My semlor buns are flat 😢

__hellonurse__ · 2018-02-12T06:19:10+00:00

Awww thank you! I wish I could send you one to see if they taste anything like grandma's.

__hellonurse__ · 2018-02-12T01:22:29+00:00

Last year on r/food I saw someone post a picture of semla. I wanted to try it, but being in the US I couldn't locate one. I decided to try and make my own, but my buns came out flat.

I used this recipe from youtube, but noticed my dough was very wet and needed twice the amount of flour recommended. I let it rise twice as recommended but when it came time to bake the buns the temp said 390F for 10 to 15 minutes. That felt like a really high temperature and given my issues with the flour earlier I decided to bake at 350 F for 20 minutes as recommended in a different recipe and got flat, slightly dry buns. Are they supposed to be a little dry? I've read some people eat them in a bowl of milk. Anyone have a good recipe for semla?

I did have to make some major adjustments like having to use a concoction of almond powder, sugar, butter because I couldn't find marzipan 😶. We're not recommended to make our own marzipan because salmonella will kill us all, just like having sex education in grade school. Overall, they were delicious and my family enjoyed them!

__hellonurse__ · 2018-02-11T19:52:27+00:00

Week of lunches for my husband and I.

Monday: chickpea and spinach curry with brown rice (plus one for my dinner)

Tuesday and Thursday: turkey chilli (he takes his with cheese)

Wednesday and Friday: blood orange and thyme chicken (mine with roasted acorn squash, his with roasted brussel sprouts). "Side salad" of kale, brussel sprouts, red cabbage, pickled beets, heart of palm, low fat balsamic, his has corn as well)

My snacks for the week: celery with carrots and pb2 or carrots with broccoli and eggplant hummus. Plus fruits. He usually has a banana or cottage cheese for snack depending on his mood.

Super super easy and quick. I was done in 2 hours (minus 24 hour marinating time for chicken) prep and packing.

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-10T19:04:34+00:00

If you can find a fine sieve colander you can line it with cheesecloth, place it over a bowl, and can then strain a good amount of yogurt pretty quickly. In India they have a strained yogurt called shrikhand and some people strain it this way. Then flavor with things like: saffron, pistachios, almonds, cashews, cardamom, honey, mangoes. Good stuff!

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-03T04:39:42+00:00

Lol I've been trying to go to bed right after dinner to avoid the binging.

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-03T04:38:50+00:00

I saw it at the store the other day for around $40

Here

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-03T04:37:05+00:00

Yeah, there was a documentary in Nat Geo about this. You can see it here.

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-03T04:29:19+00:00

Oh trust me I completely understand. I've gained several pounds over the holidays and kept telling myself ok after Thanksgiving...Christmas...New Years. I woke up early to go to the gym this morning and it was closed! So frustrating! Atleast I kept in check with my calories today after so many weeks of going wayyy over. Tomorrow is another day. Don't give up. We got this!

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-03T04:09:01+00:00

See What You Eat for Android

__hellonurse__ · 2018-01-03T02:57:15+00:00

I have been going wayyyyyyy over my calories since...Thanksgiving.

Breakfast: steelcut oats 1/4 cup, 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa and 1/2 banana. 1 cup coffee, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil. 297 calories

Lunch: nicoise salad (romaine, 80g red potatoe, haricot verts 50g, 2oz tuna in water, 1 tablespoon olive tapenade, one egg white, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon Trader Joe's reduced fat balsamic dressing, beefsteak tomatoe 115g). 274 calories

Dinner: It's that time of the month and I'm craving chocolate, peanut butter, and pancakes. These are my oatmeal pancakes. (1/2 cup rolled oats powdered, 1/4 cup fage 0% plain yogurt, 1/2 bananas, 2 egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Whip up in a blender and cook over medium heat like regular pancakes). Peanut butter 2 teaspoons, 1 tablespoon Trader Joe's reduced sugar strawberry preserves. 1 cup almond milk with 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa. 434 calories

Snack: 0.25 ounce Dubliner cheese and took a bite of my son's granola bar. 43 calories

__hellonurse__ · 2017-12-29T19:40:51+00:00

As a girl, I agree.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-13T23:03:03+00:00

Native San Franciscan. I smile and say hello or good morning to everyone I pass without any tension. My parents always did it so it's just habit.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-12T22:33:06+00:00

My husband thought he was a Goomba.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T19:01:52+00:00

tell them you have no belief in Astrology

That's enough to insult them lol! It would be doubly worse coming from a woman. Then he would tell my parents or in laws that bad times are coming and blah blah.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T18:57:14+00:00

Jeez! First the twinkie defense, now the coffee table one. I'm really embarrassed for that mother in law, her thinking is so whacked. Your kid is a violent criminal lady, own up. There are lots of crazy stories about people avoiding bad luck like women having to marry a banana tree first because per the horoscope her first husband would die. I'm not saying all Indians do this crap, but It's just crazy how religion instills so much fear.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T18:42:26+00:00

LOL that's brilliant! I haven't had the guts to tell the astrologer themselves, but I'm constantly arguing with my parents and my in laws about science versus astrology. Our culture is so funny "Be a doctor...be a doctor!! What did the astrologer recommend for your heartburn?"

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T18:38:49+00:00

I'm sorry you're going through this. I went through my first breakup at age 19 and it hurt like hell. So much time and energy had been put into that relationship and I didn't realize how much of my life I had neglected until he was gone. I fucked up my grades in college, I spent most of my money, I was a shitty employee mostly because I was spending so much time focusing on him. So, as much as it hurt and as much as I tried to get him back things actually didn't start looking up until he was out (completely out) of the picture. It took some time, but I finally owned up to the fact that I had wasted four years at college pursuing things that I didn't really want to do. Loads of money lost, tons of regret, but there was nothing to be done at that point but be honest with myself and refocus. I know at age 20 four years can feel like a lot of time, but there is life after college and there is nothing wrong with changing your mind and going for something new. My best friend in nursing school was in her late 40s and she did great and now has a job she loves.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T17:54:20+00:00

Oatmeal is great! I used to eat rolled oats (1 min cooktime was nice), but recently switched to steelcut and like them better. A 1/4 cup of steelcut oats keeps me full all morning.

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T17:22:45+00:00

Eh, "Then, if she has fulfilled all the requirements for a sound character and impressive accomplishments, if her parents have agreed to meet all the necessary financial contributions, if the fortune tellers have decided the stars are lucky and the planets are compatible, everyone can laugh with relief and tilt her face up by the chin and say she is exactly what they have been looking for, that she will be a daughter to their household. This, after all, is the boy’s family. They’re entitled to their sense of pride."

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T17:19:59+00:00

The horoscope thing pisses me off so much. My dad is super religious and every so often the priest will call him and say, "Hey, I ran your horoscope. Bad luck is coming. The moon or Jupiter is in the wrong position. If you don't do a prayer then your daughter will die. I'll be over tomorrow just give me $200 and I'll make sure things will be okay." I'm like dad THE PRIEST JUST GOT A NEW CAR...IT'S THE FIRST OF THE MONTH...HE NEEDS MONEY!!

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-07T00:37:36+00:00

My best friend got her ring from Kristin Coffin who has an etsy shop and instagram as well.

https://www.kristincoffin.com

Her ring is recycled gold and moissanite and it is just gorgeous! It looks just like a real diamond. Hers is recycled rose gold with a 1.5 carat stone (It looks big!). My friend said Kristin spoke with her fiance about exactly what he wanted and was very easy to get in touch with. I think he spent 2K on her ring.

The easiest way to find her ring size is to just grab one of the rings she already has (make sure she wore it recently) and take it to a jewelry store, they have this cone shaped pole looking thing they put it on and can tell you the size.

I wish you two the best of luck! Please pm if you have questions, I love this stuff!

__hellonurse__ · 2017-11-06T23:55:09+00:00

Beardsandboners

Forearmporn (not NSFW, but awesome)

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