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amethystsoda · 5 months

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Dungeon Meshi/Delicious in Dungeon Recipe masterlist - part 1

(project started in July 2023 and ongoing! I'll continue updating as the recipes are posted — all recipes so far were created before they appeared in the anime) part 2

Recipe 1 - Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom Hotpot

comparison pics / process video / video and recipe commentary

- full list continued after the jump -

Recipe 2 - Man Eating Plant Tart

gelatin hell process 1 + process 2 / comparison pics of redo / redo video with quiche

Recipe 3 - Roast Basilisk

brining / kfc super shy meme / oven setup and finished bird / planning for recipe 4 / process video

Recipe 4 - Mandrake and Basilisk Omelet (Omelette)

comparison pics / process video

Recipe 5 - Mandrake Kakiage and Giant Bat Tempura

Planning for recipe 5 and 6 / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 6 - Living Armor Soup

comparison pics and commentary on process / process video

Recipe 7 - Golem Field Fresh Veggie Lunch

planning for 7 and 8 / cooking research / process video / comparison pics

Recipe 8 - Freshly Stolen Vegetables and Chicken Stewed with Cabbage Accompanied by Plundered Bread

comparison pics / process video

Recipe 9 - Naturally Delicious Treasure Insect Snacks

planning 1 + planning 2 / coinbug carving process 1 + process 2 / gem making test / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 10 - Special Interfaith Holy Water and Exorcism Sorbet

planning / process / process video / comparison pics / second comparison with anime

Recipe 11 - Court Cuisine: Full Course Meal

planning 1 + planning 2 / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 12 - Boiled Mimic and Kelpie Oil Soap

planning / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 13 - Porridge made from Grain that was just Lying Around

comparison pics and thoughts / process video

Recipe 14 - Giant Parasite from a Giant Kraken Grilled Plain and Kabayaki-Style

eel defrosting / comparison pics and process / process video

Recipe 15 - Farcille Raspberry Tart

planning for tart / ganache process / final pictures / process video

Recipe 16 - Grilled Kelpie

planning / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 17 - Tentacles with Vinegar + Tentacle and Kelpie stew, prepared with Undine

planning / comparison pics / process video / (fullmetal alchemist stew meme)

BONUS - All the DunMeshi meals so far edit

Recipe 18 - Tentacle Gnocchi

planning / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 19 - “Let’s Cutlet the Red Dragon”

original katsudon attempt from 2023 / katsu excitement / comparison pics / process video / anime comparison

Recipe 20 - Red Dragon Meal

planning 1 / planning 2 / oxtail broth update / pickled daikon recipe / comparison pics / process video: part 1 and part 2 / recipe post

Recipe 21 - Lost Red Dragon "Ham" + Orc Medicine Toast

comparison pics / process video

Recipe 22 - Travel Rations Set for Adventurers

planning / comparison pics / process video

Recipe 23 - Jack-o'-Lantern Potage and Sauteed Dryad Buds with Cheese

planning / pumpkin bowl face / comparison pics / process video / blooper reel

BONUS - (dunmeshi zine chef contributor announcement!!!)

Recipe 24 - Eisbein-Style Cockatrice and Dryad Bud Sauerkraut

planning / sauerkraut poll / comparison pics / process video

BONUS - DunMeshi tiktok milestones!

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #masterlist #dungeon cooking tag #dunmeshi

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najia-cooks · 5 months

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[ID: A circle of overlapping semi-circular bright pink pickles arranged on a plate, viewed from a low angle. End ID]

مخلل اللفت / Mukhallal al-lifit (Pickled turnips)

The word "مُخَلَّل" ("mukhallal") is derived from the verb "خَلَّلَ"‎ ("khallala"), meaning "to preserve in vinegar." "Lifit" (with diacritics, Levantine pronunciation: "لِفِتْ"), "turnip," comes from the root "ل ف ت‎", which produces words relating to being crooked, turning aside, and twisting (such as "لَفَتَ" "lafata," "to twist, to wring"). This root was being used to produce a word meaning "turnip" ("لِفْتْ" "lift") by the 1000s AD, perhaps because turnips must be twisted or wrung out of the ground.

Pickling as a method of preserving produce so that it can be eaten out of season is of ancient origin. In the modern-day Levant, pickles (called "طَرَاشِيّ‎" "ṭarāshiyy"; singular "طُرْشِيّ" "ṭurshiyy") make up an important culinary category: peppers, carrot, olives, eggplant, cucumber, cabbage, cauliflower, and lemons are preserved with vinegar or brine for later consumption.

Pickled turnips are perhaps the most commonly consumed pickles in the Levant. They are traditionally prepared during the turnip harvest in the winter; in the early spring, once they have finished their slow fermentation, they may be added to appetizer spreads, served as a side with breakfast, lunch, or dinner, eaten on their own as a snack, or used to add pungency to salads, sandwiches, and wraps (such as shawarma or falafel). Tarashiyy are especially popular among Muslim Palestinians during the holy month of رَمَضَان (Ramaḍān), when they are considered a must-have on the إِفْطَار ("ʔifṭār"; fast-breaking meal) table. Pickle vendors and factories will often hire additional workers in the time leading up to Ramadan in order to keep up with increased demand.

In its simplest instantiation, mukhallal al-lifit combines turnips, beetroot (for color), water, salt, and time: a process of anaerobic lacto-fermentation produces a deep transformation in flavor and a sour, earthy, tender-crisp pickle. Some recipes instead pickle the turnips in vinegar, which produces a sharp, acidic taste. A pink dye (صِبْغَة مُخَلَّل زَهْرِي‎; "ṣibgha mukhallal zahri") may be added to improve the color. Palestinian recipes in particular sometimes call for garlic and green chili peppers. This recipe is for a "slow pickle" made with brine: thick slices of turnip are fermented at room temperature for about three weeks to produce a tangy, slightly bitter pickle with astringency and zest reminiscent of horseradish.

Turnips are a widely cultivated crop in Palestine, but, though they make a very popular pickle, they are seldom consumed fresh. One Palestinian dish, mostly prepared in Hebron, that does not call for their fermentation is مُحَشّي لِفِتْ ("muḥashshi lifit")—turnips that are cored, fried, and stuffed with a filling made from ground meat, rice, tomato, and sumac or tamarind. In Nablus, tahina and lemon juice may be added to the meat and rice. A similar dish exists in Jordan.

Turnips produced in the West Bank are typically planted in open fields (as opposed to in or under structures such as plastic tunnels) in November and harvested in February, making them a fall/winter crop. Because most of them are irrigated (rather than rain-fed), their yield is severely limited by the Israeli military's siphoning off of water from Palestine's natural aquifers to settlers and their farms.

Israeli military order 92, issued on August 15th, 1967 (just two months after the order by which Israel had claimed full military, legislative, executive, and judicial control of the West Bank on June 7th), placed all authority over water resources in the hands of an Israeli official. Military order 158, issued on November 19th of the same year, declared that no one could establish, own, or administer any water extraction or processing construction (such as wells, water purification plants, or rainwater collecting cisterns) without a new permit. Water infrastructure could be searched for, confiscated, or destroyed at will of the Israeli military. This order de facto forbid Palestinians from owning or constructing any new water infrastructure, since anyone could be denied a permit without reason; to date, no West Bank Palestinian has ever been granted a permit to construct a well to collect water from an aquifer.

Nearly 30 years later, the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (also called the Oslo II Accord or the Taba Agreement), signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1995, officially granted Israel the full control over water resources in occupied Palestine that it had earlier claimed. The Argreement divided the West Bank into regions of three types—A, B, and C—with Israel given control of Area C, and the Palestinian Authority (PA) supposedly having full administrative power over Area A (about 3% of the West Bank at the time).

In fact, per article 40 of Annex 3, the PA was only allowed to administer water distribution in Area A, so long as their water usage did not exceed what had been allocated to them in the 1993 Oslo Accord, a mere 15% of the total water supply: they had no administrative control over water resources, all of which were owned and administered by Israel. This interim agreement was to be returned to in permanent status negotiations which never occurred.

The cumulative effect of these resolutions is that Palestinians have no independent access to water: they are forbidden to collect water from underground aquifers, the Jordan River, freshwater springs, or rainfall. They are, by law and by design, fully reliant on Israel's grid, which distributes water very unevenly; a 2023 report estimated that Israeli settlers (in "Israel" and in the occupied West Bank) used 3 times as much water as Palestinians. Oslo II estimations of Palestinians' water needs were set at a static number of million cubic meters (mcm), rather than an amount of water per person, and this number has been adhered to despite subsequent growth in the Palestinian population.

Palestinians who are connected to the Israeli grid may open their taps only to find them dry (for as long as a month at a time, in بَيْت لَحْم "bayt laḥm"; Bethlehem, and الخَلِيل "al-khalīl"; Hebron). Families rush to complete chores that require water the moment they discover the taps are running. Those in rural areas rely on cisterns and wells that they are forbidden to deepen; new wells and reservoirs that they build are demolished in the hundreds by the Israeli military. Water deficits must be made up by paying steep prices for additional tankards of water, both through clandestine networks and from Israel itself. As climate change makes summers hotter and longer, the crisis worsens.

By contrast, Israeli settlers use water at will. Israel, as the sole authority over water resources, has the power to transfer water between aquifers; in practice, it uses this authority to divert water from the Jordan River basin, subterranean aquifers, and بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّا ("buḥayrat ṭabariyyā"; Lake Tiberias) into its national water carrier (built in 1964), and from there to other regions, including the Negev Desert (south of the West Bank) and settlements within the West Bank.

Whenever Israel annexes new land, settlers there are rapidly given access to water; the PA, however, is forbidden to transport water from one area of the West Bank to another. Israel's control over water resources is an important part of the settler colonial project, as access to water greatly influences the desirability of land and the expected profit to be gained through its agricultural exports.

The result of the diversion of water is to increase the salinity of the Eastern Aquifer (in the West Bank, on the east bank of the Jordan River) and the remainder of the Jordan that flows into the West Bank, reducing the water's suitability for drinking and irrigation; in addition, natural springs and wells in Palestine have run dry. In this environment, water for drinking and watering crops and livestock is given priority, and many Palestinians struggle to access enough water to shower or wash clothing regularly. In extreme circumstances, crops may be left for dead, as Palestinian farmers instead seek out jobs tending Israeli fields.

Some areas in Palestine are worse off in this regard than others. Though water can be produced more easily in the قَلْقِيلية (Qalqilya), طُولْكَرْم (Tulkarm) and أَرِيحَا ("ʔarīḥā"; Jericho) Districts than in others, the PA is not permitted to transfer water from these areas to areas where water is scarcer, such as the Bethlehem and Al-Khalil Districts. In Al-Khalil, where almost a third of Palestinian acreage devoted to turnips is located [1], and where farming families such as the Jabars cultivate them for market, water usage averaged just 51 liters per person per day in 2020—compare this to the West Bank Palestinian average of 82.4 liters, the WHO recommended daily minimum of 100 liters, and the Israeli average of 247 liters per person per day.

As Israeli settlement גִּבְעַת חַרְסִינָה (Givat Harsina) encroached on Al-Khalil in 2001, with a subdivision being built over the bulldozed Jabar orchard, the Jabars reported settlers breaking their windows, destroying their garden, throwing rocks, and holding rallies on the road leading to their house. In 2010, with the growth of the קִרְיַת־אַרְבַּע (Kiryat Arba) settlement (officially the parent settlement of Givat Harsina), the Jabars' entire irrigation system was repeatedly torn out, with the justification that they were stealing water from the Israeli water authority; the destruction continued into 2014. Efforts at connecting and expanding Israeli settlements in the Bethlehem area continue to this day.

Thus we can see that water deprivation is one tool among many used to drive Palestinians from their land; and that it is connected to a strategy of rendering agriculture impossible or unprofitable for them, forcing them into a state of dependence on the Israeli economy.

Turnips, as well as cabbage and chili peppers, are also grown in the village of وَادِي فُوقِين (Wadi Fuqin), west of Bethlehem. In 2014, Israel annexed about 1,250 acres of land in Wadi Fuqin, or a third of the village's land, "effectively [ruling] out development of the village and its use of this land for agriculture." Most of this land lies immediately to the west of a group of settlements Israel calls גּוּשׁ עֶצְיוֹן ("Gush Etzion"; Etzion Bloc). Building here would link several non-contiguous Israeli settlements with each other and with القدس (Al-Quds; "Jerusalem"), hemming Palestinians of the region in on all sides (many main roads through Israeli settlements cannot be used by anyone with a Palestinian ID). [2] PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi said that the annexation, which was carried out "[u]nder the cover of [Israel's] latest campaign of aggression in Gaza," "represent[ed] Israel’s deliberate intent to wipe out any Palestinian presence on the land".

This, of course, was not the beginning of this strategy: untreated sewage from Gush Etzion settlements had been contaminating crops, springs, and groundwater in Wadi Fuqin since 2006, which also saw nearly 100 acres of Palestinian land annexed to allow for expansion of the Etzion Bloc.

All of this has obviously had an effect on Palestinian agriculture. A 1945–6 British survey of vegetable production in Palestine found that 992 dunums were devoted to Arab turnip production (954 irrigated and 38 rain-fed; no turnip production was attributed to Jewish settlers). A March 1948 UN report claimed that "[i]n most districts the markets are well-supplied with all the common winter vegetables—cabbages, cauliflowers, lettuce and spinach; carrots, turnips and and beets; beans and peas; green onions, eggplants, marrows and tomatoes." By 2009, however, the area given to turnips in Palestine had fallen to 918 dunums. Of these, 864 dunums were irrigated and 54 rain-fed. This represents an increase in unirrigated turnips (5.8%, up from 3.9%) that is perhaps related to difficulty in obtaining sufficient water.

Meanwhile, Israel profits from its restriction of Palestinian agriculture; it is the largest exporter of turnips in West Asia (I found no data for turnip exports from Palestine after 1922, suggesting that the produce is all for local consumption).

The pattern that Ashrawi called out in 2014 continued in 2023, as Israel's genocide in Gaza occurs alongside the continued and escalating killing and expulsion of West Bank Palestinians. The 2014 annexations, which represented the largest land grab for over 30 years and which appeared to institute a new era of state policy, have been followed up in subsequent years with more land claims and settlement-building.

Israeli military and settler raids and massacres in the West Bank, which had already killed 248 in 2023 before the حَمَاس (Hamas) October 7 offensive had taken place, accelerated after the attack, with forced expulsions of Palestinians (including Bedouin Arabs), and harassment, raids, kidnappings, and torture of Palestinians by a military armed with rifles, tanks, and drones. This violence has been opposed by armed resistance groups, who defend refugee camps from military raids with strategies including the use of improvised explosives.

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[1] 918 dunums were devoted to turnips according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) report for 2009; the 2008 PCBS report attributes 253 dunums of turnip cultivation to Al-Khalil ("Hebron") for 2006–7.

[2] Today, Gush Etzion is connected to Al-Quds by an underground road that runs beneath the Palestinian Christian town of بَيتْ جَالَا (Bayt Jala).

Ingredients:

Makes 2 1-liter mason jars.

500g (4 medium) turnips

1 beetroot

1 medium green chili pepper (فلفل حار خضرة), halved

2 small cloves garlic, peeled

1 liter (4 cups) distilled or filtered water

25g coarse sea salt (or substitute an equivalent weight of any salt without iodine)

Some brining recipes for lifit call for the addition of a spoonful of sugar. This will increase the activity of lactic-acid-producing bacteria at the beginning of the fermentation, producing a quicker fermentation and a different, sourer flavor profile.

Instructions:

1. Clean two large mason jars thoroughly in hot water (there is no need to sterilize them).

2. Scrub vegetables thoroughly. Cut the top (root) and bottom off of each turnip. Cut each turnip in half (from root end to bottom), and then in 1 cm (1/2") slices (perpendicular to the last cut). Prepare the beetroot the same way.

If you need your pickles to be finished sooner, cut the turnips into thinner slices, or into thick (1/2") baton shapes; these will need to be fermented for about a week.

3. Arrange turnip and beet slices so that they lie flat in your jars. Add garlic and peppers.

4. Whisk salt into water until dissolved and pour over the turnips until they are fully submerged. Seal with the jar's lid and leave in a cool place, or the refrigerator, for 20–24 days.

The amount of brine that you will need to cover the top of the vegetables will depend on the shape of your jar. If you add more water, make sure that you add more salt in the same ratio.

#Palestinian #pickles #turnips #beets #gluten free #long post /#tarashiyy

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secretearthquakecheesecake · 3 months

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In every bite of a samosa, you taste the true essence of India. Samosas are like little pockets of love filled with spices and flavors...

Samosa lovers unite: let’s celebrate the joy of these triangular treats on forthcoming Holi festival of colours.

Meanwhile recipe for your practice..Now a days Samosas have become a popular entrée, appetiser, Or snack in the cuisines around the world..

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animephantom · 4 months

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Delicious in Dungeon, Episode 5: Snacks/Sorbet

We're back again, albeit a couple of days late. Shouting from the rooftops again, DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE MANGA OR WATCHED THE EPISODE IN ORDER TO AVOID SPOILERS. REPEAT, THIS IS A SPOILER WARNING.

With that out of the way, I'll start by saying I have high hopes for this week's episode. While I had complaints about the previous one, I feel like the plot's been set up to a point where things are about to start moving for real. To be fair, assuming this is a 12 episode season, we're almost halfway done, so I'd really hope to see SOME movement here.

@collectoroflovelythings has advised me that this should be a 24 episode season, and that's so goddamn nice. More episodes means a much gentler pace than your usual faire, and it gives us time to appreciate the world more!

With the intro and hopefully enough content to hide spoilers from casual eyes, let's get into this week's episode, Snacks/Sorbet.

I really like that we start off seeing a different party eating at a tavern. It gives us contrast between the main characters and the rest of the world. Doing things the way they do is absolutely not the norm, and seeing the way other parties function is really cool.

Can I get into the character design for a sec? Because how cool are these guys? Like, Kabru's armor is actually practical? And I really like how he and his crew are just people. Perhaps a bit overconfident, but I think we'll see that corrected when they meet Senshi and co.

This guy's also a prankster, and I'm always a sucker for that archetype. He's hella cute, isn't he? And I love that the caster in the party has little time for his bullshit.

So we join them on their trip into The Dungeon. And unlike Senshi's crew, they're practically rolling in gear, cash, but sometimes more money really means more problems.

Speaking of money problems, holy shit the monster design in this show is so fun! Gold Coin Scarab Beetles? I figured the treasure would be cursed or something, but no, we've got a swarm of insects capable of taking out well equipped parties!

Seriously, look at these guys. There's beauty in simplicity, and it's very clear what's supposed to be happening with these guys. Like mimics, they lie in wait for unsuspecting adventurers to touch them before revealing their true selves and the threat they pose.

Of course Marcille is terrified of them. At least she blasts a stun spell instead of a fireball or something. If I used these guys in one of my D&D games, they'd be getting nuked so fast, but I still think they're so cool.

Something I've noticed is that this show tends to eschew typical supernatural stuff like curses or possession, instead opting to create a space in the Dungeon's ecosystem for new ideas like this. I love how this translates to the Adventurers having their own niche in that ecosystem too. It's as though the Dungeon wants adventurers to come in!

Also, the show didn't have to show us that the insects are sexually dimorphic, but I fucking love that it does. Straight up, it's detail like this that keeps me coming back.

I wonder how you'd eat them? Are we gonna make Bugsnax?

We are!

This episode's first recipe is a variety of snacks and what looks like a jelly.

Sometimes, when delving the Dungeon, you're a little hungry, but not so hungry you need a meal. That's when you have a snack instead! A little pick me up to make the trip a bit nicer. Personally I love the necklace Dango. I'd one hundred percent eat these guys.

An interesting thing Senshi brings up is that Dungeon monsters are always tastier than surface monsters. I wonder why that is? Is it the environment? And they taste better from deeper in the Dungeon too.

It's also really nice to see Laios bonding with Keisuke, his sword, who warned him to the danger the Treasure Insects presented. It's just cute to see the two of them begin to form a symbiotic relationship. Not a new plot point, but always one I like.

Leave it to Senshi, who cares not one whit about fortune, to neglect mentioning that the inedible 'bugs' were real treasure. No further commentary, I love this man and deeply wish to play him in a D&D game.

Remember how I said the show doesn't go for the supernatural? I wasn't quite right, because it's here we're introduced to ghosts. The party tries to leave, and in the process of fleeing Laios drops his sandwich, getting his ass frozen by these grabby assholes.

It's also nice to get some characterization of other people who've been in the party. We haven't seen much of Laios's sister, Falin, but it's so cool to see her resolve problems without violence, opting for the kindest possible option to handle a ghostly encounter of her own.

I hope that when she's rescued she retains this gentle demeanor. To me it makes the show feel that little bit kinder, which is one of the reasons I wanted to even watch it. I was looking for something comfortable and kind, which is exactly what I'm mostly getting from it, fantasy racism aside.

This is so fucking cool. The party's being chased by ghosts, and it looks like there's no way to fend them off, but the ever resourceful Senshi has an idea: let's make holy water out of what we have on hand! As a DM, I fucking LOVE when my players have wild ideas like these. "No cleric around to bless, so let's try using a bunch of different items that folks consider holy, like salt, but I'm gonna use sugar instead because I don't have salt, booze, candles and fire to keep that evil the hell away from ya."

This man is so iconic, I really love him. I really wanna play him in a game. It's obvious he's making it up as he's going along, but I would 100% allow this to work. It's so clever, so ingenious, I'd be insane to say "Despite your cleverness, the mixture appears to have no effect."

Seriously, just look at this fucking man! This guy has been playing D&D for a very long time and he's just having fun with the character at this point. He built something weird, and he knows it.

And when the party joins in on the insanity, it's all the better.

This also happens to be the second recipe of the episode!

Exorcism Sorbet, made by combining the ingredients for our Intercultural Holy Water in a jar and swinging that jar through ghosts until the mixture combines into a soft, delicious frozen treat!

I'd have preferred a screencap from the anime, but alas Netflix is dumb and prevented me from taking one.

I think it's really funny how hesitant Marcille and Chilchuk are to eat this, even after all this time eating 'questionable' foods made by Senshi and Laios. I mean, you'd think they trust their party members by now! But that's also just a part of the episode formula. Senshi and Laios make food from thing they fought, Chilchuk and Marcille ask if it's even edible, Laios takes the first bite and proclaims its deliciousness, and everyone else eats, marveling at how good it is.

This isn't a complaint, by the way! I actually really like this part every time.

It's also always funny to me when Laios says something weird that catches the party off guard, like "We're kinda lucky my sister got eaten by a dragon, or we'd never be having this sorbet!" Like, dude. Even Senshi's like "Some things are better kept to yourself." Way to stick your foot in your mouth, my guy!

This week's episode was so fun. I enjoyed every part of it, and can't wait to see the party from the beginning of the episode again! I want to see how normal adventurers feel about our odd duck cohort. 9/10, would watch again with no hesitation.

With that, we close out until next time. Tune in again next week for more reviews of Delicious in Dungeon, but only partway through because I write these live.

#delicious in dungeon #anime #anime review #anime art #senshi dungeon meshi #laios dungeon meshi

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lennysfridge · 10 months

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ryan said his favorite snack is his mom's home baked cookies...

So imagine grumpy taking the time to learn her recipe (somehow without the little dude realizing) and making them for him if he ever has a bad day (or just because he's cute).

One day he mentions to his mom that the cookies grumpy makes taste exactly like hers and his mom telling him that grumpy learned it for him.

"the little dude." got me giggling

you have gone and texted his mom earlier that Sunday morning about her cookie recipe. heading to the store before your all star of a boyfriend woke up.

ryan left your apartment later that afternoon to go hang out with Will and Will vote as you wanted to perfect his moms cookies. it took all afternoon but when you finally got the recipe down, you took a photo sending it to his mom and she was so happy.

ryan comes walking walking through the door after 6pm "it smells good," he sniffs, " did mom bring her cookies." he smiles

"no i made them," you say giving him back a smile, he takes one off the plate

"holy shit baby, these are so good." ryan says while chewing, "how did you get her recipe."

"I asked her and went out this morning and took all day to perfect it. i was just so proud of you winning the overtime last night that i made you your favourite cookies."

"thanks squish, i love you." Ryan leans down giving you a kiss with crumbs on his lips

#sunshine!ryan/grumpy!gf

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suchananewsblog · 1 year

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Spice Up Your Snack Time With This Delicious Tomato-Mint Chutney Recipe

One of the biggest festivals of the year, Holi is finally here and we are all set to celebrate it with much fun and fervour. From Gulaal to water guns, colours and more, we are sure you have arranged it all for the Holi party. But no celebration is complete without some decadent foods. Holi celebration and food go hand-in-hand, with pakodas, samosas, and more to amp up the Holi celebration. But…

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heyitssashag · 5 months

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Finished reading my third book of 2024. Finding Me by Viola Davis is an excellent memoir! She talks about her life growing up in extreme poverty, coping with racism, witnessing horrific domestic violence from her parents and experiencing sexual abuse. She talks about her career, the roles she’s played over the years and how she got there. This book was heartbreaking and I found it a tough read in spots. There was one section where I balled my eyes out. She has forgiven the unforgivable.

Through acting she excelled in her art and in the process, found herself. Very inspiring story overcoming adversity and finding love (but not in a super sappy way). Definitely recommend.

Today, I went for a walk and decided to bring a little “someone” with me. A friend of mine sent me this thing to make me smile when I’m having hard days. Here’s a video (sound on):

This thing is ridiculous. When I took it out of the mailbox, it was already making noises. 😂

I wouldn’t mind a side-kick but prefer a smaller, less noisier one.

After my walk, I made:

No Bake Protein Balls.

I made this for a school lunch snack for my kid. High in omegas for brain power! Here is my made up recipe.

Ingredients:

2 cups old fashioned oats

1 cup toasted unsweetened shredded coconut

2/3 cup ground walnuts (I just used shelled, raw walnuts and ground them in the blender)

1 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup ground flaxseed

3/4 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup hemp hearts

2 tsp vanilla extract

Mix in a big bowl. Roll up into balls. Put into a container and refrigerate.

Confession: Honestly, I kind of just “eyed” the measurements so add or lessen any ingredient you see fit. lol.

I was going to add a little Himalayan (or course sea) salt into the mixture but the kid told me not to. I think it would be good. Then I started singing Chocolate Salty Balls (South Park) and my kid plugged their ears and ran away.

Personally, I think these taste awesome and holy crap, they’re very filling. lol. I think I made like 20-ish. I didn’t count. They’ll last a while.

Anyway, I did do a 5k+ walk, today. Did about the same yesterday with the kid. We walked along the sea wall and it was beautiful and warm.

Tomorrow the kid is back to school so winter break is “officially” over. Christmas feels already so long ago - time felt like it was going slower. (That’s what happens when the kid is home 24/7. lol.)

Last night I couldn’t get to sleep. I think it was 3:45am when I looked at the clock. So frustrating. I know it’s due to menopause.

I’m not sure what book to read next. I started reading Betsey Johnson’s memoir last year and got about half way through. It wasn’t boring but it wasn’t very exciting either. I think I’ll power through and finish it. When I’m done, I’ll have to start the book club book for February: Fairy Tale by Stephen King. It’s going to take me a while to get through that. His books aren’t short. lol. I haven’t read a Stephen King novel since I was a teenager.

#metastatic breast cancer #life update #blogging on my blog

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pleasantlycrazyworld · 1 year

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Chapter 2. The Snickerdoodle

Chapter 1.

The boys were so happy to hear that you didn’t mind the book club, they were thrilled to move it to Sundays from now on. This Sunday they were over at Gareth’s house, and he was so excited to be the “host” this week.

Everyone decided that they would take turns hosting and that when you’re the “host” of the book club you’re in charge of the snacks, typically the snacks are some sort of cookie. And Gareth was prepared for this week's meeting. He knew the younglings were stressed over having to read Hamlet and Macbeth this week. The rest of the boys just couldn’t wrap their heads around how these freshmen could handle not one but two Shakespeare plays during the same week but apparently, what happens when you’re in honor English.

Everyone is supposed to be over at three today and Gareth got up early to make some fresh homemade Snickerdoodles. His favorite cookies. He found his mom’s old recipe and gathered all the ingredients. He turned on some music and got to it.

He wanted to double the recipe for sure, he thought two dozen cookies would be more than enough but somehow he ended up with much more than planned. As the cookies came out of the oven he moved them to a cooling rack, after they were cooled he plated them on some of his mom's giant platters she has for the holidays. As he puts in the last batch of cookies he tries to start cleaning up but then he really notices how many cookies he had made. “Holy fuck....How did I end up with nine dozen??? What are we going to do with 108 cookies!?” Just as he starts to panic the doorbell rings and he stares at the door with wide eyes, they’re early.

He gulps and goes to open the door, before he can say anything Dustin enters the house rambling about how he isn’t going to survive this English course, and Lucas follows trying to calm his friend down. Eddie is the last one to enter rolling his eyes at the dramatic rambles of Dustin, he goes to greet Gareth but just as he steps in he takes a deep breath in, “Dude is something burning?”

“MY COOKIES!!!” Gareth rushes to the kitchen and pulls out burnt to a crisp Snickerdoodle. He is cussing under his breath as he throws the very burnt cookies out, Eddie is chuckling under his breath. “I think we will be okay,” he says looking around the kitchen at all the platters of cookies, “There has to be at least a hundred cookies in here man, you have over nine of your mom's platters and there is nothing but cookies.” Eddie takes one of the cookies and takes a bit, he nearly moans from the taste, "These are your mom's recipes aren't they?" Eddie asks excitedly before grabbing zip-lock baggies and bagging some up. Gareth nods and Eddie smiles even more wide, "These are delicious, I'm taking a platter home myself." Gareth takes in his surroundings again and all he can do is laugh, “I swear I thought I was just doubling the recipe, I have no idea how this happened” He explains in between laughs. Eddie pats him on the back and grabs a platter in each hand.

He walks into the living area and sees everyone huddling over copies of the plays, he clears his throat to make an announcement.

“Boys! Everyone better like Snickerdoodles!”

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Obsessed w the idea of sending dad!Matty to the studio with a packed lunch. Like u make a packed lunch for all your babas and then decide to make Matty one, to ensure he actually eats. And when he pulls out the Tupperware in the studio, the boys r like ‘are you actually kidding I want a packed lunch too!!’

oh my GOD this is so cute. ok, so, both the girls are at school, and you've been trying different recipes and things to put in their lunches so it doesn't get boring for them every day. and i think you trick matty into taking a lunch with him to the studio, too, because you've been there with him before and watched him generally not take the time to go and get himself some food throughout the long days. maybe you're in a phase of making different cold pasta dishes for the girls, because they like it and you can sneak vegetables into sauces to make sure they're eating them, and you get matty to try a bit while you're making it and he's like "holy shit that's so good like we should actually have that for dinner" - the next morning, when you're assembling the lunches, you pretend you've made too much and you're like "babe do you want to take what's left to the studio? i'd eat it, but your mum and i are going for lunch today so it'll just go in the bin otherwise". and matty's like "yeah sweetheart that's actually ideal thank you!", and you're like "no problem! d'you want me to pack some snacks as well so you can just grab something when you want it?" and matty says "oh good idea, angel, thanks" - he literally leaves the house with a whole packed lunch, cans of coke and bottles of water and all, and he's none the wiser. and then at the studio that morning, i think someone comes round to take food orders for lunchtime and they get to matty and he's like "it's cool i've brought pasta with me that wifey made, thanks though", and everyone in the room is like "... what" and matty's like "i'm not kidding". so at actual lunchtime the boys kinda watch curiously as matty pulls a tupperware of pasta and some fruit and chocolate and crisps out of his bag, and george is like "mate... your wife has literally made you a packed lunch, you know that right?". and matty shrugs and eats his pasta and says "and? it's good. try a bit", so the boys all have a little bit of pasta and they split the two tangerines matty has, and share the crisps and the chocolate. and they're all like "that was actually the best lunch in ages" - ross and george are like "do you think she'd make some for us too? like for tomorrow?" and matty's like "bugger off we've already got children to provide for", while adam's putting notes in his phone about what things he's going to put in his own packed lunches from now on lol <3

#mads answers asks #mads muses #matty asks #fluff asks #dad!matty

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ratherbefangirling · 2 years

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BTS Reaction : Eid Edition

Note: In case of V it's in continuation/ same universe as Ramadan Reaction, feel free to check that out first.

Reader is Muslim and friends with BTS

BEFORE YOU READ:-

There are two Eids, one marking the end of Ramadan (the Holy month in which Muslims fast)-> Eid ul Fitr also called the sweet eid because sweets are the focus at meals and the other is Eid ul Adha marked by the end of Hajj (the holy pilgrimage that is done at a specific time) 7

Other meanings given at the end. If something is confusing please let me know. I've tried to make it accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Read also : BTS Ramadan Reaction

Warning ⚠️: Don't like Don't read.

Kim Namjoon

On one of the many conversations you had had with Namjoon you had mentioned how back home you waited to watch the moon on the last day of Ramadan.

The crescent that showed up indicated Eid-ul- Fitr.

Still you were surprised when he showed up at your apartment with a picnic set, carefully buying and ordering *halal food and snacks.

"Surprise."

You would be more excited if you weren't exhausted to the bone as exciting as Ramadan was it did catch up on your energy levels. Also the prospect of cleaning on Eid was less exciting since you really didn't have any great plans for Eid. It didn't seem exciting if you were alone.

Still Namjoon showing up was like an Eid Miracle.

So on what might had ended as a bittersweet night ended up in a fun night where you hung out in a camp site waiting for the moon to show and roasting things in the camp fire and discussing everything under the stars.

And when the moon finally showed up your smile resembled it.

Kim Seokjin

⚠️ don't come at me !!!

Seokjin had accompanied you to your house before but nothing could prepare him for the feast that was whipped up on Eid.

"Auntie, its delicious." He complimented mouth stuffed.

"Have some more, kids these days eat so little."

"Auntie honestly if I knew I was going to get such delicious food I would have come starving. It really is good."

Your mother is pleased. So she packs food for him.

"You really need to give me the recipe Auntie. " He tells her.

"Whenever you want to eat I will cook for you."

"Ah he's so nice if he were a Muslim boy I'd have gotten you married." Your mother tells you in your native toungue.

"Nah never."

"What did she say?"

"Trust me you don't want to know."

"Is she saying we should get married?" He jokes .

"How did you know?" You say flabbergasted

"Aren't I a dream son in law?" He winks

You make a gagging sound to let him know exactly what you think about that.

Your mom hits your arm at your 'misbehaviour' in front of guests.

"Don't act to smartly, my mom regularly speaks to the mom's of my Korean friends, you might just find yourself married." You tell him threat evident.

"You won't do that to me."

You look at him so as to say 'try me'.

He gulps nervously.

Min Yoongi

Days before Eid you had been at the height of excitement. You had gotten approval on your leave and had your tickets booked too. Except because of a work emergency you had to cancel your plans.

Atleast it was a Sunday on Eid. Your family was miffed too.

So when on a Sunday you got a call from work you were ready to throw your phone. Except you were an adult with bills who couldn't act so childishly.

Apparently someone had forgotten to save the files you had all worked overtime on.

In the end duty called still you decided to atleast wear your eid outfit who cares if people on the public transport looked at you.

What you weren't expecting was decorations in the meeting room and a feast spread out. And streamers released the moment you stepped in.

You did end up tearing up. Apparently, Yoongi your office bestfriend had talked to your boss and other colleagues since everyone felt bad for you because you couldn't enjoy your well deserved leave.

You later come to know Yoongi had pulled an all nighter and made the food himself as the rest of the office decorated the meeting room and it had been tough to hide this from you.

He even had to go on an extra shopping trip to gather all ingredients. Still it was worth it seeing you so brightened instead of disappointed as you had been previously slaving away.

"Is it good?" Yoongi asked.

"A+" You returned

"Eid Mubarak Y/nie."

"Eid Mubarak Yoongi-ah."

Jung Hoseok

Hoseok was always a social person and so when you invited him along to the Eid Party organised by the International Students committee. He had no reason to say no.

For Him it was a day of discoveries. He dressed up nicely but conservatively because that seemed like a theme with you, his sole source of information.

For the most part you had been busy with the preparation along with other members busy coordinating events and activities. You didn't have time to hang out with Hoseok and your other Korean classmates/ friends.

Hobi had shown up timely at the event.

"Eid Mubarak y/n." He said and gave you flowers because he had no idea about Eid Customs but every one liked flowers right?

"Thank you Hobi, thanks for coming."

You had introduced him to other people all of them dressed differently he noted.

"You look good." You said to your friend.

"Say 'Mashallah' Y/n."

"Sorry, Mashallah you are looking gorgeous."

"What does that mean?" Hoseok asks.

"It means basically like it's to protect you from evil eye." You reply.

"It is basically what God has willed so in this case like God willed some should look nice. Another term that is used is Subhanallah that means God is beautiful and used to say like .. um God is beautiful and likes beautiful things."

"That makes sense but also all of you are wearing different clothes...Don't you have a Muslim dress?" Hoseok questioned.

Someone laughed at the question and another person elbowed them.

"Hoseok there is nothing like Muslim dress we all belong to different ethnicities and dress and even eat different foods so we have things which aren't allowed for eg pork and alcohol but otherwise Islam is a religion, Muslims are followers and having same religion doesn't mean we are same culturally like a Christian from the west isn't a copy of one from the east." The head of the committee explained.

"Oh that makes sense." Hobi replied.

"That reminds me there's a dabke* dance performance soon. Y/n told us you're into dancing. You might like it."

And like it Hoseok did.

Jimin

On the day before Eid, Jimin asks if you want to try donuts at this new shop. You agree. Since it's near to the shop you're going to buy henna cones at.

First you go to buy henna and then eat donuts with which Jimin would have no problem except you seem lost in the phone busy looking up designs.

"Come on Y/n. Look at me, your phone is always with you."

"Sorry its just I need to figure out a good design."

Jimin pouts.

"Sorry Jiminie. I will pay attention. Happy now."

"Hmm fine."

Just then your phone rang. It was your mom.

"It's my mom give me aminute."

"Assalamualaikum.*" You said answering the phone.

"Walaikumassalam* I sent you your Eidi* Check your bank account."

"Thank you. I'm outside so I will check and text you ok?"

"Ok and eat something nice ok. Then let me know."

"Inshallah (If God wills) . Bye." You say cutting the phone.

"What happened?" Jimin asks.

"I'm rich for today do you want me to get you coffee." You ask

He raises a brow.

"I got gift money for Eid and since I'm going to a relatives house tomorrow I'm going to be loaded."

"Lucky you."

"You want to come?" You ask

"Won't it be awkward?" He returns.

"No its eid." You reply as if it explained everything.

And it wasn't awkward at all. Somehow he fit in perfectly. the house cat marked Jimins lap as his territory and Jimin spent most of the time petting him. Your cousins liked him and you were sure one of them developed a crush on him.

Taehyung

Taehyung wasn't expecting to be woke up so early after spending his night on video gaming.

Still there you were, with unidentified people standing behind you. Two females, one male and a so cute baby.

You introduce them as your aunt, your cousin and her family who had come to visit Korea for Eid Vacation but a miscommunication had messed up the hotel booking so needed accommodation for the day.

He would have said no but your kicked kitten look and a cute baby he could play with were too hard to resist.

So he opened his home turned the sofa bed into a bed and showed him the bathroom and went to sleep.

He woke up late noon. His drawing room clean and empty. He decided to check up on you.

On knocking your cousin's husband opened the door. Your house was lively and full of aromas. The female army he assumed was in the kitchen because he could hear voices from there.

Taehyung played with the little baby while your cousins husband set the dining table bringing foods from the kitchen.

Finally you came out cheeks stretching with a smile he didn't know you were capable of having.

"Thank you Taehyungie. Here have a date."

You said handing him a platter of stuffed dates.

He finally paid attention to the feast spread on the table. He didn't know names of many things.

"It's nice." He said.

Your aunt came from the kitchen and said something to you. You nodded.

You brought a plate.

"Do you want me to give you a selection or do you want to try taking yourself? "

So he filled his plate with sweets and other items.

One bite and he was in heaven.

You laughed and his facial expression.

"You liked it yes? Happy sweet eid Taehyung."

"Happy eid!! Everyone." He says.

"Eid Mubarak." Your family responds.

Your aunt says something to you.

"My aunt is grateful you let my cousin in law sleep at your home."

"It's ok. Its my pleasure. The food she cooked is very good, tell her that."

"How do you know I didn't cook it."

"I have tasted your cooking and to be fair..."

"Not a word Kim Taehyung if you know what's better for you."

Your cousin comes out. The family is leaving joining the tour they had come for. She hands you the gifts they had brought for you. Your Eidi.

Aunty gave Taehyung an envelope with Eidi too.

"Eid gift." You supplied before he asked. He nodded and let her pat his head.

She patted your head too. Then they left. Taehyung was very sad to part with the baby. Still you both had a lot of food to taste test.

"You have a lot of energy even after fasting the whole month." Taehyung commented remembering his attempt at fasting.

"I mean it's Eid after all. Oh and do you want to have dinner here or at home?" You ask.

"Can I call my friends over, they planned to crash at my place?" He asks.

"Sure, my friends are coming too."

"Oh."

"You didn't think all this food was for only the two of us did you?"

Jeon Jungkook

Jungkook had accompanied you to *home country* since he had always wanted to discover new places.

So when you booked your tickets for Eid Ul Adha.

All of it was a new experience for him. His new routine included the special element of feeding the goat which had come for slaughter.

You were worried he would get too emotionally attached. You remembered a younger you who was the same. Excited to have a pet goat and then on the day of Eid, learn it had turned into your favourite meal. The world was not a kind place.

At least your parents didn't make you watch, you had heard how some kids were woken up at dawn to be shown the sight. 'To strengthen their hearts' the old wives say. Others say 'it's so that you don't waste your food'.

Of course you know the story behind the slaughter.

So you told Jungkook as a way of comforting him when you broke the news.

"When God had asked his messenger to to slaughter what was the most dearest to him and he had sacrificed 10 camels and he still had that dream so he slaughtered 100 camels. God through his dreams still insisted what was 'most precious' to him. Then He'd decided to sacrifice his son who had been born towards the end of his life when he and his wife were convinced they were barren, who agreed to be the sacrifice but at the last moment God had replaced the messengers son with a ram. And now Muslims all over the world sacrifice animals for the same."***

"Oh I didn't know."

Your mother called you handing you the meat that was distributed. All the males of the house had left for the Eid Prayers.

Jungkook helped pick some up.

"Who do we give this too?" He asks.

"Basically the meat is divided into three parts. One third for the family, one third for the poor and needy and one third for relatives and neighbours."

Jungkook nodded doe eyes wide soaking up the information.

When you both did return from the rounds your weight didn't actually reduce because you recieved some from most houses you went to and you were sure Jungkook was having sugar rush from everyone feeding you sweets and you both even got Eidi from he older ladies.

Eid Mubarak indeed.

Jungkooks adventures however were far from over.

Dressed up and doused in Itr (pefume oil) and wearing a cap your father had gifted Jungkook which was going to be abandoned because it was hot outside, he was ready to fit in with the party goers.

Everyone was supposed to be gathered in your house in the evening. Before the sun was down your dad, you and Jungkook ended up setting the barbecue.

Knowing your father's tendency of pushing the hardworking on you because of his 'age'. You called over your cousins to help and dragged Jungkook away. He was a guest afterall.

Slightly bored because you got busy with hosting the evening. Jungkook brought out his camera.

The kids dressed to the nines gathered infront of him indicating that they wanted their pictures taken. Once he started doing so, he was an instant hit among the party.

Still Jungkook was satisfied by his day, he had newfound appreciation for you and cultures different from his own.

When the guest thinned out. You finally had time to sit with him. Eating Lamb skewers.

What could be better than this, good company, tastier food and happy memories.

☆☆☆FIN☆☆☆

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****Important Notice: This is the version of the Tale I remember reading. I cannot quote the source because I didn't find it on top of Internet search results.

MEANINGS

*halal : permitted ; opposite is haram not permitted. For eg pork , alcohol, taking interest in loans are not permitted.

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*dabke : a regional dance form

*Assalamualaikum: peace be upon you , used as a greeting

*Walaikumassalam: peace be upon you too , return of greeting

Wow this was a ride 😳

Hope you liked it.

🌟 eid mubarak🌙

As eidi send me compliments thank you 😊

I swear Jungkook's could be a drabble in itself the amount of restraint I had to show for my own well being. The original ideas were different in some cases like Joon and Jimin but I think these worked well.

Dear @mintsugarmy this is the result of your seduction. It was supposed to be light and simple but then I added information and then I got more ideas so the later reactions got longer.

Also like I didn't want it to be an infomercial but also didn't want to confuse people who read out of curiosity 😅

Do I have regrets? Always, because I don't think I've done justice to this but know I've tried my best.

Hope you have nice day. Borahae 💜💜💜

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