Just give me the coffee, I will do the rest.
Loki is settling in. Mostly, he wants to eat and sleep. The few times I have let him out of the Borg Cube, he's been out for 10 minutes, gets overstimulated, and runs back to his Safe Place. Right now he is learning how to play with toys, and loves his scratching posts and pads. He's been through so much. I have asked that the ex get a visit from his karma.
Unpleasant Subject Ahead
Another thing that this whole thing has driven home is how important it is to get your affairs in order - even if you don't have cancer. Loki's mom was getting a divorce and fell so ill so fast that she was unable to make her own medical decisions within days of admission. Even if you are getting a divorce, even with an actual protective order, your spouse is still the legal default person to make decisions for you. They are your legal heir. If you don't have a legal spouse (marriage certificate), it's your adult children, if you have no kids then your parents make those decisions even if you're a legal adult. If you have no immediate family, then your extended family gets called in.
Power of attorney legal and medical
Will for personal property
Living trust for investments and real estate
Medical orders (supersede those of the POA) such as Do Not Resuscitate
A health care directive like this one.
It's hard to think about, but when your surviving extended family is a mess (like mine) you want these things in order. Hell, have them notarized so that a judge can look at the plaintiff and say, "What the hell is the matter with you?"
Golden Treadmill
I'm strapping myself in with another 'write to spec' contract. Yep, it's more porn. I negotiated for one every six weeks from February to November. I need to visit Amazon and stock up on barf bags and brain bleach. I did say that I won't write noncon or (yes, this is a thing) racist tropes. It's hard for me to write hardcore body horror. I might be writing horrible porn in order to pay off my medical bills that makes my pussy slam shut like an angry clam, but I have standards. That being said, the editor delivered the advance to my freelance bank account and the outline to my inbox.
Whoo boy.
In my defense, I did not know that 'monster fucking' was commercially viable.
Cat in the Kitchen
Rediscovering food has been a wonder. As promised, my rearranged innards make it trial and error, but the errors seem to be self-correcting. Gut flora does come back, but I have not been brave enough to venture into my spicy Indian, Chinese, and Mexican foods.
I've been making casseroles/hotdish because they freeze well and sometimes the fatigue renders me incapable of anything other than pushing a button.
For casseroles/hotdish you need:
Vegetables: Frozen works fine. Canned is saltier, so if you go canned use 'less salt' brands. If you are using mushrooms, frozen, fresh or dried is best. I find canned mushrooms have a very weird metallic taste.
Starch: Potatoes, rice, pasta/noodles, bread. Yes, tater tots count.
Protein: Can be vegetable protein, beans, canned tuna or salmon, or meat. Smoked salmon is delicious in casseroles and soup, so I go to my local deli on Friday to get lox ends and trimmings.
Sauce: Canned soups (cream of ____), jarred or canned pasta sauce, or packaged cooking sauces and gravies.
Topping: Cornflakes, tater tots, cheese, potato chips, stuffing, etc.
Flavor: Dried herbs, onion and celery, garlic, spices.
Slowcooker meals are great, too, and follow the same rules as casseroles/hotdish. But my favorite caserole dish is my Gran's Lancashire hotpot - lamb neck chops, potatoes, onions, and more sliced potatoes on top for a crispy lid.
Back to work.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley Cooking Recipes- Entrees (updated 10/10/23)
Below are all the recipes I could find, as of right now, for appetizers. There is a chance that there will be additions later on, seeing the game is still in the works. So keep an eye out for updates (I will post something in the title or the top of this post if there has been an update). If I have missed anything, and it has been a while since I have updated this post, feel free to comment/message me about what is missing and I will add it.
Links to the other recipes:
Appetizers
Desserts
Apple Cider Glazed Salmon: salmon, apple, sugarcane
Baked Carp: carp, butter
Basil Omelet: basil, egg, cheese, milk
Bouillabisse: any seafood (x2), shrimp, tomato, any vegetable
Carp Salad: carp, lettuce, lemon
Cheese Crispy Baked Cod: cod, cheese, wheat
Chowder: any seafood, any vegetable, garlic, rice, tomato
Creamy Garlic Scallop: lemon, butter, scallop, garlic
Crispy Baked Cad: cod, wheat
Fish Creole: tomato, rice, garlic, any fish, any vegetable
Fish 'n' Chips: any fish, wheat, canola, potato
Fish Pasta: any fish, garlic, wheat, milk
Fish Pie: any fish, wheat, butter
Fish Risotto: any fish, rice, butter
Fish Salad: any fish, lemon, lettuce
Fish Sandwich: any fish, wheat
Fish Soup: any fish, tomato, basil
Fish Tacos: any fish, corn, chili pepper, cheese
Fugu Sushi: fugu, rice, seaweed
Ghostly Fish Steak: here and there fish, bell pepper, lemon, oregano
Greek Pizza: any herb, wheat, cheese, tomato, onion
Grilled Fish: any fish
Grilled Fish Entree: any fish, any vegetable
Gumbo: okra, shrimp,chili pepper, tomato, onion
Hearty Salad: any vegetable (x2), lettuce
Hors d'Oeuvres: any herb
Kappa Maki: seaweed, cucumber, rice
Kronk's Spinach Puffs: spinach, cheese, canola
Lancetfish Paella: lancetfish, shrimp, any seafood, tomato, rice
Leep Soup: leek
Lemon Garlic Swordfish: swordfish, lemon, garlic
Lionless Feast: here and there fish, mushroom, tomato, oregano
Lobster Roll: lobster, butter, wheat, lemon, garlic
Maguro Sushi: tuna, rice, seaweed, ginger
Maki: any fish, seaweed, rice
Margheritta Pizza: any herb, tomato, cheese, wheat
Marvelous Jam: wheat, dreamlight fruit
Mediterranean Salad: cucumber, tomato, onion, any spice, lettuce
Mushroom Pizza: mushroom, wheat, tomato, cheese
Mushu's Congee: rice, egg, ginger, garlic, mushroom
Omelet: egg, cheese, milk
Pan-Fired Anglerfish: anglerfish, tomato, zucchini, potato
Pan-Seared Bass and Vegetables: bass, any vegetable (x2)
Pan-Seared Tilpia and Vegetables: tilapia, any vegetable (x2)
Pasta: wheat, tomato
Peanut Butter Sandwich: peanuts, wheat
Pizza: tomato, cheese, wheat
Poached Basil Butter Sturgeon: white sturfeon, basil, lemon, butter
Porridge: milk, wheat
Porridge with Fruits: milk, wheat, any fruit
Ranch Salad: lettuce, bell pepper, corn, tomato, onion
Ratatouille: tomato, eggplant, zucchini, onion, any herb
Sake Maki: salmon, rice, seaweed
Sake Sushi: salmon, rice
Savory Fish: any fish, lemon
Scrambled Eggs: egg, cheese
Seafood Pasta: any seafood, wheat, milk
Seafood Pie: any seafood, wheat, butter
Seafood Salad: any seafood, lettuce
Seafood Soup: any seafood, any vegetable (x2)
Seared Rainbow Trout: rainbow trout, tomato, onion
Simple Fried Perch: perch, butter, wheat
Smoked Peanut and Anglerfish: peanuts, anglerfish
Sole Meuniere: sole, wheat, butter, lemon
Spaghetti Arrabbiata: chili pepper, tomato, wheat
Spicy Baked Bream: bream, chili pepper, butter
Steamed Fugu: fugu, ginger, garlic
Sushi: rice, any fish
Sweet and Sour Kingfish Steak: kingfish, lemon, sugarcane
Sweet Herring: herring, onion
Sweet Udon: any seafood, sugarcane, rice, dreamlight fruit
Tamagoyaki: egg, sugarcane
Tasty Salad: lettuce, cucumber, any vegetable, any herb
Tasty Veggies: any vegetable, any herb
Tekka Maki: tuna, soya, seaweed, rice
Teriyaki Salmon: salmon, soya, rice, ginger, sugarcane
Tuna Burger: tuna, lemon, onion, wheat, any vegetable
Vegetarian Pizza: any vegetable (x2), tomato, cheese, wheat
Vegetarian Stew: onion, carrot, potato
Vegetarian Tacos: any vegetable, corn, chili pepper, cheese
Veggie Casserole: any vegetable (x2), cheese, any herb
Veggie Pasta: any vegetable, butter, wheat
Veggie Pie: any vegetable, butter, wheat
Veggie Skewers: mushrooms, zucchini, onion, bell pepper
Walleye en Papillote: walleye, basil, oregano, any vegetable
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