Computer and videogaming aren’t holding my attention too much lately. Instead, I’ve been playing “the cooking game”. This is where I get a bunch of foodstuffs together and make a mess of my kitchen trying to make something I maybe read about once, and try to guess where I went wrong or whether it even tastes anything like it’s supposed to.
I’m not going to write up a full achievement list, but I’m pretty I’ve earned 10G for cooking something that doesn’t suck, and 20G for cooking something my girlfriend likes. It’s a good time, and even if it doesn’t taste great, at least I’ve made something for lunch or snacks.
Posted on October 24th, 2009 by Nathan
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Word is that Abbey Road will be released for The Beatles: Rock Band tomorrow, including the option for playing the side-B medly all at once.
SQUEE!!!
It’s like if Ringo stopped by the house and said “Give me $18″. All I can say is “Well, okay I guess.”
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Nathan
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Asazuke
- Hack up some cucumber
- … and some carrot
- Put ‘em in a zipper bag and weigh it
- Math time! Figure out 2% of that weight, and put that much salt in the bag.
- Mix it up.
- Add some lemon juice.
- Squish the air out of the bag and seal it. This will put more veggie surface area next to the lemon juice.
- Put it in the fridge for a couple of hours
Because it’s very quick, you’re just brining the veggies and they keep most of their fresh flavor. They don’t keep as long as “proper” pickles, just a couple of days, but sheesh, the effort is negligible and they’re tasty and low-fat. Not so much with the low-sodium though, so uh, if you eat it and have a heart attack it’s not my fault.
Variants allegedly include using rice vinegar as the acid, and adding ginger or chiles to the mix, though I haven’t tried any of those yet.
Posted on October 1st, 2009 by Nathan
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