The stuff you put in your foodhole
Mesopotamia, the region roughly occupying modern Iraq, is one of the oldest inhabited areas of the Earth. It’s been settled, conquered and fought over for millennia, being the seat of many empires and the graveyard of others. But until relatively … Continue reading The History Thread Cooks the Mesopotamian Way
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I don’t have much time this week, so I’ll just quickly share the bento I made this week. That’s right, bento making is back! I once again have a reason … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 26, 2021)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last month I received my first Umai Crate, which means that I have a ton of interesting instant noodles to tell you all about today. The subscription comes with several … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 28, 2021)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! You can’t go wrong with ochazuke! So true, right? Yesterday was cold, dreary, and just all around gloomy, so I tried making ochazuke for the first time. Now I can … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 14, 2021)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The Spring anime season is just around the corner with a bunch of new shows to check out (and Crunchyroll is still announcing new shows each day), the cherry blossoms … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 31, 2021)
In these past 2 weeks of love and appreciation for these greens (but also a lot of, uh, b***hing about what actually makes a vegetable), it’s come to this: In Fourth Place – Avocado! (???) In Third Place – Corn! … Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: Results!
whelp we’re officially called The Garlic now … or are we? Will Potato take away the crown from the vampire-killer? Voting will close 12 March, 5am EST Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: FINALS
We’re nearing the end! And a look at what we’ve got now: Some sweet stats: Veggie with lowest votes to proceed to next round: Avocado (50) [:(] against Red Onion (38), which was also the Veggie with most votes to … Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: Semi-Finals – Fabulous Four
So where we are now with the current cream of the crop(s)? Some sweet stats: Veggie(s!) with lowest votes to proceed to next round: Both Chickpeas (44) and Avocado(!) (44) [against Ginger (32) and Pickles (41) respectively)] Veggie with most … Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: Quarter-Finals – Amazing Eight
Time to see which delightful greenies made it: Some sweet stats: Veggie with lowest votes to progress to the next round – Beefsteak Tomato (41) which narrowly beat Bok Choy (35) Veggie with most votes to be eliminated – Olives … Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: Round 2 – Sweet Sixteen
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! When I still had a reason to make a bento every day, omurice (Japanese rice omelette) was one of my favorites. It’s relatively easy to make, and you can use … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 3, 2021)
You all sure got giddy with these nominations, eh? Well, time to see what made the cut: Voting will close 4 March, 4:30am EST Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: Round 1 – Tip-Top Thirty-Two
It’s March! Spring will be on our doorsteps soon, and that means it’s time to prepare for a very important holiday: Pi(e) Day! Celebrated each March 14, there’s no better way to honor pi than with baked goods. So, let’s … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Pie
Here ya go, all you damn hippies going on about EVERY VEGETABLE IS A GOOD VEGETABLE these past two weeks. Some ground rules though: As with the Worst Vegetable Tournament, I shall be using the United States Department of Agriculture’s … Continue reading Best Vegetable Tournament: Nominations
These past two weeks, fueled by the rage and scorn from nature’s maleficence and/or your parent’s bad cooking, you’ve made your votes known for the yuckiest of these greens to be scorned forevermore. But first, a moment to shout out … Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: Results!
It’s come down to this: will disgusting bitterness or disgusting spiciness take away the crown (of shit)? (you tried your best [worst], Lima Beans and Beets) Voting will close 27 February, 5am EST Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: FINALS
We’re nearing the end! Time to see what foulness has caught up with us this far: Some sweet stats: Veggie with lowest votes to proceed to next round: Karela/Bitter Melon (40) against Spaghetti Squash (26) Veggie with most votes to … Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: Semi-Finals – Foul Four
Which vile weeds have found themselves ejected from Beelzebub’s garden this time? Some sweet stats: Veggie with lowest votes to proceed to next round: Kohlrabi (36) against Rapini/Broccoli Rabe (18) Veggie with most votes to be eliminated: Fennel Bulb (46), … Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: Quarter-Finals – Atrocious Eight
Alright, let’s see which yucksters have escaped Hell’s kitchen this time: Some sweet stats: Veggie with lowest votes to progress to the next round – Fennel Bulb (42), narrowly beating Okra (40) Veggie with most votes to be eliminated – … Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: Round 2 – Sinister Sixteen
Well folks, we’ve finally rooted out those pests from our kitchen and have plucked from Hell’s chopping boards the following greens up for judgment: Voting will close 19 February, 2am EST Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: Round 1 – Terrible Thirty-Two
Pretty self-explanatory. The worst of the greens (and other colours) battle it out to get out of the frying pan(/chopping board/fridge/etc) and into the garbage can. Expecting to start off with a 32-entry bracket. Nominations close on 17 February, 1am … Continue reading Worst Vegetable Tournament: Nominations
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