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Got broken up with today so I made some veggies. (lemmy.today)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/cooking@lemmy.world
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Don't cry for me Argentina, I'm not terribly torn up. But I did spend an abnormal amount of time on the rice, and it shows.

Sorry cause I'm really bad about measurements and generally just play it by ear. But the cabbage is a kinda slaw I made last night with cabbage(obviously, lol) shredded carrots, 3 pith in jalapeños, quarter of an onion, close of garlic minced, nubbin of ginger minced, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, fish sauce, and a small scoop of mayo.

Lentils were a little bit of leftover onion and clove of garlic minced, boiled with the water from the canned beets.

The rice was some long grain I rinsed until the water ran clear, let dry, toasted with neutral oil, towards the end of toasting it I put a clove of pressed garlic, garlic powder, pinch of salt, and onion powder and let it get fragrant. As soon as I added the water I found an old cube of chicken bullion I figured couldn't hurt.

Everything was very good, but I'm especially proud of the rice!

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[–] 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Sorry about the breakup. Congrats on making some delicious looking food!

As soon as I added the water I found an old cube of chicken bullion I figured couldn’t hurt.

Treating bullion a little like garlic is awesome, I approve haha

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I've almost perfected my lazy risotto all milanese with powdered knorr bouillon. And I think I can recommend everyone put a small amount of whatever kinda bouillon you got in all your rice dishes.

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    • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    I have a funk playlist that I listen to and scat to, and your username will be added to the scatting repertoire.

    badaddabutada Ooh Yiddish McSquidish

    badaddabutada They're not at all skittish

    badaddabutada They don't follow Quidditch

    badaddabutada It's Yiddish McSquidish!

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    • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Wishing you speedy and healthy processing of emotions, and a delightful meal 🍻

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    • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago

    Lovely looking food. Best of luck for your next chapter.

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    [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago
    1. Denial: bleeding red beets
    2. Anger: goddamn chopped cabbage and onions, shredded carrots, flaming jalapeños, and... take a deep breath... mayo
    3. Bargaining: comfort lentils
    4. Depression: obviously, the rice and whatever's within arm's reach
    5. Acceptance: posting it here
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    [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    I'm sorry to hear about your break up, but still fueling your body with good, healthy food is so important. It's one of the first things aside from sleep that get thrown out the window after something like this.

    I'd eat that and more if there's more. Great work, YiddishMcSquidish!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I needed to hear about the sleep. I've been slipping on my schedule since the separation. I think I've been operating on mania, and I need to get back to my regular 6-7 hours. Thanks for reminding me!

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    • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Even as a mostly meat and rice guy, that dish still looks really delicious. I want to say “enjoy”, but i can tell you already did. Nicely done!

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    • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Looks delicious, hope you feel better.😌

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    [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Yeah it all sounds yum especially the rice!

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    [+] -7 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

    Is this the new “dinner diaries” thing where people post shitty food and then tell their sob story? I thought we were above that sort of thing here in Lemmy.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I think here on Lemmy, it's okay enough to let people provide backstory to what they made. It's not really like on Reddit where people are so incentivized to make up sob stories, and it might make things more personal in a way that's not possible on larger social media.

    Everyone kind of knows everyone, and if we start seeing 5 posts a day of "Dear Lemmy, my entire family has bone-itis, so I made bone broth in defiance of the horrible disease that took my sister last week. Please donate to [not a fake GoFundMe campaign] to support bone-itis research", it's always possible to ban it. Plus pretty much everything here shows up on the front page, so it's not really outcompeting the other posts for attention that much.

    I broadly empathize with your point – because I also saw Reddit turning into trash with every fourth post being "AITA"-style engagement bait – with the exceptions that a) I just don't think it's worth getting vocally upset about here unless it becomes common, and b) I beg to differ: the food in the OP looks yum.

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