#Oliver is already a solid 10

[lover-of-mine]

I know no one gives a fuck about Oliver's actual ability to play basketball but the way he handles the ball, it's not the way someone playing it for fun or who tried to learn for a part plays, he actually knows how to play and I saw about 10 pictures and a video and I feel like I'm gonna die and when the episode drops I might have a stroke.

#basketball is my thing dude #you dont understand #the amount of below average dudes teenage me had a thing for because they were good in basketball and that made them hotter for me is #embarrassing #like legit theres nothing hotter for me than a guy being a good athlete and being good at basketball gives him more points #because it was my sport growing up #Oliver is already a solid 10 #i cant do this #i legitimately feel like im gonna pass out #i am sick tho so maybe its unrelated #but I'm hyperventilating #jesus fucking christ #thoughts thoughts thoughts #911 spoilers

[kcrossvine-art]

Heya folks n friends! Today on our LotR cooking series, we're going to be making something inspired by Mrs. Maggot, wife of Farmer Maggot. Originally we were going to do a cream of mushroom soup, but the idea of adding meat as a cheeky lil joke on their last names was too good to pass up. In my mind meat goes better with thin soups than creamy ones.

And thus Mrs. Maggots Meat 'N Mush Stew was born.

(As always you can find the cooking instructions and full ingredient list under the break-)

MY NAMES CROSS NOW LETS COOK LIKE ANIMALS

SO, “what goes in to Mrs. Maggots Meat 'N Mush Stew?” YOU MIGHT ASKFor the stew portion itself we're going to be using a hearty base, aiming for a layering of flavors. If you feel comfortable making a roux, feel free to do so, but I did not due to energy levels and thus the flour in this recipe is only used for searing the meat before its added to the pot.

Cubed beef

Flour

Peanut oil

Beef stock

Dried porcini mushrooms

Carrots, chopped

Onion, diced

Garlic, crushed

Scallion, chopped

Bay leaf

Salt and pepper

Ground red pepper

Cumin

Zatarins gumbo file

For the other mushrooms, were going to cook them separate and throw them in at the end (but they'll have friends to keep them company!!).

Cremini mushrooms, sliced

Half an onion

Carrots

Garlic

Salt and pepper

Thyme

Olive oil

This took about 4 hours in total. If you have a slow cooker itd probably be easier to use that, but as is isn't too bad either. I mostly worked on commission stuff in the kitchen in-between stirring. "The best food is the one you don't have to make, the second best food is the one you don't have to think while making."

AND, “what does Mrs. Maggots Meat 'N Mush Stew taste like?” YOU MIGHT ASK

HOT HOT HOT

Tastes like walking from the cold into the cramped but cozy bar your friend works at

Meat was so tender and juicy, melts in your mouth. Makes you cry

It wanst actually carmelization but the onions had a hint of tasting caramelized

Mushrooms- a strong umami flavor with a bit of smokeyness

Once you get that Perfect level of gumbo file, it just makes every other element stick out more

Like an energy booster for the ingredients

A spotlight on the bay leaf, and oils, and spices

. If you don't want to use beef, feel free to use vegetable stock instead and replace the cubes with strips of king oyster mushrooms. Exclude the flour but still cook them in the pan. . this isnt officially part of the recipe since im not sure itd be 'on theme', but feel free to start your rice cooker around the 3 hour mark so you can have some hot rice ready for serving as filler.

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When I was looking through food and food mentions in LotR, Mrs.Maggot just stook out to me. 'Queen amongst farmers wives' is both really sweet and a fuckin killer description. What a legend. I wanted to do something based on her and our two options were either beer, bacon or raw mushrooms. Beer while very appealing is also not something you can whip up in a day, while raw mushrooms have a chance of killing my beloved readers. I don't want to talk about me and bacons sordid past.

And so as praise to this funky farmer women, may you add this stew to your collection of potpie, lasagna, and roast recipes.

Did i mention i started my first grease fire when making this? Yeah. Don't cover any empty greased pan even if your intent is to keep water from splashing into it.

Anyway, this recipe is a solid 10/10 (with 1 being food that makes one physically sick and 10 being food that gives one a lust for life again.) The partner has already made me pledge to cook it again hehehe

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Ingredients:

2 lbs cubed beef

A little bit of flour to 'tumble' the meat in, in a bowl

Peanut oil to sear the beef, as needed

3 kilograms beef stock

28g dried porcini mushrooms

4 carrots, chopped

1 white onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, crushed

1 scallion branch, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

Ground red pepper to taste

Cumin to taste

3 bay leafs

A pinch of Zatarins gumbo file

Ingredients… . . TWO:

1 lb cremini mushrooms

Half of a white onion, diced

1 carrot, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

Salt, pepper, and thyme to taste

Olive oil as needed to pan-fry

Method:

Put the porcini mushrooms into a bowl, add enough warm water to cover. Give them roughly 20 minutes, or until softened and the waters turned color.

Cut the carrots, onion, and garlic.

Get a large pot with a lid, pour in your stock (or water and bouillon cubes). Pour in the porcinis and the mushroom water. Turn the burner to medium-high.

Add your bay leaves, carrots, onion, and garlic to the pot. Add extra salt if you'd like.

Tenderize and cut your beef into roughly 1 inch cubes.

In a small bowl, pour a handful of flour along with pepper, cumin, and ground red pepper. Mix until combined.

Lightly toss each cube of beef in the mixture, get a little coverage on each side.

Heat a frying pan to medium heat and add peanut oil. If using an electric stovetop it will take time to heat up.

Add some of your beef cubes to the pan, don't overcrowd it. Flip to check sides are a light brown with dark brown edges, its good for some pink/red to poke through.

Add beef cubes to the pot when done, careful of splashing.

Keep doing this in batches until all beef cubes are added. 

 Once the pot has reached a simmer, turn the heat down a few notches and cover.

Set a timer for 4 hours. Taste test every so often. Aim to stir the pot every 10-15 minutes.

(You can do steps 14-21 immediately or optionally wait a bit)

 Rinse and dry your cremini mushrooms.

Slice them vertically. Cut the carrots, onion, and garlic.

In a frying pan on medium-low heat, add olive oil, carrots, and onion. Keep the vegetables moving! When they start to change texture, add your cremini mushrooms.

Bring the pan up to medium heat. 

Once your mushrooms have cooked off the liquid inside, theyll start turning a deeper brown. Add the garlic. Keep! the! vegetables! Moving!

If the pan gets overcrowded, take some out and set it aside in a bowl. Smaller batches.

This process took roughly 15 minutes, but youll know its done once everything has a nice sear on it and the garlic is brown but not burnt. Add salt, pepper, and thyme to taste.

Set everything aside in a bowl.

Once the 4 hours are up the meat should be cooked all the way through and tender enough to pull apart. Strain the bay leaves out. Cut and add scallions. Add the bowl with cremini mushrooms.

Add a pinch of gumbo file to start, stir and taste test.

#cross cooks lotr #food recipe #j.r.r. tolkien #soup recipes

[maochira]

hey! i’m back with a request for ur event :D

maybe a scenario of the ubers team dying barou’s hair?

OKAY SO I did a "spending time with the Ubers Team" last week and in that set of headcanons reader didn't actually help. BUT. I changed it for this because it's more fun that way

Requests open! - Event list - Event introduction

Dyeing Barou's hair!

Tags: gn!reader, friendship with the team is established

Event sypnosis: you, Claire (@deerangle3 ) and Mao (me) are assistants in the Neo Egoist League

-the entire situation is a DISASTER. But the most fun disaster you've ever experienced

-everyone wonders why Barou just decided a night before the match that he wants to dye his hair, but whatever he wants is what he gets

-Oliver and Mao are literally the only ones out of everyone who know how to dye hair because they dye theirs all the time. They do most of the work but they ask you to help even though you've never done that before

-hair down Barou = he looks extra babygirl -> that's already his nickname so he won't hear his actual name from you and the other assistants for the rest of the evening anymore

-Barou complains about anything and everything like "that's too much hair", "that's too little hair", "DON'T TUG MY HAIR LIKE THAT OUCH"

-you ruin like 2 or 3 towels with bleach and hair dye in the process (which Claire carefully hides so no one finds out)

-Niko just sits there and watches, occasionally you ask him what he thinks and he gives you honest opinions, but besides that he doesn't want to get involved in that chaos

-Aryu could help but he's busy panicking about how good or bad it will turn out

-Oliver made a joke about dyeing Aryu's hair next and he went on a 10 minute rant why that will NOT be happening

-you accidentally dropped a bit of hair dye on the floor so now there's a red stain whoops

-Lorenzo laughed at you when that happened so Oliver took some of the leftover bleach and ran after him with it for solid 5 minutes

-Snuffy occasionally checks on how it's going and he's either laughing at what's happening or watches in horror (he's also a bit proud of you for doing well even if it's chaos)

-Sendou makes some comment on how you could do better so you threaten to dye his hair in his sleep. He doesn't think you're serious about it, but just in case he shuts up

-you expected it to take maybe two hours but almost four hours later is when Oliver finally blow dries Barou's hair and that's when you're finished

-Barou really likes how it turned out! That night was also the first time ever you heard him saying "thanks" and he even hugged you for a moment

#blue lock #bllk #blue lock headcanons #bllk headcanons #blue lock x reader #blue lock x you #bllk x reader #bllk x you #blue lock scenarios #bllk scenarios #shouei barou #barou shouei #barou x reader #oliver aiku #oliver aiku x reader #oliver aiku x you #barou x you #marc snuffy #shuto sendou #sendou x you #sendou x reader #ikki niko #niko ikki #blue lock niko #jyubei aryu #aryu jyubei #blue lock aryu #aryu x you #aryu x reader

[redheadspark]

10. "did we fall asleep?" "i think we did.." with Oliver!!

A/N - STELLA! I love me a good prompt with Oliver! Thanks for requesting this, bestie!

First Love

Summary - After the Battle of Hogwarts, Oliver looks after you

Warnings - Fluff and angst mixed together in this time :)

“Come on, just leave them,”

“What will McGonagall say?”

“She’ll say they’re married and we survived a bloody war against You Know Who, that’s what!  Come on, let’s go get some food from the kitchen…or what’s left of the kitchen,”

You felt Oliver shift next to you as you were finally waking up completely from the deep sleep you were in.  Your arms were tucked in tight, the solid body in front of you was keeping you tucked against it as areas were around you in a protective manner and your legs were tangled.  There was barely any extra space for certain, and you did feel your feet tangled off the end of the two beds that were pushed together.  All you could breathe in was the still remaining scent of dust residue and the faint scent of dry blood, along with some medical potions and the dusted gauze that was next to your bed. 

Sleeping in the Hospital Wing was not ideal, but it was better than the floor.

With the sun rays hitting your face, you blinked slowly and tried to get your limbs to work, but the aches and pains from the night before were making you squirm and almost whimper in pain.  The body next to you moved instantly, the arms tightened and a voice was heard in a groggily way.

“Did we fall asleep?” You asked in an uneven whisper.

“I think we did,” The voice in front of you replied, then his voice got a bit concerned, “What happened?  Are ya hurt? Did ya—“

“Oli..Oli I’m fine,” you hummed as his arms moved to have his hands trace along your arms.  He sighed, perched over you and scanning you over with his worried eyes., “I’m just sore is all,”

Seeing that you were telling the truth, Oliver hummed in content and kissed your forehead in a loving manner.  You would let him, knowing that he wasn’t going to leave your side anytime too.  Not when you nearly died at the Battle and at the hands of a Death Eater. 

The Battle was vicious and brutal, lives were taken both young and old, student and adult.  You were simply wishing to defend your Ala Mater with your husband and old schoolmate, Oliver Wood.  With all that you learned in your time at Hogwarts, it was all put to the teach within several hours as you saw your old home and school crumble and yet keep its strength.  Of course, you took a nasty hit to the rib, getting a few bones broken and a nasty wound on your jaw, but it was better than others as Voldemort was finally defeated and the threat of evil vanished. 

Oliver was worried about your condition, not wishing to Apparate with you since your broken ribs were a bit too severe for travel.  Thankfully, Madame Promfrey tended to your wounds in what was left of the Hospital Wing, placing herb paste on your jaw and having you drink a few potions to mend your bones.  It was painful, a well known warning from Promfrey as you were confined to a decent Hospital Wing bed that was still intact.  There were only a handle of bodies in the beds, already asleep and not noticing two more occupants.  After she wished for you to find some sleep, Oliver immediately pushed another bed against the one you were in, holding you gingerly within his embrace and tried not to move you too much as you were falling asleep in both relief and fatigue.  

“How’s your rib, luv?” He asked as you were reaching down to lift your sweater that was torn and raggedy from the battle.  Sure enough, there was merely a scattering of green and blue coloring from the bruise along your curved hip and skin, you sighed in relief as you placed the seater back down.

“Better than last night,” You answered, Oliver rubbing his face as he got up from the bed to pop his back.  You looked at the joined bed beneath you and raised an eyebrow as you pointed to the mattress.

“I doubt Madame Promfrey would have wanted us to use two beds,” You advised Oliver as he grabbed his wand from the nightstand next to yours.  He shook his head as he ruffled his head.

“She didn’t mind,” He explained, “After ya fell asleep, I took an extra bed.  Besides, most of the students and the Order of the Phoenix already left late last night.  I merely asked if we could stay until you’re better,”

“Oh good,” You hummed, attempting to sit up in the bed and stretch out your toes, ”Wanna see if they have some food in the Great Hall,”

“No, I’ll go and see If they have good,” Oliver immediately bolted back over to you to stop you from getting up from the bed with his hands on your shoulders, “You need to rest, luv.  I don’t want ya walkin’ just yet,”

“Oli—“

“You were hurt last night and you’re healin’—“

“Oliver Wood, stop and look at me,” You softly commanded him, seeing his mouth go shut and his brown eyes go massive as you gave him a kind yet determined gaze.  You drew in a long breath, gesturing to your body and the worn clothes you were still in, “I’m okay, alright?  I’m still breathing and able to walk, nothing’s going to happen to me from a simple walk to the Great Hall—”

“Ya almost died last night,” Oliver said in a shiver, and now it was your turn to go quiet as you saw his shoulder sag in defeat and sadness as he stared at you with concern and a hint of mourning, “I….I thought ya weren’t going to make it when I found ya under the rubble, okay?  I’m sorry if that’s a bit much and all, but I didn’t want to see my wife—“

“Okay,” you hummed as you hugged him gently and felt him wrap you in his arms.  You could sense that he was trying not to cry, hoping it together as best as he could as you were clinging onto him tightly without hurting yourself in the process. The last thing you wanted to do was upset Oliver even more, knowing what he too went through the night before with the battle.  He saw some of his own friends and old classmates die, it took a toll on him more than he would ever admit.  Even seeing the Quidditch field and stadium in flames thanks to the Death Eaters broke his heart.

But it was nothing in comparison to him finding you under the rubble and stones near the Entrance Hall.  It rocked his world, almost tilting it off its axis as he uncovered you and held you in his arms.  For even a small moment, he thought you were already dead and long gone, which would have broken him since you two were newly married and attempting to start a new life together.  

You both had plans to travel, seeing the world before settling down and starting a family.  He wanted to be a professional Quidditch player, you wanted to write for the Daily Prophet as a journalist, and later on down the road, you both wished to be parents.  Of course, you both were young and you figured you had time for all of those milestones, but when he saw you barely alive, covered in dust and blood with your wand barely within your fingers, he forgot all about his plans.

His only wish was to have you in his life.  Nothing else mattered.

“I’m sorry, Oliver,” You hummed against his neck as he shook his head, "I’m sorry for not—“

“No,” he interrupted, pulling away to frame your face in his hands, “Ya have nothin’ to be sorry for, ya hear me?  I’m the one who needs to realize that you’re alive and right here, breathin’ and able to walk.  I’m overbearin’ ya,”

“That’s what I love about you,” you reasoned with a kind smile, seeing him finally smile for the first time that morning since you two woke up, “We’re both okay and we’re going to go back to our home, back to our normal lives,”

Oliver snorted as he gestured to the damaged Hospital Wing, “I don’t think there’s normal anymore after this,”

“Maybe, but at least we have each other,” You reassured him, seeing him lean down to kiss you.  His fingers traced your jaw, avoiding the now nearly healed wound that was still on your skin.  Of course, you were thankful to still be alive, that your wounds were bearable and manageable, and that there was no more evil in the Wizarding Word.  But the one thing you were most thankful for was right in front of you, still concerned over you and your well being but never ceasing his love for you.  Ever since you two got together in your youth in that very school, Oliver considered himself lucky to have you.  

His first love was always quidditch, but you took over that slot when you two kissed for the first time in Hogsmeade on a date together in the snow. With snow in your hair and your fingers nearly cold, your Gryffindor scarf tucked around your neck, and the star twinkling in your eyes, Oliver felt his heart shift.  

Quidditch was no longer his love, you were. And he was fine with that.

You pulled away from him, seeing him nuzzle your nose with his as he laced your arms together and gestured to the doors leading out of the Hospital Wing, “Lean on me, I’ll get us to the Great Hall,”

“Happily,” You replied, the two of you walking together and refusing to let the other go.

The End

September Prompt Session

#oliver wood x reader #oliver wood x y/n #oliver wood x you #oliver wood fanfiction #oliver wood x female reader #fanfiction #writing #harry potter #harry potter fanfiction #hp fandom #hp #hp fanfic

[aqua-dan]

🌶️ DC Kitchen - Green Arrow's Chili aka "Ollie's Stupendous Chili Recipe (Just like Mom used to make!)" 🌶️

I don't know what possessed me recently -- I really don't, -- but for some reason I got the idea that it would be a good choice to make and eat my way through the DC universe using recipes provided by DC themselves. I bought a bunch of official cookbooks and looked up as many recipes as I could that have appeared in a DC comic. But in truth, I already knew which recipe I would be making first: Ollie's infamous chili; spicy crisis on infinite tongues.

... and it. is. HORRIBLE. 🤮

This is quite possibly close to the WORST chili I have ever had the displeasure of putting in my mouth. Oliver Queen, what the fuck?!

Quick disclaimer that, although I tried to follow the recipe as closely as possible, there were a few parts I was unable to replicate. The most major of these changes was the exclusion of the lean sirloin chunks. Meat and I don't vibe. Perhaps this chili would have tasted better with meat in it (and potentially would have been less liquid-y too), but it is as it is there. The other change I made (if you can call it a change) is that I specifically searched out the hottest version of each spice I could find. If you were to personally use less intense chili powder mixes & paprika, as well as use less Tabasco, it would probably be a bit more palatable. However, I wanted to replicate the authentic "Ollie's Chili Experience."

The first step, of course, was to prepare my spice mix. I couldn't find California Chili Powder in a pre-prepared form, so I had to buy and dry the chilis myself.

What you're seeing here is 2 tsp of cumin, 2 tsp of paprika, 1 tsp Cayenne (~45,000 Scovilles), 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, 1 TBSP California Chili Powder (2,500 Scovilles), I could not find Gebhardt Chili Powder but I substituted with TRS Chili Powder Mix Extra Hot (~170,000 Scovilles), 1 TBSP Hot New Mexico Chili Powder (~1,500 Scovilles), 1 1/2 tsp salt, and some dried basil.

Because I wasn't using meat in the recipe, I let the spice mix dry toast for a little while before I went about adding the onions and garlic.

Then came a little oil to replace what would have been some of the fat from the meat, and to that went the onions and garlic. Since the green pepper was optional, I decided against using it since there's something about the sweetness of bell peppers that I absolutely hate 😬

After I let the onions soften, I added the chunked tomatoes, tomato sauce, and water and left it on the stove to simmer for a few hours.

As directed, during the last 10 minutes of cooking, I added the beans, brown sugar, and a TBSP or so of Tabasco (~5,000 Scovilles)

The finished product was a watery, unpleasant mess with (in my opinion) not nearly enough substance. Now, I know that if I added meat, it would have been heartier, but even then I don't know if this amount of water and tomato sauce would have cooked down to something satisfactory. Where is the corn? The squash?? Why not more beans??? Ollie, what IS this???

You are meant to serve it with "help yourself" bowls of crackers, cheese, and chopped onions. I went with the onions and crackers when I served myself a bowl.

Bone apple teeth.

🔥🔥🔥 IT IS HOT 🔥🔥🔥

Admittedly, that's partially on me for trying to make it extra spicy, but still, I guess they aren't kidding about that part. It's not "melt your mouth off" hot like the picture of the League there seems to suggest. It certainly does have a SOLID kick, but it won't leave you coughing, gasping, or begging for milk. You feel it far more on the front of your tongue and almost not at all in the back.

All in all, I do believe that anyone with a little bit of spice tolerance could manage to finish a bowl. However... do you REALLY want to? It's just straight up not good chili. It reminds me of the kind of chili you get from church luncheon fundraisers in the Midwest USA, and that is NOT A GOOD THING.

Ollie... you make me feel sorry for all of your friends and anyone else you've ever managed to shove your cooking off on 🤢

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Let me know if there's any other DC recipes you'd like me to make!

#Oliver Queen #Bruce Wayne #Barry Allen #Hal Jordan #J'onn J'onzz #Dinah Lance #Arthur Curry #Clark Kent #Food #Chili #DC Recipes #My husband refuses to eat this

[w1ldthoughts]

Super Secret Kisses

Series Masterlist

Synopsis: The Jack Harlow Foundation hosts a benefit gala and personally requests a certain company to be in charge of putting the event together.

a/n: The calm before the storm.

“If we’re going to add this organization to fully support in the future, then this gala will be a great introduction to that.” Jack says from his seat at the head of the table. They had finally taken the time to organize this meeting to head another event for his foundation and expand upon his community reach.

“Prominent Youth of America, Inc. is the perfect organization for this cause, but putting together an entire gala in 10 days is going to take some work.” His mom announced. “We have to find a venue and figure out who’s going to cater and we just don’t have the manpower to get all of this up and running with everyone being so busy.”

A lightbulb went off in the artist’s head. “You let me handle all of the gala stuff. All you guys need to do is contact our donors and get a solid guest list going so we can meet our fundraising goal.”

They needed an event planning team and luckily, he knew just who to call.

24 hours later, Zoey and her team landed in Louisville and got to work. Sloane was the venues and sculptures expert who contacted and reserved the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory for their Night at the Museum Themed event.

“Let’s also see if we can do some relatively large Easter Island statues. I’ll call Ike right now and he’ll have the materials shipped tomorrow so we can get to work on those.” Zoey voiced, checking each person’s work station to ensure that they were meeting their deadlines. Jack walked in immediately after, Urban and Neelam trailing behind him but she hadn’t noticed because she was talking to Molly, her floral arrangement extraordinaire.

The trio took the time to greet everyone on the team and thank them for working so hard with such short notice. When they finally got to the visionary herself, she was telling Molly that she agreed with her suggestion to place white carnations on every table. Everything was already starting to come together.

“You just be Zoey, I’m Neelam, Jack’s day-to-day manager. It’s so nice to meet you.” The short brunette beamed at her. She shook her hand with a bright smile of her own, stealing a glance at the man behind her. She gave Urban a hug and told him it was nice to see him again and did the same to Jack, except she didn’t want to let go and he had a handful of her ass. He was lucky nobody noticed.

Jo, the photographer for the event pulled Urban off to the side and Neelam chatted with Oliver about final details regarding the dessert menu. Zoey and Jack stayed with Liam to go over party favors and swag bags.

“So,” the trained baker began, “we have these gorgeous marble macarons, German chocolate on one side and vanilla bean on the other with a smooth caramel crème filling.”

He looked up from his sample at the two people standing behind him, both of their arms crossed. They nodded in approval and Liam happily got back to work. Jack’s phone rang and he stepped out of the room to answer the call while Sloane found Zoey and pulled her into another small office they’d been using.

“Zo…Are you fucking Jack Harlow?” She asked bluntly. In their three years working alongside each other she’d never been one to mince words.

“What the hell would make you ask me that?” She responds, trying to keep her tone normal.

“Because he just touched you.”

“Touched me?”

Sloane cocked her head to the side. “Girl please you know what I’m talking about. I was walking over to you and he answered his phone and left.” Her coworker continued to give her a blank look. “He left, but not before brushing his big ass hand along your back. Bitch you didn’t even flinch! My coochie would’ve screamed if he touched me like that.”

Zoey hasn’t even noticed. Probably because compared to how he usually touched her? That was extremely tame.

The girl had to come up with something and it needed to be quick. “You know that man is friendly with everyone! And we’ve met before so he was probably just being a flirt. Mani had a party a few months ago and we talked a little bit there. That’s how we got this job probably, you know she’s always looking out for me.” She lied through her teeth.

“We should probably get back to work though, we have so much to do and so little time to do it. Do you need anything from me before you go?”

That seemed to have Sloane convinced enough, which worked for her for the time being. Zoey let out a deep breath, parking herself in a chair and was rubbing her temples when there was a knock on the door.

“Come in.” She muttered. Whoever it was decided to lock the door behind them but the migraine that was brewing in her brain didn’t allow her to question anything.

A warm hand found it’s way between her shoulder blades. She knew that touch from anywhere. It almost just got her interrogated by a wannabe FBI agent. “You okay Zozo? Headache?” Jack asks, his voice bathed in worry. He sets down her water bottle that she left in the other room, the original reason why he’d gone to look for her in the first place.

She looks up to meet his baby blues, whispering a small “thank you” for the water. “Just a little one. Should probably eat lunch soon.”

“Lunch?” He caresses her cheek. “It’s 3pm Stink, you haven’t eaten since 8am?”

“I had some grapes earlier?” She tries to defend, earning a very disapproving look.

He reaches into his pocket to grab his keys. “I’m gonna go get you something to eat and I’m not taking no for an answer. Can’t have my baby out here starving and overworked. Not on my watch.”

“Fine,” she relented, letting him press a short kiss on her jawline.

How was she not supposed to keep falling for him more every waking second when he did things like this?

She pushed down her feelings and continued to go about her work week, internally cursing herself every time she and Jack crossed paths. Sometimes she’d look up and he would be staring at her and he somehow always managed to find her in the hallway to sneak in a kiss…or thirty. It was juvenile but exhilarating. The day before the gala Jack was in a meeting across town so Zoey could really focus on every last minute detail. She looked over the concept photos they’d be auctioning off with Urban to make final selections.

“You’re gonna have to make the first move you know.” He said with a dry laugh. It was almost a scoff but with a lot less vim behind it.

The woman was taken aback. “Urban what are you—”

“Oh, cut the bullshit. You can’t bullshit a bullshitter. And y’all two? Y’all ain’t slick. Like, at all. I’ve been waiting to see it in person and it’s so much worse than what I pictured.”

“Look,” he continued, placing a hand on her shoulder. “DK said you’re like his little sister but like in brother form cause you can hoop and sling a football like no other. His words.”

“He’s rude but I’ll address that with him later…you keep going.”

The photographer chuckles at her response. “Okay but forreal, with Jack? He’s too pussy to admit how fucking in love with you he is so you’ve gotta make the first move.”

“He‘s—he’s not falling in love with me.”

“Oh Zoey, my sweet baby girl. That man is in deep. With you. Down bad. Horrendous even. I’ve known him for most of my life and I know enough to see that things changed for him when we met you at that party. I just didn’t know he’d actually made it happen. Now that I have the confirmation I needed, I’m here to tell you that you gotta be the grownup here because he’s just going to get comfortable doing all this boyfriend shit without actually giving it a label.”

“And you? You deserve more than a few seemingly discreet make out sessions and a Caesar salad. Yes, I know all about that and no he doesn’t know that I know.” He shrugged.

“Urban you are terrifying but you’re right. Thank you.”

He pulled her in for a hug and wished her luck, whenever she was ready to have the conversation. The only thing is, she didn’t know if she would ever be ready to burst this little delusional bubble they’d been in for the last 3 months. Real life in the real world would be hitting them soon though, she could feel it.

Throwing together an extremely stunning gala in ten days had to be one of the most exhilarating moments of her life. Everything had turned out exactly the way she wanted and looked even better in person. Zoey and her team even had their own table at the event as a gift from The Jack Harlow Foundation.

“Zoey Mason? Hi! Just wanted to make sure you were really you. You’re the reason all of this was possible and I have to say that I’m beyond impressed. This evening has been nothing short of spectacular and I just had to come over and introduce myself, I’m Maggie Harlow.”

The woman immediately stood up and cleared her throat. “Yes that’s—that’s me. It’s so nice to meet you Mrs. Harlow and thank you so much for the kind words. I’m glad everything worked out and we can get all of these donors in one place. Jack is really doing all he can to give back to the city and it’s people and I really admire that.”

Maggie smiled and it reminded Zoey so much of him. It was such a surreal feeling to be standing in front of his mom given that he was a literal carbon copy of her. “He’s always been like that, so generous and willing to take others with him. I’m just so proud of him. All the time. Anyway, it was really nice to meet you, you and your team are very talented and I hope to see you again.” She pulled her in for a heartwarming hug that was gladly received.

“Thank you so much for your kind words and yes please don’t hesitate to reach out.”

Jack walked in to mingle with some of the guests, secretly looking around the room. The curly haired man felt as if time had stopped at the sight of his girl. He needed to go see her, he need to go t—

“Mr. Harlow, I’d like to introduce you to tonight’s keynote speaker.” He sighed, only on the inside and walked toward the table he was being directed to.

It was about four hours before they were actually alone together. On the roof, in a secret room on the other side of the stairs.

“You look absolutely delectable tonight. I can’t wait to take this dress off later. With my teeth.” He whispered in her ear, his warm breath instantly making her core body temperature skyrocket.

She gave him a chaste kiss, softly celebrating their moment alone, basking in the comfort of his embrace. It was like she could taste his joy, feeling him nibble on her bottom lip just a bit as he pulled away grinning from ear to ear.

“Everything just feels so easy with us. You’re not one of those girls that just wants to complicate everything by suggesting labels and shit. That’s why I fuck with you. There’s no pressure or anything. It’s just you and me.”

Her heart dropped into her stomach and Zoey was so glad she didn’t finish her dinner or she’d probably be sick right about now. So much for Urban’s pep talk about honesty.

“Yep. No pressure here, it’s just…us.”

She really needed to establish what the fuck “us” even meant. But that sounded like another battle for another day. A few more days if ignorance being bliss wouldn’t hurt…would it?

#jack harlow #jack harlow x oc #jack harlow fanfic #jackman thomas harlow #jack x zoey #jack harlow imagine

[hellomisst]

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes is such a missed opportunity that it is disappointing

I picked Stone Blind in the bookstore as a chill read, but I was expecting to be swept away like how Circe by Madeline Miller did. Stone Blind, according to the synopsis, is about Medusa and her story; it is a retelling, a reimagining. A "fresh" take. Well, for starters, it is not.

It is not difficult to please any reader like me. I never had a book completely disappoint me in all the years I've read. I'm 24 now, and I started reading books when I was like 10. All I want is for a book to entertain me enough to give my mind a leisurely ride while keeping it relaxed, to give me something new to think about and wonder for awhile, or to completely mind-blow me if it is really that good.

This book did nothing of any sort. There are a LOT of lapses in the story because it tried to do a lot of things at once, but it failed to neatly and cleanly pack it all up in the end. It seems that this book did not understand the Ancient Greek culture at all. Even the Greek gods did not seem to have any solid personality in this book. The characters all felt so shallow. Stone Blind is simply literally retelling what anyone with basic knowledge of the Greek mythology already knows, and put some dialogues there to fill in some blank spots.

Spoilers beyond this line.

Now, before we continue, let me tell you that I am not attempting to make an unbiased review of the book. I am writing this as someone who has immersed herself in Greek mythology as a kid, as someone who wanted a pleasant read while having her finals week in the university, as someone who simply wanted something new to think about, and as a woman who enjoys a good feminist retelling of a story of a woman in fiction who was demonized through out history.

Stone Blind promised a "fresh take" of Medusa, "the original monstered woman." As said, there was nothing fresh in the book's take. Nothing revitalized. Nothing reconstructed. The dialogues were mostly bland; the characters, barely there. It did not even feel like Medusa was the main character. It was basically a story of Athene at first, then Perseus. Many parts of the story were unnecessary to the point that you would forget something else happened because they were barely relevant halfway in the story and/ or in the end.

One good point I have for Stone Blind is that when someone is raped, the author really uses the word "rape". At first, I thought maybe this is the lack of creativity and/ or better words, but then I realized that she wants to say it as it is so that there would be no other interpretation, no misunderstanding, and no more debate as to what really happened. That is the only good point I have for this book.

But my main complaints? Let us enumerate them:

First, everyone—Panopeia (whoever that is in the story; the chapter was named Panopeia but it was not in the list of characters even when the olive grove and a random crow made it there), Athene, Hermes, and Gorgoneion (apparently Medusa's head but you would not know until Medusa gets beheaded and says it herself)—or shall I say, the author herself, kept forcing the readers to hate Perseus. Gorgoneion had chapters dedicated to shitting on Perseus: "You're probably feeling sorry for him now, aren't you? Poor little Perseus, the reluctant hero. Defender of his mother's honor. Boastful little fool..." Knowing that Gorgneion is Medusa's head might let us know that she hates Perseus because he killed Medusa, that is true. But the thing is, it is not only Medusa who keeps saying that Perseus is arrogant, whiney, incompetent, foolish, annoying, and more. Even Athene, as a narrator and a character, and Hermes said it. Basically anyone who has interacted with Perseus and narrated the story said it. So it must be true, right? But is that how you write a story? Sure, they all keep saying that Perseus is all that and does not deserve to be called a hero, but they fail to show the audience how! It keeps being said but it is not shown. The author wants us to hate Perseus by saying it but does not show us why.

This is where it feels like the book fails to understand Ancient Greek culture. The point about Perseus being an annoying and arrogant little prick circles around the fact that he wants to set out on a quest to get Medusa's head but he does not know what a gorgon is, what to do, where to go, and all that shit. He also "complains a lot" and when he got Medusa's head, he "liked killing people" and became "arrogant". First, honor and pride are the center of Ancient Greek stories, characters, and heroes. This is why Greek gods and goddesses intervene in wars and quests. This is basic in any Greek mythology thing! And even without these values, of course Perseus would not want his mother to be taken by any man, even by a king! Why would we fault Perseus with that? Gorgoneion kept saying in one chapter that had Perseus not intervened, the king would have grown tired of Danae (Perseus' mother) and would have cast her aside because he was not interested in her anyway; he just wanted whatever his brother, Dictys, had (Danae and Perseus was taken in by Dictys when they escaped Danae's kingdom long ago). But how would Perseus know that? All Perseus knew, as a 16-year old boy, was that their peaceful life was disturbed by a king and now the king wants his mother. What child would not want to do anything and everything to intervene, Ancient Greek mythology character or not?

Next, Perseus was sixteen! A child! An Ancient Greek child, at that. Of course, he would not know what a gorgon was, where Nereids lived, what he needs to behead a gorgon, and all those things. He did not grow up as a prince being educated on what gods, goddesses, and monsters looked like; he grew up in a fishermen's village learning how to live day by day beside a sea! He was well-taken care of by Danae and Dictys, of course he was mostly comfortable in life. Of course, he would complain when there are painful and uncomfortable moments in his quest! Anyone would! Anyone would grow frustrated and complain when they do not know stuff, but know that they have to do something or else their parent would be taken away, but somehow they keep failing and/ or getting lost! It was stupid, yes, to set out not figuring things out first, but if you were given only two months to do something known as impossible with your parent's freedom at stake and with no one else to support you (even Dictys did not speak against the king, his own brother), even you would go impulsive.

In moments in which Perseus does something abhorrent, his actions seem random and forced, just so they can say that he is bad. For example, Perseus used Medusa's head to turn someone to stone when they denied him food and lodging. They said he had to get the king's, Atlas', permission first and the directions they gave him was lengthy and confusing that it annoyed him, so he turned them to stone.

In the end, most of his being annoying and whiney can be attributed to the fact that he is just sixteen but he feels that he has to do something impossible to save his mother. His being arrogant can be attributed to the fact that he is just sixteen yet he killed and outsmarted gorgons with the help and favor of the gods. He was also mostly kept company by gods who are known to be arrogant. Now, I am not in any way defending Perseus—I know Ancient Greek men in the mythology are shitty—but this is how I view the author's persistent shoving in the face of Perseus being a prick. The author keeps taking Greek mythology out of context; Stone Blind keeps being pulled to modern world and standards that it cast aside the context and nuances of Ancient Greece and Greek mythology. It is not impossible to apply modern idealogoies like feminism in Greek mythology; Circe by Madeline Miller did it. Proper contextualization and a good understanding of Greek mythology can do the trick. And in the case of Medusa? It should have not been difficult at all. Common people on the internet have done it! Medusa has already become an icon for survivors of abuse and harassment. How did the retelling of Medusa's story in Stone Blind fail in this?

Second, how did a book claiming to put women at the center fail to write women in better light? Stone Blind kept trying so hard to say "men bad" but in the end, it seems like Athene was the villain and Medusa was no better than the Perseus she kept insulting; and no man faced any consequence nor retribution. Retelling and reimagining a classic, an ancient story already gives you the edge to make a difference, to send a better message, yet Stone Blind failed so miserably. Sure, maybe the idea was that, "if men can be so bad they can kill anyone, maybe my being vengeful and heartless as a woman is not so bad?" But if this is so, then it all becomes so wrong. How is Medusa's "killing" people "empowering" for women when in the end, she was just a weapon used by Perseus that she did not even have the agency to choose when and who to kill?

The root of it all was Poseidon. Poseidon violated Medusa in Athene's temple. But Athene cannot directly offend Poseidon, so she goes to Medusa, the easier target. Poseidon tricked Hephaestus to take Athene as a bride. Zeus blessed the idea. Hephaestus violates Athene. Athene takes Athens to offend Poseidon. And that is it. Athene did not even craft any long-term plan to take vengeance on Poseidon, the root of it all. And what of Hephaestus? What was the purpose of that scene!? Sure, that was part of the real mythology, but in this book, what was the purpose? If it was to show that even goddesses are not safe from the evilness of men, that even Athene, the one who cursed Medusa for Poseidon's sin, knew how it felt to be harassed, then why did she not change her thoughts about Medusa and her curse? Why did she not change her perspective on women? Because she is an Olympian and Olympians are arrogant? Or is all this just so that the author can retell the story of how Athens became Athene's, and then the olive grove, Elaia, can narrate a small part of the story that is not all that significant anyway? Such a missed opportunity to change the tides in Medusa's story. Women tore each other down; men stood unaffected by their own actions and the consequences.

Then there was also this small appearance of a woman who could have done something: Amphitrite, the wife of Poseidon. According to Stone Blind, Amphitrite was pursued by Poseidon nonstop until she gave up hiding and just gave in. So she knew how Poseidon is. And she knew Medusa caught Poseidon's eyes. The book said, "...she wondered if she should warn the Gorgons of the danger their sister is in." What was the purpose of this line, or the whole chapter's thought, for that matter? To show that the own wife of Poseidon became his wife because he would not stop going after her, even after rejection? To show that Amphitrite also went through what Medusa was about to go through? And then what? Nothing.

Gaia, the titan goddess of earth, was also introduced. During that pointless titan vs. gods war, Gaia was introduced as a mother who wanted to help her titan children, but was immediately defeated by Zeus through god-knows-what. And that war, my god, what was that for!? If that was only to introduce Gaia and allow her to get Hephaestus' semen (from Athene's discarded cloth when she wiped herself after the harassment) and create a child out of it for revenge to Athene, and for that child to grow and help in settling to whom Athens will go to, then it really was not that important. Because: how is this relevant to Medusa?

More on the lack of better characterization of women? Let us talk about Cassiope and Andromeda! Cassiope, and her husband, the king Cepheus, wanted Andromeda to marry Cepheus' brother, an old man. Andromeda vehemently refused, Cassiope felt her loss of power and beauty, and so she blasphemed saying she is more beautiful, if not as beautiful, as the Nereids. The Nereids got offended by her hubris and demanded Poseidon to punish their kingdom. The kingdom gets flooded, and they demanded a sacrifice as an offering to appease them: Andromeda. Andromeda, before getting eaten by the sea monster who was apparently Medusa's mother, gets rescued by Perseus... by using Medusa's head to turn the sea monster to stone. Andromeda, then, wanted to marry Perseus, but Cepheus and Cassiope have doubts. They are correct in having doubts in him, because in Stone Blind, Perseus is said to be bad. But Andromeda refuses to listen nor believe in them because she no longer wants other people to dictate her marriage, which is good for her! She wants what she wants. But in the end, she still is not better than Cassiope because she also believes Cassiope is at fault. She is, but Cepheus' inaction should have been just as bad. What makes their story difficult to follow is how women in this story immediately face terrible consequences for relatively small offenses, while men do not; and it is also women who punish and look down on them. And again, what was the purpose of Cassiope's vanity and hubris in the run of Medusa's story? To show excess vanity can lead to hubris and a godly offense? To make Medusa meet her mother? But then, what was the point of Medusa meeting her mother? For her to think, "Why did I not close my eyes?" Why not, indeed?

Do note that I know this all sounds like I am putting the responsibility on women, rather than men. But remember: the author kept explicitly saying "men bad" (and so far men really did bad things and/ or stood by on the side when something was happening, so that checks out); and if this is a book meant to focus on women and retell their stories, then women should have been written better and differently from their original accounts. But so far, nothing. They were all as they originally were. And they stood by, like the men, when something happened to their fellow women.

Third, the characters are bland and are mischaracterized. The only good people depicted who are relevant to Medusa are her sisters, her fellow gorgons. They are also the only characters who have personalities. They even have more agency than the supposed main character, Medusa. Other than that, Perseus, we already talked about him; Dictys, introduced as a kind protector of women who wash up on the beach, but suddenly did not defend Danae when the king wanted her as his wife? He was kind enough to take them in, wise enough to move away from his king of a brother when he was clearly unwanted and it seemed he induces paranoia in him brought about by insecurity and envy; but when the king himself shows up and claims that he wants Danae, who Dictys said that he sees as his own daughter, for himself, he suddenly cannot speak against him? Changing a character's personality so suddenly to drive the story forward?

Now, about the gods. The gods, the Olympians, are only depicted as one thing: arrogant and prideful. All of them. Gods and goddesses alike. No other personality. And so when Athene and Hermes were made to banter, it comes off all wrong, weird, and irrelevant. Sometimes, the author tries to put humor in Athene, but it is just wrong and out of character. One time, the author made her whiney and childlike when she demanded a "thing" because all other gods have a "thing", it felt so out of character because throughout the story, she was just serious and arrogant. But then this scene happens just to show how Zeus made owls her thing. And owls did not even become relevant in the story (though a crow randomly narrated a chapter). This might have been there to show dimensions and depth of Athene as a character, but it just failed because: it did not become relevant.

The ending also felt so weird and out of character for Athene. Athene, the goddess of wisdom, literal brainchild of Zeus, who should be serious, sure, and always knowledgeable, for some reason, does not know the extent and capabilities of the curse she herself put on Medusa! What the fuck was that? She wanted Medusa to "change her back"; Athene accidentally turned a priestess of her temple to stone because the priestess looked into Athene's breastplate where she put Medusa's head. One, how does the goddess of wisdom accidentally turn someone to stone because she forgot she was wearing Medusa's head and regret it? Two, how does the goddess of wisdom not know her own curse that she herself put on someone? Three, how does the goddess of wisdom forget that that happened a century ago, and not know a century, a year is longer than an hour? And four, how does the goddess of wisdom, an Olympian, not know when a torch is lit not for her but for the priestess she turned to stone?

More than that, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Athene wants a home, but not the temples nor Olympus. She felt homesick and lonely. But why? How? Nowhere in the story did it say nor show that she felt anything of the sort. And she opens this up to Medusa, and allows Medusa to turn her to stone. Why? In this kind of ending, what and where is the resolution?

Lastly, all Medusa was in this story is still a helpless gorgon whose agency in her own story was so minimal that she was not able to change her own fate. She even turned her own mother to stone, and then thought, "Why did I not close my eyes?" The same question I kept thinking of every time Perseus takes her head out of the bag and uses her as a weapon. When Medusa was first beheaded, she made sure to look at the ground only to avoid turning anyone else to stone, but wanted Perseus to accidentally look because she was so angry she wanted to turn him to stone. The first time Perseus took her out to turn people to stone, Medusa felt too powerful and seemed to regret it. I thought, as a revenge and to finally make her own move and decisions, she would maybe start closing her eyes whenever she is taken out by Perseus. But no. I thought, maybe it is because she claims to no longer be the Medusa who cares for mortals. Because a mortal killed her, she no longer feels sympathy and no longe cares when she kills mortals. Alright. But then, I thought you hated Perseus, so why allow him to continually use you as a weapon? Why agree to be used by him and help him succeed?

Eventually, I realized how everyone in the story is an unreliable narrator, especially Gorgoneion aka Medusa/ Medusa's head. That would have been fine if not for the fact that the characters themselves are mischaracterized throughout the story. And to make things worse, why are other characters, mainly men, and other storylines used for Medusa's story to progress? The only reason I can think for this is that the author herself does not understand Greek mythology, Ancient Greece, and the values upheld by Ancient Greeks (at least, in the mythology) well enough to apply modern ideologies in it and so she did not know what to do with Medusa in Medusa's story herself.

#stone blind #natalie haynes #medusa #greek mythology #perseus #mythology #circe #madeline miller #book review #olympians

[greekcookingmadeeasy]

Greek Fava I.E. Yellow Split Peas With Boiled Beets

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Greek Fava i.e. Yellow Split Peas with boiled beets - Fava me vrasta Pantzaria

BY: Greek Cooking Made Easy                          

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SERVES  🍴⃒     PREP. TIME 🕔⃒ 

6 persons          10 min. + 30 min. wait      

  

COOK. TIME ♨   DIFFIC. LEVEL 👩‍🍳⃒

30 min.                      Very Easy

Fava is one of those amazing lentils that's boiled very quickly and has a smooth, mushy texture.

If you have tried and liked my original recipe for Fava, then you will love this one. I simply add boiled beets, that heighten Fava's already delicately sweet taste and give it a beautiful and exceptional ruby color.

A great appetizer, easy, healthy, nutritious, delicious. A recipe tried in the island of Rhodes. What else could you ask for?

Suitable for vegans and fasting.

Check also my recipe for Greek Garlic Sauce Aka Skordalia With Bread And Beets HERE

         

INGREDIENTS:

•          250 gr. / 9 oz Fava beans (Yellow Split peas)

•          4 cups / 1 lt. Water (to boil fava)

•          1 small Onion, coarsely chopped

•          3-4 tbsp. / 45-60 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil

•          120 gr. / 4.2 oz Beets, boiled (1 large or 2 medium)

•          1/3 cup / 40 gr. / 1.4 oz Walnuts, very finely chopped

•          Ground Salt and Pepper

•          To garnish: 1/4 bunch Parsley, finely chopped and extra Ground Pepper

•          1 Lime in wedges

 

METHOD:

A.    Boil the Fava:

1.     Let Fava beans soak in a bowl with plenty of water for 30', before boiling.

2.     After 30' drain them.

3.     Pour 1 lt. clean water in a pot over medium heat. Place the soaked fava in the pot.

4.     Drizzle a bit Olive Oil on top to prevent Fava from sticking to the bottom. Blend it in.

5.     When the water starts boiling, turn down the heat and let Fava simmer for about 25'-30'. Time of boiling depends on how fresh Fava is.

6.     Add the small onion in the boiled fava, together with some freshly ground salt.

7.     In the meantime, cut boiled beets in slices. Reserve.

8.     After about 30', check if fava is ready. Beans should be very soft, they should have thickened & 3/4 of the water should have evaporated.

9.     If not ready, add some more hot water and continue boiling for 5' extra.

10.  Then turn off the heat!

11.  Important: Don’t drain the rest of the water in the fava!!

 

B.    Finish the Fava dish:

12.  While still hot, use a hand blender or food processor and make Fava a smooth thick paste, with a puree like consistency.

13.  Add the slices of boiled beet, reserving a couple to garnish Fava.

14.  Next add the finely chopped walnuts, season with ground Salt and Pepper, to taste and pour the rest of Olive oil in the fava.

15.  Continue beating with the hand blender until all ingredients are homogenized.

16.  Stir with a soup spoon to check for any lumps and to make it even smoother.

17.  Tip: Fava might look like a runny mush but it will harden and turn more solid when it cools and sets.

 

C.     Serving instructions/suggestions:

18.  Serve immediately, by pouring warm Fava in a wide Salad bowl or a deep platter and level it.

19.  Fava with beets can be served warm or at room temp. as an appetizer or main course.  

20.  Garnish it by sprinkling on top the chopped parsley, some more ground pepper and the reserved slices of boiled beet.

21.  Additionally, you could add lime wedges on the side and some baked octopus (in a packet) on top of the fava puree.

An easy, appetizing dish for the Summer or during Lent. A surprising ruby Ouzo treat to be enjoyed with some homemade cheese breadsticks (kritsinia)!

                                                                                                                

D. Storage Info:

Fava can be stored, after it cools down, in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to one week.

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Φάβα με βραστά Παντζάρια

BY: Greek Cooking Made Easy                          

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ΜΕΡΙΔΕΣ🍴⃒   ΠΡΟΕΤΟΙΜΑΣΙΑ 🕔⃒

       6              10 min. + 30 min. αναμονή  

   

ΜΑΓΕΙΡΕΜΑ ♨  ΒΑΘΜ. ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΑΣ 👩‍🍳⃒

30 min.                      Πολύ Εύκολη

Η φάβα είναι από εκείνα τα καταπληκτικά όσπρια που βράζουν πολύ γρήγορα και έχουν λεία, χυλώδη υφή.

Αν έχετε δοκιμάσει και σας άρεσε η βασική συνταγή μου για φάβα, τότε θα λατρέψετε αυτή. Προσθέτω απλά βραστά παντζάρια, που ενισχύουν την ήδη ελαφρά γλυκιά γεύση της Φάβας και της δίνουν ένα πανέμορφο ρουμπινί χρώμα.

Ένα υπέροχο ορεκτικό, εύκολο, υγιεινό, θρεπτικό, πεντανόστιμο. Μια συνταγή δοκιμασμένη στο νησί της Ρόδου. Τι άλλο θα μπορούσατε να ζητήσετε;

Κατάλληλο για Βίγκαν και νηστεία.

Δείτε ακόμα και τη Συνταγή μου για Σκορδαλιά Με Ψωμί Και Παντζάρια ΕΔΩ

 

ΥΛΙΚΑ:

• 250 γρ. / 9 oz Φάβα

• 4 φλ. / 1 lt. Νερό (για να βράσει η φάβα)

• 1 μικρό, ξερό Κρεμμύδι, χοντροκομμένο

• 3-4 κ.σ. / 45-60 ml Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο

• 120 γρ. / 4,2 oz Παντζάρια, βραστά (1 μεγάλο ή 2 μέτρια)

• 1/3 φλ. / 40 γρ. / 1,4 oz Καρύδια, πολύ καλά ψιλοκομμένα

• Φρεσκοαλεσμένο αλάτι και πιπέρι

• Για το γαρνίρισμα: 1/4 ματσάκι Μαϊντανός, ψιλοκομμένος και επιπλέον τριμμένο πιπέρι

• 1 Λάιμ στα τέσσερα

 

ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ:

Α. Βράστε τη φάβα:

1. Αφήστε τη φάβα να μουλιάσει σε ένα μπολ με άφθονο νερό για 30', πριν τη βράσετε.

2. Μετά από 30' στραγγίστε τη.

3. Ρίξτε 1 λτ. καθαρό νερό σε μια κατσαρόλα πάνω από μέτρια φωτιά. Τοποθετήστε τη μουλιασμένη φάβα μέσα στην κατσαρόλα.

4. Ρίξτε λίγο ελαιόλαδο από πάνω για να μην κολλήσει η φάβα στον πάτο. Ανακατέψτε.

5. Μόλις αρχίσει να βράζει το νερό, χαμηλώστε τη φωτιά και αφήστε τη φάβα να σιγοβράσει για 25'-30' περίπου. Ο χρόνος βρασμού εξαρτάται από το πόσο φρέσκια είναι η φάβα.

6. Προσθέστε το κρεμμύδι στη βρασμένη φάβα, μαζί με λίγο φρεσκοτριμμένο αλάτι.

7. Στο μεταξύ κόψτε σε ροδέλες τα βραστά παντζάρια. Βάλτε στην άκρη.

8. Μετά από περίπου 30' τσεκάρετε αν είναι έτοιμη η φάβα. Πρέπει να είναι πολύ μαλακιά, να έχει πήξει και τα 3/4 του νερού να έχουν εξατμιστεί.

9. Αν δεν είναι έτοιμη προσθέστε λίγο επιπλέον ζεστό νερό και συνεχίστε το βράσιμο για 5' ακόμα.

10. Στη συνέχεια σβήστε τη φωτιά!

11. Σημαντικό: Μην στραγγίσετε το υπόλοιπο νερό από τη φάβα!!

 

Β. Τελειώστε τη φάβα:

12. Όσο είναι ακόμα ζεστή, χρησιμοποιήστε ένα ραβδομπλέντερ ή επεξεργαστή τροφίμων και χτυπήστε τη φάβα να γίνει μια λεία παχύρρευστη μάζα, με υφή πουρέ.

13. Προσθέστε τις φέτες παντζαριού, κρατώντας δύο για να γαρνίρετε τη φάβα.

14. Στη συνέχεια προσθέστε τα ψιλοκομμένα καρύδια, αλατοπιπερώστε και ρίξτε και το υπόλοιπο ελαιόλαδο στη φάβα.

15. Συνεχίστε το χτύπημα με το ραβδομπλέντερ μέχρι να ομογενοποιηθούν όλα τα υλικά.

16. Ανακατέψτε με ένα κουτάλι σούπας για να ελέγξετε αν υπάρχουν τυχόν σβώλους και για να γίνει ακόμα πιο λεία.

17. Συμβουλή: Η φάβα μπορεί να μοιάζει κάπως ρευστός χυλός, αλλά θα γίνει πιο συμπαγής μόλις κρυώσει και δέσει.

 

Γ. Οδηγίες/προτάσεις σερβιρίσματος:

18. Σερβίρετε αμέσως, ρίχνοντας τη ζεστή φάβα σε μια φαρδιά σαλατιέρα ή βαθιά πιατέλα και ισιώστε τη.

19. Η φάβα με παντζάρια μπορεί να σερβιριστεί ζεστή ή σε θερμοκρασία δωματίου, ως ορεκτικό ή κυρίως πιάτο.

20. Γαρνίρετε τη πασπαλίζοντας από πάνω τον ψιλοκομμένο μαϊντανό, λίγο ακόμα αλεσμένο πιπέρι και τις κρατημένες φέτες από παντζάρι.

21. Επιπλέον, μπορείτε να προσθέσετε φέτες λάιμ στο πλάι και λίγο Χταπόδι (Πακέτο Στο Φούρνο) Ξιδάτο πάνω από τον πουρέ της φάβας.

Ένα εύκολο, ορεκτικό πιάτο για το καλοκαίρι ή τη Σαρακοστή. Μια εξαιρετική ρουμπινί απόλαυση με ούζο και σπιτικά κριτσίνια!

 

Δ. Πληροφορίες φύλαξης:

Η φάβα μπορεί να διατηρηθεί, αφού κρυώσει, σε αεροστεγές δοχείο στο ψυγείο, έως και μία εβδομάδα.

 

Κοιτάξτε επίσης την συνταγή μου σε YouTube βίντεο, το λίνκ είναι: ΕΔΩ

#vegetarian #lunch #children #dinner #lactose #gluten #vegan #meze #dips #vegetables #lowcost #fasting #diet #Φάβα με βραστά Παντζάρια #Greek Fava i.e. Yellow Split Peas with boiled beets #Greek Fava i.e. Yellow Split Peas #fava #Yellow Split Peas with boiled beets #Φάβα #φαβα με βραστα παντζαρια

[the-restau-rants]

We Do Not Want Fries With That

I have long maintained that the best thing that the owners of any given business can do is simply stay the hell out of the way. Because one of our owners keeps getting these “brilliant” ideas, which everyone pushes back on, then the idea is implemented anyway, then the idea fails in truly spectacular fashion, and then we go back to what we were doing before, having wasted time and money and customer goodwill in the process. But this most recent one really takes the cake.

As anyone who has followed me for a while knows, I work in an Italian restaurant. And while it’s not fine dining, it’s definitely on the higher end of things; a solid 7.5 out of 10 on the fanciness scale. We pride ourselves on being as authentically Italian as we can manage, and go for more Italian-Italian than Italian-American. At lunch, we have panini on our menu, which are served with a cup of soup or a little salad. But the big guy has a “brilliant” idea for what should be served with them instead:

French fries.

The pushback from the staff, especially our KM and our sous, has been even stronger than normal. In the first place, unless you’re planning on using frozen fries, prepping fresh housemade fries will add another 30-40 hour per week guy to the kitchen payroll, in a time when we are already grossly understaffed in the back most shifts. Secondly, french fries, especially the fresh ones, go cold very, very quickly. You’d need to fire each side to-order, and when you’ve got a dozen panini that are going to be going out at different times, that’s just not feasible from a logistical standpoint.

My biggest objection, though, is from a brand integrity standpoint. Again, we are more upscale. We do not have ketchup or ranch dressing anywhere on our menu or in our restaurant. But if we have fries, then we will need to start carrying both of those things. And while the owner keeps insisting that the fries would be “just a lunch thing”, you and I both know that such a policy would only last for about a week before they were available at dinner; all it would take would be one of our owner’s mooch buddies complaining that he can’t get fries with his steak, and then they’d be on the dinner menu. And once you’ve got them on the dinner menu, it’s only a stone’s throw to, “I’ll have the ravioli, and my son will have the chicken fingers and fries dinner”.

This restaurant has survived as long as it has because we have made it a point to not be Olive Garden or Macaroni Grill or Carrabba’s. But the owner keeps trying to do his level best to turn us into those places. And the resentment among the staff, front and back of house, and even among some of the management, keeps growing. Our sous has stated, flat-out, point-blank, that the second that fries hit the menu, he hits the bricks. And I am of a similar mind. This might finally be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for me on this place.

#customer service #Server Problems #server life #Server stories #restaurant #restaurant life #restaurant stories #waiter problems #waiter stories #waiter life #kit

[merrybrides]

10 Natural Dry Skin Remedies You Can DIY at Home

Sometimes we don’t pay much attention to caring for our skin, even though it’s the largest organ in the body. Skin suffers from dryness due to winter weather, hot showers and vigorous scrubbing with a towel when we dry ourselves.

You don’t have to head out to buy expensive lotions and potions to rehydrate your skin – your kitchen may already contain all the ingredients you need. Natural remedies are also better for your skin, as they don’t contain all the extra chemicals that manufactured skin creams have in them.

Here are 10 simple and all-natural remedies for dry skin:

1. Olive Oil Cleanser

Olive oil works as a natural cleanser and moisturizer.  All you need to do is rub the oil on your skin and drape a warm, damp cloth over your face until it cools. Wipe away any excess oil and you’re done. Olive oil is a good choice for a skin cleanser because it doesn’t strip away your skin’s natural oils.

2. Rich Avocado Mask

The creamy richness of avocado works well to soothe dry skin. We suggest pureeing half an avocado and mixing it with a teaspoon of olive oil. If your skin is very dry, add a tablespoon of honey too. Apply the mask and leave on for 15 to 20 minutes. For an extra moisture boost, apply your regular moisturizer after you have removed the mask.

3. Olive Oil and Sugar Scrub

This combination makes a great exfoliating scrub with moisturizing benefits. Mix half a cup of sugar with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. You can also add an essential oil, such as lavender, to give a soothing fragrance.

Rub the mixed ingredients into your skin, and then wash off. Apply a moisturizer to double up on the benefits of exfoliated skin.

4. Oatmeal Bath Soak

Add a cup of oatmeal to a warm bath, and enjoy the benefits of rehydrated skin. The oat product has skin-soothing properties, and it also helps your skin to retain moisture from the water.

5. Homemade Oatmeal Honey Mask

Oatmeal also makes a good mask or exfoliator. Mix 2 tablespoons of oats with a tablespoon of honey and a dash of water. Gently warm the mixture, then rub it onto your skin. It can be used as an exfoliator and washed off straight away, or you can leave it on for around 15 to 20 minutes as a hydrating mask.

6. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil isn’t just useful in the kitchen – use it as a moisturizing cream at bedtime. Because it is solid at room temperature, it can be applied easily. If you have chapped hands and feet, apply the oil, then cover with thick socks or non-latex gloves.

7. Add Oil to Your Bath

Natural oils such as olive, coconut, argan and avocado oil can be used as a bath soak to moisturize skin and protect the natural skin barrier, which is often stripped away by washing with drying soaps that remove the natural oils from the skin.

Add a few tablespoons of oil under running bath water. If you don’t fancy scrubbing the oil slick off the bath after you’ve finished, rub a small amount of oil to your skin after your bath instead.

8. Milk Compresses

Milk has natural anti-inflammatory properties, and it contains lactic acid, which works as a mild, natural exfoliant. Apply milk compresses to your skin for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. It’s great for irritated, itchy skin too, but lactic acid can sting cracked skin, so use with caution. Apply milk by soaking a washcloth in a bowl of cold milk and then pressing it against your driest, itchiest spots for a few minutes.

9. Fruit Enzyme Cleanser or Exfoliant

Fruit enzymes can really help your skin during cold weather. The alpha-hydroxy acids exfoliate the top layer of dull, dead skin cells on the face and body.

Use a pineapple, pumpkin or papaya fruit-enzyme face mask twice a week for bright skin.

10. Aloe Vera

Aloe vera gel isn’t just for treating sunburn. It can help your skin during the winter months by reducing redness and irritation due to dryness.

Some people can develop allergic contact dermatitis from aloe, so do a patch test first before applying it to a big area of skin.

#dry skin treatments #diy dry skin #natural dry skin treatments #beauty #skincare #skin care #natural skincare #natural skin care #chapped skin

[clay-cuttlefish]

Into Infinite Frontier. It's bad in here.

The Next Batman: Second Son

I really don't like the direction this takes Renee, it's a nasty piece of character regression, but I like Jace and the Fox family drama enough that it's not too bad of a time.

Jace gets deadnamed constantly. He's not trans, but he's repeatedly referred to by his birth name in order to upset him and because his family won't make an effort/think he's making a big deal out of nothing, so...

It starts almost promising, like Renee's seriously considering if she's willing to put herself back into policing to prevent whoever else might become the Commissioner from doing something worse, but nope. She's just On Board With Cop Shit again.

Sure, she's ~conflicted~ about being the Commissioner, but it always feels like either a worse version of how she developed in Gotham Central or like a completely different character wearing her face.

Hadiyah my friend Hadiyah. She hasn't had much room to breathe, but I have a lot of thoughts about how she could develop, ideally once Renee gets her development back.

Batman #107-110

It's frustrating. This is meant to be a rough patch for her, Bruce tells her not to forget how to ask the right questions and she's obviously conflicted, but that never gets developed properly. She just gets More Cop about it.

It hasn't actually been that long, but two years where she's regularly showing up and it sucks feels a lot worse than two years mostly offscreen.

DC Pride 2021

I wish I lived in a world where this story had an impact on canon. A former defence attorney turned city councilwoman is exactly the kind of love interest who could anchor a longer Question story.

I Am Batman #0

Hi Hadiyah <333

Justice League #68-71

Genuinely what the hell is Vic's job in Checkmate, other than Oliver Queen nepo hire.

He talks but he's barely a character. Literally just hanging out.

I Am Batman #2

This is the moment where Renee goes from "a bad job at following up on her character development being restored" to a full on "she would not fucking say that".

Fear State

God it's just so frustrating. I don't know what else to say. It's frustrating and miserable.

"You don't know how to turn the clock back, and you're too afraid to let it tick forward." Scarecrow means this as a criticism of Renee the person, but I think it's a better criticism of the writers. She had a way forward, she had connections and places to go, but no.

I Am Batman #4-5

I Am Batman is at its best when it's doing soap opera drama. The cop shit sucks, the action scenes are solid but not super notable, I am here for the Fox family imploding while Jace rams headfirst into danger.

This is an unhinged sentence but I wish Lucius had spent more time conflicted about saving his kid? He's a massive hypocrite when it comes to Jace, so I buy that he'd be quick to pivot from going along with murder to backing Jace's efforts, but it's so quick.

I Am Batman #6-10

I like the angle that Jace is a city employee a lot. He lives in a world where Gotham nearly implodes constantly, every spy agency in the world turned evil a couple years ago and it hasn't been fixed yet, and the multiverse is real and frequently in danger, so fuck it superheroics are legal.

Look, I get what they're going for with Strike Force Bat, but the ragtag group of unpopular cops worked for Gotham Central because they were all decent people (by cop show standards).

Hadiyah's been doing the thing where she drops the word Question into every appearance so far, but it's particularly obvious here.

Honestly the thing that keeps me from being completely sold on Hadiyah (aside from how bad the handoff is) is that she's already good at Question things. She's reflective, good at investigation, aware of her relationships and how they affect her, etc, which means there's less room for her to grow and find meaning. I think there are a lot of good angles for how wearing the mask will change her, but I'm not sure the story has one yet.

#clayposts #clayreads #the question #vic sage #renee montoya #...hadiyah doesn't have a last name yet. hm. #hadiyah dc

[aporeticelenchus]

@carriagelamp​ Here’s an unscientific grab-bag of some novels I particularly liked, in publication order.

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Not the best, but the first and I’m glad I started here. Lots of charm and character, even if there are some cheap tricks by Christie.

2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Honestly I’m still not over being mad at this one, but it’s definitely a must-read. Whether you love it or hate it there’s good fodder for contemplation! It made a definite impression on me.

3. Peril at End House. For my money one of the strongest overall cases. I didn’t see the end coming, but I felt like I should have. I just really liked this one. If you want a standalone pick, go with this one or Lord Edgeware Dies.

4. Lord Edgeware Dies. Also found this one satisfying and memorable. Like Peril at End House, the twists and turns felt mostly earned in retrospect.

5. Murder on the Orient Express. You’ve surely already read this one, but if not: it actually is good.

6. Cards on the Table. I got a little annoyed with the final set of twists, but on the whole I found this one solid and a lot of parts of it memorable. Plus, it’s the first book with Miss Oliver!! (I’d rank it alongside Three Act Tragedy and Death in the Clouds, which both came slightly earlier)

7. Dumb Witness. Hastings bonds with a dog. Enough said.

8. Death on the Nile. My favorite of the “travel” Poirot novels. I was quite sure who the killer was almost immediately, but figuring out how they’d actually done the deed was still a lot of fun. (Murder in Mesopotamia was also a pretty good travel novel, but it assumed I had a better grasp on the spatial aspect of the murder scene than I did, and I kept forgetting who a few of the characters were.)

9. Five Little Pigs. Another one where I figured out the who and why quickly but still really enjoyed watching all the details unfold. The central conceit of solving a two-decades old murder worked well, and the cast was easy to follow.

10. Mrs. McGinty’s Dead. Picking this one partly to mix in some later Poirot (After the Funeral and Dead Man’s Folly were also pretty solid book from the late set). More Miss Oliver! Digging into possible secret identities and sensational crimes of a the past! I enjoyed it.

Honestly just steer clear of The Big Four and The Clocks, which were the only two I struggled to complete. (If you let me know which ones you’ve read and what you generally liked or didn’t about them, I could make a more tailored suggestion)

#elenchus chats

[ferrocyan]

If We Were Villains is like a solid 7/10 for me but it would be a 9 if the murderous conflict were between oliver and richard. mostly bc james to me feels like just a love interest who's only here to be hot. i don't rly have a sense of his character until colborne says that maybe james was enamored by how oliver was enamored by him. only then do i feel like i get james.

and it doesn't help that in the oliver-james-richard triangle the last two have the weakest connection. like oliver and james are obvious, and act 1 scene 2 has richard acknowledging oliver as an actor, then oliver doing the same to him. we know how they feel about each other. but how does richard feel about james, and vice versa? there is the botched practice in act 1 scene 10, but that illuminates alexander more, imo. like when he says "great, so not only is richard a dickhead son of a bitch, he already apologized for it so we can't stay mad at him?" that's such a great line! i love it! wish james got something like that.

as it stands the only point of connection btwn richard and james is wren. and like. hey richard only gets set off when it comes to wren, huh. james is targeted bc he wants to get close to wren. that sure implies richard has incestuous feelings for wren, doesn't it. i hate that. wren is barely present in the narrative so it can only be implication. the cause of the big conflict being implication feels weak. there should be explicit incest if you ask me. like sexuality and attraction is such an ever-present element in this story that the implied attraction between richard and wren is oddly weak, it's jarring.

anyway imagine if the conflict was between richard and oliver instead. you know, the guy who's stealing his girlfriend. the guy whom richard knows is a good actor who can use his talents perfectly well if he could just get over himself. the guy who, if he rises to prominence, would rob richard of his place in the spotlight beside james the unquestionable number one. the guy who can actually take something away from richard. the guy whom meredith refers to as the one who sees the six of them as who they really are, and can give richard the acknowledgement he craves. the guy who is closest to richard in physical size and build and is thus most likely to face him physically, fight back, touch him back. the guy who is the only one who can actually give richard something worth a damn. this guy is not james farrow, it's oliver marks.

oliver and richard should have been the toxic gay pairing of this novel, thanks for coming to my ted talk.

#if we were villains #cw incest

[ravenswritingblog]

Hello! Can I have a Jujutsu Kaisen matchup?

Personality: I’m an ESTP. I’m bisexual but prefer men. I’m passionate, creative, determined, and bold. I’m very protective and loyal to the people I care about. My morals/individuality make up a huge part of who I am. It takes a while for me to trust people but once I open up I’m less serious and more relaxed/quiet. I like martial arts, reading, writing, piano, singing, nature, theater, art (sketching/painting), and researching random stuff. My love language is intellect and acts of service. Touch is reserved for VERY few people and only in private. I don’t like PDA and I love witty banter. But underneath the sarcasm and teasing I’m very down to earth and caring.

Appearance: I’m 5 ft tall, nearly black short hair (I normally braid a small strand), olive tan skin, and dark brown eyes. My aesthetic/style is just whatever I’m in the mood for that looks good. I tend to wear more solid or darker colors, either converse or doc martins, and gold jewelry.

Thank you :)

alright so, this took me some time and i had to rewrite it twice because some annoying little shit sister wouldn't stop bothering and deleted my drafts, so here i am after researching the entire cast personality types and possibile matches.

there you go! here listed, your candidate lovers!

gojo satoru

“for a twink he's very sure of himself” — utahime at some point, probably.

even though it sounds pretty dubious, this society menace might actually be a good lover.

he's known for being an absolute clown around people and lacking understanding towards the importance of other people's lives, which can only mean two things:

1. you are going to have a hell of a fun with this guy, like, a shittons of fun.

he's gonna bring you in the most chaotic places and make you do the craziest thighs: are you in the mood for a minecraft creative mode? man's not hesitating one second to hold you by the shirt and making you fly around like an eagle holding a pretty prey. say what? you wanna ring people's doorbells and run away? like absolute buffoons? blink and you're already in the middle of it.

2. he's, evidently, not a moral type, so you two might have some arguing here and there because man just couldn't give less of two shits about... anything, apparently.

this clearly answers the questions “am i going to have fun?” but also “am i going to be risking my life every given moment?” probably, no, definitely yes, but he's there to save your ass everytime (he does take his time, though..)

nevertheless, appearances can be tricky: he's very, very caring for the people he's close with, like his students (especially some pink spiky haired kiddo) and he'd do the same with you.

however he doesn't show it at all, not even in private. he really has a problem with understanding and processing his own feelings, so he prefers avoiding them and just cracking a joke instead; the same way, he avoids problems and whenever they get addressed. he lives and enjoys the moment, careless about the consequences.

after all, what consequences would there be for the strongest? the bold, lonely guy who does nothing but having fun to distract himself from everything else?

expect him to cry his eyes out on your shoulder if you ever manage to touch his heart someway, he really has a lot on his shoulders and he accumulated it in years and never let it out like once.

please make sure to recommend him a therapist and kiss his forehead.

to make it short, you would have a funny asf menace to tease you every minute (suggestively or not) and a cute little puppy that would follow you everywhere (and annoy the shit out of you) if he starts simping for you. also he's pretty asf we all seem to forget that bc he a clown. 7/10.

kugisaki nobara

a strong independent boss woman? you got that.

nobara is the epitome of girlboss, leadership and mental strength. she doesn't give a fuck about gender roles, or just anything that doesn't pertain her mindset and she'd fight anybody that'd get in her way (which would be, her way to you in this case).

as seen from yuuji's point of view you might have to carry some shopping bags hence material girl doesn't, no, can't get tired because she has to shop more.. naturally, for you.

she would be going around every shop and jewelry to find something to make you wear, she'd be so careful about it, searching for the perfect gifts to spoil her favorite person, especially because money isn't a problem for her — it is in fact well known that jujutsu sorcerers get a pretty high salary due to the dangerous job they're required to do.

yes she does steal gojo's card regardless and yes she would involve you in every little crime she commits but that's a story for another time.

objectively a fierce motivator and motivated herself, this lovely gal couldn't bear just one second of seeing you sad and rest assured, she'll do whatever is in her power to make you smile again.

you can bet your hand on the fire that she'd be bringing you to pretty dates in pubs and then stargazing. what? you thought she wasn't romantic? she probably watched grease and wanted to find her own sandy, and then here you are.

albeit not exactly sandy, but even better! an absolute leader like you ruling with her? your kingdom will be feared by everybody <3.

girlboss will take care of you and love you lots like you're literally her type. 8/10

maki zenin

ah well, the badass-ery of this girl has no end: another leader, this gal right here.

ready to make fun of you while kissing your cheek, she would probably beat your ass for fun and would absolutely love if you'd fight back and even give her a hard time winning.

her mind is set on her goals, she's ready to fight whoever tries to stop her and would show no mercy to those that would try to touch you.

she'd be like “shut up” and “you're annoying” but her hands on your hips while holding you close would say so differently ^_^.

smart, perspicacious and ready to fight god, she wouldn't let anybody hurt you and would support you anytime, helping you in every situation of need, even if it's just caressing your head.

nevertheless it has to be said: being a very straightforward person, she would ask you to speak up if there's any kind of problem because she would do the same. she's not gonna sugar-coat anything — if you're being a bitch, she's telling you.

she's like you, she'd like you and wouldn't hesitate giving you all she has to give. 9/10 i really recommended her to you.

my dear silverblades, this took a lot of effort since i've never took care of my characterization of every other character that isn't nanami dhshskhdjd, i hope gojo/nobara/maki stans and YOU happen to find this decent enough and i apologise for any mischaracterization.

let me know if you have found your perfect partner between these!

#jujutsu kaisen #jjk #jjk x reader #jjk matchups #jujutsu kaisen matchups #jujutsu kaisen gojo satoru #gojo satoru jujutsu kaisen #gojo satoru matchups #jjk gojo satoru #jjk gojo satoru matchups #satoru gojo jjk #satoru gojo jujutsu kaisen #kugisaki nobara #kugisaki nobara jjk #kugisaki nobara jujutsu kaisen #kugisaki nobara matchups #kugisaki nobara matchups jujutsu kaisen #nobara kugisaki #nobara kugisaki matchups #nobara kugisaki jujutsu kaisen matchups #maki zenin #zenin maki #maki zenin matchups #maki zenin jjk #jjk maki zenin #jujutsu kaisen maki zenin #jujutsu kaisen maki zenin matchups #zenin maki jujutsu kaisen #zenin maki jjk #zenin maki matchups jujutsu kaisen kaisen

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Dragon Formula E team rebrands and brings in DS Vandoorne and Vergne | Formula E

Dragon Racing have announced their rebrand as Penske Autosport, as well as the arrival of a new powertrain supply and two champion drivers for the 2022-23 Formula E season. DS Automobiles, which powered Techeetah to the FE drivers’ and teams titles for two years in a row, will now have Dragon/Penske as its factory team in the series via a new powertrain and software supply. Stoffel Vandoorne, who spent the past three seasons at Mercedes and is the reigning world champion, and Techeetah’s two-times champion Jean-Eric Vergne will be driving Penske’s cars next year in the first season of FE’s Gen3 era. Both have already tested with Penske. The Silverstone-based American team – which was a race-winning operation in IndyCar before it switched to FE in 2014 – is run by Jay Penske, the son of Team Penske founder and IndyCar series owner Roger Penske. Since 2016 their powertrains have been badged as Penske units, although they have been manufactured by third-party companies, and now the team itself will be called Penske too. “The start of a new association is always a big moment, and all of us at DS Performance are eager to begin this new adventure with Penske Autosport,” said Thomas Chevaucher, director of performance at DS. “We are starting this partnership in the best possible way by having two champions in the team. Thanks to Stoffel and Jean-Eric, we probably have one of the best line-ups and also the fastest pairing on the grid. With the powertrain and software expertise of DS Performance, we are now in an ideal position to continue our hunt for victories and titles.” Between them, Vandoorne and Vergne have won 13 FE races, 22 pole positions, taken fastest lap eight times and stood on the podium 45 times. Although Mercedes have departed FE, Vandoorne remains one of the brand’s Formula 1 reserve drivers. “I’m really happy to be joining DS Penske from next season,” Vandoorne said. “It’s a big change for me after four years at Mercedes but I am very excited to start working with the team. “DS has achieved excellent results in the past, winning the drivers’ and teams’ titles twice: it’s a good record and one that I hope I can add to before long. It’s also a great pleasure to be associated with the only double champion in FE. I believe that JEV and I will form one of the strongest line-ups for season nine.” Vergne, who won the second of his FE titles with DS power, added: “I’m extremely happy to continue my adventure with DS. Our very first race together dates back to 2015 and I believe that our association has made a big impact on the history of FE. “With DS and its brilliant engineers, who have been with me for a number of years now, we’ve achieved 28 podiums, 10 victories and, of course, won the drivers’ and teams’ titles twice. Over the course of these seasons, I’ve built a really strong relationship and trust with the team, both on a human and a sporting level. “I’m also really looking forward to the partnership with Penske, which is a huge name in world motorsport, and to forming a solid driver pairing with Stoffel.” Penske is the third team that DS has supplied in FE, having initially entered the series in partnership with Virgin Racing before its successful switch to powering Techeetah’s cars during FE’s Gen2 era. 2022-2023 Formula E driver line-up Team Driver Abt Robin Frijns Abt Nico Muller Andretti Jake Dennis Andretti Andre Lotterer DS Penske Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske Jean-Eric Vergne Techeetah TBC Techeetah TBC Envision Nick Cassidy Envision Sebastien Buemi Jaguar Mitch Evans Jaguar Sam Bird Mahindra Oliver Rowland Mahindra Lucas di Grassi Maserati TBC Maserati TBC McLaren Rene Rast McLaren TBC NIO Sergio Sette Camara NIO Dan Ticktum Nissan Norman Nato Nissan Sacha Fenestraz Porsche Antonio Felix da Costa Porsche Pascal Wehrlein Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Formula E Browse all Formula E articles via RaceFans - Independent Motorsport Coverage https://www.racefans.net

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MY TOP 16 OT 2023 SINGLES

now that all singles have been released, i thought it would be fun to rank them !!! of course, this is subjective, i encourage you to listen to all of them just in case! here's the full playlist with all the lyric videos, tho i will be linking individual ones throughout the rank. i will also add my favourite lyrics from each song just for fun <3

16. el modo - alex márquez: i don't mean to be mean but i listened to all songs an hour ago and i have already forgotten about this one. sorry.

ya tengo dos diplomas, son de desamor / los dos me los gané por ti

15. corazones rotos - lucas curotto: i like the melody in the chorus, tho it is not really my style, i don't really vibe with it.

no eres la que conocí, ya no reconozco tu mirada

14. lo que no ves de mí - juanjo bona: i like how grandiose it is, like it could be in a musical, but there's something i feel like it's missing for me.

y ahora voy directo al sol

13. mala costumbre - chiara oliver: i tried so hard to like this song but there's just something :( i don't know what but yeah. i wish i liked it.

todo lo que repetimos / una y otra vez / hace que no vea el final del túnel

12. 404 - denna: i really like the first pre-chorus, that part is honestly amazing, but i do not vibe with the rest of the song unfortunately.

son las 4:04, no hay error, aquí no hay datos

11. kombolewa - suzete: honestly? i'm very happy it's going well for her. she deserves it. and the chorus is sooo catchy she did a great job.

si tú me lo pides nos vamos pa' canarias / cogidos de la mano, escondidos en la playa

10. tengo que parar - omar: i'd say it is kinda underrated, the chorus for example is actually very very good, and the lyrics themselves are solid i would say, i definitely see omar becoming a full-fledged lyricist / composer in the future.

y aunque me guste pensarte, tengo que parar / creo que se nos hizo tarde en la terminal

9. mis nenas - álvaro mayo: welcome back britney spears <3 he is everything to me, and tho his style is not what i normally listen to, i know he's gonna make such cool music and so different from anything we have at least in spain, i can't wait.

ya todo da igual, no quedan cartas pa' quemar

8. el x venir - violeta: it's such an interesting sound, very violeta-core, i am very happy with her because it is actually quite a good song. i particularly like the sound of shattering glass, i am always waiting for it whenever i listen to the song.

miro al cielo y me devuelve la mirá / y en mis uñas reflejá la luna

7. enlokiá - naiara: SHE INVENTED CHONISMO. like just !!!!! this song this mv it's so her it's so choni it's just... perfect. absolute perfection. the lyrics are also cool, i really like them, it really gives me rosalía vibes.

sin diamante' los aros me brillan

6. la mirá - salma: i just realised these last three songs have very similar vibes at least lyrically. anyways. you know i like a good flamenco. and a good queer flamenco???? of course i was gonna love this song. i cannot wait to hear what salma will release next !!!

salgo pa' quitarme las penas / a la calle buscando una niña gitana que sea canastera / tiene una mirá verdadera / y en el barrio se dice que ella es mu' tímida y yo zalamera

5. rompeolas - martin:

soy como una moneda de cobre tirada en una fuente / espero al deseo / impaciente

this song is actually so good i am without words. like the themes !!! the lyrics !!! the melodies !!!! THE MUSIC VIDEO WITH JUANJO !!! impeccable, i'm so happy for him

4. las chicas malas desafinan - ruslana

tiran claveles mientras me paseo por madrid

i have to admit, this one was a bit of a grower for me. i think it's cause i had such a high expectation for a rock single, but literally today i was humming it while doing housework, it's so so good. it sounds like a disney channel original song AND I MEAN THAT IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. if rus can do this at 18, i will be seated to see what she's capable of later on. however, the 7.5 line is still cringe i am afraid. it's still only a line. but yeah. that one is hard to listen still.

3. sigo aquí - bea

y aunque este abismo te asuste / yo te espero al otro lado

this song is the musical representation of this emoji ❤️‍🩹 like it's so heartwarming. the lyrics are so beautiful, her voice is as insane as always, and it's so very catchy !!!! she's everything to me <3

2. remedio - cris

para mi locura eres el remedio

i don't think it's a controversial statement to say cris was the most severely underrated contestant of the edition. he had a PERFECT contest, and he was only expelled because he had a weaker gala than usual (also the song he had to defend... well. let's say it wasn't a surprise he was nominated). en fin. this song is literally perfect. like the first time i listened to it i had my jaw gaped in shock. it has everything. perfect. congrats cris you're incredible.

dónde - paul thin

el amor no se siente, sino que lo encuentro en mi mente / más no está en mi mente

i mean was it even a surprise. apart from him being my fave contestant, it is genuinely a bop it's so fucking good. and also there's the theme of the song. i am pretty sure he wasn't aware of this when he was writing it but a song about forcing yourself to feel something toward this person and feelink like you are unable to love really hits different when you're ace who sometimes feels they're aro because they are unable to feel anything despite being in love with the concept of love and romance. anyways. yeah. song good.

#vivitalksot #ot 2023 #ot #operacion triunfo #this one goes to my masterpost in case you want to go through it later :) #anyways stream dónde #honestly stream all of these songs. they all deserve it