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I'd offer a suggestion, except for the fact that I don't bake standard chocolate chip because I find them boring. I do dried cherry-chocolate chip-pecan-oatmeal. And I absolutely love them. But a lot of people hate on oatmeal in cookies, which I cannot understand. So more for me.
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I'd offer a suggestion, except for the fact that I don't bake standard chocolate chip because I find them boring. I do dried cherry-chocolate chip-pecan-oatmeal. And I absolutely love them. But a lot of people hate on oatmeal in cookies, which I cannot understand. So more for me.
#1: Baking naked is a dare, not a suggestion.
#2: This is more of a scientific experiment than a quest for a good cookie. My chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are everyone's favorite, so there's no reason to change. However, after buying store-bought cookie dough and declaring it terrible, I have to at least prove to myself that I can do better.The Ghiradelli fiasco was not better.
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I'd offer a suggestion, except for the fact that I don't bake standard chocolate chip because I find them boring. I do dried cherry-chocolate chip-pecan-oatmeal. And I absolutely love them. But a lot of people hate on oatmeal in cookies, which I cannot understand. So more for me.
LM, I would definitely eat your cookie.
OK, I did due diligence, and apparently the general consensus is that baking soda will make chocolate chip cookies, but it's a PITA:
- You have to put the cookies in the oven the moment you're done mixing
- You can't mix too much (probably my mistake, as I use a mixer)
- The dough can't be too cold
- etc.In short, if you're not ready to make a serious commitment to getting everything right, then baking soda cookies aren't for you.
And now I know...
I do not consider myself a good cook. However, I am good at the few things I do make. I've been told this by the survivors.
Cookies are not one of those things I'm good at. You can ask one of the survivors, if you can find any.
Now, clearly your definition of 'good' and the Examinations Board's are very different. That's a solid A* grade for certain.
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I swear I was wearing pajamas. Forgot to mention. They're grey and rather plain, but I was wearing them.
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Uh huh. Sure.
Yeah, Whingy was positively offended I never called the handyman he recommended, so don't tell him I'm doing the work on my own and complaining about handyman again. I'll never hear the end of it.Signs That You Are A Homeowner:
(1) NobodysHome tries to throw keys to GothBard, misses, and they fly right through the sidelight, shattering it (safety glass, you know).
(2) NobodysHome thinks, "Oh, good. While I'm pulling off the wood to fix the sidelight I can pull the wood around the door sill and replace it as well; I've needed to do that forever."
** spoiler omitted **
We finally found a handyman (plus crew) that we really like.
He's a foreman for another GC, does side jobs evenings/weekends under his own name with a couple of guys he likes and trusts, and charges reasonable rates for pretty good work. But, they are infuriatingly slow getting things done because they're working around their other schedules.Oh, did he recommend Aikido Bill?
He does excellent work, but he is a grade-A d****ebag a*****e.
He brought a date to Aidan's funeral.
F*** him.
...he what?
I'd offer a suggestion, except for the fact that I don't bake standard chocolate chip because I find them boring. I do dried cherry-chocolate chip-pecan-oatmeal. And I absolutely love them. But a lot of people hate on oatmeal in cookies, which I cannot understand. So more for me.LM, I would definitely eat your cookie.
same. Those sound interesting.
I swear I was wearing pajamas. Forgot to mention. They're grey and rather plain, but I was wearing them.
Nudity and cookie eating over plain pajamas every time!
OK, I did due diligence, and apparently the general consensus is that baking soda will make chocolate chip cookies, but it's a PITA:
- You have to put the cookies in the oven the moment you're done mixing
- You can't mix too much (probably my mistake, as I use a mixer)
- The dough can't be too cold
- etc.In short, if you're not ready to make a serious commitment to getting everything right, then baking soda cookies aren't for you.
And now I know...
I do not consider myself a good cook. However, I am good at the few things I do make. I've been told this by the survivors.
Cookies are not one of those things I'm good at. You can ask one of the survivors, if you can find any.
clearly, I must come over to your house and save you from yourself.
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Cookie Fail #2:
I decided to try homemade cookies, so I bought some Ghiradelli chips and make the recipe from their bag.
I was extremely concerned: 2 1/4 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and one teaspoon of baking soda.
For those of you who don't cook, breakfast items such as pancakes and waffles typically use a ratio of 2 teaspoons per cup (so this recipe was already around 1/4 of what I'd expect), and use baking powder. The huge difference? Baking soda requires an acid to release its carbon dioxide, while baking powder only requires enough heat or moisture to liquify the built-in acid.
Someone puts it really well: Baking soda is 3-4x stronger than baking powder, but there must be acid in the recipe. Vanilla? Eggs? Butter? Sugar? Flour? Chocolate chips? Salt? Those are all the rest of the ingredients, and I don't see any acid there.
So yeah, the cookies arose exactly 0% and are flat disks.
The flavor isn't nearly as good as the Nestle recipe, either (though better than the store-bought dough), so Ghiradelli's a loser.
Next trip: Nestle original recipe.
EDIT: Interesting. The article I was reading about baking soda vs. baking powder also mentioned that if you didn't use an acid to neutralize the baking soda, your dish would have a metallic aftertaste. Impus Minor complained that the cookies are "really salty". I think he's tasting that aftertaste.
That is one f@&~ing AWFUL typo.
I made that mistake once a long time ago as a kid in home ec in junior high. It turned me off to baking for a long long time.
That's what irritates me; from my research, you can use baking soda in baking, and the quantity aligns with the amount you'd use, but you have to be incredibly careful to make sure the baking soda activates correctly. Baking powder just works. Baking soda takes extreme care.
Since it was a Ghirardelli recipe, I'm betting on a hoity-toity attitude of, "Oh, if they can't make cookies using baking soda instead of baking powder then they don't deserve our cookies."
My cookie making consists of, "Dump all the ingredients in a mixer. Let it run on high for a couple of minutes. Bake."
It's worked for every cookie recipe I've ever tried. Except this one.
So obviously I'm not a "baking soda quality" baker.
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I swear I was wearing pajamas. Forgot to mention. They're grey and rather plain, but I was wearing them.
She'll be wearing grey pyjamas when she bakes,
Whether cookies, challah, brioche, bread, or cakes,She'll be wearing grey pyjamas,
'Cause she's Hermione's mama,
Wearing grey pyjamas when she bakes, hi! Hi!
Cookie Fail #2:...
EDIT: Interesting. The article I was reading about baking soda vs. baking powder also mentioned that if you didn't use an acid to neutralize the baking soda, your dish would have a metallic aftertaste. Impus Minor complained that the cookies are "really salty". I think he's tasting that aftertaste.
I have no usable advice for baking cookies.
However, anytime I now bake/roast chicken with the skin on, I mix baking powder into the blend of spices I rub on the skin. It supposedly lowers the ph so the skin crisps up better; I can't test for ph, but I have confirmed it does noticeably crisp up the skin better. I tried baking soda (a smaller amount) once when I was basting with lemon juice, but it left a noticeable aftertaste -- not terrible but a little odd.
Baking powder also works well for crisping up oven-roasted potatoes too.
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In other fully-clothed news, WW has his second interview for the Awesome Job of Improved Living Conditions +2 tomorrow morning at 11.
They want him to give a seven minute presentation on what he would do in his first hundred days.
So last night he spent over an hour on the phone with his friend's wife who works for the company so she could listen to his draft presentation and offer him suggestions for improvement.
I am trying so hard not to get my hopes up. But this job would change EVERYTHING.
Health insurance and long-postponed dental care.
Rebuilding our savings.
Finally trading in my old car that has electrical problems and has left me stranded more times than I can count.
Not having to worry about whether we can afford to get takeout or go to a movie once in a while.
NOT getting my hopes up.
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In other fully-clothed news, WW has his second interview for the Awesome Job of Improved Living Conditions +2 tomorrow morning at 11.
They want him to give a seven minute presentation on what he would do in his first hundred days.
So last night he spent over an hour on the phone with his friend's wife who works for the company so she could listen to his draft presentation and offer him suggestions for improvement.I am trying so hard not to get my hopes up. But this job would change EVERYTHING.
Health insurance and long-postponed dental care.
Rebuilding our savings.
Finally trading in my old car that has electrical problems and has left me stranded more times than I can count.
Not having to worry about whether we can afford to get takeout or go to a movie once in a while.
NOT getting my hopes up.
I am hoping for you!
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In other fully-clothed news, WW has his second interview for the Awesome Job of Improved Living Conditions +2 tomorrow morning at 11.
They want him to give a seven minute presentation on what he would do in his first hundred days.
So last night he spent over an hour on the phone with his friend's wife who works for the company so she could listen to his draft presentation and offer him suggestions for improvement.I am trying so hard not to get my hopes up. But this job would change EVERYTHING.
Health insurance and long-postponed dental care.
Rebuilding our savings.
Finally trading in my old car that has electrical problems and has left me stranded more times than I can count.
Not having to worry about whether we can afford to get takeout or go to a movie once in a while.
NOT getting my hopes up.
7 minutes! That's more than enough time to shave an angry bear.
Good luck!
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I got a pretty sweet picture of the sun rise this morning.
I've actually found I really like Instagram so I'll probably be posting pictures on there fairly regularly.
A wonderful expression that I read today: "drive-by-trolling"
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In other fully-clothed news, WW has his second interview for the Awesome Job of Improved Living Conditions +2 tomorrow morning at 11.
They want him to give a seven minute presentation on what he would do in his first hundred days.
So last night he spent over an hour on the phone with his friend's wife who works for the company so she could listen to his draft presentation and offer him suggestions for improvement.I am trying so hard not to get my hopes up. But this job would change EVERYTHING.
Health insurance and long-postponed dental care.
Rebuilding our savings.
Finally trading in my old car that has electrical problems and has left me stranded more times than I can count.
Not having to worry about whether we can afford to get takeout or go to a movie once in a while.
NOT getting my hopes up.
Wishing success to WW!
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I'd go off on a lot of things, but I realized many on FaWtL would vehemently disagree with me so I'll just post and fume off.
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** spoiler omitted **
At least he and his campaign are aware that they have no hope in winning. Right? That's the ultimate takeaway, I'm sure of it.
<goes off to cry in a corner>
This is how governments collapse.
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** spoiler omitted **
At least he and his campaign are aware that they have no hope in winning. Right? That's the ultimate takeaway, I'm sure of it.
<goes off to cry in a corner>
This is how governments collapse.
I considered running but then I realized if I won I'd actually have to govern California.
I actually got some premade cookie dough on Monday and made some cookies coincidentally enough. I haven't had a freshly made cookie in forever and I'm still on a cloud 9 today after eating 12 in one sitting yesterday. Clothing was definitely optional.
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I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
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I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Captain Yesterday smash!
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I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Just out of curiosity, how do you define a boulder? I only ask because I have in my life seen 3 main definitions:
1. A rock or stone more than 10 inches in diameter.
2. A rock or stone more than 16 inches in diameter.
3. A rock or stone large enough that a single person cannot move it without assistance (lever, rope and pulley, etc).
He's talking about the city in Colorado, which (after striding across State lines), he scooped up and juggled with for a bit, like a playful Titan.
I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Just out of curiosity, how do you define a boulder? I only ask because I have in my life seen 3 main definitions:
1. A rock or stone more than 10 inches in diameter.
2. A rock or stone more than 16 inches in diameter.
3. A rock or stone large enough that a single person cannot move it without assistance (lever, rope and pulley, etc).
At least 20 inches in diameter and weighs at least 150 pounds This one was 26 inches in diameter.
For the record, a lever isn't really considered "assistance" since it can only lift it so high, eventually muscles will come in to play. But, no, no lever was used, just sweat, muscles and a whole lot of determination. And a shovel.
Captain Yesterday smash!I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Nope, did not smash it, though I definitely considered it!
No, I pulled it out and set it up as a hidden spot for meditation or whatnot.
I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Just out of curiosity, how do you define a boulder? I only ask because I have in my life seen 3 main definitions:
1. A rock or stone more than 10 inches in diameter.
2. A rock or stone more than 16 inches in diameter.
3. A rock or stone large enough that a single person cannot move it without assistance (lever, rope and pulley, etc).At least 20 inches in diameter and weighs at least 150 pounds This one was 26 inches in diameter.
For the record, a lever isn't really considered "assistance" since it can only lift it so high, eventually muscles will come in to play. But, no, no lever was used, just sweat, muscles and a whole lot of determination. And a shovel.
"For the record"? I must apologize for how I phrased that, it sounds rude and condescending.
Sorry!
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I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Just out of curiosity, how do you define a boulder? I only ask because I have in my life seen 3 main definitions:
1. A rock or stone more than 10 inches in diameter.
2. A rock or stone more than 16 inches in diameter.
3. A rock or stone large enough that a single person cannot move it without assistance (lever, rope and pulley, etc).At least 20 inches in diameter and weighs at least 150 pounds This one was 26 inches in diameter.
For the record, a lever isn't really considered "assistance" since it can only lift it so high, eventually muscles will come in to play. But, no, no lever was used, just sweat, muscles and a whole lot of determination. And a shovel.
But wasn't the shovel used as a lever at some point?
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Oh, boy...
Apparently Sara Marie was laid off at the start of the week... And then a few people quit in protest.
Jessica Price has at it with her Twitter posts.
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Indeed. Am aware. And concerned.
But wasn't the shovel used as a lever at some point?I pulled a boulder (definitely qualified as a boulder) from the earth because it in the bottom of the hole where I wanted to plant a tree. I also ripped out tree roots as big as my wrists (which are admittedly pretty small) with my bare hands because they were also in my way.
Fortunately I had a new guy and one of the college kids working with me so hopefully this only adds to my legend.
Just out of curiosity, how do you define a boulder? I only ask because I have in my life seen 3 main definitions:
1. A rock or stone more than 10 inches in diameter.
2. A rock or stone more than 16 inches in diameter.
3. A rock or stone large enough that a single person cannot move it without assistance (lever, rope and pulley, etc).At least 20 inches in diameter and weighs at least 150 pounds This one was 26 inches in diameter.
For the record, a lever isn't really considered "assistance" since it can only lift it so high, eventually muscles will come in to play. But, no, no lever was used, just sweat, muscles and a whole lot of determination. And a shovel.
Touche!
Although not as much as you might expect because I didn't want to break the shovel as I still had another tree to plant.
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Things..Ahh, yes, JP, the Keemstar of TTRPGs, what a redeeming bastion of credibility she has always been.
Along with Crystal Frasier. (Edit: which makes Jessica’s statements more credible, something that you do not agree with, judging from your favoriting of the original post.)
Along with Crystal Frasier.Things..Ahh, yes, JP, the Keemstar of TTRPGs, what a redeeming bastion of credibility she has always been.
JFC. I have no idea who the f!ck Themetricsystem is, but to hear these dismissive ad hominems from you, TOZ? Wow.
It's sure making my decision on whether to leave Paizo entirely or not a whole f!cking lot easier.
Everyone else, no ill intent meant.
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Perhaps I should have made it clear that Crystal Frasier co-signing is a sign of credibility to Jessica’s posts. I thought I should wait to see where themetricsystem rates Crystal’s credibility first, but in full disclosure while I agree Jessica has strong biases (don’t we all?) the corroboration from Crystal makes that less concerning to me.
I am currently waiting for further developments before I cancel my subs and resign as VO. I hope that expresses my seriousness about the situation.
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In fairness, I'm not a fan of Jessica Price myself and found myself attacked by her for her own reasons on more than a few occasions.
So I'm also not inclined to listen to her on these matters.
Crystal Frasier on the other hand is a national treasure and is someone who should be listened to.