Fire bad. Tree pretty.

Buffy ,'Chosen'


Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


ChiKat - Nov 01, 2006 7:35:56 am PST #6738 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Also, for Buffistas who rent: approximately how much of your monthly income do you spend on rent? And how much is too much?

Mine is 25% of my takehome. That includes heat and parking but not electric.

ita, I use milk in my banana bread, so that should work for you.


aurelia - Nov 01, 2006 7:38:08 am PST #6739 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Speaking of saving, I need to get around to buying a Chicago Card, because saving 50¢ a day eventually leads to something significant.

Hey, it's a coffee once a week (unless you go to *$'s). I also got an I-pass even though I only use the tollways for a month or so of each year. That saves me $1 a day when I'm working in the western 'burbs.

I made the choice to spend considerably more than 1/3 of my income on rent since the alternatives included roommates (the last one was not good), drug deals and gunplay outside my windows, or living in the equivalent of a small dorm room.


§ ita § - Nov 01, 2006 7:41:17 am PST #6740 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I use milk in my banana bread, so that should work for you.

Since baking soda is the leavening, there needs to be enough acid in the rest of the recipe to activate it. My reflex says that sour cream has less than yoghurt, but I'll just chalk this one up as an experiment.


tommyrot - Nov 01, 2006 7:44:47 am PST #6741 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Hey aurelia - I had a dream last night that you were in. You ran for Congress - and won. It seemed that no one else was running for that seat, so you did. But you were still going to keep your day (evening) job, and be a congressperson in your spare time. Or else maybe you'd work at your current job when congress wasn't in session - I'm not sure which.


ChiKat - Nov 01, 2006 7:45:23 am PST #6742 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Could you add a dash of lemon juice? Would that up the acid content?


Jessica - Nov 01, 2006 7:46:28 am PST #6743 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I've substituted yogurt for sour cream, but never the other way around (I never seem to have sour cream on hand). Maybe add a teaspoon of lemon juice to bump up the acidity, instead of extra baking soda?

[ooh, lemon juice xpost!]


Aims - Nov 01, 2006 7:48:01 am PST #6744 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I never seem to have sour cream on hand

Funny, this looks like English, and yet the words make no sense to me.

Signed,
Eats sour cream with a spoon


sarameg - Nov 01, 2006 7:53:07 am PST #6745 of 10001

Yaaargggg!


brenda m - Nov 01, 2006 7:53:08 am PST #6746 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Since baking soda is the leavening, there needs to be enough acid in the rest of the recipe to activate it. My reflex says that sour cream has less than yoghurt, but I'll just chalk this one up as an experiment.

I often put a bit of lemon or orange juice in banana bread - that might work for you. Or fake buttermilk - milk with a dribble of vinegar.


brenda m - Nov 01, 2006 7:53:53 am PST #6747 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Fat free sour cream is one of the best inventions ever.