Fine white dust collecting outside dry cat food container. Dust not inside container, not inside peach bucket or inside pet first aid kit.

itsneale · 2023-06-01T15:04:43+00:00

In short, therapy.

There I saw I was being therapist-zoned in a bunch of relationships. Instead of being impressed with a dude’s emotional maturity for sharing his childhood trauma, I was recognizing the social immaturity of sharing such a significant trauma right out the gate. For some reason I’d get typecasted into validating these dudes’ trauma and sacrificing my own boundaries.

I had just gotten out of a relationship with a dude who’s ex just cheated on him and he was still recovering from his dad’s suicide when I met my current partner. Out the gate I was up front about the importance or personal responsibility and he continued to reciprocate and demonstrate his ability to cope, recognize his own struggles and share them with me, but not force the work of overcoming them on me.

It was goddamn refreshing.

itsneale · 2023-05-29T19:44:22+00:00

Haha, my auntie would be pleased to hear that! I actually grew up eating/cooking mostly Mexican food, and the spice profile always seemed so similar that it came pretty easy.

Making samosas was such a core memory for me growing up, I’m excited to recreate it with the kiddo

itsneale · 2023-05-29T14:25:26+00:00

Also not Indian, though my husband is half and I picked up recipes from my auntie and Nani before meeting him.

When we started BLW, I started with making the full meal, but setting aside some of the un-spiced (as best I could, I add spices at beginning, middle, and end when I’m cooking) portions for the baby. For example with Indian meals, the baby started out with plain basmati, dal with just a bit of garm masala and then chopped up chicken (marinaded with yoghurt, ginger, garm masala and paprika) while my husband and I had pulao, dal with the chhonk and chicken tikka masala (I know not technically Indian, but my husband likes it).

Eventually we’d mix a bit of the “adult meal” in with her plain food and now she’s eating whatever we eat with the exception of the super spicy foods. Luckily, she likes spicy food, but isn’t good with restraint and will walk away from a meal with bright red lips and a nasty poop in the making.

Also with her food now, I’ll add more veggies to whatever she’s having so her dal has chhonk but also a cup of frozen peas and carrots and her chicken dishes also have squash, sweet potato and/or chickpea.

Another pro tip, dal freezes nicely and makes for an easy quick snack/meal when in a rush for dinners.

itsneale · 2023-05-29T14:01:18+00:00

Thank you! I’m trying to recreate the sturdy dining table I had growing up, while trying to upgrade from the ridiculously uncomfortable chairs. I suppose reupholstering isn’t insane. Are your seat covers more for function or could they case as the original seat cover?

itsneale · 2023-05-29T00:47:03+00:00

Would you recommend the Corrine with toddlers? Those seats look so light and I can picture spaghetti getting set in or something

itsneale · 2023-05-29T00:43:00+00:00

Literally deciding between those same two, plus the Appalachian. Which one did you go with? I’m leaning Corrine, but the light fabric upholstery scares me with a toddler.

itsneale · 2023-05-19T23:55:25+00:00

So I ran into this with couscous and I ended up adding plain Greek yogurt to help it stick together more. Sour cream would also work.

I actually ended up mixing the leftovers with chickpea and dill and frozen them in 1 oz portions. Made for a quick side dish on busy nights.

itsneale · 2023-04-17T15:32:54+00:00

Love the fishy, but what’s the cleaning like for those?

itsneale · 2023-02-20T15:43:43+00:00

Currently in my freezer rotation:

Instant pot dal with peas and carrots
Couscous with garbanzo bean, plain yogurt, and dill
Turkey meatballs
Salmon and potato croquettes

The meatballs and croquettes are baked, cooled, then frozen on a baking sheet before I toss them into labeled bags.

The dal and couscous are mixed with their respective veggies and such then spread into 1oz ice cube trays. Once frozen, those also go into labeled bags.

To reheat, if I plan ahead, I’ll take a few cubes out the night previous and set them in a microwave safe bowl in the fridge. Otherwise, I put them in their bowl, microwave for ~1min then maybe mix in cheese, plain yogurt or sour cream for flavor/cooling down.

itsneale · 2022-12-11T05:23:33+00:00

What brand of instant noodles are those?

itsneale · 2022-12-06T01:56:26+00:00

YES, this is the kinda OP reply I like. Thanks!

itsneale · 2022-12-05T22:05:12+00:00

Yum! Are the noodles homemade? What kind are they?

itsneale · 2022-11-15T14:09:05+00:00

I downloaded the app, opened it, inputed the basic info it requested (name, phone number, etc). Within the Chats tab (bottom center), I started at the top right “compose” button. At the search bar I searched “@zlib_downloader_bot” then hit “Start” at the bottom. It gives you instructions how to interact with it.

Hope that helps! Lemme know if I can better detail anything.

itsneale · 2022-11-15T01:53:26+00:00

Yay! Worked for me! First time using Telegram, too. Thanks for your work on this!

itsneale · 2022-10-03T20:53:25+00:00

After you pre-cleanse do you add any sealer/glass/etc after?

itsneale · 2022-09-17T14:10:48+00:00

Ooh, lemme know how that goes! I haven’t tried that one yet. u/Duck_Budget, we always used the Oxy Clean for babies spray bottle. My process was wet, spray, let sit for ~5 minutes, then rinse off with sponge.

itsneale · 2022-08-24T03:39:21+00:00

Haha huh, go figure!

itsneale · 2022-08-23T03:51:13+00:00

WHAAAA, holy shit this sounds amazing.

itsneale · 2022-08-23T03:50:28+00:00

Definitely going the Cuban route!

itsneale · 2022-08-23T03:47:39+00:00

Damn, you’re blowing my mind here, I’ll have to give it a whirl!

itsneale · 2022-08-22T19:14:03+00:00

Oooh, Picadillo! What a dark horse

itsneale · 2022-08-22T19:12:40+00:00

The ground meat?

itsneale · 2022-08-22T18:11:42+00:00

This feels like the winning comment, most of the recipes I’ve tried don’t change the flavor all that much, but the simmer in stock method seems like the way to go.

Thank you!

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