My vote is for a 10-12" traditional cast iron pan. I've used every type of pan out there, and the one I leave sitting out on my stove is my trusty cast iron skillet that was my great great grandparents'. It will oulive me too!
Buying:
I would recommend to not buy new. Buy an old used one that ideally has a smooth surface, not a rough one. (The newer ones have a dimpled surface due to how they're molded and they take longer to season up in my opinion.) Check the old pan for bulges, cracks, and extreme rust (like the whole thing is orange). If there's a few rust spots, that can be fixed with a good scrub, a thin coating of oil, and an hour in a 400 degree oven. That's it! If you are cooking with the same pan a lot, you don't need to worry about it rusting ever again. Just always coat it in a thin layer of high heat oil. (I prefer avocado or safflower.)
Cooking:
Never put food in a cold pan! Let it warm up first. Put a bead of water in to check if it's ready, it will sizzle when the pan is hot. If food sticks, add liquid or oil and scrape the bottom good with a metal spatula. You don't have to be gentle with cast iron!
Cleaning:
After cooking, turn off your burner and immediately remove all the food (do not leave it in the pan to cool! Harder to clean) and run it under blazing HOT tap water (I wear kitchen gloves for this step!) The temp change won't be high enough to damage your pan. Scrub it out with a copper chore boy or very stiff brush all over, then put back on the still warm burner (if you use electric) or turn the burner on low and wait for the water to evaporate off, it'll only take a minute or two. Then rub the pan lightly ALL OVER, every bit, with a high heat cooking oil. I keep a small rag in some oil for this purpose. Done! It takes me like 3 min to clean the pan, tops.
This cleaning method is sooo much easier than having to deal with any of my other pans. If you wash it hot and keep it seasoned, nothing will stick and it'll last forever!
Tonka beans are illegal to sell in food, but you can get them shipped online and use them in your home kitchen. I'm in the US and I have some in my pantry right now. I've tried them in cookies but I'll try them in ice cream too, thanks for the tip!
Aaron (pronounced A-ron) has taken the runway by storm, modeling for Moschino and Collina Strada. She is one of few black trans disabled models on the runway at the moment, and damnit 👏we 👏want 👏more! I loooove this look, how it's chic, playful, and a bit vintage. The mismatched earrings coordinating with the keys and buttons is my fave detail.
Ahhhh nothing is better than a cute dog who feels safe and loved enough to ask for belly rubs. 💜💜💜💜
I and my lil dog would also like to know! I would love to be able to snug her on the flight.
A few extra tips: don't put any cruciferous veg into your stock bag, like broccoli, cauliflower, brussels, etc. They will make your stock smell sulfurous. Bread pudding is another great use for stale bread and dairy.
My newest scrap discovery is using the liquid from canned fruit and leftover yogurt to make homemade popsicles.
Sky is an AMAZING fashion designer and identifies as a nonbinary xenogender, neurodivergent and disabled Filipinx queer person. They are the creator of Rebirth Garments, a company that designs and makes clothes for all bodies, using bright, comfortable, stretchy materials that work well for all people, with an emphasis on making clothes for trans and disabled people...because all bodies are good bodies! Their fashion sense is so otherwordly and I absolutely adore them!!
Bethann Hardison was pioneering diversity in fashion for decades, starting with being one of the first Black runway models, then starting her own agency and doing all kinds of activism. The pattern mixing is amazing in this look!
- Wallet
- Reuseable bag
- Combo battery pack/flashlight and charging cord
- Moleskine book, pen and sharpie
- Headphones
- Shoehorn
- Sunscreen
- SPF chapstick
- Bandaids
- Tampons
- Flossers
- Nail files, nail clippers, tweezers
- Tissues
- Lotion
- Immodium
- Pill carrier with acetaminophen, xtra prescriptions, benadryl
- Rhoto eye drops
- Alcohol pads
- Lactaid and Tums
- Hand sanitizer
- Xtra contacts
- Needle and thread
- Wet wipe
- Soft wipe for glasses
- Throat lozenges
Not pictured: keys with multi tool and usb with backups, contigo water bottle, and sunglasses, which I switch out depending on my corrective lenses of the day.
All packed in a small crossbody REI purse that could fit even more, like Mary Poppins. I love purses.
Deep is an Indian influencer whose makeup and outfits always slay! Their instagram is @justdeepdrama if you want to check them out 🖤
This study reports a large population cohort study in which the authors correlate microbial taxa with quality of life and the incidence of depression.
As I've been reading about the studies about microbiome differences in people with various mental illnesses, is there any potential for a connection regarding contagion of mental issues? Like if people are around each other for long enough, will their microbiome and therefore their mental state become similar?
For me, romantic attraction means I have all of the warm swoony fuzzy feelings for another person, where I want to spend time with them, do things for them, have a deep, emotionally close relationship with them...the only things I don't want to do with them are sexual things like get naked and touch each other's genitalia and stuff.
Yeah most of what he says is based on nothing but his own flawed logic. Cass Eris has some scathing videos debunking a lot of his 'research' from a cognitive psychologist perspective and they are both densely informative and hilarious.
I've used them for a couple years now and love it. They have the full suite, calendar, storage, tasks, document editing the works.
I was trying to degoogle and permanently remove the google shit, and at the time this model had just come out and there wasn't much about it. I may try again on this phone when it starts to go.
Peppermint is the first Black drag queen to come out as trans after being on RuPaul's Drag Race. I love her style, and I think this cool toned look suits her and her namesake!
I couldn't unlock my bootloader on my oneplus 9 pro. I also tend to need DETAILED instructions for things, so there is a chance I missed a step and didn't realize it. I also didn't know that there's a difference between rooting and running a different OS...I thought they were the same thing.
Rep. Finke is the first trans woman elected to the Minnesota House, and she's looking amazing while doing it! I love how she embraces color and mixes casual and business dress.
Omg that gameboy micro is so cute, I'd probably go blind playing on that tiny screen tho 🥺
Image decription: Femme person sitting on gray plush carpet with legs stretched out, leaning back on their hands, ankles crossed. They are wearing a light pink t-shirt with airbrushed blue clouds, a large rising yellow sun, and two bluebirds flying over their heart. Their fit and flared peach pants are airbrushed with more blue and yellow clouds, bluebirds, and a rainbow above the right pant hem. Their socks are peach with light teal toes and heels, dotted with small orange flowers.
Good point! Yeah I couldn't even unlock my bootloader on my Oneplus 😭 so i disable what apps I can these days
The path to privacy is a long and arduous constant fight, full of inconveniences.
You got that right! Especially when rooting your phone is the best option. I never did figure it out, that shit is hard!
Hi hags! I put some placemarker pics in for the icon and banner for this community, but I would love it if we could all decide together on what should be there. Right now it's an AI generated person with green eyeshadow and rainbow hair wearing leapord print. The banner is Mae West lounging in a sparkly black dress.
Image description: femme human from the waist up, arms at their sides. They are wearing a horizontally striped baby pink and bright yellow knit sweater with a soft spike texture. It has bell sleeves and a mock turtleneck.
pickles @lemmy.blahaj.zone Queer femme gray ace crone, still figuring it out.