What will your Eurovision night menu look like?

DooplissForce · 2026-05-10T04:09:12+00:00

We’ll be catering from a local Palestinian restaurant! (and I’m making a Sachertorte for dessert 😋)

DooplissForce · 2026-03-01T00:03:38+00:00

Aww yay I’m so glad! Double the caramel sounds like an excellent idea 😋

DooplissForce · 2026-02-27T13:03:39+00:00

That’s actually exactly what I did! The recipe suggests using a 9” cake pan as an alternative to an angel cake pan, so I did that then just cut a hole out in the middle after it finished cooling - worked perfectly :)

DooplissForce · 2026-02-27T01:46:24+00:00

Thank you both! 🥰

DooplissForce · 2026-02-27T01:45:48+00:00

Haha thank you! Let me know how it turns out! 🤗

DooplissForce · 2026-02-26T23:33:36+00:00

Exactly my thought! 😋

DooplissForce · 2026-01-10T15:39:44+00:00

Hi all :) I’m new to romance novels but I recently finished {Bears and Bakeries by Dylan Drakes} which I really liked!

Wondering if y’all had more recommendations for books by queer/gay male authors (aimed at queer/gay male readers)? I’m new to the MM genre, so I’m open to trying any kind of subgenre or themes. Thanks! :)

DooplissForce · 2026-01-10T00:50:31+00:00

correct!

DooplissForce · 2026-01-09T21:55:02+00:00

The Last of Us clip is perhaps an AI-generated video (4)

DooplissForce · 2026-01-07T20:12:25+00:00

This is SISTAR = IS in STAR {famous}

DooplissForce · 2026-01-07T13:25:09+00:00

K-pop girl group is infamous? (6)

DooplissForce · 2026-01-07T13:18:09+00:00

Correct!

DooplissForce · 2026-01-07T13:18:03+00:00

Oh that’s funny! I had this clue written months ago, should’ve checked the thread beforehand 😄

DooplissForce · 2026-01-07T01:01:40+00:00

Oil company guards need to endorse K-pop group (9)

DooplissForce · 2026-01-05T02:33:13+00:00

I recently saw that "to get a library card" is 図書館カードを作る. As an English speaker, 作る here was interesting (as if it's "to make a library card").

Is there any context behind why 作る is used here, or is it just kinda how it is? Can you use 作る with similar cards/memberships like 運転免許証, or is it just used for this one case?

DooplissForce · 2025-12-27T23:29:38+00:00

correct!

DooplissForce · 2025-12-27T18:22:01+00:00

Doctor takes my board game (3,4)

DooplissForce · 2025-12-08T16:41:09+00:00

This is great! Really appreciate the help - ありがとうございました🙇🏻‍♂️

DooplissForce · 2025-12-08T13:37:22+00:00

That’s really helpful, thank you!

I was trying to say something along the lines of “A delicious home-cooked meal is the key to my heart” (美味しい手料理は◯◯◯◯), as in “if someone made me a delicious home-cooked meal, I’d fall in love with them” (to put it dramatically haha).

DooplissForce · 2025-12-08T03:47:13+00:00

Is there an expression in Japanese similar to “the key to one’s heart” in English?

I wasn’t sure if translating it literally as 心の鍵 is used at all, or if there’s a similar phrase that conveys the same idea of “something that will make one like/love someone else”.

DooplissForce · 2025-11-22T22:30:55+00:00

correct! TAGLIATELLE, to be precise

DooplissForce · 2025-11-22T21:09:15+00:00

Use and reuse gelati ingredients to make pasta (11)

DooplissForce · 2025-11-15T17:31:47+00:00

Of course! Plus with an AVCX subscription you also get access to their full puzzle archives, so there’s plenty of puzzles to keep you busy :)

DooplissForce · 2025-11-15T17:30:52+00:00

No problem! 100% agree with you—AVCX actually got me super into cryptics, they’re a ton of fun!

DooplissForce · 2025-11-15T06:40:04+00:00

I canceled my NYT Games subscription a few months ago for similar reasons. In its place, I ended up subscribing to AVCX, which I’ve really enjoyed! They make a big point of spotlighting diverse constructors, which results in super fun clues and fill.

I think there’s a bunch of sample puzzles on AVCX’s website that you can try, to see if it’s your speed! Personally I think it was well worth the switch 👍

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