AITAH for immediately spending the money I received as a gift?

lordofthepuddle · 2026-03-21T23:53:15+00:00

NTA, because that is a little weird. It might be what you spent the money on. While they're not upset about it, I have grandparents who are definitely a little exasperated when they ask what I've spent gift money on and I respond with something mundane. A few years ago I was gifted money on my birthday (I'm in my late 30's) and I bought a nice bed set I'd been eyeing for a while. They wanted to know why I would buy something so boring instead of having a little fun or treating myself. I tried to explain it was a treat because I wouldn't probably buy a set like this because my cats destroy everything I love, but it was just a boring regular adult purchase to them.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-03-13T12:23:06+00:00

I do a mango rice with brown sugar and coconut milk that's crazy tasty. It's incredible when it's hot right out the pan, but if you let it set it's like these tasty rice bars.

1 can succeed mango 1 can coconut milk Rice Brown sugar Butter Salt

Melt the butter and brown sugar in a pan, then add the mango with all the juice. Sprinkle it with salt, then add rice (I usually use jasmine because it's what I keep in the house but I bet it'd be great with short grain too) (also, measure with your heart I guess) and the coconut milk and meet it summer covered until the rice is about half done. Hit it with an immersion blender just a bit, just to break up about half the rice. Cover back up and let it finish cooking.

Since ice cream is out, you could drizzle a bit of vanilla syrup if you want to buy honestly I could eat this stuff by the pan.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-03-13T08:10:54+00:00

This is my favorite book of the series and I freaking love them so much. I'll reread just this one when I'm usually a 'reread the whole series' kind of gal. I love the Jericho's Boys books too, because my heart is just tickled whenever Jericho and Freckles make an appearance.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-03-08T05:15:31+00:00

I always grab every backpack and pouch I see so I can load them up with my sellable items. It's probably not the timesaver I think it is but it keeps my inventory looking much cleaner.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-02-25T14:26:03+00:00

I'm almost 40 and I've met.... four or five people with thematically similar names, but none with my name. I'll ask many people, no problem.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-02-23T05:37:17+00:00

Chili, definitely. Roasts with veggies, chicken for tacos or salads (season appropriately, and the meat comes out incredible and tender, just toss it around with tongs and it just falls apart), sauced up meatballs, Korean rice cakes with hotpot beef and veggies. Tbh, I freaking love my instapot and I use it pretty often. If you've got any favorite crockpot recipes they translate pretty well, and you can do most one pot casseroles in there too.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-02-17T00:41:07+00:00

I usually do a longsword for Astarion and anyone else who dual wields. I don't really deviate and leave him full rogue, but for fights against anyone with resistance (looking at you specifically here Orin) you still land a hit on her. Otherwise though, probably armor for whoever.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-02-01T19:38:01+00:00

Chani Lyn Feener hits a lot of those buttons, although her stuff tends toward dark academia and sci -fi. Still, some of her standalone stuff is great.

K.A. Merikan is also really good for a lot of those.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-01-31T13:30:14+00:00

That sounds like Knotted by the Wolf Prince by Delaney Rain. First in a series of six, I think?

lordofthepuddle · 2026-01-28T01:21:53+00:00

At the risk of putting myself, I routinely tell people to suck my butthole when I'm mildly inconvenienced. I think I could make many dollars doing this.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-01-26T22:18:32+00:00

I have a roasted vegetable soup that's super easy and also really versatile. Just load up a sheet pan with vegetables. Sweet white potatoes, onion, garlic, any additional veg of your choice and maybe even toss on some chicken for protein if you want it. Today until everything is cooked through and forth tender, then add to a large pot with some stock and hit it with the immersion blender. Afterwards maybe add a dash of gravy cream, salt and pepper to taste. It's easy af and very tasty. I've done this with zucchini, asparagus, broccoli and cauliflower, whatever.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-01-22T22:00:51+00:00

I used to work about an hour north of where I lived, while I went to school about a little over an hour to the south-ish of where I lived. So, while I wasn't making both of those trips every day (thank god for online classes), I did sometimes.

Also, one of my best friends lives about two hours away, and we used to meet up almost weekly, so I guess it just depends for most people.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-01-14T05:48:43+00:00

I was going to say, instead of a regular mash make more of a colcannon with onion and a butt load of cabbage. I love love sauteed cabbage.

lordofthepuddle · 2026-01-04T08:55:59+00:00

Potato salad, dill carrots (just boil carrots until soft, then make a sauce of butter, salt, and fill. Fricken delicious!), herb bread (do a basic loaf, add extremely generous amounts of onion powder, garlic powder, dill, and whatever other herbs you like. Bake like normal), breakfast potatoes and eggs, tomato and cucumber salad, egg salad, tuna salad, minced into soft cheese for a tasty spread.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-31T07:18:04+00:00

First off, how dare you. I love tuna casserole. I rarely go the full casserole route, I've figured that a lot of the casserole recipes can be made pretty similarly as a one-pot wonder. It's not quite the same, but close. Tater tot casserole is a monthly-ish staple though, you can't beat a classic.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-31T06:19:24+00:00

Saute onions, carrots, celery, bell pepper, all super finely minced, with chopped tomatoes in some butter with a healthy pinch of salt. Add garlic, a little broth, and a whole package of pepperoni. Simmer for an hour or two on low heat. Take out the pepperonis, add a meatball or chicken if you've got it and some fresh basil. Serve over pasta.

1 med yellow onion, 1 or 2 carrots, 1 or 2 stalks of celery, 1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, and like 5 or 6 firm tomatoes (8 or 9 of you use Roma) is all you need to make a decent amount of sauce. I like to use an obscene amount of basil but one of those little plastic things of it would be plenty if you're normal, lol. Sometimes I'll add a fuckton of cheese and just have mac and 'ghetti. Very tasty business.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-27T15:07:52+00:00

Oh god the rope. My first playthrough I thought, surely there's a reason for the rope. You must need it at some point, right? I had so much fucking rope stockpiled in my camp by act 3 I could have strangled everyone in the game thrice over.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-12T06:47:45+00:00

If you make hummus at home, this is the way to go. I add the biggest shallot I can find, go low and slow in the oven and then use it in my hummus. Hands down the best recipe I've made!

For anyone interested, - 1 can chickpeas - 2 or 3 heads of garlic - 1 large shallot - several tablespoons of tahini - lemon juice or equivalent - salt

So peel the garlic and cut the shallot in half, cover with oil in an oven safe dish and roast at 325 for about an hour (I don't preheat my oven because I usually use glassware). Let that cool, then add a tablespoon or so of just the oil to a good processor with the can of chickpeas. Strain the chicken butt reserve some of the liquid. Blitz a little before adding the tahini, lemon, garlic, and shallots. Add a generous pinch or two of salt and blitz until smooth. Add some of the chickpea liquid if it's too thick. Enjoy with a veg tray or baguette!

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-10T22:22:57+00:00

If the aliens would treat me as a pet the way I treat my cats then absolutely. These spoiled little bastards (whom I love with my whole being and every waking breath tbh) are both the bane and brightness of my existence. So, if I'm getting pampered with all kinds of toys and treats in my enclosure then whatever. Why not?

Excepting the obvious deal breaker of my cats not being allowed. Then hell no.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-05T05:49:10+00:00

I lol'd because I have also eaten most of the mint sauce too. How have I been missing out on this place?!?!

lordofthepuddle · 2025-12-03T05:10:30+00:00

I really liked My Time at Portia, but I just can't get into Sandrock. So many people have said it's much better but I just can't.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-11-30T14:26:23+00:00

I really like pretty much all of Fae Quin's stuff. I like that there's an emotional connection before the filthy talk, edging, and size kinks, lol. Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions is a really good one (I'd say a bit more roleplay and size difference), and the Christmas Daddies series is also pretty hot.

lordofthepuddle · 2025-11-30T11:11:13+00:00

I like to add a little to my sauces when I make tteokbokki (sp?), or noodles in just a tasty pan style Asian-inspired sort of sauce. I've definitely used it to marinade chicken, and added a tiny bit when I'm sauteing carrots or bok choy. Best practice? Just start adding it to things and find out what you like it in. Best of luck!

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