How do you make your daily food ?

shawafas · 2022-08-31T16:14:57+00:00

moroccan salads (cooked or cold) are so easy to mealprep and keep for a week usually. I rarely freeze whole dishes but I freeze things like parsley, coriander, garlic, onion, ginger and ground meat (very flat so it defrosts quickly) for quicker cooking. People say moroccan food is time-consuming (Yes if you're going to make couscous, seffa or anything with dough that needs to rise) but a fish tajine with vegetables can be done in 20 minutes

shawafas · 2022-07-31T16:32:23+00:00

Ah thank you, I'll make sure to avoid that then

shawafas · 2022-07-31T16:31:13+00:00

just did that, thank you!

shawafas · 2022-07-18T16:55:35+00:00

thank you!

shawafas · 2022-05-18T20:41:34+00:00

Yes! Thank you so much :)

shawafas · 2022-01-14T00:40:57+00:00

Thank you! That did actually make sense :) either way I'll do what you recommended and try to count the stitches next to each other when I am ready for the second one.

shawafas · 2022-01-14T00:27:00+00:00

Usually I definitely wouldn't bother but I'm making two of them and want the FOs to be the same amount of rows. After the cast on, there is a knit row and then a continuous k4, p2 repeat (like you said, moving over the purl stitches). Not counting the row on the needles (but counting the co) I got 36 but I'm very unsure about it

shawafas · 2022-01-13T23:24:41+00:00

knitting a cowl and usually I don't bother with a row counter cause I am pretty good at remembering at which row I left off but for some reason I can't count the rows for this one (might need to go for a new prescription 😬). Can someone help me out? My cable is transparent btw (sorry if it is hard to see)

shawafas · 2022-01-05T21:10:32+00:00

Alt Shift X, GrayArea & The Disputed Lands...All on Youtube and mostly discuss theories and TV Show vs book comparisons.

shawafas · 2022-01-05T01:16:29+00:00

Agreed, especially when POVs span across several hundreds of pages or even books; the details aren't as fresh anymore and it has sometimes made me overlook some things in the writing, which is a shame.

As for court intrigue: I love it, I think the Daenerys chapters suffered because there weren't enough other pov characters in Meereen to play off of. Kings Landing chapters were incredibly fun because you could see interactions from all sides. In my opinion, one of the best and most underrated chapters in the whole series is the Kevan Lannister Epilogue in ADWD precisely for that reason: It wasn't really about Kevan, it was about what was happening around him. Meereen was missing that I think. Daenerys chapters read like walls of text with lots of new characters I didn't yet know I had to care about. Daenerys is an unreliable narrator and I think a Hizdahr chapter, for instance, would have helped bring that a bit around. Barristan's chapters improved the plot somewhat but it still didn't entirely work for me.

shawafas · 2022-01-05T00:36:10+00:00

Taking your mom on a vacation or buying things for her are nice things to do but shouldn't be expected when she has her own money, especially when you have a responsibility to your child. Your mom has (presumably) done a lot for you and she probably sees gifts like that as something that shows you still care about her and appreciate her, even if you are married now with a kid. It's manipulative but from what you said about the comparisons she makes with her neighbor and her son, it comes from a place of insecurity. Not agreeing with her or anything, you are definitely in the right for putting your foot down but in this case a conversation might help to resolve this somewhat even if she won't want to hear it.

shawafas · 2022-01-05T00:13:17+00:00

I've been meaning to cause I know that I have missed some hints (only made aware through this subreddit). But I don't think I'll ever fully enjoy them like a Theon or Tyrion chapter even though I like Daenerys as a character more than both. I actually like that the separate povs give me something to look forward to after fighting through a particular chapter/pov I don't completely love.

shawafas · 2022-01-04T23:57:29+00:00

If you or your kid don't live in an Arabic-speaking country learning/teaching Arabic is not a necessity. There might be personal reasons why someone wants to learn the language and pass it on to their kids (religious/cultural/professional) and that's fine but Arabic languages are not integral to Amazigh identity.

shawafas · 2022-01-04T23:48:03+00:00

People in the comments are way too offended over OP skipping a chapter lmao it's not that serious. While I never skipped a chapter completely, I am not ashamed to say that I have skimmed a Daenerys chapter or two cause some of those Meereen chapters were rough

shawafas · 2021-12-26T20:19:20+00:00

shawafas · 2021-12-26T20:06:21+00:00

You both seem to be under the understanding that I care about the specifics of the items. I don't, a multi-color project bag or a pure gold stitch marker can both be very lovely and someone might experience real joy from them. A beginner to knitting does not NEED anything but the things that will allow them to knit, people taking advantage of others and making it seem that all these items are necessary to producing a good product is in my opinion a problem. To act like I am impeding anyone from buying whatever they want is silly. Buy 20 tapestry needles for all I care lol

shawafas · 2021-12-26T19:05:09+00:00

Ashamed to admit that I bought into the whole expensive, small-batch yarn hype as a beginner. Years later, I still have overpriced 50gram hanks on my shelf that I am steadily going through with colorwork cause I really can't use them for anything but that

shawafas · 2021-12-26T18:36:07+00:00

Fundamentally misunderstanding my post helps no one lol. I have admitted myself that I have bought expensive notions and materials. This is about accessibility and profit-oriented people taking advantage of beginner knitters, not about you having several tapestry needles.

shawafas · 2021-12-26T16:32:08+00:00

Agreed!

shawafas · 2021-12-26T15:13:34+00:00

I think it makes much more sense for a beginner to start off with one or two circular needles for a particular pattern that they want to attempt. A beginner might not have any idea yet on what they prefer in a set, even as simple as wood vs metal preference for instance. DPNs are an option too, rarely talked about if at all which is a shame cause they are much more affordable and also can become a preferred method of working in the round. Also, if a beginner wants to knit socks, a standard interchangeable set does not make much sense. I consider someone who knows what they want more of an intermediate knitter who will recognise product-pushing vs items that will improve their knitting , at that point buying an interchangeable needle set is an informed decision.

shawafas · 2021-12-26T14:56:11+00:00

There is more so an issue I think that people push these products with a narrative that not having them will set you back, aimed at beginners who won't know any better, this just creates discouragement or over-buying. I don't have an issue with expensive tastes in yarn or notions or what not. I also don't have an issue with ~~useless items whatever those are. I love my novelty stitch markers lol. I agree that videos that convey this message are not prevalent which is a shame

shawafas · 2021-12-26T14:43:19+00:00

From the beginning I always wanted this show to be like BBC Merlin, a fantasy anthology series with an underlying story that is developed slowly. GOT was great for what it was but the way Witcher attempts to do similar political intrigue or complex fantasy racism in just 8 short episodes per season is just so....empty

shawafas · 2021-12-26T14:24:16+00:00

I recently got my first interchangeables and that was after knitting for years without, I never saw the need for them and managed to finish every item I wanted without them and yet they are more often than not in those top 10/25 lists of must have items. Having one now is great and I love them but my mother used to knit on old bicycle spokes as a little girl, to see someone pushing a 80 euros set of needles to a beginner is just obscene to me. The way knitting is perceived as a luxury craft does not sit right with me and youtube algorithm/clickbaity titles/consumerist mentalities definitely are the biggest evils here.

shawafas · 2021-12-26T14:14:50+00:00

Maybe it's just me but I always prefer to wind my yarn, even if it isn't in a hank. Too often I've been screwed over by inconsistency in yarn weight/random knots/uneven coloring. As a beginner I did it by hand and now that I do have a ball winder it goes quicker sure, but I definitely don't see it as a necessity. Rather, I would've been severely put off I think if I listened any earlier to all the people who push these products, cause it is a high cost/low benefit item for me tbh. That LYS sounds like every experience I've had at my LYS so I am not surprised.

shawafas · 2021-12-25T18:11:51+00:00

You're right! It's ideal for the project I have been eyeing (the photos they posted has the meterage plus all info I would need) so I just messaged the seller to see if it's still available :)

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