#culinary... experiences?

[stealingyourbones]

Made The Metropolis dog from Hawkgirl #4 (2023) I genuinely cannot even describe the taste of this creation besides surprisingly good. The sweetness of the peaches work well against the sour and savory sauerkraut and chili, the fries give it good texture and the warm egg yolk and sriracha is such a fun finishing touch. The most bizarre addition was the peaches, the rest being pretty common hotdog toppings, and it was really quite the delightfully fun meal!

This food creation was inspired by @breannasfluff !

[thestarvingchef]

A Warm Welcome!

You can call me Tay. I’m a former chef with experience in fine dining, fast food, pizza whatever you name it. I spent a lot of time in my life experiencing food in all its forms. I haven’t used tumblr since I was a young teenager so I’m a little rusty here.

I’m gonna be completely honest here, I wanna post content and stuff on here but I have no idea whether there’s even an audience for it here. If you have any requests let me know, even if you just want cooking advice hit me up, otherwise imma just do me on here. If that appeals to you, chuck me a follow. DMs are always open aswell.

[raindragon-20]

Modern AU college student Remus 100% makes the best ramen. You just know it.

[serendipnpipity]

Holy PHOOK(book)!!!

Tried @bewareofthenewphannie Misty's red lentil bolognese recipe from the @phookbook (x) and it is SO FRICKING GOOD, PEOPLE. A+ procrastination cooking activity too, very meditative.

(I love it so much, thank you for this, Misty. Everybody go try it!!! It's vegan!!)

[divinegastronomer]

Orson Welles emphasizes the importance of simplicity and the essence of the subject over meticulous detail. In culinary terms, this philosophy could be understood as follows:

1. Simplicity over Complexity: Just as every leaf in the tree represents an overemphasis on detail, in cooking, focusing too much on intricate details and numerous ingredients can overshadow the true essence and flavor of the dish. A great dish, much like a great painting, doesn't need to showcase every possible technique or ingredient; instead, it should present a coherent, delicious experience that captures the essence of its main components.

2. Perception and Experience: The "great painting" makes you "see a tree" suggests that art—and by extension, great food—should evoke a perception or an experience. In culinary terms, it's not just about listing all possible flavors or creating the most complex dish but about creating an experience that resonates, conjures emotions, or brings back memories. It's about the diner perceiving and appreciating the dish as a cohesive whole rather than getting lost in the minutiae.

3. Focus on the Core: This quote can inspire chefs to focus on what's essential about their dishes—the key ingredients, the main flavors—and to present them in a way that speaks to the diner without unnecessary distractions. It's a call to purity, to ensuring that the essence of the food shines through, allowing the diner to "see the tree" for what it is, in all its beauty, without getting lost counting the leaves.

4. Artistic Economy: In art, as in cooking, there's a value in economy—using just enough strokes, or in this case, ingredients and techniques, to convey the intended message or flavor. The genius lies in knowing what to include and what to leave out, allowing the observer or the diner to fill in the gaps with their imagination or palate.

Thus, through a culinary lens, Welles's quote reminds chefs and food lovers alike about the power of simplicity, the importance of core experiences, and the beauty of allowing ingredients to speak for themselves without being overshadowed by excessive complexity.

[ellenya]

One day, one rhyme- Day 3230

At Christmas time, traditions boast,

But a new twist makes a great host.

Nothing makes you look as hip

As a gingerbread pirate ship.

[5hithappen5]

I found this fanart created by @//mau5xfortnite on Twitter.

[it-was-dead-when-i-found-it]

Made chicken paprikash for a potluck last week and wow Johnathan was Not Wrong about that one

[yanlideservedbetter]

A rather bad picture of some nice lotus and beef stew I had last year. I'd always wanted to try it and I saw a Chinese restaurant near me that served it and had to get some.

As a whole, I don't think I would ever crave this dish, but I really enjoy the texture of lotus roots, so I thought it was nice. The roots aren't particularly flavourful, though, so I can imagine others wouldn't enjoy it much.

[russell-crowe]

rhod gilbert’s work experience: mother

[furby-organist]

// Anyway, on the subject of today's discourse, Local Alastor did not try 'white people kitchen dickheadery' food until he was in hell (bc segregation) and that's when he started straight up killing people

[asktsamseclipse]

*looks at rays*

OMG I LOVE DORITOS!!

*monch*

AUGH! They're not Doritos you goddamned-!

God, am I... am I missing one? No??? Tch. If you wanted a ray because you're so damn bald, all you had to do was ask. Stupid motherfu-URGH! I can feel bite grooves in it.

[2mercia2furious]

to the woman who just watched me eat a burrito goblin style from across the parking lot...

[2-many-ideas-help]

i found a pesterlog generator >:3

[unopenablebox]

i have caught a trout and eaten a trout and now i am very full of trout. i feel smug and cozy, like a little cat who has also caught and eaten a trout

[supercalime]

i totally agree with the vast majority of what you posted about shayne and courtney and fans entitlement to their private lives. i dislike that the fandom so heavily sees things through a 'shipping' lens - angela and damien look at each other for more than three seconds, so here's fourteen fics about them fucking. like it's so deranged and so so strange and fundamentally unfair for everyone involved.

it is the same when people want them all to be best friends irl so bad it causes them genuine distress when they say 'we're just co-workers who have a good time'. i understand parasocial relationships and am aware that some are closer than others (some are married i've heard lol) but if it makes you want to keel over and die to hear arasha call courtney her co-worker...genuinely seek help, that's not good for you.

as someone who came back in the buy-back era and who was a fan at the height of the defy shourtney shipping era, i think it's okay to be like 'aww in videos i always thought they had chemistry!' but the stalking, obsessive stuff is unhealthy at best and wrong at worst.

i worry now about the hyper-focus that will be put on shayne and courtney in videos, both together and apart. i think it's super brave of them to go public (also something they may have felt they had to do, given public records) and i hope that people will be able to dial in to respect them and their relationship!!

Thank you, I feel like I’m going crazy, I’m glad others agree!

Bro I can’t even IMAGINE what the “fans” are going to act now. I mean, I can, and it doesn’t look good.

Im calling it now, if the “fans” will keep an even closer look on Courtney’s body now. They will try to prove a pregnancy and I think that will be worse than what it has already been. If there’s an actual pregnancy that somehow gets announced this year, how much you wanna bet that they will use the time Amanda mentioned a smosh baby to prove they were right and knew all along?

If this weren’t Shayne and Courtney, who had to endure stalkers, harassment, unwanted sexual advances from fans, fanfics written about them, people speculate their relationship by every single interaction they had at work, I would have just gone “omg, so cool! Good for them”, but this poor couple had to hide their relationship, hide an engagement! Courtney wasn’t able to wear a goddamn engagement ring, all to protect their privacy.

Im happy for them but again, heartbroken by the fandom once again.

Anyway, all these posts, fights and interactions made me resent the channel I’ve watched for more than a decade so quickly it was actually shocking. Which fucking sucks cause smosh has never been about romantic relationships and this news shouldn’t have affected the fandom for better or for worse.

Im gonna take a step back from the company, at least for now. I’ve unsubscribed to all the channels and unfollowed everyone. I hope I can get back to watching them but for now I legit feel icky, as stupid as it sounds.

I also learned my lesson for good, never ever interact with the rest of the smosh fans, it’s almost never worth it.