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what-marsha-eats · 22 days
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bornsinnersx · 9 months
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Thai Basil Pork Stir Fry with Spinach and Onions
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This Thai Basil Pork Stir Fry with Spinach and Onions is a flavorful and quick weeknight dinner. Soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and brown sugar combine to make a savory and slightly sweet sauce that coats the ground pork and vegetables perfectly. Thai basil and baby spinach add a vibrant and fresh flavor to the dish. Made with Red Bell Pepper, Oyster Sauce, Ground Pork, Cloves Garlic, Ginger, Fish Sauce, Vegetable Oil, Brown Sugar, Thai Basil Leaves, Onion, Soy Sauce, Baby Spinach, Black Pepper.
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awsome1814 · 1 month
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oh my gosh guys I'm sorry
I did NOT think that I'd disappear for like.. a year 😭
I'm still working on rhat au I started lol
I don't have um much news?? I got a bad knee and uh I drew basil :3 (shown below)
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morethansalad · 11 months
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Vegan Thai Green Curry with Borage and Onion Weed Flowers
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October 2022: Saturday Before Halloween
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Behold, The Eye! This little volunteer cantaloupe dropped off the vine so it is as mature as it ever will be: 
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Friday’s gardening task was to transfer the dirt from here: 
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To here. We’re going to transplant some cabbage starts that we propagated from the leftover stub of a store-bought cabbage: 
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Today’s backyard garden harvest: 
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Seen while walking at Sea Isle Park: 
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This little park near the house is a gem - 1 mile walking trail, 18-hole frisbee golf course, dog park, playground & it is a certified arboretum: 
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This is the trail that runs through the stand of trees in the previous photo: 
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A squad of frisbee golfers took this short cut with their kids in tow. They were 1 or 2 decades my junior but they were mostly dark haired guys with beards so I wasn’t surprised when one of their kids kept walking beside me humming “Head like a hole” after the rest of the party turned up that trail. I looked down at her, smiled & said “No, honey. They’re headed up that way.” The last two golfers in the procession laughed as she hurried to catch up with them: 
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Children’s chalk art. There was a lot of it on this stretch of the walking path since it runs right by an elementary school. This bit looked the coolest to me - a girl & an Impostor from Among Us: 
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teacheratnmbr3 · 2 years
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Laksa Siam using mint and Thai basil from my vegetable garden.
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qarlos-art · 9 months
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Instant Pot Red Thai Curry Chicken Using chicken breast strips, coconut milk, and vibrant bell peppers, enjoy this quick take on a Thai red curry. With jasmine rice, serve.
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hiperconexoes · 9 months
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Recipe for Thai Basil Martini
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Fresh lemon, Thai basil leaves, and vodka make for a bright and refreshing combination in this elegant, lightly sweetened martini.
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slow-drowned-angels · 8 months
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Little guy protecting my Thai basil!
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[Image description: A photo of a praying mantis on a Thai basil plant. Both are light green, such that the mantis blends in to the basil leaves. End image description.]
@onenicebugperday (for funsies)
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darkuselesssomebody · 4 months
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𝕡𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕪 - dark!basil stitt x dark!reader
complete masterlist
words || 𝟛.𝟟𝕜
summary || in which the reader is a manipulative bitch - and basil snaps because of it
a/n || this is really, really dark lowkey eek!! also i don't know if this is too late (it's still 2023 where i am) but this is my entry for @romana-after-dark's dead dove december event! if you're into dark content, they're an s-tier pedro and oscar writer!
➵ warnings for specific content before the divider
➵ i never watched lightningface so if he's ooc excuse me, also, reader is very manipulative and lowkey a bad person too!!
➵ not proofread
➵ comment/message if you'd have a request
warnings || smut/dark (dddne)
➵ unwanted creampie and sex
➵ unprotected sex and cunnilingus
➵ spanking and slapping
➵ manipulation
➵ death threats and some pain play-ish stuff
➵ degradation/name calling
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“tell me about it, right?” she giggles into the phone, feet propped up as she lays back on her couch, hearing some tinkering in the kitchen, “yeah, sorry about that, jas, that’s just - i’m getting my sink fixed right now.”
in the bathroom, basil hears that, and smiles a little to himself. she sounded appreciative, right? he’s helping make her life easier, which is what matters.
after a few more minutes, he’s done, and he sits back, sighing in relief. he sits back up, coming out and seeing her on the couch. god, is she gorgeous. her body stretches out, allowing a little glimmer of skin as her shirt rides up. she’s got a big grin on her face, talking to her friend, and she wants to just go over and press a sweet kiss to her lips.
“yeah, he was mental, i swear i’m still sore!” she jokes to her friend, and his face falls. ‘he’? who is ‘he’? basil swallows. it must just be a PT or something. yeah, that was it. after managing to convince himself, his smile returns. maybe she’d like a massage?
approaching her with that grin on his face, she looks up at him with an expectant raise of her brow, “just a second, jas.” she takes the phone away from her ear.
“done?” she points to her bathroom.
“yep!” he responds excitably, and she hums - not in appreciation, but in expectancy.
“good. thanks.” but it’s out of habit, “bye, basil” she forces a smile, shooing him off.
to him, it’s a wave, “yeah, see you! wanna - um, i was wondering if you maybe wanted me to order some food for you tonight? maybe we could eat together?” he suggests, and she has to resist a roll of her eyes.
“we’ll see.” she curtly dismisses him, and he nods, leaving and closing the door of her house, returning to his own just across the hall. returning to her phone call, she scoffs, “god, did you hear that?” her voice lowers - the walls are thin, “yeah, jas, he’s that neighbor i told you about. total loser, but he does whatever i want.” she giggles, “he thinks i’m gonna fuck him. whatever, that’s not my problem. can you imagine, he buys me food, he fixes my shit, i get him to vacuum sometimes. like my own little manservant.”
like her little dog.
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basil was painfully in love with his neighbor. she was just so sweet, she paid him attention, and sometimes - when she was a little drunk or was sleepy, she’d lay against him, cuddling. the feeling of her thighs against his own, her breath on her chest, or the way her fingers teasingly toyed with the hem of his shirt - right above his cock.
maybe he didn’t have only holy intentions - yeah, maybe he did want to fuck her - but he’d never be greedy for more than what she gave him, not wanting to ruin their relationship.
and it paid off, that one night she had been wine drunk, and had invited him over, asking for only the cheap gift of thai food in return for her priceless company. as they sat back on her couch, watching tv as she ate and drank, there was a point where her hand had wandered - bored by the movie. her head laid on his chest, a leg hooked around his own, especially touchy because it was a cold night - and he was warm. as basil breathed in the smell of her perfume, he could imagine them to be dating or - if he could imagine a small glimmer on her finger - married. he held her around the waist softly, and she hadn’t yet pulled away, much to his joy.
her hand slowly trails over his chest and then his biceps, before sitting up a little, and pulling his head down to his. her lips find his, as she breathes into his mouth. it’s a lazy kiss, purely driven by the alcohol, and her need for warmth and contact.
his eyes widen in shock, but he wouldn’t let this opportunity go to waste, pulling her closer and - while he let her lead the kiss - his fingers go to her hair, pulling it out of her face to kiss her better. she whimpers softly, arms wrapping around his neck, before finally pulling away. she hums in satisfaction, burying her face in his neck.
“goodnight.” she mumbles, promptly falling asleep on top of him. his head reels, but he’s on cloud 9.
“goodnight.” he kisses the top of her head, laying back as he also lets himself fall asleep.
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they never spoke about it again.
she didn’t let herself get drunk with him anymore, and he cursed himself as to how to solve the issue. nonetheless, they still spent time together, and he would still do anything for her, but things were different.
but her mind was working differently. annoyingly, that kiss with basil was getting her disgustingly hot and bothered. this wasn’t the plan: she wasn’t planning to ever actually fuck him, lest she lose all the leverage she had been building by teasing him. that’s why she’d been so strict in not touching him for the next few weeks: reducing her temptation.
but it was getting too much. she spent far too much time with her hands between her thighs, thinking of him (but nothing close to how much he’d do the same for her), and she needed an out. but, she also had to make sure basil wouldn’t become confident, and stay out of line.
she had an idea.
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she called him over that night. an ordinary thing to occur, but, when he joins her shortly after, his mouth falls open.
she’s in this gorgeous, deeply hued camisole that just does down to her hips, and as his eyes travel lower, the lacy panties she wears makes his breath catch. she has to bite her lip to stop the smirk that threatens to grace it.
“basil.” she murmurs her name, and he snaps out of it, finally looking up at her.
“what… are you doing?” he thickly swallows.
“you don’t like it?” she teases, and he immediately shakes his head fervently.
“no - no - you… you look…” he doesn’t know how to describe it, “beautiful.” perhaps a cliche - but he doesn’t use it in the standard way. she exactly embodies the word. for once, a genuine smile pulls at her lips. it makes her heart warm, and she almost feels bad for what she’s about to do.
almost.
she gestures him forward, and he stumbles due to the speed at which he tries to reach her. finally, once he does, she points to the couch.
“sit.” she orders, and he agrees, getting on the couch, rubbing his hands in anticipation. “you’re not very subtle, basil.” she murmurs, slowly sitting on his lap. his cheeks burn.
“s-sorry?”
“you know how hard it is when you wanna hang out with your good friend, and you know all he’s thinking about is fucking you?” her voice is vicious, and he swallows thickly.
“i’m sorry.” he whispers, looking into her eyes, an evident begging in them. he’s pleading that she’ll forgive him. her fingers go to gently weave through his hair.
“it’s hard… you know?” she says softly, playing the victim to a tee, “i thought that… maybe that’s the only thing you see when you look at me.” she admits - but it’s a complete lie.
“never, oh - oh my god.” the thought makes basil sick. she - she thinks he sees her as an object?! “i swear, i see you as so much more than that - yes, you’re fucking gorgeous, but you’re so much more than just your body!” he assures, but she pretends to already be hurt.
“you’re just saying that, you know i’ll give myself up to you with these sweet words and-” he says her name softly.
“don’t think like that, please, don’t think like that.” he begs, taking her hands, “how - how can i show you how much you mean to me. please, tell me, and i’ll do it.” he’s holding her hands so tenderly, he wants to lavish her in ways she’s never even thought of.
she goes quiet, and he’s dead terrified he’s lost her.
“i want you to forget any insecurity you may ever have, i want to make sure you never lift a finger, i want you to never yearn and to only be satisfied.” his voice is thin - needy. “i want to worship you.”
that’s what she needs to hear.
“you do?” she murmurs.
“i’m begging you to let me show you how much you mean to me.” there it is. she smirks.
“can i… suggest something?” she asks - in faux timidness.
“anything.” he assures her.
“maybe… so i feel the most… assured… if we have sex, can i take charge?” he blinks. it’s not much different than their current relationship, so he immediately agrees.
“of course, of course. that’s totally fine.” he assures, and she smiles.
“alright, good - that’s good. thank you, basil!” she chirps, and his heart warms.
“yeah, of course.”
but that’s when the switch occurs.
“get off the couch.” she orders, and he blinks, a little shocked by her flip from a shy tone to a commanding one, but he complies, standing up.
she takes his place, sitting on the couch, before looking at him expectantly, “on your knees, c’mon.” his cheeks heat, as his brow furrows curiously, falling to his knees. “you said you wanna worship me, right?” she smirks, when he nods, “take off my socks.” she orders, the woolly socks that he knew she wore as she was always cold felt itchy against his fingers, as he pulls them off. she hums happily, and raises a brow when he presses a kiss to each sole, “fuck, i knew you were freaky.”she giggles, letting him kiss her ankles, “how much have you thought about this?” a small whimper escapes his throat.
“a-ages.” he admits, and she smiles.
“okay, stop.” she commands, and he stops his mouthing of her feet, “come closer.” he places her calves over her shoulders, shuffling closer to her - and, as much as he tried to be respectable about it, his eyes fell onto the small breadth of her covered by her underwear. she held his forehead - almost brutishly - to deter him, “behave. did i say you could look at her?” she scolds him, and he bites his lip.
“no, i’m sorry.” smiling, she lets go of his head.
“what should i do with you now?” she whispers, and he looks at her thighs pleadingly.
“can i touch your thighs? can i feel you?” he begs, and she laughs.
“go on.” she assures, as she pets his hair. he really is like her little puppy.
kissing up her thighs, she inhales her scent, brain going into overload.
“oh - oh, please, let me taste you, please!” she begs, and she smirks. he was begging - just as she wanted.
“take my panties off.” she whispers, and he sighs in relief, as if a massive weight has been taken off his shoulders.
"oh - oh, thank you - thank you," he breathes out, inching closer to let his fingers hook into the sides of her underwear, pulling them past her thighs and down, off her ankles.
when she finally spreads her legs, his mouth waters as the pretty prize between them, biting his lip.
"can i taste you?" he wants to confirm it. his body's buzzing, he needs her so bad.
"how bad do you want it?" she goads, and he bites her tongue.
"i don't think i can explain it." he admits, and her cheeks warm. what a compliment.
"yes, you can taste me." lowering his head slowly to her cunt, he spreads her legs, holding onto her thighs that are draped over his shoulders tightly. goosebumps erupt over her flesh at the sensation of his breath on her skin.
"you're wet?" he asks excitedly, unbelieving that he can coax this reaction from her.
"I'm not exactly feeling patient, basil." she warns, and he swallows.
"yeah, okay." he licks up the length of her cunt, and her breath hitches, catching in her throat as she puts her hand over her mouth, gently biting a knuckle to disguise her moan. motivated by the action, he spreads her wider, licking experimentally and quickly, sucking softly and harshly, making sure to keep trying different things until one finally breaks her dam of willpower, and her back arches as she loudly moans into the otherwise empty apartment.
"oh my god-" she cries out, panting as her hand clutches his hair, pulling him closer into her weeping cunt, desperate for his continued ministrations, "use your fingers." she gasps out, and he immediately obliges, bringing a finger to her hole as he sucks at her clit. he slowly pushes it into her, and - per more whimpered instructions from her - he curls his finger inside her, making her thighs squeeze around his head,
"just like that, keep doing just that." she assures, looking at him with the closest thing to love that she feels for him - desperation and satisfaction, because good lord, is she close. but it can't end like this. she needs to make this last longer.
just as she feels herself on the precipice of her climax, she pulls his head away from her cunt - to both her and his chagrin.
"why?" he whines, simultaneously pulling out his fingers, as she struggles to catch her breath. using him to help herself up, she stands, looking down at him.
"get on the couch." she pants, and he does as he asks, "take your shirt off," the instruction continues, and his deft fingers - one still drenched in her slick - quickly unbutton the shirt, pulling it off his broad frame. she bites her lip, bending so that her fingers can reach his fly and jean button, swiftly undoing them.
"i'm gonna fuck you. and you're just gonna take whatever i give to you, understood?" he nods silently as he looks up at her, and she hums in satisfaction and she pulls down his trousers. seeing his eyes all blown out is a crazy power trip, and it all becomes better as she straddles him. palming his hard cock through his boxers, she notices the way he twitches and how his moans gargle in his throat, all while he desperately bucks until her hips. "keep your hands behind your back." she instructs, and he nods, a whimper bubbling up to his tongue. after his hands are securely behind his back, she sighs happily. truly, she could do anything to him now, and he'd just take it. she wanted to know how much he could handle.
she started by fishing out his - inexplicably impressive cock. it was almost comical - how little sex appeal he oozed while hiding this weapon away from the rest of the world.
then, she simply ghosted her fingers over his tip, owning to a few stuttered bucks of his hips. she returned each of those with a scolding smack on any skin she could find - usually, his chest.
she slowly raised to her knees, lining him up with her entrance as she looks down at him, "don't move without permission." she whispers, and a strangled groan releases from him, making her laugh. finally, though, when he agrees, she sinks down on him, moaning out behind her hand as he does the same - though without the muffle and rather unashamedly.
she doesn’t move for a moment, and he waits.
another moment, and he waits.
another, and he’s done. he starts thrusting up, wanting the both of them to chase their pleasure, and her eyes widen, as she slaps his cheek. stunned, his movements immediately stop.
he dared to go against her word?
she hated that he undermined the power she held over him. pulling at his hair, her eyes blow out in anger.
“who the fuck do you think you are?” she hisses, and he winces.
“i’m sorry-” he tries, but she slaps him again.
“you think we’re equals? you can just pull that shit?” he wonders where all this anger is coming from, almost fearful. she doesn’t want to admit that her rage stems from the fact that she liked the sensation of his thrusts - enough to almost just… let him continue, even against her orders. she can’t lose that power she has on him, “you wanna know how little you really fucking matter?” she growls, grabbing her phone, and thrusting it in his face.
still disoriented, he swallows as he looks at what she’s showing him - a chain of texts. about him. they’re from her, to her friends, all mocking and making fun of him.
his heart, quite literally, shatters. he had thought this entire time, that - though they may be little more than friends - she at least liked his company, liked hanging out with him, appreciated him. but now, to read her stating how annoying and clingy he is, how she hated hanging out with him, but accepted it whenever he came with some gift or food, how she had used him, a heartbreak made his blood pump harshly in his ears. but when he glances at her smug smile behind the phone, it’s not just heartbreak. it’s rage.
“is this real?” he whispers, voice so low she can barely hear him.
“aww, poor puppy, thought i was - what? in love with you?” she mocks, knowing he won’t do a thing in retaliation.
that’s where she’s wrong.
trembling in rage, he grabs her phone, throwing it ferociously onto the floor, breaking it immediately. her eyes widen in shock, but before she can shout at him, his hands wrap around her throat, choking her with such a rage - she’s worried he might break her windpipe.
she claws at his hands, as he pulls her off of him, and slams her, face first, into the couch. her eyes well as she feels her nose smash into it, pained to hell as she cries out, trying to clutch it, but it’s of no help, as he’s already sinking back into her tight, wet, and suddenly rejecting cunt. but his pulling cock gets past the resistance bottoming out with a gurgled sigh of satisfaction. his hands go back to her throat, with a softer hold, as he wants to feel her pulse under his fingers. tearfully, she looks back at him in terror.
“basil, what are you-” he slaps her ass so hard, she wonders if his palm took her flesh with it. crying out, she sobs, giving up entirely, as she looks away, still clutching her nose.
“shut the fuck up, bitch.” he hisses harshly, voice and cadence not only deadly - but lethal, as his fingers flex experimentally on her throat. pulling her up so her back is pressed against his chest, and his other hand palms her tits, something he’d been wishing to do so long. but in his fantasies - he’s delicate, not so much anymore, as he roughly tweaks and pinches and grips her nipples.
then again, she’s a different woman than what he’d imagined as well.
this time, he’s not slow in his thrusts, he’s harsh and mean, thrusting in and out of her cunt to the sweet melody of her cries and sobs, muffled by the hand clutching her now bleeding nose. his moans are loud and gruff in her ear, causing an overlord of her senses, and she’s terrified.
“i should fucking kill you.” he hisses, and she whimpers, sobbing harder, “but you’re too good - of - a - fuck!” he punctuates every word with a thrust, but his voice sounds almost sweet and reassuring - only able to be distinguished as a facade due to the undertone of a growl behind every word.
“i’m sorry, please-” she begs, but he slaps her ass again, thrusting deeper, as he hits her cervix with each thrust, making her cry out in pain.
“did i say you could speak?” he hisses. she shakes her head, terrified, and shutting up. he’s getting close. unfortunately, she is too, “calling me a fucking puppy, saying you’re my fucking master - whose cunt’s the one squeezing my cock, huh? who’s the one begging - for - my - mercy?” he growls, once again, thrusting to each word, and she cums around him - a strange mix of the pain on her nose and ass, her restricted ability to breathe, and his sharp, filling thrusts are the perfect mix for her to reach climax, jolting and twitching as her cunt grips his cock, and her core tightens.
he holds her up even as she slumps in exhaustion, pulling her back by her hair to see her face as he tells her,
“i’m gonna cum in you.” he whispers, kissing her cheek tenderly. her eyes widen.
“no - no, please don’t - please, i’m not on birth control-” she begs, but he bites her earlobe to quieten her.
“shut the fuck up. you’re gonna be my cumdump. say that you understand.” he whispers, and she swallows.
“i - wait, please-” he slaps her again, and she squeaks, “yes, yes - i understand! i’ll be your cumdump!” he growls in satisfaction, finally releasing her and letting her fall forward onto the couch, as he grips her hips pulling her ass to him as he cums inside her, moaning loudly in relief.
there’s a few beats of silence, and afterwards, he looks down at her with a snarl. he’s disgusted, and pulls away - not by his actions, but that he hadn’t lived up to his expectations. she was an evil, and he was a vigilante. that - the cum dripping down her thighs, her perhaps broken nose, her whimpers and cries - that was revenge. it was necessary.
after cleaning up and getting ready, he looks back at her. she’s sitting up, curled into herself as she was turned away, crying into her palms.
she looked like a puppy - scolded for bad behaviors. and in many ways, she was.
he sighs in satisfaction.
it was necessary.
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morethansalad · 1 month
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FODMAP-Friendly Vegan Laksa with Zucchini Noodles
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turtlesandfrogs · 2 months
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It occurred to me that I hadn't talked about my malabar spinach on here, or at least I don't think I did.
So, basically, I wanted to try out a kind of hydroponics called the kratky method, and I found out I liked malabar spinach, so I stripped the leaves off a few stems and put them in an aquarium that I'd picked up from a free pile, and
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They seem to be doing pretty well! Along with the Thai basil I also started from stems. Still learning how to do it well, but it's been a fun project so far. I haven't harvested any leaves yet, and I have a feeling I should figure out a better plan for the vines than "let them dangle".
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October 2022: Busy Bees & Contrails
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For our zone, Fall is the best time for cilantro: 
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Seen while walking: 
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These guys didn’t appreciate me walking by their house & gave me what for. They are two of a trio. Hard Case was the only one missing. I call him Hard Case because, while these two bark & clown, he just stares at me imagining all the ways he’d like to dismember me: 
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Red-tailed hawk. I saw two others on my walk but they were too far off to photograph well: 
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Back at the house. Break out your tin foil hats for... contrails!: 
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Thursday dinner - salad, fried chicken & the last bit of a leftover medley of yellow squash, zucchini & Delicata squash: 
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gaydogonline · 3 months
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things to say in between kisses when u catch ur breath:
1. your entire recipe for home made meatballs
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 1 Cup Milk
- 2lb Minced Beef or 1lb Beef 1 lb Pork
- Couple slices of smoked bacon
- Garlic Powder/Granules
- Oregano
- Basil (dry or fresh)
- Cumin
- Salt (Cooking salt/kosher salt)
- Black Pepper
- 1 White/Yellow Onion OR a couple shallots
- 1 Bulb garlic/some of the easy garlic stuff
- 2 Eggs
- MSG/Worcester Sauce/Soy Sauce/2 Anchovies
- 2 Carrots
- Concentrated tomato paste (optional)
- 3x 500g tins of tomatoes (try to get san marzano tomatoes
Recipe:
- Soak bredcrumbs in the milk for 10 minutes after stirring to combine
- Preheat Oven to 420ish F (200C)
- Mix the beef, optional pork, eggs, 3tsp of basil (or more, the baking cooks most of the flavour out and its just there to make it look green), some salt & pepper, and 3-4 cloves of minced/pasted garlic (can substitute for equal tsp of garlic granules or powder, pref. granules) in the panade bowl
- lay them out on a lined baking tray by scooping big marble sized bits and lightly rolling between 2 hands, you dont need to roll them much since the panade and the eggs are gonna bake and hold them together. I forgot to mention thay you should cut little strips of bacon into the mixture
- Put those in for about 10-12 minutes, they dont need to be fully cooked through just mostly brown. Leave them out to cool while u make the ragu
- Ragu time!! Dice the onions and the carrots small, the carrots need to be extra small to soften during the slow cook. You can also dice up a stick or two of celery in there but I hate how they taste sorry!!!
- Fry those in enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan kinda thick (i usually just count to 2 out loud while pouring the olive oil, its roughly 3 tbsp). Fry until onions are transluscent and starting to brown, about 10 minutes, make sure u scrape any burny bits at the bottom with a plastic or wood spoon/spatula to emulsify the fats in the oil.
- Add in your garlic (like 3-5 cloves, to taste) and let fry until fragrant (60ish seconds)
- Add 3-4tbsp of the tomato paste, 4tsp basil, 1.5tsp oregano, 2tsp cumin, a bunch of salt, 2.5tsp MSG, 2tsp garlic powder and fry for another 5-10 mins stirring often, scrapping burning fats off the bottom to emulsify, and adding small amounts of cold water if things are burning, keep stirring etc.
- Add in your tomatoes and the cooled down meatballs.
- Set to either pressure cook on a lowish pressure (Soup/Stew presets are usually good) for about 40 mins OR preferably put on the slow cook setting for 3-4 hours.
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aniseandspearmint · 1 month
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Look at the the babies!
Okay we've got nasturtiums
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And marigolds
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And portulaca aka moss rose (there's a few tiny mushrooms in this one. They're not harmful to the seedlings and moss rose aren't food so I'm leaving them alone mostly)
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And FINALLY the Thai basil has popped up!
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