TheGiantKorean

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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

A bowl of cereal is cold soup.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

The Cask of Amontillado messed me up a good bit. Being sealed into a wall would be a horrible way to die.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Fair - I know it tastes awful to some people. I personally don't mind it, and I actually prefer it in a few things like sodas.

Using non-caloric sweeteners are a "tweak" that can result in some positive health changes - drop a bit of weight, improve A1C a bit, etc. It's certainly not the only tweak that can used, though (e.g. increasing your daily step count or incorporating more fruits and veggies).

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

They've studied them for quite a while, and they appear to be pretty safe. Most studies that "show" that they cause cancer were done on rats (a breed of which is notorious for developing cancer) and the amounts given to them were ludicrous, something like drinking multiple cases of diet soda in a day. The only possible issue I've seen so far is that sucralose affects the microbiome, and we don't know enough about the microbiome still to know if it's negative or positive.

IMHO the reduction in calories and sugar greatly outweigh any potential negative impacts if there are any.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

RO BOY, RAGGY

The old farts probably just figure they'll be gone by the time it gets really bad.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Dude, what? I am not a shill for Big Junk Food. I'm pointing out how companies make the stuff hyperpalatable to get people to eat more of it. It's unfortunately contributing to the obesity epidemic and not good for people.

I thought this was like those "bashed" or "slams" headlines, but nope, literally elbowed.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Which is also what makes them super delicious. Fat, crunch, Umami, salt. Most snacks also have sugar added even if they're not "sweet".

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (16 children)

A medieval peasant would lose their mind eating a Dorito. Snacks nowadays are literally engineered to hijack our brains.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I can't have anything going on in the background with speaking/singing, otherwise I'll post too much attention to it.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I know, I did a search. I was wondering if anyone here had any favorites.

 

Does anyone roll random treasure and/or magic items for their games? If so, what resources do you use for this? This was a regular thing in 1st edition that I loved.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world to c/cooking@lemmy.world
 

I used Serious Eats' recipe with a few modifications. Swapped the peanuts out for sesame seeds, and used powdered bouillon in place of salt.

https://www.seriouseats.com/homemade-spicy-chili-crisp

 

On the flip side, it's somehow easier to get people to attend scheduled meetings.

 

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The third scion finally established itself and put out leaves, but not before the first two were well ahead of it. I may need to prune back the other two a bit in the winter to give the late one a chance. Something also ate a lot of the leaves off of the scions not long after they were established, but they seem to have recovered.

 

I made a simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water by volume brought to a boil), then poured it over some magnolia blossom petals while hot and let that steep covered over night.

The flavor and aroma and quite intense. The flavor reminds me of ginger up front, but then that gives way to a very pleasant floral flavor.

 

I ordered groceries the other day and meant to get 4 containers of shelf stable oat milk, but instead I accidentally ordered 4 normal oat milks (64oz containers that go in the fridge). I'd like to keep them from going bad, either by using them for something or freezing them.

Has anyone here successfully frozen oat milk for later use? I'm thinking about trying it, but not sure it'll screw up the texture / cause it to separate.

I'm also open to suggestions for using it on something. Ice cream maybe? Lots of lattes?

 

Kinda looks like me, kinda doesn't. This was a spur of the moment drawing I did in a museum that lets you draw a self portrait and tack it up on their wall. It does make me want to try doing some more self portraiture.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world to c/cooking@lemmy.world
 

Who are your favorite cooks/shows to watch on TV and/or social media?

Lately I've been watching stuff by Minoli DeSilva and Sad Pappi recently.

Also love watching Someone Feed Phil.

 

I gave these a try again after listening to Eric Helms talk about them on the 3DMJ podcost, and holy hell these lit up my lats. Just wanted to mention these in case you're looking for a back hypertrophy exercise that hits the lats really well.

I set up letting at around a 30 degree angle from a high pulley and brace myself on something (a box in my case). I let the weight pull my arm up and across my body, get a good stretch in my lat, then pull my elbow down to my hip.

IIRC the cross body variation is done because it increases the stretch on the lats.

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