I seem to have done a smart food thing. I bought a bunch of asparagus sometime last week on impulse, and promptly forgot about it languishing in my crisper. I noticed yesterday that they had gone all limp, but instead of just chucking them out I decided to soak them in cold water for a while. It worked, they're all crisp and fresh-seeming again.
Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don't care where you're going? Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
'Serenity'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
-t - Oct 17, 2007 11:15:38 am PDT #7170 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
amych - Oct 17, 2007 11:16:27 am PDT #7171 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
That looks like the 30 largest metro areas sorted by housing price. And HORRIBLY captioned.
-t - Oct 17, 2007 11:21:42 am PDT #7172 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That looks like the 30 largest metro areas sorted by housing price.
But it's not in order of housing price. It defies belief (my belief, anyway) that incomes are so much higher in SF than New York or LA that $765k is more affordable than half a mil.
amych - Oct 17, 2007 11:24:27 am PDT #7173 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
You're quite right - I both skimmed the list and misread the question (as something more like "why are some of these cities included on this list of so-called affordable places" rather than "why is this presented this way"). D'oh!
Kathy A - Oct 17, 2007 11:26:11 am PDT #7174 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Speaking of making veggies last longer, does anyone know if I can boil russet potatoes, chop them up, and then freeze them for a bit? I bought a 10-lb. bag last Friday, and know that I'll never get through them before they go bad.
-t - Oct 17, 2007 11:27:26 am PDT #7175 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think once they are cooked they freeze just fine. It's if you freeze them raw that they get mushy. Parboiling might even be enough.
Sparky1 - Oct 17, 2007 11:29:08 am PDT #7176 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
I'm not sure what my excuse is.
I think your excuse is named Teddy. I know that for me, animals are pretty much part of the family, so the surprise isn't that you're willing to do this, but that the program exists!
§ ita § - Oct 17, 2007 11:30:39 am PDT #7177 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sick is in my stomach and it makes me very sad. I'm hungry, dammit.
megan walker - Oct 17, 2007 11:31:04 am PDT #7178 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
does anyone know if I can boil russet potatoes, chop them up, and then freeze them for a bit?
I think I would freeze them without boiling. You can always boil later, no? My sous-kitchen stuff had raw potatoes and they seemed to hold up fine. But they were then slow-cooked for chili verde so I eventually wanted them mushy.
Trudy Booth - Oct 17, 2007 11:41:26 am PDT #7179 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
When I make a big batch of soup to freeze I leave out the potatos or they'll mush.
They live a loooooong time in the refrigerator.