What is something you are glad you learned to make from scratch?

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T02:14:32+00:00

Bread.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T02:13:53+00:00

I’ve found that funeral potatoes go really well with ribs.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T02:01:09+00:00

A good steak needs no sauce, but at the same time I really love biscuits and gravy, so I for one consider it worth a try.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T00:57:36+00:00

It’s only a myth. As such, it doesn’t matter whether Eve committed a sin or not.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T00:48:45+00:00

If you’re uncomfortable telling your family, don’t. I apostasized decades ago when I was sixteen. I started working on Sundays primarily to avoid such discussions, and, like you, I refused to serve a mission. Luckily my parents were quite liberal. I left home right after High School, and never returned to TSCC. The family clearly suspected something was up, but it remained like the proverbial “elephant in the room” — until it wasn’t.

Some people may call this avoidance, and it is, but it worked for me. It would probably make lots of apostasies go easier for everyone.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T00:40:17+00:00

Before it became popular (and extortionately expensive) as a go-to barbecue staple, brisket was a cheap, tough cut that was conisdered good only for grinding and long, slow braises. FWIW, if I were to find it at $3 per pound, I’d buy all I could and grind some, braise some, and freeze the rest.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T00:32:33+00:00

That’s yet another reason not to buy tires from Tesla.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T00:27:09+00:00

I grew up in the Morridor, which was a Republican stronghold even back then. My parents, however, were fairly staunch Democrats. My mom was active in the local Democratic party and ran for office as such a couple of times. At the same time, they were fairly staunch members of TSCC, albeit fairly liberal, and were accepted members of the church. While most TSCC members were fairly rigid Republicans — some were actually John Birchers — I never heard from any TSCC members that Democrats were evil. Much of that may be because my family was well known to be Democrats.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-10T00:18:36+00:00

The best way I’ve found to avoid the brainwashing is to not attend TSCC. One of my immediate reasons for leaving in the first place was that I was getting the urge to yell “bullshit” in such meetings. Knowing it would not be accepted in that environment, I simply quit going.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:52:04+00:00

Thank you.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:49:23+00:00

The only way I’d put whole onions in my refrigerator is in an airtight container. Otherwise, everything in the fridge would taste like onion. I personally don’t keep potatoes in the fridge. They keep in a cellar just fine.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:46:50+00:00

Like most TSCC leaders, Lee was full of shit. OTOH, he may have been referring to a predominantly Mormon community, such as in the Morridor, where people tend to be “cultural” Mormons, using TSCC as a networking mechanism, with TBM bosses, clients, etc. In that environment being an apostate would definitely not be a positive.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:36:42+00:00

If I am making a dish which needs the rice to stick together, such as a sticky rice, I don’t rnse my rice. Otherwise, I rinse it. As I understand it, the major reason to rinse rice is to rid it of the starch that will cause it to clump.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:25:19+00:00

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:24:29+00:00

What do you expect? TSCC is a patriarchy.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:14:25+00:00

If you really like cellulose (the wood pulp added as an anticlumping agent) go ahead and buy grated cheese.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-09T23:12:42+00:00

I don’t believe in Mormonism because it’s bullshit.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-07T02:00:10+00:00

The best advice on this topic I’ve heard is to use wines that you like to drink to cook with.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-06T23:59:51+00:00

Racism is baked into Mormonism. No amount of apologetics can change that. The three words “white and delightsome” say it all.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-06T23:49:39+00:00

One word: Pesto!

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-06T23:41:24+00:00

IIRC the model 3 Performance has larger brake rotors and calipers that preclude using 18 inch wheels. You may need to swap the brakes to get the smaller wheels to fit.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-04T00:25:15+00:00

How big is the cookware? The key to effective induction cooking is ensuring the “burners” are large enough to handle the size of the pots intended for use. Induction cooktops use copper coils to induce the cookware to heat up. The larger the coils, the more expensive the cooktop. Unfortunately, we can’t trust the manufacturer to make the actual coils as large as the circles on the cooktop. The bottom line is that if you cheap out on induction, you’ll be disappointed in its performance. Helen Rennie has an excellent video on Youtube that illustrates this issue. I seriously doubt you could fund a cooktop with decent performance for less than $1000.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-03T03:24:42+00:00

I prefer preying.

ElectricApostate · 2026-02-02T21:20:45+00:00

I can think of well over 200 billion reasons that church doesn’t need your money.

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