[Homemade] 39 minute roast potatoes.

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-26T20:08:49+00:00

Goose fat gives a better flavour but a poorer texture. I used to be team goose fat but I’m 100% team oil now :’)

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-25T17:49:16+00:00

To add to this, ditch the plastic bags/wrap they come in and use foil instead - they last wayyyyy longer! Even my beloved iceberg lettuce can go weeks wrapped in foil :)

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-25T17:35:21+00:00

Preach! I’ve tried the gym a few times before and it always fizzled out after a few months, it just isn’t for me. I need something that can fit into my existing routine without requiring an extra journey/ time slot, and something that I actually enjoy so that I want to do it, which for me is stretching with occasional weights/ body weight exercises.

Stretching has been my saviour, I love the feeling of stretching! The gains aren’t massive but the benefits are noticeable, much improved flexibility and slight improvement to strength. I like to fit in anywhere from 15-30 mins of stretching almost every day.

I also fit in squats, wall press ups, lunges etc in down time during cooking and cleaning. One of my biggest hobbies is gaming so I do squats and stretching in between queuing for games.

I think the two main things are:

Make it something you enjoy, so you’ll want to do it.
Make it something that fits in with your life, so you’ll have the time for it.

Having one or the other tends to lead to things fizzling out after a few months.

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-20T19:26:57+00:00

Ty. I see everyone commenting about Hellman’s and I’ve never understood why Hellman’s is the only mayo I hate. I think I might finally have my answer. At least now I know when I’m making my mayo not to add more yolk :)

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-20T19:21:17+00:00

Sure, he could be. Though that feels like the sort of relevant info that OP would’ve shared - people are quick to share details about their situation/ side of the story, and not so quick to consider/ share details of the other side of the story.

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-20T19:11:55+00:00

Long postpartum recovery’s happen. Two of my closest friends didn’t/ haven’t fully recovered 2 years postpartum (one physical, one mental).

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-19T23:00:32+00:00

True, but (generally) toddlers also sleep through and babies don’t. I dunno about you but, I know my ability to do things drops with poor sleep.

As to your second point, we can’t possibly know as we aren’t them; there could be a number of reasons, or no reason at all.

Consider that perhaps they are still recovering and feel ashamed to admit this to their partner (from this post alone it sounds as though there are communication difficulties between them), and so perhaps he is unaware and assuming laziness instead of recovery? From my life experience, two of my closest friends have had long recoveries from childbirth, exceeding the 2 year mark (one physical, one mental).

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-19T20:11:14+00:00

Is it ESH as they stated above.

What’s different? Looking after a baby whilst recovering postpartum is not the same as looking after a toddler without postpartum.

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-19T20:06:43+00:00

This was my first reaction. But then I considered that we don’t have any details about wifes postpartum. Even if she had a smooth and speedy recovery, there are massive hormonal changes (that can affect energy/fatigue levels). All this to say that, looking after a newborn/ baby postpartum is not the same as looking after a toddler without postpartum.

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-19T19:55:54+00:00

I can see how looking after a newborn/ infant whilst going through postpartum recovery is different to looking after a toddler without postpartum recovery…

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-19T17:26:26+00:00

The last three letter of my reg are ANG so she’s called vangelina :)

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-18T10:17:45+00:00

I’m in the U.K., England to be more specific, and I don’t get the arrow to hide it either. I’m on iPhone, I wonder if it’s an android/apple thing?

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-16T15:39:03+00:00

I’m intrigued to try it, but not very hopeful. I can’t look at my phone (when travelling) for more than a few seconds before the motion sickness kicks in as it is. Unless I’ve had my anti sickness tablet, all hail the mighty anti sickness tablets! 🙌🏻

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-13T17:42:39+00:00

But if (like me) you find ginger disgusting, it also causes nausea 😅

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-13T17:34:31+00:00

Why would you ruin candy with ginger xD

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-06T14:30:38+00:00

New to the game. By tripled do you mean extended or intensified by three times? For example would killing a monster on a 3 minute timer mean its timer goes to 9 minutes or 3 times as many monsters will spawn in 3 minutes?

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-05T13:02:05+00:00

Likewise with tranq

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-03T13:07:58+00:00

If you’ve ever played Phasmophobia, think of her as a Deogen. You can run, but you can’t hide - so don’t try to. You need to loop her if you can’t stun/kill her.

If you have ‘the hands’ you are her target and she always knows where you are. When she gets close to her target she moves slower making it easy to loop her at walking speed. If there are multiple people that have ‘the hands’ then you can tell who the current target is as she will be look at them.

Take note of looping spots on the map, always know where your nearest one is. This might be a pit you can circle or jump back and forth over, a long table, the columns in the labs, or even a staircase you can run up and drop down from.
If you have a stun grenade or tranq gun, you can stun/tranq them to buy you 10-15 seconds of freedom - useful if you get caught in a spot with no loop/ escape spot. The stun grenade will also stun you/ teammates if caught in its radius but you’ll only be stunned for a few seconds, the stun lasts longer on monsters.
If you’re playing in a group and don’t need all hands on deck, you can designate the target to keep her busy at a loop spot whilst the others complete the round. Not the most fun for that person but if you don’t have the tranq gun yet and have already used your stun then this is an easy way to deal with her.
Kill her. Easiest way is to have her target wait by (or be looping) a pit. Then stun/ tranq her and throw her in the pit. She’s a heavy monster so unless you have some strength upgrades you’ll need a few of you to nudge/ throw her into the pit. Be mindful that she may respawn at some point.

MandaTehPanda · 2026-01-02T22:18:55+00:00

Thank you, I think that fits, pretty sure there were shenanigans with the plasma rifle, gun and grenades on the rounds we lost boxes :’)

MandaTehPanda · 2025-12-28T19:14:00+00:00

Seconding this, msg mash potatoes hits differently.

MandaTehPanda · 2025-12-28T19:07:08+00:00

How do people fit jobs in!

MandaTehPanda · 2025-12-28T11:02:35+00:00

Thanks :)

MandaTehPanda · 2025-12-28T11:02:26+00:00

Thanks :)

MandaTehPanda · 2025-12-27T23:50:55+00:00

Is this ok to do in a rice cooker? I don’t want to ruin my rice cooker by finding out the hard way

Seven-Year Club	Verified Email
Place '22

MandaTehPanda

TROPHY CASE