Yea, it would be more about starting a habit that would result in future security. In a perfect world, it starts here with $75 and a tenner every month, then they start putting in $20, then they ramp it up as they're able.
Boudin is my all time favorite. I make it on Xmas Eve and my wife's birthday in May. We don't make it any other time because we eat nothing but boudin for days afterwards and eventually crash out.
Recipe here. I've tried a bunch of recipes and this one's the best by a mile. I smoke em at 275 for a few hours to get a snappy casing.
Problems are like compound interest. You're going to deal with them sooner or later but if you do it later, it costs more. Deal with them sooner.
The absolute best use is opening a Vanguard account, putting $75 in VOO, and forgetting you did it for about 20 or 30 years. Even better, put a $10 in there every month as well.
For a gift for myself when I'm not strapped for cash, I use gift cards and cash for something I would never buy myself. It just feels like it makes a bigger impact that way. I remember it.
If going the charity route, go to your nearest unhoused shelter and ask what they need. I volunteer at one that is hanging on by a thread (no real funding other than a small grant from the county, it's just volunteers). Sometimes donations aren't hitting everything we need and something has run out. Hot chocolate packets and cup of noodles are so valuable (easily transportable, usable, stable, and withstand outdoor weather) that we were giving out handfuls yesterday instead of our typical limit of 1 per person per day. It's wild how important those little things are.
We played Rock Band (yarc) for hours at our Xmas Eve party last night. 20 or so people and just about everyone cycled thru to play. That game will never die.
It’s even worse than that. The student gave an interview and said they wanted to go see a play so they slapped the paper together in a half hour and dint read the material the paper was supposed to be based on.
Absolute cowardice by Oklahoma.
Got them the cosplay they wanted for Xmas. That’s their big gift.
And in this moment, I realized my kid fits some theater kid cosplay archetype that I didn’t know existed.
Gamebillet has been killing it lately
I just refused to have texting back then. I worked for a phone company around that time and the bullshit they would charge for drove me crazy.
Boy you called that shot. That's exactly what I've got.
That's a great question. I'm not sure. I played Blue Prince and really liked it, but my family went and found Seance because they thought it was like Roottrees and Immortality.
My coffee and tea tastes better. My hoodies and knit caps are getting used again. I've got months worth of TV shows to get through. Pioneer Square Art Walk is better when it's cold (I have no idea why but it is).
I missed you, darkness. Welcome back.
Been trying out a mold for the bagels to make shaping and dipping them in the malt bath faster and easier. It's definitely easier and the holes make putting spreads on the bagel easier (mostly), but the uniformity of the holes makes em look weird and they seem to bake up rather than a more oval shape. I'm gonna play with it some more to see if I can get a more uniform shape.
The vulture in the top right corner of the picture didn't mind at all.
Ham, provolone, basil, salami, tomato, romaine lettuce, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, and pesto on ciabatta.
Welp, I didn't get a final shot of all of the precooked meals (or nearly any of the baked goods) because we portioned it all out and gave a bunch of it away already. I was rushing through these cooks because I knew life would happen and I would have to stop and do other stuff and when my brother showed up from out of town 3 hours early, I couldn't get back to finish the other things I wanted to do.
But the plan is largely intact. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are done for at least 3 of the 4 days and we have tons of snacks. My brother's hotel room is a block from the con and has a fridge and a microwave. As soon as I'm done writing this, I'm loading a ton of beer and wine in a cooler and taking it up to his hotel.
Happy PAX West, everyone!
Recipe here.
Original thread and explanation of why I'm doing this here
The polar opposite of the lemon blueberry scone cook. Because you can limit the amount of cream that goes in the dough, I end up with a super clean dough that cuts and shapes super easy. I rarely do more than the 3/4 cup of cream that the recipe calls for. You don't need a scone pan for this one at all.
Recipe here.
Original thread and explanation of why I'm doing this here
One of the easiest scone recipes ever (but boy it makes a mess), you just sorta smash it all together and put it in a scone pan. This recipe is really wet, so I wouldn't make it without a scone pan since shaping dough this wet and sticky is a real bummer.
Recipe here.
Original thread and explanation of why I'm doing this here
I forgot to grab bananas to give them time to turn, so I went with pumpkin bread from puree instead. It's got a great spice flavor to it and like all of these types of breads, they are easy to make.
I did screw it up though. I doubled the recipe before I realized that the recipe made two loaves. After loading in the first couple of wet ingredients, I realized I had waaaaaay too much. I kept going and finished the recipe in batches before bringing it all together and doing a final mix by hand (it wouldn't fit in my stand mixer).
I've come to non credible comments for a sanity check. I think it's a sign I should start stockpiling food or something.