Congrats, Ethan!
Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Shir - Dec 04, 2023 10:37:52 pm PST #27234 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Laura - Dec 05, 2023 4:17:07 am PST #27235 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
We have a considerable diamond slippers too tight issue here. Last night we went to dinner with old friends and they ordered a huge sushi boat, after having soup and sashimi appetizers. So I have a huge quantity of leftovers. With the sushi my choices are gobble it up quickly today and tomorrow at the latest, and/or disassemble it. There are recipes for quick pan frying the raw leftovers and serving over the disassembled rice. It's a challenge. So yeah, sushi for breakfast.
eta: Successful leftover breakfast. Pan-fried various sashimi slices briefly in butter and chili sauce, including the toppers from a couple of the sushi pieces. Served alongside 3 pieces of cooked sushi. Does my belly like soy sauce and wasabi with my morning coffee? Of course!
sj - Dec 05, 2023 6:43:01 am PST #27236 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Morning! I went out with Thessaly yesterday to savers and bought way too much stuff. Most of which I don’t technically need for Christmas, but it was fun. I did find some great frames for ltc’s school pictures, and I found a soda stream for $6!
Toddson - Dec 05, 2023 7:12:21 am PST #27237 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Laura, there was a story on radio this morning that wasabi is good for you, especially if you're older (going out to stock up).
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 05, 2023 7:38:33 am PST #27238 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Does that also apply to the green-dyed horseradish they call wasabi in the flyover states? If so, I'm golden.
megan walker - Dec 05, 2023 11:24:38 am PST #27239 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Fun fact: wasabi, mustard, and horseradish are all in the cruciferous family so, not only are they good for you, they can all be sprinkled on other cruciferous vegetables after they have been cooked in order to activate the sulforaphane in them. (Heat kills the enzyme required for sulforaphane production so ideally you chop up veggies 40 minutes in advance of cooking to allow the enzyme time to do its thing, or mix in raw cruciferous elements post-cooking. I now sprinkle ground mustard seed/horseradish powder on almost everything. Bonus: It's tasty!)
Signed,
Currently obsessed with nutrition podcasts/Twitter
-t - Dec 05, 2023 11:32:20 am PST #27240 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh. Interesting.
DavidS - Dec 05, 2023 12:11:15 pm PST #27241 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Cruciferous plants will save us all!
Matilda was especially difficult to rouse this morning because she took a benadryl last night before bed.
After I got her breakfast sandwich together and coffee, and managed to shuffle her to the bathroom she staggered out and crawled into my lap as I sat in my reading chair.
This happens periodically (though infrequently) and I usually just indulge it for a few minutes before I send her off to get dressed.
But this morning I just held her for a while. Because we both needed it, and she'll be off to college soon enough.
meara - Dec 05, 2023 2:25:20 pm PST #27242 of 30000
Sylvia tell me more about this mysterious sulforaphane and why I want to chop my veggies and/or not cook them or what?
megan walker - Dec 05, 2023 3:52:09 pm PST #27243 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
tell me more about this mysterious sulforaphane and why I want to chop my veggies and/or not cook them or what?
Well, cruciferous veggies (a category which includes arugula, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, etc.) are good for you regardless, but their main superpower is the sulfur compounds they produce. To produce this magical health elixir two mixy things need to mix for about 30-40 minutes. This process is actually a defense mechanism of the plant, which is why it is only activated when the plant is damaged, for example by chopping it up or by you chewing and eating it. Note: This is also why these plants can taste bitter.
However, one of the mixy things is an enzyme killed by heat, so if you chop broccoli and then cook it immediately, it won't be able to work this magic. BUT, the other element is still there so, as long as you add something else after cooking that contains the necessary enzyme it can still do its thing. The compound itself survives cooking, so if you wait until the compound is already made on your cutting board, cook away!
So, basically, if you are eating a cruciferous veg raw, like arugula or watercress in salad, have at it. You will get all the sulfur-y goodness.
But if you are cooking it, you should either
1) chop it up ahead of time
2) mix in a bit of raw cruciferous with it after cooking, such as sprinkling it with ground mustard powder, or
3) serve another cruciferous with the meal, like radishes or something
Note: There are also people who have this enzyme as part of their microbiome but you can't really know if you are one of these wizards so I recommend following the above.
ETA: If it helps, you can think of sulforaphane as the antioxidant supreme of the cruciferous world.