This is my first attempt at regrowing (baby) bok choy from kitchen scraps. The growth is great but the outside is super wet and mushy. Is there any fixing this, or is this stalk a total goner?
Thrifting is always best IMO. The selection depends on your location; I've noticed smaller, more rural areas tend to have better selections than suburban areas or cities. There's also online thrifting through sites like thredup and vinted - obviously, your mileage may vary. I use FB marketplace to get home goods but I'm sure it's good for getting local used clothes, too.
The area where I'm struggling is the fact that, to my knowledge, Lomi doesn't actually make the organic matter "decompose" - which means, presumably, it would still decompose when disposed of, right?
I got mine when I moved (used as well - only 150 bucks!) because it became way less feasible to drop off my organic waste in my new city. It definitely drastically reduced the amount of trash I had to take out (as compared to just... throwing everything out), and reduced smelliness in the trash. If it does actually reduce methane emissions, then I would say it's a great option. If it doesn't... then, well, it probably cuts down on trash loads and things like that, but I'm not sure that it would otherwise be worth it.
I've seen some people unhappy with the end product in terms of using it in place of regular compost; I know their "lomi pods" are pretty much required if you want to use it for plants - so you'll need to buy those (as well as filter replacements - although I'm pretty sure you can just use regular activated carbon pellets) - and it's possible some people weren't using those. Just something to keep in mind!
Fair enough that for higher-level cooking, it probably isn't nearly good enough. My current rental has a glasstop stove and I've been really happy with it because the main thing I was worried about was the heat level - everyone warned me that getting a good sear was impossible, but my food is still coming out great. I've been experimenting with different pans to get better results and it's been pretty good for me so far. But I don't really work with recipes that require lifting/tossing because I'm too weak for any of that, even with normal pans 🥴
As far as the difference in health, it's really staggering. To say it's less healthy is, of course, accurate, but it also feels like an understatement. Continuous exposure to benzene is extremely harmful, and the fact that it's highly linked to asthma, lymphoma, and leukemia, and that any amount of exposure is considered unsafe, makes me feel like it's completely not worth it residentially. I would rather have worse food and better health (said as someone with a lot of health issues ruining my life already).
STRFKR - Girls Just Want To Have Fun, synthy goodness
Kishi Bashi - This Must Be the Place - more orchestral version of the Talking Heads song
Gorillaz - Crystalized - somber cover of the XX song
Placebo - Running Up That Hill - Running Up That Hill but... a Placebo song. Exactly what it says on the tin
This is how I feel. I'd rather have things be fragmented than be too big to fail. A lot of people have joked in the past few years that it feels like the internet only has 4 sites on it now; I'm pretty happy to be back to browsing multiple. It reminds me of following multiple forums around the same topics back in the day. Variety is the spice of life!
Yep, my old oven always made me feel like hell, and the ventilation was godawful. There was a "vent fan" but I'm not sure if it did anything. In hindsight now I'm like 🙃
Have you tried an induction plate? It's only one burner obvs but seems like a great way to get the benefits of induction in a rental. I've never tried it, just something I considered buying for myself, haha.
For a snack, I really like just heating up some frozen edamame in the microwave. Depending on the portion size, expect maybe 1 min of microwaving; let it cool off for a few mins because they always come out boiling in my experience. Salt em with kosher salt (or regular if you don't have) and squeeze the beans out of the pod in your mouth. Easiest way to get a little bit of veg and protein, hands down.
It's not the laziest, but this one can be prepped and made in the air fryer in <15 mins and it's honestly AMAZING. Could probably be really good with some heated up grilled chicken slices for protein, too. Requires a lot of fresh ingredients so it's more of a rare treat but it's sooooo good.
Agreed, I pretty much never use my oven anymore because the air fryer is so much more convenient. I love frying veggies in the air fryer, usually zucchini or broccoli. Season them with whatever you like, Italian seasoning is usually a winner for zucchini imo, or if you're really going for a lazy meal, just salt and pepper are still good. I only really use the air fryer for sides though; wish I had a whole meal to recommend :(
Scraped, but rearranged into a perfectly readable word salad.
This is how I feel, too. I'm leaving my posts and comments up; ironically, I used to habitually purge my profile every year or so because I was worried about IRL people finding me through my activity, but now, I'd prefer to just leave it. Even if I stop being active on Reddit, it's currently one of the best ways to find answers to niche problems; I'd like to keep my stuff accessible for anyone looking for extremely specific answers. I've been fairly private on Reddit, though, so it feels less sentimental and more practical. (Twitter, on the other hand... I never use it, but everything on it is way too sentimental to nuke.)
Good to get confirmation - I cut around it and will see how it goes. If it is a goner, at least now I know what to do better next time 😔