When my cat was a kitten, I played with her paws and claws regularly to get her used to it. After a few weeks of that I had no problem clipping her nails. I don't think she likes it but she tolerates it and gets loves when we're done.
I also glue "soft paws" to her claws because she loves to destroy carpets and furniture despite the cat trees and our efforts to deter her.
Something bitter and not too sweet, whatever they have. At home I make bourbon and soda with a splash of orange bitters or change it up with a different spirit.
I like bitter and don't really like sweet. Adding club soda makes the drink stretch farther and reduces dehydration. If I order drinks neat I drink them too fast, drink too many, and end up paying for it with my wallet and my headache.
I would say that never goes away, but when the decisions change from "house or food" to "camper or boat" etc.
On the flip side, it is so cold here that room temp butter is not quite spreadable.
Wonderbread, bologna, processed american cheese food, and miracle whip. Mana from heaven!
Half right. Warm ketchup tastes better but it does spoil faster. It's ok for a bit thanks to the salt and vinegar, but definitely not the life of the bottle.
I'm gonna go the other way. The only marketing I acknowledge is factual reporting of design features that make a product suitable for the intended task. Anything else is dishonest and manipulative.
Think of Chris Cooper's character from Interstate 50. Any marketing claim must be specific, measurable, verifiable, and accurate.
If other animals don't have chins, they're using a weird definition of chin.
I use pocket app to save online recipes I like for later use. It is searchable and a separate list than my bookmarks which I like.
That is an interesting idea that is not typically considered in the drake equation as far as I know. That could significantly reduce the chance of finding intelligent life elsewhere.
I got pretty good at pulling sql data together from multiple tables using joins at a prior job, but no job before or since had data that easily accessible.
It looks like an English muffin inside, such porosity
Looks like we're getting more federal funding for the Northern Lights Express
$8.2 Billion from the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – is delivering world class-infrastructure across the country, expanding access to economic opportunity, and cr...
Father's Day smoked salmon has begun
Pics to come tomorrow. This is a recipe I got from someone at r/smoking years ago and has been my go-to ever since. I usually brush half the pieces with maple and half I leave alone. The ones without maple have a smokier taste and are a tad crustier, a taste and texture I prefer for smoked salmon. I often brine overnight, rack the fish on the counter and use a fan to form a pellicle while the smoker is heating up. Takes roughly six hours to cook at the low temp smoke setting on my pellet grill.
Recipes: Thaw fillets, remove skin, cut the fillets lengthwise right down the middle and cut these strips into 7" or 8" lengths (usually 1/3 of the length of the fillet).
Brine: Put 1/2 quart of apple juice in a pot on the stove, bringing to low boil & then down to simmer. Add to this; 6 ounces of soy sauce 1/2 cup of non-iodized salt 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1/2 tsp of Garlic powder 1/2 tsp of Onion powder 1/2 tsp of Cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp of Dried Bay Leaf Flakes (or 2 or 3 fresh bay leaves)
Stir until salt is dissolved. Then add 1 1/2 quarts of water & ice to cool quickly.
Leave the Salmon pieces submerged in this brine for 4 hours (under 1/2") to 6 hours (over 1/2")
Dry the salmon and put on rack in fridge overnight to form a pellicle.
Smoke on low until internal temp reaches 145+. Brush with maple syrup once an hour to keep moist.
Edit: and here's a progress pic. Peppered on the left, maple on the right. Finished product looked very similar but a bit darker. Taste and texture were great. Funnily, the maple finished first despite getting brushed hourly.
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