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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.
Speaking of the Suck Fairy, I'm saddened by how poorly a lot of Andre Norton has aged. They're just... thin, by comparison with modern YA. No characterization to speak of, really. The plots are good, and the world-building, but the characters are 2D if you're lucky.
I had maple-roasted brussel sprouts and a piece of grilled salmon for dinner. The sprouts were way better than the salmon, I must admit.
That sounds so good, Consuela. Yum! I've been trying to eat a bit better. Yesterday I made tofu and beet greens, and today I braised cabbage, leeks and fennel and ate it over quinoa.
braised cabbage, leeks and fennel and ate it over quinoa
Well, that sounds awesome.
Probably the books I loved most as a child was the Narnia series. Not at all sure what book to pick for college. Ulysses? I read it through more than once in college, and only once for class. And then grad school? No way to pick just one book. Mrs. Dalloway? Nightwood? A Room of Ones Own? Pride and Prejudice had a very particular role to play in my grad school incarnation and I adore it. And then parenthood so far would be the Harry Potter series.
It was delicious, Consuela.
Question for the hive:
I need to buy a food processor and a blender. A key thing is that I HATE
HATE
chopping. And I want many of the parts to be dishwasher safe.
Any suggestions?
I think the books I read the most as a kid were the Dragonriders of Pern books. (Truefax: Not only did I use sections of them for Forensics, I would make up little tunes and sing the songs Menolly made up as I washed dishes. NEEERRDD.)
As far as declaring faves for teen and college, there's no way. I have too, too many books I've literally read to pieces. Literally literally.
This Kitchenaid food processor comes with a 9-cup bowl and a 4-cup bowl so you can use it for things like chopping a single onion.
That's the one I have, I am pretty sure. All the pieces go into the dishwasher (except the base, of course), works great. I've had mine for, hm, must be four years with nary a problem.
For blenders - I really like my Cuisinart with a heater built in for making soups and whatnot. All the pieces except the part with the heater go in the dishwasher, and it comes with a good stiff brush for the part that needs hand washing.
Possibly having a heating element in your blender is not universally desired. I am willing to concede that.