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You have roasted barley, an orange bell pepper and a well-stocked pantry. What are you making?

This is a hard mode challenge.

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Pantry: The collective term for the things in your kitchen shelves, cabinets, fridge, freezer and and spice rack.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 1 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

Why are you saying “anything and everything”… without recognizing how lame your challenge is by saying “anything and everything” ?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 0 points 40 minutes ago (2 children)

Because I'm not saying anything and everything. I'm saying stuff you generally have.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 minutes ago

I think the issue that people, including myself, are having, is that it's undefined in such a way that is simultaneously too open-ended and also too restricted. Different people have wildly different pantry stocks and wildly different expectations for what is conventionally expected or keep on hand.

This is all extra so, when the question is for a fucking bell pepper and some barley. You could be anything from a farmer, to a chef, to a crazy person who doesn't have black pepper and only eats canned hamburgers and pisses in bottles.

You need to realize that the notion of this question is deeply flawed, and that you can maybe try to compromise by just allowing everybody chef-show type freedom where as long as they use and feature these ingredients, or like just go rule-of-cool and let it breathe.

This all being said, I truly don't care, I'm just trying to interpret where the top level comment may be coming from, because I've thought about these challenges before and held off because I know people can be difficult.

Personally.... I'd probably see if I could deep fry or roast the barley to get it sweet, soft, and crispy, and spice it with like a light butter coating, and then mix that with slices of the bell pepper for finger food or a snack. Though, I've never had barley like that, so I don't know what it tastes like or if it's bitter or what cooking it would do, that's just my instinct. Maybe try to find a dip that would synergize them. Probably try to avoid ranch though, that's overdone and basic af

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 1 points 1 minute ago* (last edited 36 seconds ago)

No you’re not!

“The collective term for the things in your kitchen shelves, cabinets, fridge, freezer and and spice rack.” Your words! That’s everything in the house man!

You literally cited anything and everything and later spelled that out. Look, just stop this shit and rephrase the question!

It’s not hard to say “okay make biscuits, but without buttermilk”…

Versus “make anything from your pantry, cupboards, shelves, spice rack, home or storage…but without buttermilk”

Can you not understand the difference? I could make a steak with your question, it’s not a challenge by the very nature of your own words.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Duh everything in your kitchen!

What part of “all things in your kitchen, shelves, cabinets, fridge, freezer, and spice rack” sounds vague?