#At least the food was nice

[dduane]

Right.

This thing's not gonna roast itself...

This is for a Middle Kingdoms recipe (but this approach is also long established on our version of Earth). Pumpkin or butternut squash slices are tossed in olive oil, laid out in the pans and sprinkled with chili flakes and a little salt. Whole peeled garlic cloves get inserted here and there; the whole business then sprinkled with oregano (though in the Kingdoms they'd be more likely to go for sage or thyme). A few thyme sprigs are scattered here and there. Then everything goes into the oven and gets roasted at 200° C / 400° F for about 40 minutes.

Some people like to add small chunks of feta or similar sheep's milk cheese to this. I usually give that a pass, both because I'm not a big feta fan and because I like not to have to take a lactase pill sometimes...

So now the result:

...And now for dinner. :) (In the background, @petermorwood is making small new-ish potatoes roasted in duck fat. "Well, the oven's hot, why waste the energy...?")

Meanwhile, the other half of the pumpkin remains to be dealt with. Tomorrow, a regional/seasonal Steldene delicacy: pumpkin tarts with hard Teinakh cheese and spiced pumpkin-flour pastry. They're gonna look so weird—pumpkin flour tends to turn things dark, if not positively green—but the flavor...! :)

#cooking #food #Middle Kingdoms meta #pumpkin #roasted pumpkin #I mean the thing's been sitting there since Halloween #and it never got jack-o-lantern'd #but it's nice and cool out back in the “boot room” #so it never went bad #just sat there looking hopeful every time i walked by #and there's ONE set of hopes realized eventually #the least i could do

[coolnonsenseworld]

Samurai and Ninja in crappy pics because December here is under a constant cloud and I just want y'all to see them all golden and cute without learning how to take aesthetic pictures 🥴 💙❤️😆🥰

linktr.ee/Mezzy

#klance #can i tell everyone to look away before i write tags to someone privately lmao no? damn #anyway yes i meant music!! and thank you for sharing something!! #baking seems like a hyperfixation #like i know you said you baked once but then look at me #...i was thinking if i could make salads.... i gotta be medicore at least at one food thing #its a joke its a joke #i will one day get used to focusing on more complicated kitchen work than heating up meat or cooking things in salt and water #anyone else had trouble getting out of bed this december? #once i do i try to pick physical activities that dont require creative thinking because man #at the post office i had small talk with a lady waiting in line she didnt speak polish so u know me it happened #and she recommended light therapy lamp #im very tempted to try it becase i had record bad thoughts sleepless nights and jerking awake this month #it might be rooted in economic instability growing inflation costs of living and shitty working conditions while still trying to buy gifts? #but hey there are things we cant have control over and there are things we can #ive got winter wonderland comic coming though #i will try my best to speed-finish it as a christmas gift aight #i hope its going to be a nice thing!! #wow thats a long set of tags

[tepkunset]

If anyone could spare like $50 for my family to get some grocery necessities it would be super appreciated... 🥺🙏

[P*yPal]

#we are very low on food #if we could in the least get some more water and soup it would be nice

[bloodofgrapes]

Dungeon Meshi has me extremely emotional, aughhh it was so good, but it hit really intimately for me personally in a lot of ways.

I come from an entire family of cooks, so I've spent my entire life expressing love through cooking for people, as well as generally loving to eat. I was adventurous, and enjoyed new things, whether it was dining out, or formulating my own recipes. But when I was in my late 20s a developed a pretty severe anxiety disorder that made basically all food unpalatable to me. I lost a lot of weight and struggled with it, and just when it started getting better... covid happened, as well as a significant traumatic event. My anxiety disorder developed into a full blown eating disorder and I lost a dangerous amount of weight, and spent nearly three straight years eating as little as possible to keep me mentally functional. But I've been working really hard on eating a well balanced diet (starting T made me worry about blood pressure and other heart problems), and I finally started getting to a point where I could even eat a little bit of food from restaurants again. By sheer coincidence, I invited my bestie over for dinner earlier this week, and for the first time since we met five years ago, I finally got to cook dinner for her and actually eat it with her :')

Anyway Dungeon Meshi was wonderful and I award it the highest possible honor I can offer, which is purchasing the hard copies of it. If you have ever so much as bought someone a starbucks coffee because you knew they were having a hard time, please read it, you'll love it.

#Dungeon Meshi #I continually try to remind myself that food is meant to be enjoyable #from both a biological and social standpoint #Dungeon Meshi helps remind me that it's beautiful #I don't know if I'll ever enjoy food the way I used to #but it's nice to at least keep trying

[melodious-tear]

Liu Yuning as Mu Xianhe | Wonderland of Love

#乐游原 #wonderland of love #mu xianhe #liu yuning #cdrama #he's so funny XD #we know nothing about him but what #if he's really a deity or at least immortal #bc he's a bit like a nice version of ye/bai/yi #only interested in food #slightly shady #and like “there is no real magic lolz” and then does real magic #and wtf is wrong with his sleeves xd #my edit

[naomiknight-17]

Hey so. It looks like that time again where I have to ask for a little help

My insurance ran out and I had to pay out of pocket for my physiotherapy session today. It's also a short pay week because hubby lost a day of work due to his inner ear problem last week

Long story short:

After paying the rent, this is the situation. Hubby Jon has about $160 in his account, not enough to get me out of overdraft. I'm trying to decide whether to cancel our meal kits or skimp on groceries, we can't afford both. I mean. Technically between us we have negative $55 so... we can't really afford either

I also have a minor medical procedure scheduled for tomorrow and I'd sure like to have food in the house while I'm recovering. It would be one less thing to worry about.

Anyway.

If you have a few bucks to spare, I would appreciate a tip over at my Ko-Fi:

Thank you for reading

#as always please do not feel pressured to tip if you are in a tough spot yourself #i will not die if u don't donate. i will mooch off family for loans if i need to. i'd rather not but if it comes to that i will #and i do have enough food in the house to last at least... 3-4 days? probably more if i get creative #but yeah. not gonna die. a little help would just be nice #mod post #financial stuff #ko-fi #btw the recovery time should only be a few days it's a minor procedure no worries. i have god and codeine on my side. also antibiotics

[creepyscritches]

Stinky is in a bad way :( He became lethargic last night and I noticed signs of dehydration (I don't think he drank yesterday???). For the past 12 hours I've been syringe-feeding baby food, pedialyte, and water while keeping him warm with blankets and a space heater. It's been working and perking him up, but he's really weak still :( He's been having issues that we thought cleared up, but he'll be at the vet tomorrow when his doctor is back in office. Poor guy!

#Creepy chatter #I think i may have freaked out my partner lol...im not used to having assistance when doing rodent critical care #My crisis response is very uh blunt and efficient but the instructions can be alarming if it's your first rodeo #I think we're past the hump and the vet will help get him on the way to thriving at least #Stinky does NOT like any of the baby foods we've tried so far #Just got a few more fruits and veggies this morning so maybe banana baby food will be a nice treat #He did eat a little parsley this morning and Splinter has been keeping him perky and warm via snuggles

[wiitzend]

we've been making fun of edmund for years for selling out his siblings to the white witch for turkish delight but neglect the fact that lucy went with mr. tumnus to his house alone after five minutes of meeting him because he offered her sardines.

#at least she does this in the movie. not sure about the book #he's like 'oh i've got tea and cakes and a nice warm fire' and she's like hmmm yeah idk pal #and then he mentions sardines and she's immediately on board #like girl??? sardines?? that's what did it for you??? of ALL things???? #and i get that lucy is a little girl so she doesn't fully understand the danger she places herself in #but my goodness. of all the foods to be lured away by by a mysterious creature you meet in the woods #narnia #the chronicles of narnia

[momentomori24]

Does anyone think about how isolated Fubuki might feel being the only one to keep her memories after rewinding time? Considering the amount of trouble she gets herself into or gets dragged into, ranging from relatively harmless to downright dangerous, how many times did she have to turn back time to save herself or someone else? She can get hurt or find herself in deadly danger, and while her powers can erase that ever having truly happened, they can't erase her memories. Someone could be injured or die on her watch and then just walk and talk to her like nothing ever happened, but she'd still remember. And that's the worst part: she remembers what happened, actually experienced it herself, but it never really happened. Not as far as anyone else is concerned. While she lives with whatever trauma she endured, everyone else remains completely indifferent and the world continues on the same. How alone do you feel living like that?

And it's not even like this all could've just happened before she arrived in Kanai Ward. She literally deals with this a bunch of times in the game. Whenever Yuma screws up in Chapter 3, Yakou being stabbed by the hitman in Chapter 4, that guy that fell from the casino in her DLC-- she has go back to prevent tragedy over and over again, and she only manages to save two of three people mentioned in the end. She had to live through watching Yakou dying, bleeding out on that floor twice, unable to do anything about it twice. Not to mention god knows how many times Yuma almost got them run over or blown into bits when failing to disable the bombs or caught by peacekeepers. Not to mention the two times the casino guy died on her before she unintentionally saved his life (by having him crash land onto her taxi which is already scary enough).

All this would be fucked up on its own, but her really spotty memory isn't doing her any favours at all (hell, her Forte might even be part of the reason she's as scatter-brained as she is). It kinda makes me wonder how she differentiates between what truly happened and what happened before she rewinded time (so what technically didn't happened). If she even can, that is. I would've loved to see a throwaway scene where she randomly mentions something that that only she knows happened or perfectly predicts the very near future only for someone to be like "wtf are you talking about" and brushing it off as typical Fubuki weirdness as a little hint of her Forte before its actual reveal.

Fubuki is pretty strong to deal with all the shit that gets thrown at her and still choose to be as happy and compassionate and optimistic as she is, but I'm so glad she had Yuma to lean on and didn't have to shoulder that burden of knowledge and the physical strain alone, even if it was only for a while. She deserves to finally confide in someone and some mental relief after all the times she didn't have anyone, I think. Her ability may be the most OP one out of everyone, but it's a blessing as much as it is a curse.

#master detective archives: rain code #rain code #fubuki clockford #just thinking about her today #i just love fubuki and the angst potential with her is very tempting to explore #i have this short comic in my head where yuma ends up getting shot by a peacekeeper and she has to rewind time and live the trauma of it #but i do not have the artistic skill to pull that off unfortunately for me and fortunately for her #and like i said i love her and she's a sweetheart so i want to be nice to her. for now #anyway just food for thought. i wish the game or at least her dlc touched more on the horror aspect of her forte #or her struggles to navigate having as much power as she does and the consequences of it all #momento rambles #pardon any potential typos #i'm tired so i hope this makes sense

[kaidabakugou]

the new girl at one of my favorite bakeries called me pretty this morning and it literally melted all my stress away 🥺

#kai.rambles #i was feeling sad bc my grandma is in the hospital and when i went to visit her they wouldn’t let me pass bc my license is expired #which okay ik that’s my fault but i took my passport with me just in case and the guy straight up told me that it wasn’t a valid form of id #and im like yeah tf it is ITS A PASSPORT and he said no #and while i was waiting for my mom to come down to the lobby an old lady came in and he turned her away for the same thing #and dudeee okay you turn me away fine fuck off but an old ladyyy??? at that age they don’t pay attention to that just let her pass #and then he argued with another woman bc she brought a flower arrangement and it had water so he couldn’t allow it HELLOOO??!? #so i had to leave and went to go get breakfast for my mom at least bc she stayed the night and i was supposed to stay the day #and when i came back to give her the food she told me that the nurse that was with my grandma asked what happened bc she wasn’t expecting #my mom to return and when my mom told her she immediately got so angry bc that same guy #didn’t allow her and a couple other nurses to bring in a cake for one of the residents #who’s birthday is today and they had a full on argument this morning #so it was all in all awful and now my mom has been there for more than 20 hours until later tonight when my aunt goes over :( #anyway this turned into a whole rant im sorry but im so mad bc i know for a FACT that a passport is a valid form of id #and he was just being a fkn dick #but the girl called me pretty and it took some stress off and she really liked my blush #and i liked hers so we had a little makeup 101 exchange and it was so nice at least 🥺 #and i have a couple cute asks to answer that have made my day as well so i’ll get to those in a few 🥰

[solarpunkani]

Dear Solarpunks

Consider making a worm bin.

Strong message to follow.

#ani rambles #out of queue #im gonna add more to this in a reblog later after I finish cooking dinner #but the long and the short of it is this #in 2020 I made a worm bin. my parents didnt think we’d make enough food scraps to sustain it #now its 2023 and my dad is worried about feeding them TOO much. i tossed out the idea of making a second bin and he’s considering it #are they a perfect fit for everyone? no not necessarily #but they’re a nice option to at least consider for yourself

[wuntrum]

making vegan cake on my own for the first time...everyone pls manifest that itll actually taste good, its for my friends birthday 😭

#personal #im gonna make it Look good at least. but itd be nice if it tasted good toO #its a box mix and im replacing the eggs n butter so. crossing my fingers... #i got two boxes just in case sdlfkjf #food

[liltaireissocute]

Gifts

#liltaire's art #digital art #case study of vanitas #vnc #vanitas no carte #vanitas no shuki #vanitas louis #vnc art #vnc fanart #louis de sade #louisnoe #louinoe #angst #decadence #slightly decadence ok #louis de sade being angsty af #canon compliant #my favourite food is glass #gifts? more like PAIN #at least it's a really nice couch #louinoe implied

[everybodyloveshippos]

SO i went secondhand book shopping and found a few forgotten realms anthologies INCLUDING the one where artemis absorbs the shade’s life essence thru the dagger (also foreshadowing the netherese stuff) (believe it’s called: ‘that curious sword’). BUT ACTUALLY the best part of it is artemis snaps at a waitress and jarlaxle literally makes him go apologize,,,, im hsjhfdzjfnzds

Jarlaxle @ a legendary assassin: do not fucking talk to our waitress like that The assassin in question: 🙄 fine

#jarlaxle king of being nice to service workers #he is everythhing 2 me #Artemis kills ppl but at least he knows when he’s stepped over the line (yelling at a food service girl) #the apology too like....okay.....sir..... #he had his llil silly hat on #legend of drizzt #also was a liriel one too! not sure when its set in the trilogy bcus its not the rite of blood one #i found a bunch like one set around the hunters blades trilogy abt that drow guy who finds khazidhea but idk exc=actly when it takes place #and a lil guen story too <3 #but u cn imagine my fucking INTERNAL SCREECH when i flipped to this one to see it was a jarlaxle artemis one i was like ayOOOO

[sans-guy]

fhsjdhfdj HAPPY THANKSGIVINGGGG

#to americans at least #i got sweet potato casserole duty this year (its my first year being responsible for one of the foods) #trying to keep crumb away from “testing it for poison” #thank you guys for being nice 2 me and stuff snnffff #very cool

[snzinite]

Exusiai

SNZ STATLINE: 5/10 wetness, 3/10 mess, 8/10 pitch, 4/10 volume

"Ah/Eh-T(xn)ssch'iew!"

basically textbook high-pitched/girly sound

sometimes "inverted" where the pre-sneeze sound will be higher pitched with no vocalization afterwards

in general pretty inconsistent spellings/sounds even though the "statline" pretty much holds for all of the sounds

sneezes in ones, sometimes twos, with a few seconds in between

doesn't stifle

sometimes give a "hoo~!" or a "wooo!" of relief afterwards

"covers" in the sense that she'll put a hand below her nose/mouth almost like she's "catching" the sneeze, does relatively little to actually cover anything though

only sneezes into tissues/handkerchiefs if she's already blowing/wiping her nose

really obvious that she needs to sneeze. they almost never sneak up on her and it's the whole nine yards: watery, glazed eyes, shallow breath hitching, sometimes she waves her hand in front of her face, etc.

lots of false starts too

likes to sneeze. she think's it's a really satisfying feeling and likes the eventual relief from tickles and itches when it finally does come

does not particularly like to induce. she likes the thrill of getting to finally sneeze naturally

she'll induce others if they ask or if she can tell they need it and they're comfy. Texas, for example

she'll talk about how good it felt or how much she's been sneezing of she's been doing it a lot

likes to be blessed but doesn't mind if no one does it

no allergies, nose isn't particularly sensitive to scents, touch, or temperature

doesn't get super sick very often but gets a lot of sniffly, sneezy colds

super obvious when she's sick; voice is like heavily weighed down by her congestion. wet sniffles for days

she gets sneezy when she's sick but it doesn't change her sneezes like at all, they're still mostly clean

what sets her off more than anything are physical irritants. cooking spices, flour, makeup powder, dust, heavy pollen, etc.

she constantly has sneezing fits while she's baking

not like it stops her. the blood of a baker flows through almost every Latera/nan

Requested by @micaiah-sneezes :]

#snz #snzblr #sneeze kink #snz kink #snzknights #snz headcanons #come get your food lol #gotta say after i did some research i think i've more or less become an ex enjoyer #or at least a penguin logistics enjoyer #like im not crazy about any one of them individually #but together they bounce off of each other nicely #except for emperor that guy is the shit #love that penguin freak