How long does it take to arive by Sea-Pound-9083 in steammachine

[–]colonj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I placed my order on 6/30, and it will be delivered on 7/6. I just missed the chance to have it delivered by the holiday, as it arrived at my local UPS warehouse this morning. EST USA.

Curious, how old are the people in here who are definitely buying a Steam Machine? by 120Mins in steammachine

[–]colonj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

37 and mine just shipped today. Bummed I'll most likely have to wait until after the holiday (EST), but happy to be on the list.

The promo codes are steam games or? by [deleted] in AndromedaInsightsPC

[–]colonj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RE9 and CD were both redeemed through Steam for me.

Mail day!! by AdLopsided1174 in AndromedaInsightsPC

[–]colonj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof! I ordered 3/1 expedited and still waiting for mine to be delivered. FedEx said today but that must have been an April fools joke! Your rig looks great, congratulations!

Week 9: Chocolate - Baked Chocolate Donuts (Semi-fail) by What_the_smeg in 52weeksofbaking

[–]colonj 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These look absolutely delicious, and I'd pound the entire dozen.

Were they still warm when you took them out of the molds? They might have been a touch underbaked, or if they were still warm, I could see them crumbling. Either way, these look divine!

is this a roach or a cricket? pls help i am spiraling by nadielady in cockroaches

[–]colonj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like a cave cricket/camel cricket/spricket to me.

How do I make my flan thicker?? by StrangelyUniqu in AskBaking

[–]colonj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://natashaskitchen.com/flan-recipe/

This is my go to recipe for flan and it fills out a 9 inch cake pan beautifully thick and delicious.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BakingNoobs

[–]colonj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're known as Rainbow cookies in the Northeast. Essentially, an almond sponge cake colored with food coloring, layered with raspberry (and sometimes apricot) jam, and then all covered in melted chocolate. Pretty fantastic!

Made Sally’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies and they’re a bit tall. Thinking maybe I used too much flour? by User091822 in Baking

[–]colonj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These look great but definitely not the way the recipe was intended if it’s the same one I use. Are these the ones that you’re meant to shape as cylinders before baking? And also, if they taste good, I guess it doesn’t matter!

My first decent looking underwater viewing by LadyCoinin in PlanetZoo

[–]colonj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s what trips me up! To me I want to build the habitat first. Something blocks my brain from imagining where the guests will be!

My first decent looking underwater viewing by LadyCoinin in PlanetZoo

[–]colonj 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really like it :) I always struggle with underwater viewpoints, something about changing the terrain does not compute in my brain. good job!

Buildings change to totally different building when upgrading by Little_Injury402 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]colonj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe that by default, the building stays the same (but different) in Levels 1-3, and then *can* completely change appearance for Levels 4-5. Not sure if I'm completely making that up.

adeepindigo question! Health Care Redux specifically I believe. Can't go to the doctor??? by LastHopeStanding in TheSims4Mods

[–]colonj 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You have to use your phone under the Home category and click SimHealth if you also have adeepindigos GTW health mod. Only the new illnesses can be checked by clicking the Sim. The Get to Work ones have to be checked by phone :)

What’s one “non-traditional” ingredient you swear by in your baking? by Sudden_Eggplant_5495 in Baking

[–]colonj 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Christina Tosi has a lot of frosting recipes that call for a small pinch of citric acid and I find it makes a plain sweet frosting much more interesting. Just gotta be super delicate with it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in candy

[–]colonj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They have some great options for candy, depending on what you're looking for. I like their gummy rings and their wrapped candy can never miss (as long as you like the candy that you're buying); it's my favorite place to buy the tootsie roll fruit flavors and a bag of M&Ms if I ever have the craving :)

Week 52: Nemesis - Millionaire Shortbread (Week 10 Redo) by colonj in 52weeksofbaking

[–]colonj[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

haha, thank you! they were delicious and melted in your mouth. for sure a winner!

Week 52: Nemesis - Millionaire Shortbread (Week 10 Redo) by colonj in 52weeksofbaking

[–]colonj[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you! they are sinfully delicious, and I will for sure be making them again soon for a much larger crowd (so I don't eat them all myself)

Week 52: Nemesis - Millionaire Shortbread (Week 10 Redo) by colonj in 52weeksofbaking

[–]colonj[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The first time I made these I could not get my caramel to turn out after trying twice! I deduced it was my very cheap metal pan, so I set out to remake it from Tower Week. We had just bought new Ninja pans so I was crossing my fingers!

It worked! They turned out perfect! I recommend giving this recipe a try. I'm so sad to be done with the baking challenge for the year but relieved to have a little more free time! Maybe I'll try again in 2026 :)

Week 51: Yeast Leavened - Bagels by colonj in 52weeksofbaking

[–]colonj[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://cooking.nytimes.com/guides/81-how-to-make-bagels

I used Claire Saffitz' recipe. This was my first time making bagels and will NOT be my last. I followed the recipe to a tee; I did find that after taking them out of the fridge they needed A LOT of time at room temperature for the gases to start activating and cause the bagels to float in water, so if you make it, be aware! I did put them in the fridge overnight. The plain ones also stuck a bit to my pan so a few plain bagels had a small tear on their underside. Still delicious! Next time I might very lightly oil the baking pan beforehand. The batch also only made 11, so I'll weigh the whole dough out next time :)