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  • What's the worst that could happen, do you think?

    I've actually widened a hat much like this one by heavily wetting it, fitting it on a larger, head-shaped object, then letting it dry. Even permanently turned up one of the side-brims to create a "slouch hat" / "digger hat" look.

    Worked great and no complaints, but I'm also curious what might have gone wrong...

  • I like how you didn't go nuts with a thick crust, which is an ultra-common pizza-making mistake. That said, pro-tip: whether you use a pizza-steel or pizza ceramic, it's best to heat up either, as well the oven, to the highest possible amount, before actually placing the pizza on there and baking it as fast as possible.

    Now, why? Well, it's because you want to move as much heat as quickly as possible to the dish, without actually burning the pizza across the shortest amount of time possible. What this accomplishes is to preserve the freshness of the ingredients, whilst also accomplishing the yeast-rising and bread-making... in fact getting the bread (crust) as perfectly, very-lightly scorched as possible.

    You can see multiple examples of this across various pizza-making blogs...

  • Bonus pts for the magic trick of 'jalapeño slice traveling across jars,' a good little classic.

    I’m not sure what to call that or if it already has a name lol

    In Peru there's something kinda similar called leche de tigre, the spicy, key lime, red onion marinade used to prepare ceviche. One can drink it like a shot.

  • Homeless guac, homeless guac...!? There will always be a place for...

    Oh, okay, that looks lovely. 😅

  • Explain?

  • Unfortunately, it doesn't always work.

    For example, I've had fairly good success upon a range of animal companions going back to early childhood, but a few years ago, I made the mistake of taking on a 'problem cat' from a family friend.

    Such a beautiful creature, but she just couldn't... settle down, I guess are the words. Now me, living with a terminal disease is already hard, but unfortunately, that rascal just turned it up to '11,' bless her lil heart. So in the end, I had to donate her to a local no-kill shelter. Not my finest moment, but the lack of sleep was pretty-much the lynchpin, for me.

    I love cats, but I just... haha, kinda got spooked hard by that experience.

  • Now imagine your life without the luxury of a pampered, beloved floof by your side?

  • Unrelated question, Mssr Jeena--

    Will there also be a way to play "Chuck Game" with bots?

  • Wow... nice!Indeed, that reminds me of what I've learned of Indian cooking, a little bit. For example, I understand that sauteing seeds like cumin and coriander (getting back to cilantro, hah) in "ghee" (clarified butter) is a great / classic way to get the essential flavors of the seeds / ingredients in to the oil component, which can later be transferred towards something else that's freshly cooked, like dal (lentils) or pollo.

  • I love that move, holding off on cooking the culantro until the last bit of time, or even having it fresh, a bit like parsley. It's just too easy to lose the flavor when cooked too early!

    That said, I try to use every bit of the bunch, so will often mini-slice the stems and put them in near the end.

  • From my favorite comic strip of all time: (i.e., the legendary "Pogo") ❤️

    "Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't no-how permanent."

  • Thanks for sharing!

    Now I wonder what I could substitute for heavy cream...

  • Thanks for the extensive write-up and advice, mate!

    Considering how well it (accidentally) went last time, I'm intrigued about trying a fast again. Still amazed about the burst of energy I got when my stomach finally healed.

    Bookmarking this convo for later, and thanks again. :D

  • Ah no, I was just kind of amazed that such a device exists!

    Oh, but when I looked it up, most models around here seem to go for US$200+, and IIRC there are only two non-prescrip models widely available in the States. Anyway, I'm a big fan of eating low-glycemic food, including limiting one's carbs.

    That's really cool that you've found a way to help your friends like that. Over here, from what I've heard, it sounds like diabetes in SEA based on eating regular amounts of white rice is a real problem...

  • CGM (Continuous glucose monitor)

    Wow, thank you!

  • Um, I could go on for days about this curséd disease, but may I ask you where your interest is coming from?

    Who you are and all that, mate..?

  • Oh, sorry. My bad.

    I have CFS/ME, or myalgic enchephalomyletus (sp?), also called "chronic fatigue syndrome," pretty much a working umbrella-term for those with unexplainable, chronic fatigue.

  • Thanks for the response. Stevia tastes horrible to me, but... yeah, maybe try it in smaller doses and give it time. :S For example, there are certainly some ground-up dry spices I didn't like at first, such as turmeric and ginger. Now they're regular players in my cooking.

    (ooh btw-- any thoughts on stevia counterparts, like agave?)

    artificial sweeteners, which if you research the keto diet, your body basically processes just like sugar. Both are bad for insulin levels, could stop ketosis, and may be bad for autophagy.

    Yeap, I've read that too from the studies. At this point I add one of my unholy packets (er, sucralose, haha) in to my daily iced tea bottle, which amounts to 28 Fl Oz, or somewhat less than a pint. Hopefully that's not too catastrophic an intake?

    Which is why processed foods with starches are very unhealthy even when they brag about being sugar free.

    Right, my understanding is that processed foods of almost any ilk really are... something we shouldn't be putting inside our bodies. Altho the more 'resistant' a starch is to spiking glucose is a good thing, as I understand it.

    Anyway, thanks for the comments and advice. I admire what you're doing!

  • Please.I'm drinking G-zero.It's a grand total of virtually nothing* upon every sig. count.

    One more time, mssr-- what is your magical mixture?

  • Cravings wear off fast.

    Long story short, some years back I damaged something in my esophagus / stomach, and was unable to eat for ~10days. Water was about it for all that time. Maybe a lollipop here and there. Anything more like 'real food' was true agony. I forget if I took man-made vitamins during that time; perhaps a tiny bit here and there.

    Finally, whatever it was had healed up, and I was able to eat again, and had lost a good bit of weight, and felt so much more energetic for a few weeks, afterwards!

    electrolytes

    Stuff like gatoraid, or more exactingly-formulated stuff?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    HOW can we coax search-engines in to being able to do the simple "lemmy" + "search word" thing..?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    What's your best recommendation for an Imgur alternative, especially in terms of perceived longevity?

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website

    Michael Dunn cracks up Leonard Nimoy (TOS: Plato's Stepchildren)

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website

    What was the best guest-acting role on TOS, and do you have any runner-ups?

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website

    Oh dear... here's Captain Picard singing The Alphabet Song (psychedelic version!)

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website

    David Gerrold's amazing two-part interview covering Roddenberry, Fontana, TOS, TAS & TNG:

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website

    Pff... a 'typical' Romulan ploy!

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website

    Brent Mintz, professional dog, duck and squirrel photographer, as played by a young, bearded Data in 1972, on the show To Tell the Truth. (skip to 1:46 for his entrance)

  • Moebius Art @lemmy.mindoki.com

    Blueberry on the alert, by "Gir"

  • Moebius Art @lemmy.mindoki.com

    Autoportrait, Jean Giraud

  • Moebius Art @lemmy.mindoki.com

    Voyage d’Hermes: When Moebius created work for HERMÈS

    www.juxtapoz.com /news/voyage-d%E2%80%99hermes-when-moebius-created-work-for-herm%C3%A8s/
  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml

    What are the features you MOST miss from Reddit? (Bonus pts for tech dudes-- any idea if they're on the dev- hoz?)