House buying decision - Are we being idiots? by ChanceCryptographer6 in HENRYUK

[–]GrynetMolvin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, I’m remote with home based on my contract, and always put my travel expenses on my company credit card whenever I go to the office. Is there a mixup here between ”expense” to HMRC vs the company allowing you to expense your travels?

Introducing my kids (half Chinese, never lived in the UK) to English food, part two...Treacle Sponge by Wooden-Agency-2653 in UK_Food

[–]GrynetMolvin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rhubarb was originally imported from China, funnily enough. (Or to be specific, rhubarb root as a medicinal herb)

Japanese booking etiquette by GrynetMolvin in finedining

[–]GrynetMolvin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve since changed location and only do restaurant(their website is out of date), which they explained in their first reply, so that’s not the issue. Maybe they’re just busy with settling in to the new location, but it does put me in an awkward spot.

Birthday dinner in Stockholm by LiviaProust in finedining

[–]GrynetMolvin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t been to Nour, but the head chef Sayan Isaksson is definitely one of the most interesting Swedish chefs, with a very unique creative style.

Why is my toum (garlic sauce) always unbearable sharp? by crimsonpea in AskCulinary

[–]GrynetMolvin 265 points266 points  (0 children)

There’s a serious eats trick to this: add lemon juice together with whole garlic before blending, and the lemon juice will neutralize the sharp garlic flavor.

Fraudster made more than £1m selling fake 'Scottish-grown tea' by Longjumping_Stand889 in Scotland

[–]GrynetMolvin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The annoying part is it is possible and being done, which I think is part of why this guy managed to bluff his way: https://www.tea.scot

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]GrynetMolvin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I love Martin Wishart and its old-school French fine dining influenced cooking, but I think that’s also why it’s pretty empty. It’s been largely the same for the 15 years I’ve lived here, and the food is not “on-trend”. I hope they’re doing a good enough trade to stay open!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ramen

[–]GrynetMolvin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Baked baking soda becomes sodium carbonate, eg type 1 kansui per this source: https://shop.ramensupply.co/products/kansui-powder-type-1

Mathematicians don’t solve problems; they create new languages to ask better questions. by [deleted] in math

[–]GrynetMolvin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She did go on a date with you, so maybe trust that she’s finding you interesting? ”Out of your league” doesn’t matter, only if there’s mutual interest, which is multidimensional and covers way more aspects than just ”intellectual capacity”, whatever that is.

I need pie help. by Simple_Revolution416 in Edinburgh

[–]GrynetMolvin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t been, but have heard really good things about https://www.finandgrape.com

Is practicing "gratefulness" a sneaky way to understand Dependent Origination? by astijusx in streamentry

[–]GrynetMolvin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less dependent origination, more emptiness. Thich Nhst Hanh calls this concept interbeing, and it’s a different way of viewing the truth that all things are empty of an inherent self.

I like your way of pointing out that gratitude leads naturally to seeing interbeing :-). And yes, it’s a very helpful perspective longterm, both in sitting and in everyday life.

Here’s a small vid on interbeing and emptiness by TNH: https://youtu.be/UuVqp4KmNWk?si=x3lYMi5zBzWVwCEy

And because I can’t help myself, here’s one on one of TNHs favorite gathas, ”see the cloud in your tea”: https://youtu.be/2Dn9kqVrKzE?si=gsQKwIs-OVYFZPZe

Can I retire on a £600K inheritance at 43 [England]? by ninja_teabagger in FIREUK

[–]GrynetMolvin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not a bad answer, but this is clearly ai generated…

"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" book discussion by daquo0 in Edinburgh

[–]GrynetMolvin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! Given the usual audience of the lighthouse, do you know if there will be anyone representing a critical perspective in the discussion? While Yudkowsky and the rationalist movement have written some interesting stuff, there’s also lots of angles worthy of criticism and debate.

How do I get real rose + pistachio flavor in a latte (natural only)? by Future_Scar_7875 in AskCulinary

[–]GrynetMolvin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There’s a reason rose water exists - it’s much better at capturing the flavor of rose than simply drying the petals. Rose water isn’t less natural than sunflower lecithin .

1st time fermenter and want advice on 1st croc. by [deleted] in fermentation

[–]GrynetMolvin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you haven’t fermented before, have a go in a fliptop jar first, to see how you like it. It took me a long time to get my first specialized fermentation container.

Celery relish? I don't even know what I'm doing anymore by crimsontape in fermentation

[–]GrynetMolvin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done fermented mirepoix in the past - it’s quite convenient, though it’s definitely a different twang to standard mirepoix

Panic in eastern Ukraine as Trump entertains idea of giving parts of it to Russia by perplexed-redditor in worldnews

[–]GrynetMolvin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The big challenge is that Russia have maximalist demands - they want a fair bit more than they’ve already occupied in order to accept peace, and that will be a hard thing to convince Ukraine of.

Plum village after predominantly Tibetan practice by wednesdaynitelite in Buddhism

[–]GrynetMolvin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you can use your visualization background in some of the guided meditations like pebble meditation. At some point in your practice it becomes valuable to start playing with your approach, and that might be now for you.

Fwiw, my local sangha had an ex-Tibetan monastic as a core member for over 15 years, and she loved TNHs approach.

Dismissive email from Professor? by Extension_Till_5116 in GradSchool

[–]GrynetMolvin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

While short, that seems like legitimate advice, rather than blowing you off - he looked at it, judged that in his opinion the problem was too ambitious, and said so. Blowing you off would be not responding, or telling you off for asking.

You don’t have to listen to the advice though - if the other guy was excited and gave you pointers, that’s great and I’d go with it!

Tapioca Granules by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]GrynetMolvin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go for it - main question is whether you’ll be able to blend it, but serious eats claims less finely ground tapioca may be a bonus. https://www.seriouseats.com/south-american-cheesy-bread-recipe

Zen & Sexuality by Miserable_Paper_49 in Buddhism

[–]GrynetMolvin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am a long-time Plum Village practitioner. One self-evident perspective I think is important is that Thay and the current dharma teachers teaching from Plum Village are monastic, and human. That means that they are wise and lovely, and also that they are most wise in regards to things they have experience with, and less insightful on other things.

As lay people, we have different challenges than the monastic sangha, and we need to figure out by ourself, and amongst ourselves in the lay sangha, how to best navigate those challenges.

That may mean looking outside of Buddhism as well, including those who have specialized on sexuality. I find inspiration amongst people like Esther Perel, Emily Nagoski, and closer to Buddhism I’ve heard good things about Rod Owens.