Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.

'Serenity'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


EpicTangent - Oct 15, 2013 2:05:33 pm PDT #9165 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

The pumpkin pie recipe I make uses canned coconut milk instead of condensed milk

The lactose-intolerant section of the crowd would love to hear more!


Jesse - Oct 15, 2013 2:06:03 pm PDT #9166 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK. I just saw an ad where a mom says "The backseat of my Subaru is where she grew up." Do people not Do It in the backseat of cars anymore??? That is NOT what they meant.


§ ita § - Oct 15, 2013 2:06:58 pm PDT #9167 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

One CI recipe I read for blueberry grated an apple into some of the blueberries and pre-cooked them, b/c apples are high in pectin.

And tapioca.

Is tapioca really starchy?

It's starchy, insofar as it's a starch.


Calli - Oct 15, 2013 2:07:11 pm PDT #9168 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

OK, here's another baking question: what can I make with a lot of apples that you can eat with your hands? This cake wouldn't work so well as a bring-to-the-office item.

You could try apple strudel. I made this a couple of weeks ago, and it came out well. [link] It could probably be finger food, in a slightly buttery, flakey way.


Typo Boy - Oct 15, 2013 2:08:32 pm PDT #9169 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I have no stocks or what have you. But at least some pundits say if you have an investment portfolio you are happy with hang on to it. Even if there is a crash and it goes down to nothing it will be back up to where it was within a month or two. Whereas if you start moving stuff around you lose money long term. I am NOT a financial advisor, and in this case am passing advice along without endorsing it. Where the pundits could be wrong is if this causes another great depression, in which case the place to invest your money is highly nutritious dried food which will last for years without refrigeration. I have trouble believing the business community will let it get that bad. Hurting the poor and the middle class is one thing, but when it starts hitting their bottom line. Note that the Chambers of Commerce (for example) have kind of said "naughty, naughty" but not put their full firepower to bear. And the same is true of a bunch of other interests.


Jessica - Oct 15, 2013 2:08:40 pm PDT #9170 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The pie-cake would work pretty well in muffin tins, I bet. Sticky, but still finger food.


Juliebird - Oct 15, 2013 2:10:32 pm PDT #9171 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Seriously, is 7pm, in the dark, the time to blow leaves off the driveway? (Mostly I'm complaining because I'm trying to rewatch Supernatural and I can't find my headphones and I also have the washing machine going. CC is nice, but I'm losing out on the experience).


Jesse - Oct 15, 2013 2:11:32 pm PDT #9172 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You could try apple strudel. I made this a couple of weeks ago, and it came out well. [link]. It could probably be finger food, in a slightly buttery, flakey way.

Ooh, that sounds delicious. But I am scared of phyllo.

The pie-cake would work pretty well in muffin tins, I bet. Sticky, but still finger food.

Intriguing! Maybe I'll try that.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 15, 2013 2:12:22 pm PDT #9173 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

My favorite fruit pie is peach pie.


Steph L. - Oct 15, 2013 2:13:35 pm PDT #9174 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

The pumpkin pie recipe I make uses canned coconut milk instead of condensed milk

The lactose-intolerant section of the crowd would love to hear more!

This recipe is meant to be crustless if you make it as written (it's from a gluten-free blog, so it calls for gluten-free flour, but if you don't need it to be gluten free and you want to go the crustless route, just substitute regular flour). However, I'm fairly certain that if you leave out the flour entirely, you can just pour the filling into a pie crust. I haven't tried that, but I'd be willing to bet it works. Here's the recipe (it has gotten RAVE reviews from everyone who I've made it for): [link]