Dog Moon
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Lucky. Is hard to schedule, seems like. Every place around here already has all their appointments filled. Look online every like 1-2 days...Scheduled my first Fauci Ouchie for tomorrow. *
*tomorrow being Saturday.
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Aeson
I am the mysterious professor.
Georgia is dead last in people getting the shot. It's easier now. I went to Walgreens. If you haven't tried them look into it. The scheduling online was easy.
trappedslider
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Aeson
I am the mysterious professor.
An arcade is opening in town. They're going to have old school arcade, pinball, and console games. A $15 entry fee is charged then you can play all you want. I think that's better than feeding quarters in the machines, as long as you can play enough to get your money's worth.
Aeson
I am the mysterious professor.
I looked at my cooking today as a kind of proof of concept. I would not normally cook so much. I had the chicken and wanted to cook it. It kind of exploded from there with potatoes and onions. Then the dressing. With dressing you need giblet gravy. I also cooked broccoli to have something green. My mom had cooked the cornbread and peeled the potatoes before coming over. She helped me prep the chicken. I did everything else myself. She had to leave so she hasn't had a chance to try anything. She's coming back over Tuesday so she'll have some then. I'm taking some to my friend at work. Seems fair since she brought me food a couple of times.
I wanted to see if I could cook a meal like this. It wasn't perfect. That wasn't the goal. The goal was to do it and not ruin it all. When I cut into the chicken and saw it cooked to the bone I almost cried. lol With chicken you worry about it cooking fully. I was worried the dressing would be soggy with all the broth I put in it. Turned out fine. The broccoli was the easy part. I've been cooking frozen broccoli for years. The gravy and dressing were firsts for me. I'm not as happy with the gravy. It's ok but I'll need my mom to try it to see where I might do better. I'm proud of how it turned out. I've bragged to anyone that would listen. My aunt wants to try it all. lol I even cleaned most of the dishes.
I wanted to see if I could cook a meal like this. It wasn't perfect. That wasn't the goal. The goal was to do it and not ruin it all. When I cut into the chicken and saw it cooked to the bone I almost cried. lol With chicken you worry about it cooking fully. I was worried the dressing would be soggy with all the broth I put in it. Turned out fine. The broccoli was the easy part. I've been cooking frozen broccoli for years. The gravy and dressing were firsts for me. I'm not as happy with the gravy. It's ok but I'll need my mom to try it to see where I might do better. I'm proud of how it turned out. I've bragged to anyone that would listen. My aunt wants to try it all. lol I even cleaned most of the dishes.
I started learning how to cook at age 8...and I’m still learning stuff. It’s a great skill to have, even if it’s only rudimentary.
Once you get more comfortable in the kitchen, you should start learning to cook your favorite dishes. I don’t mean the stuff you get at your local Chinese place, etc., but the old family recipes. Because the truth is, at some point in your life, you’re going to want those dishes and the people who made them your faves won’t be around. ( I mean that in terms of location as well as the obvious comment on mortality.)
I’ve experienced both. My paternal grandmother wasn’t a great cook, but there are certain dishes she simply mastered. Her pan fried chicken was aces, and she made a ham, potato and thyme soup that was sooooooo good. She passed a few years ago, and nobody in the family knows how she cooked them. I’ve come up with an approximation of the soup, but am utterly clueless as to her bird. Her recipe and techniques are lost.
OTOH, one of my Mom’s cousins used to live nearby, and he was a damn good cook. Had a restaurant in New Orleans at one point. He was responsible for all the cajun boils (crab, shrimp or crawfish) we did. He moved back to Louisiana a few years ago, but a cousin of mine took up the mantle. After 3-4 attempts where he got the technique down and had me help him fine tune his seasoning, he had it mastered. For about a year, every Saturday or so, he did a pot.
Then HE moved back to Louisiana.
I don’t have the equipment to do such things. Not at that scale, at least. So I have to rely on the local creole joints if I want that taste of home.
Once you get more comfortable in the kitchen, you should start learning to cook your favorite dishes. I don’t mean the stuff you get at your local Chinese place, etc., but the old family recipes. Because the truth is, at some point in your life, you’re going to want those dishes and the people who made them your faves won’t be around. ( I mean that in terms of location as well as the obvious comment on mortality.)
I’ve experienced both. My paternal grandmother wasn’t a great cook, but there are certain dishes she simply mastered. Her pan fried chicken was aces, and she made a ham, potato and thyme soup that was sooooooo good. She passed a few years ago, and nobody in the family knows how she cooked them. I’ve come up with an approximation of the soup, but am utterly clueless as to her bird. Her recipe and techniques are lost.
OTOH, one of my Mom’s cousins used to live nearby, and he was a damn good cook. Had a restaurant in New Orleans at one point. He was responsible for all the cajun boils (crab, shrimp or crawfish) we did. He moved back to Louisiana a few years ago, but a cousin of mine took up the mantle. After 3-4 attempts where he got the technique down and had me help him fine tune his seasoning, he had it mastered. For about a year, every Saturday or so, he did a pot.
Then HE moved back to Louisiana.
I don’t have the equipment to do such things. Not at that scale, at least. So I have to rely on the local creole joints if I want that taste of home.
Aeson
I am the mysterious professor.
That was the point. I know my mom won't be around too much longer. She's known for her dressing and potato salad. I'm pretty good with meatloaf and spaghetti. I used to cook more often. I found myself is situations where it wasn't so easy to do. I'm working my way back to.
Blackrat
He Who Lurks Beyond The Veil
This is so much the truth. My dad taught me to cook when I was a kid, and I’ve already started teaching my 4yo. So far he’s absolutely thrilled when he gets to pour something I’ve premeasured into a pot, or add a bouillon cube etc.
Aeson
I am the mysterious professor.
It's funny how my sister and I divided our parents traits. She cooks more often than I do but I'm better at it. When it comes to seasoning she believes the more the merrier. Also a lot of her stuff tends to come out burnt. She forgets about it. I got my mom's cooking skills and empathy. She got my dad's politics. I think I'm coming out ahead. 
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