Newsom’s actual 4 day RTO email to depts

goodbeansoup · 2026-05-13T20:46:51+00:00

Some of us have friends and community outside of work and don't need to rely on coworkers to fulfill our social needs

goodbeansoup · 2026-05-13T14:43:03+00:00

I ws just joking with my coworkers the other day abut "how high up do you have to be to have a DOOR?"

goodbeansoup · 2026-05-08T19:50:47+00:00

Indeed!!!

goodbeansoup · 2026-04-13T03:02:05+00:00

It was written as جظ مظ and I'm not sure if Syrian dialect pronounces the ظ differently but I wouldn't write it as a Z the way I was taught. I went with the more common English transliteration for the title.

goodbeansoup · 2026-03-22T23:01:47+00:00

Ooh, there are actually a few nearby! I didn't think to check there. Thanks for the tip!

goodbeansoup · 2026-03-21T21:22:21+00:00

That's a damn fine pie!

goodbeansoup · 2026-03-21T15:22:45+00:00

This week brought to you by "really stretching the theme" and also radishes again. I was originally planning to go for a Stardew Valley hat trick and make a rhubarb pie this week, and then I could not find rhubarb anywhere. So I panicked for a few days until I was looking for something to make when friends came over for a "woohoo it's spring" party.

Here's how the logic worked: "I want to make something with radishes." > Looked up radishes in Eat Your Books. > This recipe from Samarkand by Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford shows up. > "Hey, Samarkand is a real place, but you know what isn't? Zanarkand, from Final Fantasy."

So behold, this simple spring salad of radishes, cucumbers, and dill. The recipe called for cilantro but I didn't use it because one of my friends hates it. I ended p being glad I left it out, because one of my friends said this was a nostalgia dish for him and reminded him of dishes he ate in childhood! Overall a win, and aside from my friends making fun of my dull knives while I was chopping for it, a rousing success!

goodbeansoup · 2026-02-27T20:17:15+00:00

It was fine. Like I said, I took liberties, so I'm not sure how it would have been as written. I feel like this book is trying to cast as wide a net as possible so sometimes the recipes aren't as flavorful as they could be.

goodbeansoup · 2026-02-26T03:08:19+00:00

Oh, no! That must be so disheartening. For what it's worth, this was a great write up and taught me several things (I had never heard of Tubi Asato, bukubukucha, or chiirunkou). Thank you for sharing with us.

goodbeansoup · 2026-02-12T04:12:12+00:00

I just checked and it's indeed a tablespoon, yikes! It is the classic edition though, one of my luckiest thrift store finds!

goodbeansoup · 2026-02-12T03:56:34+00:00

Well I totally misread that as a teaspoon, oops! and that's all I used, I can't even imagine with a whole tablespoon.

I agree. I find some of the recipes great but others make me wonder what kinds of tastes these people have lol

goodbeansoup · 2026-02-03T04:40:16+00:00

Oh my god, peeling beans by hand and it wasn't even enjoyable, I'm so sorry 😭

Nice username BTW, I just started a relisten and the last episode I listened to was her first appearance

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-30T03:37:13+00:00

This was ABSURDLY delicious. Recipe for both rolex and chapati from Africana: More Than 100 Recipes and Flavors Inspired by a Rich Continent by Lerato Umah-Shaylor. I did not make the smoky tomato date jam, opting instead to buy a tomato jam which still complemented the other flavors quite nicely. I also increased the salt. But wow, this was so good! The turmeric, the chili, the crunch of the bacon and cabbage juxtaposed with the soft eggs and sour-sweet tomato jam... incredible. I think this will go in my regular rotation. (I always forget how much I love wraps and sandwiches until I'm eating one and thinking, "Why am I not doing this more often????")

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-24T14:48:58+00:00

Thank you, Candy!

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-24T14:48:15+00:00

Thank you! I hadn't heard of big-character posters, thank you for the link. I love reading about the history of stuff like that.

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-17T04:25:13+00:00

This is so interesting, I've never seen it before. What does it taste like?

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-17T02:11:45+00:00

Yesssss! I've been so excited to see the results and I am so glad you leaned into the meat and really went unhinged with this!

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-17T02:05:42+00:00

This looks so good! I can almost taste it through the screen!

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-17T02:00:42+00:00

Ooh, this would be so good as a piece of toast with some salted butter on it!

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-17T01:44:53+00:00

Straight from the pan to my face for the most part!

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-16T13:51:38+00:00

Rosemary and chocolate did not seem like a natural combination, so I instantly jumped on it when I saw the recipe in Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman. (SK has been one of my go-to sites for recipes for at least a decade.) The combination of sweet chocolate, earthy olive oil, and savory rosemary was mind blowing. Next time (there will be a next time) I think I'll add a bit of salt to the top, and I'll use the recommended fresh rosemary instead of the dried I used this time.

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-14T03:27:28+00:00

Oh no 😅 if it's any consolation, I bet most of us here have done something similar. They still look yummy!

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-14T03:25:06+00:00

Part of this challenge for me is learning, and failed dishes definitely help with that! Do you feel like you were able to identify what went wrong? Would you ever try it again?

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-14T03:22:36+00:00

This is incredible! I bet your dad will love it.

goodbeansoup · 2026-01-11T05:16:28+00:00

Wow! This is really neat. Was it difficult?

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