The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Snarf Zagyg]

Ryan Reynolds being his most upbeat self for two friggin' hours? I mean, isn't that him all his movies?

Didn't you know? It's the Great Ryan Treaty of Hollywood.

All good roles get sent out to the Ryans (Reynolds and Gosling).

Reynolds gets all the fun, upbeat roles.
Gosling gets all the serious-as-cancer roles.

Everyone wins!

 

[Cadence]

Well, IME the subtle ratios of tahini, lemon, chickpea, olive oil, and garlic can have a massive difference on the taste of the hummus ... and, of course, the actual ingredients (freshness, etc.) matter too! Even something as basic as tahini comes in a multitude of types.

And that's before you get to adding the salt, pepper, and possible spices (some people like sumac or other variants). A "Middle Eastern" restaurant will serve a subtly different hummus depending on where they from in the Middle East- an Israeli, tahini-forward hummus will taste quite different than a Jordanian hummus that uses yogurt.

Like many seemingly simple foods, the devil is in the details.

There has been a middle-eastern themed restaurant of some sort in this location for over 15 years now... but I think it might be on its third owner and who knows how many head cooks/chefs.

Thank you for the info on it!!

(In the meantime I spent my avoiding-work-by-googling-time finding out that the cookbook Suomen pitäjäruoat. Ahvenanmaa, Varsinais-Suomi, Satakunta is only at one library anywhere on Worldcat (in Finland) and that the shipping charge from the used book store I found it at is $38. Doh!)

 

[payn]

Ryan Reynolds being his most upbeat self for two friggin' hours? I mean, isn't that him all his movies?

Most upbeat is one way to put it, grating as hell another. I find the only time its appropriate is Deadpool. Though, Free Guy wasnt so grating, it just felt like Ready Player One: Ryan Reynolds edition.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I really like their Damascus bread (when I'm not getting a kabob or kufta burger), so hummus really being different was a surprise.

There's a wide variety in how various Mediterranean cultures prepare the foods many of them share. I've had a wide variety of different hummuses (that word feels wrong) across Northern Africa, for instance.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Not to mention Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place

That was the first time I saw him and it was clear he was going to be the breakout star.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Free Guy wasnt so grating, it just felt like Ready Player One: Ryan Reynolds edition.

I feel like Free Guy had a lot more to say about gaming and online culture than Ready Player One (or especially Ready Player Two) did. Very similar thematic territory, though.

 

[payn]

That was the first time I saw him and it was clear he was going to be the breakout star.

 

[payn]

I feel like Free Guy had a lot more to say about gaming and online culture than Ready Player One (or especially Ready Player Two) did. Very similar thematic territory, though.

Perhaps, my next complaint is it felt like 10-15 years too late.

 

[MarkB]

I feel like Free Guy had a lot more to say about gaming and online culture than Ready Player One (or especially Ready Player Two) did. Very similar thematic territory, though.

Except for the part where almost all the players preferred killing NPCs to attacking each other. Nothing makes an online gamer's day quite like knowing they've ruined someone else's.

 

[prabe]

Yeah, there's a word in there that I can see at least two different legit readings of, and the people who went with one reading would have a completely different reading from the people who went with the other, and there'd be people who'd think neither reading was really worth paying attention to as a priority, and what you are setting up there is a three-way circular firing squad. I choose not to engage.