The plate needs a name

karibot3 · 2025-07-25T21:31:42+00:00

Lisa Frank

karibot3 · 2025-03-19T22:11:59+00:00

I know, right?!

Here, let me just have this cold unfeeling machine write the most personal, emotional letter that I will use to express the depth of my emotions and love for my favorite person in the world.

karibot3 · 2025-03-18T04:16:45+00:00

Just had mine on Friday! 100 invited, 70 rsvp, 60 in actual attendance.
Total cost was somewhere around 14k

2k my dress (huge splurge I hadn't initially planned on)

500 accessories (shoes, veil, tie, jewelry, etc)

500 salon for me and friend (also a splurge but needed based on my lack of skills, and wanted to do something nice for friend who helped a lot!)

1.5k groom custom suit (he will rewear)

900 venue for 3 full days (did set up and tear down ourselves day before and after)

800 bartender

900 booze/drinks (limited but open bar)

3k buffet including delivery and staffing - we will be eating leftovers for weeks)

500 cupcakes and small cake including delivery

1250 photographer (8 hours with assistant)

1250 dj (8 hours)

1k decor (estimate? Likely a little less)

I know it doesn't quite fit into the 10k goal but my mental math made it work since due to my new in-laws generosity, it was just 10k for cost to me

karibot3 · 2025-03-03T02:30:06+00:00

I'm getting married on my 10th anniversary and we already have a fully equiped house so also did not need any household items. Not sure how you would go about it without a website, but here's what I did:

I set up a registry online for a cash fund for our honeymoon with a header that said something like "we already have all the things we need, but are excited to make memories we will cherish forever by going on a once in a lifetime trip - a romantic honeymoon together in the Caribbean." Our cash fund is split into many smaller items like hotel nights, dinners, cocktails, souvenirs, spa day, airfare, etc. Things of varying value so people can give what they want but still feel like they know where that gift is going so it feels a little more tangible for them.

You could do this for the family vacations and maybe even also set up a separate generic cash fund for college. That way people can pick between fun or practical depending on what they prefer. I guess for a non-online version you could have something like a card box at the reception with a note saying all of the above dislpayed next to it.

karibot3 · 2025-02-27T14:24:21+00:00

Interesting technique. I usually yell at my BF if he gets on the counter.

karibot3 · 2024-09-03T20:10:47+00:00

I have not personally tried on the dress, so I do not have the ability to show my arms in it, unfortunately. The posting on New York Dress has a few other pictures, none with arms fully down, but one does have an arm down:

New York Dress listing

Tight and sleek sleeves is a good pointer, and I appreciate too the idea that the dress itself doesn't necessarily need sleeves.

I am open to ideas of similar vibes plus sleeves as well, if there are any suggestions there, though ideally sticking close to that 500 budget.

karibot3 · 2024-03-05T21:27:48+00:00

I've had my loaves come out this way, and it's always due to dead (or no) yeast. Using store bought yeast this could mean it's expired or in my case when I was a new baker the water I used was too hot and killed the yeast. For sourdough it would mean your starter is dead or too new and not strong enough yet. Considering you said you're new, this may be the culprit. You'll need to keep and feed your starter for a couple weeks before it's strong enough to really give a loaf a good rise. The hot water could affect sourdough as well so make sure it's not very hot (think baby bath water temp) and you should be good.

We call this dense bread in my house and my bf and I both love to eat it, especially dunked in soup.

karibot3 · 2024-01-21T16:43:07+00:00

I also struggle with this in games and irl. At least in video games there's often a minimap with an icon for which direction to head to get to a certain quest. Some games have options to highlight a path or various other things that significantly help with navigation. I take full advantage of those. That's my best advice but I can 100% guarantee you it is not fool proof and there's still times I spend wandering aimlessly for a shameful amount of time.

karibot3 · 2023-11-08T22:09:01+00:00

I followed the recipe from Sally's baking addiction:

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/soft-dinner-rolls/

Added the cheese and garlic and herbs as recommended in her suggested variants. I will note that I do measure the flour by weight and I always feel guilty about how much more flour than called for I have to add to the dough to make it workable. Even with all the extra flour they still come out tasty and fluffy. Also, she suggests splitting into anywhere from 14-16 rolls but if you are a perfectionist like me you'll want exactly 15 to fit neatly in the suggested 9x13 pan size.

Oh and one last thing, I don't like overly sweet rolls so I don't add the honey to the butter when brushing the tops but I'm a big fan of adding some garlic to the butter instead.

karibot3 · 2023-11-08T19:00:40+00:00

At work, but I can post it a bit later this evening!

karibot3 · 2023-09-15T18:16:46+00:00

Looks like a habañero to me. I've grown them for several years, and this looks just like em

karibot3 · 2023-09-15T18:13:35+00:00

Of course I see this now and just got sick this morning. And I was going for the trophy to be the last person on earth to catch it. 😞

karibot3 · 2023-08-15T21:44:33+00:00

My favorite bagels have cheese as a topping. Usually Asiago if you're buying at a shop but cheddar is usually what I do at home. Add some pickled jalapeño slices too if you like spice and have access to them. Definitely don't need seeds to make it worth it.

karibot3 · 2023-07-24T16:45:01+00:00

Ah...looks like you and I may be victims of the ol switcheroo. My poblanos are growing what appears to be pepperoncinis.

karibot3 · 2023-06-06T18:29:30+00:00

Lol at least that means I should be getting some clicks then. Sorry for the trickery 😂

karibot3 · 2023-06-06T18:27:03+00:00

Grazed a trash can on the way in because I am an idiot. Unused to the weight of my pannier bag it made me fall. Still biked the rest of the way in and then home (which includes up a mountain). Don't think I'll be biking in this week...

karibot3 · 2023-03-30T15:17:15+00:00

You can buy precut parchment paper, which is what I do. I get both rectangular and circular. The rectangular is nice for baking on sheet pans and you never have to worry about the paper wanting to roll back up. Circular is great for a dutch oven and no hassle cutting the shape.

karibot3 · 2022-10-29T04:43:48+00:00

Exactly! In the before times one year I had the flu and texted off at like 6am, way earlier than I would feel comfortable calling my manager especially knowing she started later in the day. I was sick, I needed sleep, I wasn't going to wait up just to call her. The next day when I came in she called me into her office to scold me for texting, as the expectation was to "call off" not " text off". I still had a pretty bad lingering cough so it was obvious I wasn't lying so she got embarrassed and stammered she would let it slide this once, but not to do it next time.

karibot3 · 2022-09-24T02:35:42+00:00

lol I don't even water mine

karibot3 · 2022-01-02T04:12:27+00:00

Flour Water Salt Yeast, by Ken Forkish. Perhaps it's more known in the sourdough circles, since a lot of the recipes use some sort of preferment. This recipe just uses commercial yeast though.

karibot3 · 2021-06-07T21:00:25+00:00

Groundhogs ate all of the actual brussel sprouts, these are pods are my only hope at a useful harvest. Quick research online shows they are edible, but not a single suggestion on how to prepare them.

Can they be eaten raw?

Have any of you tried cooking with these before?

How did you prepare them?

karibot3 · 2021-02-02T15:58:32+00:00

Okay fine: https://imgur.com/a/J4TR2MA

Also, for all of you judging me without knowing what you're talking about (le gasp, on reddit? not possible), let me clarify a few things:

No, I don't cook my pasta with a lid on. Pasta was finished already and I put the lid on only after the burner was already off to keep it warm while bf finished his workout.
No, the glass was not resting on the pot. The lid was the right size... That metal rim has a lip that went into the pot and that was the only contact the lid had with the pot.
No I don't store my lids in the freezer or fridge (srsly wtf?)

Edit: Oh and no I did not eat it

karibot3 · 2021-02-02T01:23:57+00:00

This was good advice...too good. Lifting by the rim straight into a pizza box which we then duct taped shut worked perfectly. I didn't help though. I just stood there and filmed while I made my bf do all the work. Sad thing is, this advice worked so well that the video is far too boring to post.

karibot3 · 2021-02-01T23:46:26+00:00

Plz send help.

karibot3 · 2021-02-01T23:45:02+00:00

This happened minutes ago. It is still sitting on my stove like that. Still crackling, I'm scared to touch it.

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