On July 21 2016 09:08 red_ wrote: This chef show on Fox right now is doing a challenge to cook a meal for 4 with a limit of $20 like that's some super frugal budget amount. That's fucking 600 a month food budget on one meal... I know I'm only one person but I eat a ton and my entire budget is ~200 and I buy some stuff knowing it's not entirely budget friendly(weekly fish, a high end steak as a treat now and then, etc).
I know they're making something good enough for a competitive food show but still I find the concept hilarious when I consider spending 10 dollars on a single meal(that wasn't eating out) splurging.
I imagine the hard part is Over-purchasing right.
Like if you need 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne but have to buy a whole bottle.
They didn't show a whole lot of the details of the 'purchasing' people did so it's hard to say, but that and them maybe using LA prices are the only way this makes sense as a challenge. Otherwise, most of the time the hard part about eating for 5 dollars per person is making food you can get cheap-ish taste good which should be EASILY overcome by professional chefs(for example, bone-in chicken, which multiple contestants used, is dirt cheap and actually preferred by good chefs because the bone adds flavor and can be removed after for presentation/ease of eating, win win).
you probably need high end ingredients too because if you just go to safeway and buy frozen chicken or something it probably won't be good enough for the competition. Then you probably need a fresh side or two. meats usually the killer if I remember from all the cooking shows I've seen
On July 21 2016 23:28 Requizen wrote: Had a great big hankerin for bubble tea but the closest place is like 15 minutes away ugh.
wtb tapioca
This is easily a po go adventure.
Also, I just started Small Favor in the Dresden Files. Been blazing through them. I wouldn't be surprised if I caught up on the whole series before the end of the year.
On July 21 2016 23:28 Requizen wrote: Had a great big hankerin for bubble tea but the closest place is like 15 minutes away ugh.
wtb tapioca
This is easily a po go adventure.
Also, I just started Small Favor in the Dresden Files. Been blazing through them. I wouldn't be surprised if I caught up on the whole series before the end of the year.
Dude, I freaking told you they picked up after the first few.
Small Favor is a solid, solid book. The Gruffs, man. Please please tell me when you finish this one so I can dish with you because it has some of my favorite scenes and one of my favorite villains shows up in this one.
Oh man maybe it's time for my perennial re-read of that series. It's just the best the best the best.
On July 21 2016 23:59 Scip wrote: It seemed like hitting people with weapons really didnt do much then again it really didnt do much against plate armor in real combat either LOL
The only rules are if you fall over you're out. Then a few specific things about not hitting throats/back of knees/along spine, and of course, as in all good sports, no tackling below the waist. He lists them in full as the second round is being set up.
That looks like amazing fun, I love the guy with the massive 2h axe just wailing on people.
On July 22 2016 00:09 Seuss wrote: Yeah, I kind of felt like the only reason it didn't degenerate into a weird game of football sans ball was because of their commitment to the concept.
Not to mention they can't dive and cry for a foul because that's the goal.
Otter and I have been watching Call the Midwife. Actually a pretty entertaining show, but now I'm terrified of the whole birthing situation, seems like a nightmare.
On July 22 2016 00:27 Requizen wrote: Otter and I have been watching Call the Midwife. Actually a pretty entertaining show, but now I'm terrified of the whole birthing situation, seems like a nightmare.
We'll you've come to the right place. #juicydadthings
On July 22 2016 00:27 Requizen wrote: Otter and I have been watching Call the Midwife. Actually a pretty entertaining show, but now I'm terrified of the whole birthing situation, seems like a nightmare.
We'll you've come to the right place. #juicydadthings
There was this episode where the doctor was delivering a baby and he was like "oh I see the head, needs a bit more room" and then just grabs THE BIGGEST FUCKING SCISSORS I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE and I shrunk up into a little ball like wtf wtf wtf
And then Otter looks at me and was like "yeah that's what happens, sometimes even today" WTF WTF WTF
On July 22 2016 01:09 killerdog wrote: Is it really that disgusting?
I thought most of that was common knowledge o.0
I wouldn't say disgusting, just cringing at the imagined pain. Like, it's bad enough that you're pushing a human being out of your body without someone there slicing you up as well.
On July 22 2016 01:09 killerdog wrote: Is it really that disgusting?
I thought most of that was common knowledge o.0
Well not really just the act of popping one out but everything else around it from conception is well a lot more intense than I thought. For instance I never knew how common it was for women to actually miscarriage in the first trimester. It's fairly common knowledge for couples as I hear doctors advise them to only announce later but man it's just scary thinking of it.
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