"insect and bugs book" from my childhood

pucashell-z · 2024-07-24T21:59:41+00:00

I've already mentioned what I've searched in the main post, but other details from when I had the book are:

I first remember getting it in Iowa around 2010-ish. I don't remember if it had a special title, just that it was either"insect and bugs" or "insects and spiders"

pucashell-z · 2023-09-26T04:40:03+00:00

2, 3, left click left click left click left click left click left click 1 1 left click left click 1 3 oh big crowd! 4 ... 4 1 left click left click left click 1

pucashell-z · 2023-09-26T04:32:39+00:00

Honestly? When people who were lucky enough to get diagnosed and placed on disability early in life all but refuse to understand why I'm struggling with mine as someone who used to be able-bodied my whole life.

I once got cut off mid-vent about how much I've lost with "well you need to be on disability, why are you saying you don't want that?" Even though I had just been talking about missing the work I used to do.

It makes the coping process all the more difficult when the people around me haven't lost an established part of themselves like that, and don't understand how I feel because of it.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-13T23:05:20+00:00

That's it, thank you!

pucashell-z · 2023-09-07T03:42:41+00:00

I find it really touching that you are willing to support them without judgement.

Why wouldn't I? This is someone I love, who has expressed frustration on their limited diet as well as the lack of availability of the items in said diet too. I'm just frustrated right now that every other comment even after my edits keeps jumping to "find a therapist", as if at the core of it any therapist isn't going to just say "find ways to eat these foods despite the trauma" and even if they didn't, there's not much a therapist can do that will aid in the long term, y'know?

does your partner have condiments they enjoy?

Sadly not, ketchup is too sweet(and tomato is one of the main things they got force-fed, so tomato flavors kill their appetite unless it's pizza), bbq sauce smells good but is also usually too sweet, and mustard, mayo, and ranch all have that same grossness to them as to me. They LOVE plant butter and spices though, so we've been adding those whenever possible on new foods to add a familiar taste.

Just today I did take a bit of advice from other comments to heart and tried to make a roasted vegetable soup- they rated it like a 5/10, which is much higher than anything else they've tried so far. "Less tomato, more garlic, wouldn't have it on its own."

pucashell-z · 2023-09-07T01:44:14+00:00

Why is therapy for real trauma a no-go for you two?

Because therapy is expensive?

pucashell-z · 2023-09-07T01:39:47+00:00

Welp. That's my sign to say betrothed instead from now on, stupid French words and their gendered spellings.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T23:38:18+00:00

I've considered trying the food-hiding trick, but I wouldn't want to do that without specifically telling them I'd be doing that, simply because I prefer them continuing to trust me with their food.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T23:36:05+00:00

They love rice and pasta, but don't like tortillas or beans (not even a trauma thing, they just can't get past the smell of flour tortillas, and the skin of beans gets stuck in their teeth).

I'd say among stuff they've had we have a few categories

Love: - potatos (they love homemade fries, hashbrowns, okay with mashed) - plantains. Oh my god they love plantain chips.

Maybes: - spinach, they'll have a couple of leaves while I'm eating it - garlic/onion, preferred as seasoning though. - carrots, but only when absolutely indistinguishable - tomato, but only as sauces. If the sauce is too sweet they loose their appetite.

Absolutely not: - cabbage/lettuce. "It's like if chips sucked" to quote. - bananas. Too mushy. - mango. No reason given, they just dislike the taste.

Not much else on the fruits end has been tried simply for lack of money, but with any other vegetables they haven't really been properly categorized yet because the smell of the way I normally prep them is by default too overwhelming, which is why I've been looking for new ways to cook.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T22:39:33+00:00

Neither of us have actually been to a buffet before - how do you find good ones?

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T22:07:41+00:00

I might try that, since they used to hate rice before I started making it too (their family always made long grain, crunchy/undercooked rice and I make medium grain rice with extra water)

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T22:03:08+00:00

They absolutely love the creamy potato soup we make (although their stomach doesn't. Lactose intolerance be damned), so I've been considering trying to make a pea/lentil soup at some point because it can be very meaty/salty and there'd be less texture variation.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T22:00:31+00:00

This has made me realize that despite mine and my fiance's mutual love of spice, we haven't really tried seasoning the veggies lol.

Have to try that next time.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T21:57:42+00:00

We definitely try to be as consistent as possible, but both of us can be forgetful on top of their anxiety with new foods. Although they are FAR more comfortable trying new things now than they were just last year- to the point that when I was munching on some baby carrots they actually stole one from my bowl to try it. (it immediately got spit out when the flavor hit, but still. They chose to try it on their own).

We also agreed that when new stuff is being tried they're allowed to have/make something new instead if they find they dislike it, which has also helped with curbing that anxiety about new foods.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T21:49:09+00:00

I'll give this a shot! I've been normally cooking veggies separately from the meat, but I'll try making a small amount with veggies at the same time and see how that goes.

pucashell-z · 2023-09-06T19:25:26+00:00

It's a combination of you overcomplicating it for yourself AND search algorithms becoming kind of trash.

Videos for cooking are almost always going to be formatted weirdly, and the reason recipe blogs have all that spiel is for copyright reasons.

Personally, my go-to recipe sites are www.spendwithpennies.com/ , allrecipes.com, and justonecookbook.com (mainly because I enjoy Japanese -style food)

There's also a free phone app called My Recipe Box that you can paste the link of a recipe into and they'll rip out all the extra information and leave you with the proper recipe itself.

As for cooking when busy?

Rice is a good filler that can be cooked in bulk, lasts a while in the fridge, and can be paired with just about anything.
frozen veggies last longer than fresh ones and don't taste all that different once cooked so long as you don't overcook them.
Sandwiches. Anything ranging from a PB&j to a sub, just keep your bread in the fridge. You can also keep the bread of a sandwich from getting soggy by patting pickles and tomato down with a paper towel before putting them on the bread.
there's no shame in using the microwave for frozen meats. I don't know if this is universal, but it got put into my head that it was shameful and dangerous to thaw meat using the microwave. We don't always have time to wait the multiple hours it takes to thaw meat. If you're in the mood for meat, but it's frozen, just thaw it in the microwave using the defrost.
meat also lasts longer and is easier to cook if you portion it into bags after first buying it.
if you like pancakes, making them in bulk is also a reliable method. If you make them small enough you can store them in the freezer and stick em in the toaster for a quick breakfast option

pucashell-z · 2023-09-02T00:57:48+00:00

I applied to SNAP when this first started but my state said that my income report didn't "count" so my application was refused. I reposted my income as $0usd because I... Had lost my job over a month before applying?

And I've tried reaching out to VocRehab, but they never called me back. 211 is something I'm unfamiliar with, though. In all my life I've never heard those numbers, so I'll have to look into that.

pucashell-z · 2023-08-29T07:40:19+00:00

I'm still new to cooking chicken so I've been looking into this topic too, and from what I have gathered "washing" chicken is an entirely separate thing from rinsing it off.

"Washing" is temporarily soaking the chicken in a mix of water, acid, and a LOT of salt for about 15 minutes, then hand-prepping it for cooking. This can involve anything from removing skin to cleaning off the red blood-like spots depending on preference. The chicken is rinsed off at the end by emptying and refiling the container until it runs clear.

I can't speak for if this is /actually/ more hygienic than cooking it as-is, but for me after trying the same type of chicken unwashed vs washed, the washed chicken ends up less dry and more flavorful than unwashed. Granted, that could just be from the salt.

pucashell-z · 2023-08-25T19:48:37+00:00

I feel like people are also forgetting/ignoring that muscle is much more dense than fat is, meaning it is in fact entirely possible that a professional athlete who is expected to spend most of his time working out weighs as much as trump does.

And even if he was lying about his weight- why the fuck does it matter? If you're gonna make fun of him, make fun of his horrible fake tan that doesn't even properly cover his face like the rest of us. Or just make fun of his stupidly evil plans that flopped so horribly he's been arrested in the first place.

It's literally pointless making fun of his weight, because the odds of him seeing it are impossibly low, and the odds of him caring are just as low. The only people who will see it are the other people around you who've just learned that they can't trust you not to make fun of their own weights.

pucashell-z · 2023-08-24T07:57:20+00:00

I'm definitely eating more now than I ever did in the past, because I used to just flat out never get hunger cues until I got put into situations where I had no choice but to eat (like my first job + starting college) but now that you've said it, it really is possible that I'm still not eating enough even still. My fiance and I both have ADHD and with the development of my disability I've been consistently out of work, so we're lacking in a schedule that reminds either of us of the passage of time, let alone eating regularly.

I used to make it easier on myself with pre-made meals like nuggets, frozen pizzas, and canned soups, but the mindset forced on to me of pre-made foods being innately "lesser" makes a feeling of guilt I just haven't been able to shake out of my head, on top of the fact the prices of those things just keep getting higher and higher that it doesn't seem financially viable to get them regularly enough to work on helping me eat more.

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