly that, gimmicks. At the best, they're just honers. At the worst, they'll damage your knife.
I'm making stock!
Face Twit Rav Gram
Shit.
I have no desire to learn how to play the piano.
The universe is fucked.
like, it's one of the worst things
'you know i'm getting married?'
'yea you told me, when is it?'
'may 16, i stop working tomorrow'
'aw, but Rosie is taking over, ri--'
'when are you leaving?'
'end of may'
'ah... you will come to my marriage.'
'ooh ok'
and off she goes with a big grin on her face.
It wasn't even a question, she just ordered me.
Not so much looking forward to going to my ex's wedding, but eh, free alcohol.
Actually not free because fucking wedding gifts but bleh
They're easy. You dress up, maybe bring a gift, sit still for a couple hours and then gorge yourself on food and booze.
Just go halvsies with someone for a fork.
That doesn't sound so bad.
That could be an amazing experience.
Though if an Indian wedding is anything like a Rwandan one, be prepared to not understand much. (my Mum and Dad have a couple of funny stories about Rwandan weddings they've been to where it was 4 hours of people speaking in Kinyarwanda and them trying to secretly read a book while some elabourate discussion about how many cows were to be exchanged was staged).
really, the only terrible thing about weddings is the price it costs the people throwing it.
Indian weddings are fantastic affairs, usually lasting three days. Food and music and dancing and more food and colorful clothing and more dancing and more food. You'll enjoy it, though as Cesca said, you won't understand a lot of it.
Face Twit Rav Gram
Nah I think a more fitting gift would be a gift card to a place like this:
The whole ordeal will be in Tamil, which is an insane language I only know 2 words in (nandri=thanks; Vanakkam=hello). I'm not clear if it's going to be a Hindu or Catholic marriage, I think Hindu.
I'm very good at sitting in the back and enjoying myself with my camera.
Be good to each other, [chat]. Have fun, Aldo.
Face Twit Rav Gram
hah you will reduce nothing so long as there is an open bar
The cleaning lady shaved her head bald at a temple to ask for good fortune for her family, by the way.
nope. no open bar. I think people are going back to the in-laws' place after the meal, so that's when the amazingness of the Scots and their capacity for alcohol will reveal itself. Far, far away from my mother.
oh haha thats good, as long as people know the opportunity is coming they will hold off