#I love cooking and baking

[trickstergoddess28]

Gonna try this whole “cake baking/decorating” thing again since today’s my Dad’s birthday. I hope it turns out as pretty as I pictured in my head. I’ll post a pic if it’s not too embarrassing to look at. 🤞

[inkskinned]

probably time for this story i guess but when i was a kid there was a summer that my brother was really into making smoothies and milkshakes. part of this was that we didn't have AC and couldn't afford to run fans all day so it was kind of important to get good at making Cool Down Concoctions.

we also had a patch of mint, and he had two impressionable little sisters who had the attitude of "fuck it, might as well."

at one point, for fun, this 16 year old boy with a dream in his eye and scientific fervor in heart just wanted to see how far one could push the idea of "vanilla mint smoothie". how much vanilla extract and how much mint can go into a blender before it truly is inedible.

the answer is 3 cups of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup milk alternative, and about 50 sprigs (not leaves, whole spring) of mint. add ice and the courage of a child. idk, it was summer and we were bored.

the word i would use to describe the feeling of drinking it would maybe be "violent" or perhaps, like. "triangular." my nose felt pristine. inhaling following the first sip was like trying to sculpt a new face. i was ensconced in a mesh of horror. it was something beyond taste. for years after, i assumed those commercials that said "this is how it feels to chew five gum" were referencing the exact experience of this singular viscous smoothie.

what's worse is that we knew our mother would hate that we wasted so much vanilla extract. so we had to make it worth it. we had to actually finish the drink. it wasn't "wasting" it if we actually drank it, right? we huddled around outside in the blistering sun, gagging and passing around a single green potion, shivering with disgust. each sip was transcendent, but in a sort of non-euclidean way. i think this is where i lost my binary gender. it eroded certain parts of me in an acidic gut ecology collapse.

here's the thing about love and trust: the next day my brother made a different shake, and i drank it without complaint. it's been like 15 years. he's now a genuinely skilled cook. sometimes one of the three of us will fuck up in the kitchen or find something horrible or make a terrible smoothie mistake and then we pass it to each other, single potion bottle, and we say try it it's delicious. it always smells disgusting. and then, cerimonious, we drink it together. because that's what family does.

[zaisamoo]

more soukoku. ok i swear my next post will be an actual and colored drawing that isnt soukoku

[seasonalbakery]

autumnal backdrop of leaves and cool breeze is implied

[solarockk]

T I T A N I A

designs // first meeting // 13 years old tea // Legacy

shiny duo pokemon au "Pokémon Shiny Jewels Sun&Moonstone" by @wyvernspiritit and I

[manyrandomfandoms]

If you’re not saying floof powder, moo juice, eggies, FIAH, cimanim!!! and nilla :D while you bake, are you even baking???

[blindlydancing]

Amren was right. They hate Elain because they ain’t Elain.

[miss0atae]

Food-related QL series

I love food and QL series make me happy, so obviously when they combine both, I can just have a very good time. 😁

[hydrangeyes]

*desperately wanting more anime/manga based around food. Like ACTUALLY about food - if there's a plot, I'll love it. But really, it's a bonus in comparison*

[milkweedman]

Knitting a freehand bag and started wondering how often people even use patterns, anyway. So--how often do you use a pattern when you make things ? This include knitting/crochet/sewing/weaving/nalbinding/bobbin lace/tatting/etc but also things like woodworking, cooking, and baking. If you want to just pick the thing you do most often that's fine.

I personally do not use patterns as I find them far more confusing than just figuring out the construction of an item and simply making it. I do very occasionally browse ravelry for inspiration but have downloaded maybe 2. In the 5 or so years since I joined. And have followed exactly 1, which I modified every single aspect of. In my defense, dyslexia.

[yubriamakesart]

we’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately.

[inkskinned]

as we enter the start of a semester and the dreaded Hour of Making Friends us upon us... if ur ever at a loss for what to say in one of those weird social situations where you only vaguely-know people, one of my favorite questions to ask is "what is your favorite food crime." a food crime is like the food combination that you love that other people find revolting. press them to take it further than pineapple on pizza, that's rote. food crimes is a good topic that has many benefits as it turns out all people are degenerates and also it will give you some cool ideas to try out later in the privacy of your own degenerate kitchen

the other good thing to ask is "okay but has anyone here ever been someplace haunted" bc it turns out if you ask most people directly they don't believe in ghosts, but many people are like "oh yeah i lived in a haunted house. ghosts aren't real tho"

[llemon-soda]

[prettymediocrewizard]

quick grimmer sketching from memory ˊᵕˋ

[literatureaesthetic]

🌬 25th nov '23 — baking, enjoying the frosty weather and the feel of crisp air on my skin, wearing new chunky jumpers, watching christmas films, and reading thick classics (the tenant of wildfell hall is my current read, and it might just be a new favourite) <3

i adore this time of year so much. it always feels magical and (oddly) warm — everything is always a little softer around christmas time

[jokerislandgirl32]

Shoutout to the selfshippers who can’t draw their f/os and/or s/is! I know it can be extremely frustrating, but remember your f/o loves you and they wouldn’t want you to stress about drawing you and them together!

If you are unable to draw now, maybe your f/o will encourage you to keep trying until you’ve mastered the skills in the future. Or, if you are like me and you just can’t seem to get the hang of drawing, perhaps your f/o will remind you of your multitude of other talents, and encourage you to set aside the art for one of those talents they love!

Like maybe you are an amazing cook, singer, dancer, etc. They will want you to do what you love, what you are wonderful at: whatever makes you feel better because they love you, and seeing the smile on your face when you’re doing what you love/ are good at melts their heart!

Pr0ship DNI, please!