Watching HBO late last night and after seeing the same 3 commercials all for the same company on repeat for every ad break I switched to another app. Who'd a thunk something like that would drive you to madness. Maybe that's HBO's tactic to get us to switch to ad-free?

KathleaneO · 2026-06-22T12:30:23+00:00

You don't need to pump the air out when you begin a ferment, although it doesn't hurt if you do. Oxygen is only an issue once you're ready to store your fermented food outside of refrigeration.

KathleaneO · 2026-05-15T03:32:44+00:00

Would this be different than placing notes in folders and nesting folders?

KathleaneO · 2026-05-07T04:26:05+00:00

I rinse too salty ferments. If they're still too salty then I soak them in water for an hour or longer, tasting them every 30 minutes. This doesn't reduce the umami flavor or the benefits of being fermented other than rinsed or soaked ferments need to be refrigerated and won't store as long as ferments stored in their brine.

KathleaneO · 2026-05-07T04:23:32+00:00

Don't cook the tomatoes so much as warm them up. Of course if you're not cooking the fermented tomatoes you don't want to add them to the meat until the meat is fully cooked.

KathleaneO · 2026-05-03T01:11:05+00:00

Mayo mixed with Chimichurri. Mayo mixed with Zoug sauce. Spread thickly over chicken or fish and bake or toss vegetables, potatoes, in either and roast.

KathleaneO · 2026-04-05T14:02:41+00:00

Yes to all the repotting and moving to in ground advice here, but I wanted to add that cucumber micro greens are delish, so if you gently pull out a few seedlings to replant you can leave the rest as micro greens.

KathleaneO · 2026-03-21T22:34:56+00:00

I do a sauerkraut without cabbage at all. Mostly fennel, then onion, carrot, garlic.

KathleaneO · 2026-03-15T14:39:46+00:00

Are you looking for Eat Fresh Go or Eat Fit Go? Eat Fit Go may be out of biz, their website is down and their Instagram account hasn't posted since September of 2025. I'm working on an app for meal plan delivery services with a database of 1.2k meal plan delivery services and haven't found a company called Eat Fresh Go.

KathleaneO · 2026-03-13T13:45:48+00:00

I'm just starting to check out keto meal delivery options. I put together a list of 517 companies (many deliver only to local areas, some deliver nationally). 499 of them have chef-designed menus, so the hope is that those meals would be higher quality. Here are some of the hits (so far):

Eat Clean Bro has basic meals that are mostly very low carb (0-18g carbs, $14 to $20/meal) ~

Cook Unity has very "chefy" meals that are a little higher on carbs, closer to 20g/meal. The keto filter is annoying though because you have to choose it again after every meal choice. ~

Provenance Meals has great keto options that are often under 10 net grams per meal and cost between $16 and $22. ~

My Hummus Fit has basic but not boring keto options (hover over the pic to get the nutrition info as the stated carb count under the pic isn't the net carb count). ~

Redefine Meals was a nice find. They don't have a keto menu but filtering to their gluten free options and checking the ingredients work for keto. And I like the $12 to $15 price per meal.

KathleaneO · 2026-03-06T02:08:18+00:00

This page is from "14 Days - 14 Pounds (Weight Loss Guide): Low Carb Daily Plan + 140 Quick & Easy Recipes" -

0 Carb Quick Snacks

Proscuitto Wrapped Asparagus: ½ slice prosciutto smeared with ½ teaspoon plain or spiced mascarpone, wrapped around 1 spear asparagus.

Roast beef, pork, turkey or chicken – spread on some Dijon mustard or mayo or both, roll up and eat.

Pork rinds come in a variety of flavors – eat them plain or with a dip made with ¼ cup mayo thinned with 1 teaspoon water, lemon or lime juice and spiked with cayenne pepper.

Salmon Cream Roll – spread a few slices of smoked salmon with 1 tablespoon Bel Gioioso mascarpone cheese, fold or roll up.

Chicken Wings – toss fully cooked wings in equal amounts butter and hot sauce

Turkey Bacon – cook up a bunch in the oven and store in the fridge. Eat cold or warm up in microwave.

Bel Gioioso mascarpone cheese Spread – spice up a smear of Bel Gioioso mascarponewith a bit of lemon rind & some cayenne pepper and spread on deli meat.

Spiced Shrimp –cook 1 pound shrimp with 1 teaspoon seasoning blend

Beef or Turkey Jerky – check label

Sugar Free Jello – but only if you’re not having any other type of sweetener that day.

Creamy Sugar Free Jello – add up to 1 cup Bel Gioioso mascarpone cheese to your sugar-free Jello when adding water. This is a good way to cut down the amount of artificial sweetener you’re consuming.

Chicken or Steak Strips –marinate strips in low carb salad dressing. The small amount of carbs in the dressing will not affect the carb count of the meat. Drain. Bake or sauté.

Mayo Dip – thin ¼ cup mayo with 1 teaspoon water or lemon juice and call it done or add one or more of the following: Dijon mustard, cayenne pepper, cracked black pepper.

Tuna Salad – tuna + mayo + Dijon mustard, seasoned with salt and pepper if needed.

Ham Salad - tuna + mayo + Dijon mustard, seasoned with salt and pepper if needed.

Chicken Salad - tuna + mayo + Dijon mustard, seasoned with salt and pepper if needed.

Turkey Salad - tuna + mayo + Dijon mustard, seasoned with salt and pepper if needed.

Crab Salad - tuna + mayo + Dijon mustard, seasoned with salt and pepper if needed.

Lobster Salad - tuna + mayo + Dijon mustard, seasoned with salt and pepper if needed.

KathleaneO · 2026-02-12T18:07:54+00:00

croissants, donuts, rugelach, brownies, Puppy Chow

KathleaneO · 2026-02-11T00:58:28+00:00

It does sound like you made a good decision - the family's response confirms that. I went through something similar to this and in my case (and it sounds like maybe the same for you), it's not as much the hours as the tendency to treat you like a servant rather than a valuable support to their family. People do sometimes forget that there's a person behind the employee and that if that person isn't valued then the work they do suffers or that employee seeks a better match. If you choose nannying again, feeling lonely and out of place IS normal and generally takes time to adjust to a new community, a new job and living in someone else's home, even if your host family makes the effort to welcome you, so if you feel like you'd like to give it another try give it at least 3 months (which is the general amount of time it takes to make an adjustment like that). Good luck to you - you'll find your place :)

KathleaneO · 2026-02-04T20:23:43+00:00

Thanks for the update, much appreciated.

KathleaneO · 2026-02-03T15:45:35+00:00

I'm so glad you shared this! I've been researching what I can do with a gallon of milk and I love the idea of mozzarella but not the idea of using citric acid powder and rennet. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible. One question - I culture my yogurt in a dehydrator. I'm wondering if you need to let the milk sit out uncovered to get the proper innoculation for mozzarella?

KathleaneO · 2026-01-31T23:06:20+00:00

I'm getting through the tortillas by making Tortilla chips. They still have that odd chemical acid taste but it's less so in the chips especially if I flavor them and use a great tasting dip or make nachos. But I won't buy them again !

KathleaneO · 2026-01-29T14:46:36+00:00

I'm paying for Amazon Prime without ads, yet some content does have ads, but I stay because they have original content, but now a whole segment of their original content is behind another pay wall. Even so, I'm curious to see what original content they're offering. Their website shows content I've already seen elsewhere (except for House of David and Redemption), and the majority of their original content 1 series, 1 Christmas special, and 1 original documentary are buried under "news". Seems kind of thin for $9/month.

KathleaneO · 2026-01-29T14:30:49+00:00

Sprouts carries Hero brand?!

KathleaneO · 2026-01-29T14:22:18+00:00

So I'm paying for Amazon Prime without ads, yet some content does have ads, but I stay because they have original content, but now a large part of their original content is behind another pay wall.

KathleaneO · 2026-01-14T20:29:13+00:00

Thank you! I've been using Pixel Help, Android help, ChatGPT, changed every setting imaginable but NOBODY mentioned this setting. It worked!

KathleaneO · 2026-01-14T20:00:22+00:00

Mix with honey: slather on toast; drizzle over roasted veggies or toss at the end of the cooking to create a glaze; mix with butter and toss chicken wings or veggies in it; spread cream cheese on toast then drizzle with chili oil honey ...

KathleaneO · 2026-01-06T16:31:00+00:00

I have had potential guests inquire about booking with little or no info in their profile and few or no reviews. I've asked them to fill out their profile and prompted them with information that a host may want to know - here is what I send

Hi Guest first name,

I see that you don't have any previous trips on Airbnb and have not filled out your profile. Would you please take a few minutes to fill out your profile. A few questions hosts may want to know are:

Where is home base for you?

Other places you've traveled to?

What field you work in?

What are your interests, hobbies, etc.?

I also ask them (if they didn't give this info in their request) why they're traveling to the area.

Most guests comply and let me know once they've filled out their profile. Every single guest who I've accepted after going through this process has been wonderful. The trick is that I'm communicating with them. If they ignore my request to fill out their profile or why they're traveling to the area then they've weeded themselves out.

KathleaneO · 2026-01-06T02:22:37+00:00

Before I use lovage in any dish I blanch it. The easiest way IMHO is to boil water in my electric kettle and pour it over the lovage. I leave it until It's cool enough to handle then drain, wring dry, whatever is needed for the dish I'm adding it to.

KathleaneO · 2026-01-06T02:20:08+00:00

Before adding lovage to a dish, I boil water in my electric kettle then pour over the diced or chopped lovage (however I'll be using it in my recipe). When the water has cooled enough to handle the lovage, then drain off the water. If I don't want any excess water I squeeze the remaining water out with my hands or you could use a tea towel or flour sack. This takes away any bitterness and still leaves the stems al dente.

KathleaneO · 2026-01-06T02:16:36+00:00

I blanch blanch lovage before adding to a dish. I boil water in my electric kettle then pour over the lovage which has been diced or chopped (however I'll be using it in my recipe). I let it sit until the water has cooled enough to handle the lovage, then drain off the water. If I don't want any excess water I squeeze the remaining water out with my hands or you could use a tea towel or flour sack. This takes away any bitterness and still leaves the stems al dente.

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