Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.

'Selfless'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

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.


amych - Jun 28, 2012 12:59:57 pm PDT #11903 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

No, it's definitely not a drop at a time, and those people are anal-retentive goofballs who are repeating recipes without actually understanding the process. Just a slow stream to start with rather than dumping it all at once. Or better, check youtube, because the important part is getting a sense of the texture of the sauce as you emulsify it.

This is not so say you shouldn't send mr. flea out to do your bidding, of course, but emulsified sauces are a totally cool trick that will impress the pants off friends and family without being actually hard.


amyth - Jun 28, 2012 1:08:19 pm PDT #11904 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

I love how women spontaneously get pregnant all on their own, without the intervention of men, and it's all their fault. And their responsibility. LADY PROBLEMS.

And all these men weren't born or anything. They were dropped from space or something.


flea - Jun 28, 2012 1:11:03 pm PDT #11905 of 30001
information libertarian

Yeah, that was two abject failures. The first because it turns out a cuisinart blade doesn't go low enough to actually engage with one egg yolk, and the second because, I dunno, I was using the stick blender and, well, it's nothing like mayonnaise at all. I think it did not emulsify. It's just liquid. And kinda gross.


§ ita § - Jun 28, 2012 1:14:41 pm PDT #11906 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Jilli, do you think the average American woman cares about pockets? It seems like there's more to do than just making them available--entire silhouettes have to change, and I can't see even an sizable minority of women digging that.

I mean, I wish I had more useful pockets, but only a few of my clothes has anywhere to put a pocket or three that would do more than lighten my bag.

I know there are guys out there who don't worry about sitting on their stuff, but I got pretty much nothing that a Nook-sized pocket is going to look good in and allow me to sit down.


Jesse - Jun 28, 2012 1:14:45 pm PDT #11907 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

flea, check Serious Eats for mayo tips.

I fear I'm about to go apoplectic. Is that a lady problem as well?

I'm pretty sure the word you want is hysterical, not apoplectic.


Hil R. - Jun 28, 2012 1:18:57 pm PDT #11908 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Maybe I can get mr. flea to go get mayo. The recipes online make it look hard. A cup of oil mixed in a drop at a time? I am not that patient a cook.

If you've got a food processor, look at the cap on top. If there's a well with a little hole at the bottom, you can dump all the oil into that, and then it'll drip into the mixture as you run the food processor.


Sheryl - Jun 28, 2012 1:25:20 pm PDT #11909 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday, Hec!

I'm sorry, Dana.


-t - Jun 28, 2012 1:27:28 pm PDT #11910 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The first because it turns out a cuisinart blade doesn't go low enough to actually engage with one egg yolk

Yeah, I've run into that. Super frustrating, because making mayo seems like something the cuisinart really ought to be good for! And I know some people have gotten really good (and easily achieved) results with stick blenders, but I have not, so I can't help with that one.


Cashmere - Jun 28, 2012 1:27:45 pm PDT #11911 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

There's a movie about the hysteria and the lady parts.

[link]


Sean K - Jun 28, 2012 1:33:47 pm PDT #11912 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

OMG, all the talk about lady parts in here! I feel all dirty and gross now! Even code words and innuendo aren't enough!