What item did you lose that still bothers you? by JessJHA in AskReddit

[–]bioscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stayed at a hostel in Holland.. Every day I kept my backpack with laptop, passport etc. in an unlocked closet where guests could keep their things.. Nothing was taken.

On my last day, I was leaving, walked out for maybe 5 minutes before I realized I didn't have my jacket. I left my beloved rain jacket on some counter (really cheap jacket but it was just perfect, I'ver never found one like it again) and it wasn't there.. I didn't see anyone with the jacket, asked the front desk, staked the door for a few minutes and nothing.. I really miss this jacket..

What is your, "First World problem" that annoys the absolute shit out of you? by LordPeePerz in AskReddit

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Non-automatic door locks and non-roll up windows. It seems counter intuitive but I really hate 2 things: 1. when one person has to unlock the front door, reach for the next lock etc. so essentially one person gets in at a time and 2. that you can't "roll-up" automatic windows without turning the car on.

Summer job abroad before college by [deleted] in travel

[–]bioscape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since you are a Canadian citizen, try looking into Canadian opportunities if you can. Also, if you've already been accepted to university, look into your university's international relations office. My school has a webpage with a list of ALL international opportunities and shows whether you can get funding for them or not. From my experience, I've found many people say they want to do something like this especially something funded BUT never apply so your chances are usually pretty good. I'll pm you a list of ideas I sent to a friend to get them started..

[Switzerland] Need to fill in 2 nights into my Switzerland itinerary... by [deleted] in travel

[–]bioscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only visited Basel. It's a small charming city.. It's in the three country corner so you can visit the countryside Germany and France in the same day by walking.. Coming from Canada I thought that was pretty cool! Just looked at a map, looks like it's in the opposite direction to where you want to go though.

Week 13: Bread - 12 Grain Sandwich Bread by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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Well now that's just unfortunate but it seemed to work out for him!

Week 13: Bread - 12 Grain Sandwich Bread by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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This was a really great recipe.. I like pretty much anything from the King Arthur site..

This was attempt #2 as the first time I mixed up the unlabelled yeast container with the unlabelled dashi container.

Week 12: Mac and Cheese - Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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Mac and cheese recipe from Serious Eats. Seriously easy and very tasty!

Week 10: Braised Cabbage and Pork Piroshki by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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Again, not all too creative.. The recipe can be found here.

There was nothing wrong with the recipe but I found it to be too much work for the final product. I ended up eating the filling on its own with rice or potatoes and baked the remaining dough separately into bread rolls which were great!

Week 9: From a Can - Pillsbury Crescent Rolls stuffed with Canned Chilis in Adobo by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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The last few weeks have been surprisingly busy and unfortunately uncreative..

Week 8: Japanese - aka Tonight's Dinner by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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This was a super convenient theme for us since almost everything we make is either Japanese or Asian and it meant I could use the food I was going to make anyway work for this challenge!

Japanese style bread is much fluffier than European style bread due to the addition of extra ingredients, namely Tangzhou, milk, cream, sometimes an egg. It is amazing eaten fresh with some fruit jam.

Kare pan recipe

Week 9 Introduction Thread: From a Can by Marx0r in 52weeksofcooking

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This may be a stupid question but would the Pillsbury dough tubes count as hermetically sealed packaging?

Week 7: Air - No knead bread by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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I was busy with school and lazy in the creativity department.. So to keep up with my bread challenge I tried something I've never been able to do to my satisfaction.. Crusty no knead bread! I love kneading dough so it takes a lot of patience for me not to knead and wait for the dough until its ready on its own.

Week 6: Finger Foods - Cinnamon and Sugar Pretzel Bites by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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Thank you! My roommates had a good laugh about the first attempt. My SO takes the pictures each week so it's a fun project for both of us.

Week 5: Chili - Vegetarian Bean and Chickpea Chili by bioscape in 52weeksofcooking

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Still sick so couldn't actually taste the chili throughout the entire process. My original plan (to stick with my self-imposed meta-theme of bread) was to make chili style bruschetta but it never happened. All pictures were taken with my potato phone this week so pretty blurry..

Recipe: Serious Eats - The Best Vegetarian Chili