I LOVE taking kids seriously when they say or do something uncharacteristically grown-up. the other day a 4 year old boy walked up to me, shook my hand and introduced himself by name, and even nodded all serious when I returned the gesture. The grown man he was with (who had just done the same thing) was cracking up, but I naturally treated the whole encounter with the same gravitas as the kid. cause I remember being 7 years old, knitting clothes for my stuffed animals at my grandma's house, trying to engage in the gownup's conversation about local politics, getting laughed at for being a "7yo old lady", and then spending the rest of the night in silence cause I was too embarrassed to talk. worst feeling. let kids act grown up even tho they're not. it's good for their development.
The Blood Orb's Collector doesn't have much lore yet because it's inspired by a real life thing from yesterday. The pharmacist had an ornate glass orb, larger than a human head, filled with a red liquid in his office while Draco was getting boosted. Very jarring. So here's a dullahan.
Brown the bacon to desired crispiness in a thick bottomed pot with the tablespoon of butter or oil. Once browned, remove the bacon from the pot, straining it of excess oil. Reserve two tablespoons of the oil and return it to the pot.
Saute the diced onions in the reserved oil until soft and brown. Once soft, deglaze the pan with the cooking wine or wine vinegar. Add back the bacon, as well as the water, sugar, molasses, herbs and spices, and zest. Cook over medium heat until it reaches a thick, jammy consistency.
Remove from heat and stir in the balsamic vinegar and oil. Mix well until the jam becomes shiny and cools to a manageable temperature. Taste the jam, and make sure you like the flavor profile. Feel free to adjust the salt or sugar content at this point to your liking. Once cooled, keep in the fridge for a week, or can it to keep it shelf stable for much longer. Enjoy the bacon jam on burgers, toast, tomato sandwiches, with eggs, however you like! 💛🥚💛
there are some really scummy doctors and dentists out there. like. really scummy people. people who are in fact in it for the money, and will act accordingly. will charge people thousands of dollars for things that they don't need or that there could've been cheaper alternatives for, so that it falls into their own pockets. will heavily operate their practice more like a business instead of actually caring deeply about their patients and their best interests. bad fucking people. terrible fuckin people man