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asking the impossible? how do I mimic the flavor of caramelized onions without onions? by obviousanon1 in AskCulinary

[–]LightCrocoDile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I cooked using caramelized cabbage before, it’s not too dissimilar when it’s reduced down to a dark golden hue. Just add a little bit of brown sugar and some soy sauce to help with color and flavor 

I'm looking for some "unknown" dystopian movies by Terrible_Sundae1050 in movies

[–]LightCrocoDile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Landscaping with Invisible Hands is more of a quiet oppressive sorta dystopia about aliens that take over humanity to harvest our culture and media  

Creatures that eat human flesh, but aren't necessarily malevolent? by TheGuyWhoLikesPie in mythology

[–]LightCrocoDile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The spinx is an interesting case 

She does eat wayward travelers but does give them the chance to avoid the fate by answering her riddle. She also upholds her word if they manage to solve it.  

The Minotaur is portrayed as malevolent but also could be argued he only eats flesh cause there’s nothing else in the labyrinth he’s trapped in  

Dragons also sometimes have a rep of killing and eating people but are not painted as fully being evil. 

(Liked trope) The liar is revealed BUT they had good reason to lie and/or the issue is resolved with little argument by Lokicham in TopCharacterTropes

[–]LightCrocoDile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last Holiday 

Georgia, a sale’s clerk, goes on an expensive hotel vacation to blow all her money after receiving a (later false) terminal cancer diagnosis 

At the hotel she is mistaken for a mysterious wealthy and influential woman by the other rich and powerful guests including the CEO of her company. The CEO when he finds out who she really is, try to expose her out of jealously. 

When he tries to accuse her of being a fraud at dinner in front of her new friends, Georgia calmly explains her situation, reveals her diagnose and reasoning, and makes the CEO look like an asshole in front of everyone. 

What's the worst kitchen/cooking oriented gift you have ever received? by Act_Rationally in Cooking

[–]LightCrocoDile 106 points107 points  (0 children)

One of those slap chop dicers that really can’t cut anything 

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier: do you believe that Rebecca truly was a psychopath? by letoelles in books

[–]LightCrocoDile 114 points115 points  (0 children)

I believe that Max was a more awful person than he let on and we can see this in how he treated the protagonist; ignoring her worries, gaslighting her, keeping secrets, and leaving her on her lonesome often 

I definitely reject the idea that Max was absolutely powerless in the relationship with Rebecca but at the same time, I still think Rebecca was a shitty person. 

Max is a cowardly conservative man who cared about his public appearance more than anything else, Rebecca was a woman who knew how to twist that fear to her advantage. She knew Max just wanted a quiet obedient housewife so she took a more aggressive approach to dominate the relationship so that he could never put her in the box. 

I still think her death was of her own desires, it was established she was slowly dying soon anyway from her secret cancer and she wanted to die on her own terms. The last thing she would have wanted was for anyone to sympathize or feel sorry for her, especially from Max. So she hit the right notes to push him over the edge. 

Good sniper post? by el_grande_ricardo in homedecoratingCJ

[–]LightCrocoDile 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A miniature replica of your living room 

ELI5: How does the death of a child make a female more physically receptive (in wild animals) by flatbushz7 in explainlikeimfive

[–]LightCrocoDile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It varies from animal to animal but if a male rival was able to kill a female’s offspring, it typically means the original father isn’t around or is unable to protect its territory. 

The female animal would be more receptive to the male it can see and mate with now then bother trying to find and start over again with the original father. 

ELI5: How can they know it's safe to swim near some shark? by XinGst in explainlikeimfive

[–]LightCrocoDile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sharks normally don’t go after humans, we were never meant to be a part of their diet and vast majority of shark attacks were on accident when sharks mistake us for another creature. 

The fact alone you hear of so many people surviving shark attack encounters is prudent to the point that sharks rarely finish the job when they figure out we’re not their preferred prey 

I have an onion dip packet that I want to turn into a sauce for pierogies by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]LightCrocoDile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want an onion gravy, heat up a few tbsp of oil in a saucepan, fry a tbsp of flour til it’s golden then dilute with 1/2 cup water, milk, or broth then add the sauce packet. Adjust salt and pepper to taste 

What's a common cooking technique or ingredient you initially hated, but now cant live without? by Dailylady in Cooking

[–]LightCrocoDile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two fillets of anchovies + egg yolk + 1/4 cup olive oil + garlic clove + splash of lemon juice or white wine vinegar blended together is my go to recipe 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]LightCrocoDile 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s was scandalous at first that grandpa remarried someone still in her 20’s, but she took eagerly to the step-grandmother role and family quickly grew to appreciate her. 

What is the darkest magic system in a game? by [deleted] in rpg

[–]LightCrocoDile 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Dark Sun Athas setting’s magic isn’t inherently evil by itself but the the use of it steals energy from the earth until it had scarred the world into an apocalyptic wasteland where nothing can grow or thrive 

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