#she likes to cook and she likes to eat

[mejomonster]

Okay so I'm watching: she likes to cook and she likes to eat

And I've got to say

It's Beyond refreshing, beyond kind to my heart, just so absolutely lovely that one of the women is allowed to enjoy eating a lot, wants to and needs to eat a lot, and she's considered wonderful for it! She's a wonderful sweet person who eats for energy, and for good yummy food, and eats plentiful, and just.

It is absolutely DEVOID in media, to see a woman have big (or even tiny portions) and eat with the simple joy of nourishing yourself and bonding with your loved ones and enjoying tje meal. Where a diet is never mentioned (in pretty little liars theyd occasionally show food to indicate X was on a diet or binging). It is absolutely DEVOID in media to see a woman facing absolutely no negatives for eating like a normal person does every day, and in fact to revel in that simple good aspect of life we all have daily.

It is also absolutely DEVOID in media to see a woman who's tall, who doesn't wear makeup, who dresses ordinary, who's not Hyper Femme (cause let's be real media absolutely loves turning even their most "butch" characters into conventionally skinny makeup wearing hair styling characters if you even get to see someone less than high femme most of the time, and the "ordinary" woman on screen is skinnier and in more dressy clothing and fancy hair and makeup then most ordinary women in real life... in real life, most women I know look like this girl who loves to eat! They wear ponytails simply done, clothes they wore to work on their feet, no makeup). To see her through loving eyes, the gaze of the other woman who CHERISHES her so much? It's so nice. It's a slice of reality instead of shows making this fake cookie cut Polished reality. The cook is so happy to have met her, and I too would be. I also have been. We've all likely met sweet kind people like her. Or been her. That's closer to my reality then so many women I see in shows.

It's also... I personally feel like it's made with the intended audience OF queer women. The girl who likes to eat, she buys pads for the cook who's having a rotten day, she comes over to help her, and THAT is a kind of peak sweet thing a friend or lover could do but I've seen a million shows and movies that would rather do anything than mention the word pads. (Just like a million shows that'd rather do anything but put in a woman who simply eats and enjoys it and does not destroy herself if someone is biased against her, put in a woman who doesn't wear makeup or cater in any way to a look that would appeal to the male gaze or whatever, just. This show does so much that like??? If I had a REAL CRUSH or was hanging out with friends in my life, THIS is what it would be like. This feels closer to my life experience and things I'd hope to experience than anything I ever saw on pretty little liars or buffy the vampire slayer or a bunch of other shows with women as leads).

It's just. Really really nice to feel that actual good things in life, usually avoided or even shamed in media, are depicted in this show comfortingly and kindly and positively.

[loony-bear]

Need more….Yuri…

[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.

[geekeryisafoot]

This is the single most attractive thing a love interest has ever said in the history of fiction

[agirlwithtwodogs]

Does anyone know about a fanfic for this fandom? I love them so much, need ASAP more of them

[nopalrabbit]

My partner demanded I make these. The last one was my contribution tho

[gin-juice-tonic]

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna Season 2 (2024) Episode 15

[bleh1bleh2]

S'mores !!!!

[egashira]

[ladyloveandjustice]

My Favorite Continuing Manga I Read in 2023

I went into the brand new manga I read in this post, but here's an update on some great continuing series!

Shout out to She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat for having phenomenal storyline about find the courage to cut toxic family members off, which is pretty rare to see (in manga especially)! The story explores how your family can impose a relationship with food that harms you in many different ways, and how finding acceptance of your food habits helps you heal. It also continues to be a lovely exploration of queer adults finding themselves that makes the point that your experiences don't have to fit in a box.  And I appreciate that they included a character who doesn't like eating that much for me to relate to! See my first review here, 

Now for a quick word about the other great continuing manga I read:

- I Want to be a Wall really upped it's game and included a nuanced discussion about asexuality that I loved seeing. See first review here.

- Yuri is My Job is still the best lesbian drama manga around and hits hard. See previous discussion here,

- A Man and His Cat is still the sweetest and Yona of the Dawn is as action packed and intriguing as ever...I feel a climax slowly coming!

- A Bride’s Story is still wonderfully done historical fiction with lush art while How Do We Relationship continues to develop its web of queer relationships nicely.

- Witch Hat Atelier is still a wondrous story of magic, creativity, accessibility, and struggling under unfair systems, all told in a fascinating fantasy setting with loveable, complex characters and incredible art.

A lot of manga I like concluded this year too, so let's take a slightly longer look at the conclusions!

Dungeon Meshi- The conclusion to one of my favorite fantasy manga ever was fittingly bombastically weird and fully satisfying. It filled you up like good food should. Live well instead of being consumed by fear of death and loss. Eat well instead of working yourself to the bone and neglecting your needs. Follow your own path, but cherish your connections and get together for a good meal. This series and its intricate world and wonderful characters will stay with me for a long time.

Catch These Hands- See my first review here. I enjoyed the cute conclusion to this series, and it was nice to see a little ace rep and a message about not conforming to society's expectations of "adulthood". It's an ode to delinquent girls that a sukeban stan like me can get behind! A lot of the stuff that annoyed me in the second volume was mostly dropped for the third and fourth, so that's also nice.

Run Away With Me Girl- See my first review here. I wish this had been a little longer, but the conclusion worked well and was cathartic.

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon- See my first review here. A nice conclusion to a cute, slow-paced little romance series, with yet more ace rep!

The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This- see my first review here. This conclusion felt a bit rushed, with plot lines still dangling, like it was cancelled early or something. But the series is still good overall, and I'll miss it.

My Love Mix Up -This sweet-as-pie series about cute gay misunderstandings leading to romance comes to a fittingly sweet conclusion. It's sad waving goodbye to these silly, good-hearted kids, but I'm satisfied with where they ended up.

[solarockk]

My beautifull princess with a disorder <3

[isaksbestpillow]

Happy lesbian visibility week from the official Tsukutabe account

[legend-had-it]

I'm not an acesan enthusiast but no one can convince me that ace was Not flirting with sanji the whole time he was there during alabasta

[toxins-very-gay-thoughts]

I'm sobbing finally some good fucking representation <3 <3 <3

[kaban-bang]

"WHEW..."