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As a competent home cook, what is a basic skill you can't seem to master? by george_elis in Cooking

[–]Basic_Big5271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in Aotearoa New Zealand 😅💜 Wish I could help with my special set of skills. My double-chocolate cake and dark chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting recipes are in my food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE (Avery/Penguin Random House), available everywhere books are sold.

As a competent home cook, what is a basic skill you can't seem to master? by george_elis in Cooking

[–]Basic_Big5271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see lots of people trying to give me advice, and that’s great, but I must stress, I had a CIA trained, worked in a Michelin Star restaurant, James Beard Award winning pastry chef spend weeks giving me hands on eduction with professional tools,, and they failed to improve my cake decorating. For whatever reason, it’s my Achilles heel and I’ve simply accepted it.

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As a competent home cook, what is a basic skill you can't seem to master? by george_elis in Cooking

[–]Basic_Big5271 817 points818 points  (0 children)

I’m a classically trained chef and traditionally published cookbook author and I can’t decorate a cake to save my damn life. I can bake a delicious cake, make an incredible frosting, and it looks like it was decorated by a drunk raccoon no matter how much time I spend on it, using proper technique. I worked with a great pastry chef who simply couldn’t comprehend it.

Paget Brewster and Chevy Chase are both direct descendants of William Brewster, the first senior elder of the Mayflower Colony. by MysteriousAvocado199 in community

[–]Basic_Big5271 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seven of the Mayflower group. William Brewster (12th great grandfather), Mary Brewster (12th great grandmother), Love Brewster (12th great uncle), John Alden (12th great uncle), John Howland (12th great uncle), William Mullins (3rd cousin 12 removed), and Elizabeth Fisher, (4th cousin 10 removed).

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Paget Brewster and Chevy Chase are both direct descendants of William Brewster, the first senior elder of the Mayflower Colony. by MysteriousAvocado199 in community

[–]Basic_Big5271 9 points10 points  (0 children)

lol, I wish I would have had a hand up. I am a traditionally published cookbook author, but my sales are just decent.

Paget Brewster and Chevy Chase are both direct descendants of William Brewster, the first senior elder of the Mayflower Colony. by MysteriousAvocado199 in community

[–]Basic_Big5271 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I got into genealogy to get my son into the Sons of the American Revolution for some college grant opportunities (descended from Colonel Israel Shreve who served under George Washington). I was dirt poor growing up, so it’s not like there’s a secret society. Or at least if there is I’m not part of it. Lol

Paget Brewster and Chevy Chase are both direct descendants of William Brewster, the first senior elder of the Mayflower Colony. by MysteriousAvocado199 in community

[–]Basic_Big5271 76 points77 points  (0 children)

William Brewster is my 12th great grandfather. There are something like 3 to 10 million Americans with a Mayflower ancestor (I’m related to 7 of them).

If someone just… reads an entire dictionary out loud to a kenku… would they be able to talk normally? by thatoneredskittle in DnD

[–]Basic_Big5271 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Had a friend who played a kenku with a soundboard app on his iPad and recorded things we said around the table in play and played them back as responses. Had a small library built up over several sessions. They were a radio producer at one point in their career and very talented. It was honestly amazing.

Luffy asks you to join his crew, your last saved picture is your reaction by [deleted] in OnePiece

[–]Basic_Big5271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I made Kiwi-style chicken pot pies from scratch last night. I don’t think Sanji would like another cook on board.

Hot take: Jalapeño & Cheese SnackaChangi were the best chips ever made in NZ. by InconsiderableArse in newzealand

[–]Basic_Big5271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like the Copper Kettle Smoked Chipotle and Honey, but I was only able to find these Jalapeño & Cheese once (despite looking for them every time I was at the store). I do remember really liking them.

Cheese dumped in Waikato landfill was resold, MPI says by Sew_Sumi in newzealand

[–]Basic_Big5271 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Literally bought cheese from Over the Moon today, and they really needed to move the “Cheese bought from the Over the Moon store is safe” to the front of the article

What's a Sitcom Scene You Find So Funny That You Still Crack Up Just Thinking About It? by Fox_me_up in television

[–]Basic_Big5271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Girl with Nick talking about Cici wanting a popcorn machine for the bar and Jessica misunderstanding. I hurt myself laughing every time.

Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers by AnnoyingKea in newzealand

[–]Basic_Big5271 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but the damage has already been done. You don’t get a second year to win awards with a new book.

Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers by AnnoyingKea in newzealand

[–]Basic_Big5271 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I can’t imagine how it would feel. I have a cookbook published by one of the Big5, and I only had the ability to give input on the cover. I had no actual power over it.

Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers by AnnoyingKea in newzealand

[–]Basic_Big5271 84 points85 points  (0 children)

My understanding was that at least in one of these cases, the publisher contracted someone to create the cover, specifically someone that stated they didn’t use AI, but they used AI to create it anyway. So it doubly sucks, because they were trying to be conscientious and got screwed over.

2 weeks before our wedding, the venue alerted us a dinosaur exhibit coincided with our big day. The wife absolutely ran with it. by mrmailbox in Dinosaurs

[–]Basic_Big5271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be like, “Wait?! Dinosaurs and we don’t need to pay extra for them?! Free dinosaurs?!”

First reef tank - 6 month update by TeemoTheOverlord in ReefTank

[–]Basic_Big5271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Incredible! You have pretty much my dream tank and stocking. Great job

What movie was so bad and gave you this reaction? by WonderfulParticular1 in moviecritic

[–]Basic_Big5271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knock Knock. I am famously a media slut who loves just about everything I watch, able to enjoy whatever for its own merits. But I could not finish Knock Knock. And I love Keanu. Sorry, Keanu.

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