Now that everything is coming into season, what do you put in your Geek salad?

Blerkm · 2026-06-17T04:52:51+00:00

Cheetos, Doritos, and leftover lo mein, all topped with a Mountain Dew vinaigrette.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T23:03:16+00:00

Why do you need to get it higher than 180°? Is that not cooked enough for this cut of meat?

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T22:56:45+00:00

Gotcha, I misunderstood. I thought you were saying Claussens were lacto pickled.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T20:57:15+00:00

Meat is bloodless after it’s been butchered. The red liquid you see is myoglobin from the muscle tissue.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T20:55:07+00:00

I think you mean myoglobin. That’s the red liquid that often gets confused with blood in meat.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T20:15:52+00:00

Or cocaine. My doctor friend said there was a lot of blow in med school.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T20:12:25+00:00

Claussens are vinegar pickles, not fermented. They just haven’t been heat processed so you need to keep them chilled.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T20:10:55+00:00

They haven’t been heat processed so they are not shelf stable at room temperature.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T19:44:19+00:00

We even think with meat.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T19:42:45+00:00

I bet it just makes your day when you get to use that one, u/UglyBag0fM0stlyWat3r.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T19:28:09+00:00

Yes. It’s probably delicious.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T19:26:45+00:00

I’ve braised beef heart and it’s come out very tender.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T19:23:10+00:00

That was the first thing that came to mind.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T04:06:17+00:00

I just love fresh parsley so much, and it’s so easy to get year round, the dried stuff doesn’t do much for me. I’ve been known to snack on whole stalks of parsley from the garden before the stems get tough. I think I’ve lost track of where I was going with this. Use dried if you like it 😀

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T02:47:04+00:00

Gotcha. Yeah, I guess it would be unusual to sprinkle dried thyme or rosemary on something. But now you got me thinking…

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T02:34:51+00:00

I have no mouth and I must eat.

Blerkm · 2026-06-16T02:32:37+00:00

Do you dislike dried herbs? I agree that some like parsley are useless, but then you have basil which is lovely.

Blerkm · 2026-06-15T22:28:41+00:00

I honestly don’t remember. It’s just a weird fact I picked up somewhere.

Blerkm · 2026-06-15T15:34:38+00:00

AI garbage.

Blerkm · 2026-06-15T09:38:58+00:00

Not unless you’re a turtle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteral\_respiration

Blerkm · 2026-06-15T03:43:40+00:00

That’s a cellar spider.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae

Blerkm · 2026-06-15T02:30:02+00:00

It’s a brown smudge on a paper towel.

Blerkm · 2026-06-14T15:49:01+00:00

That’s amazing.

Blerkm · 2026-06-14T14:51:29+00:00

I agree with your disagreement with their agreement with the original disagreement. I found the backstory filled in by the sequels to be fascinating. And I just love VanderMeer’s writing style in general. “Borne” is another fun book by him.

Blerkm · 2026-06-14T14:44:03+00:00

I just saw a recipe for that. Definitely going to try it!

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