Unfortunately I have incurable brain cancer. I don't want sympathy or money or anything else, it would just be nice if my favorite recipes would last longer than I will. If any of the recipe collectors among you would like to download and or share the offline browsable copy, I'd appreciate it.. there's a link in the right sidebar. at https://bupkis.org

No ads, no cookies no tracking, no nothing it's just my favorite recipe ** edit: there are cookies st these are spectacular**https://www.bupkis.org/index.php/recipes-2/dessert/chocolate-chunk-cookies Sorry to bother you all. It seems like everybody has years and years and years left, right up until they don't.

Edit

It turns out that at the end of the road, the things that really mattered were good times with friends and family, And these were almost all in the kitchen.

I've gotten to be relatively old, and finding out what I have certainly was not a happy thing, but given the number of my friends over the years that died with no notice from a heart attack or vehicle accident or whatever, this weirdly seems like a bit of a gift that I know what's coming and have some idea of a timeline. Although not a really good idea.

Go home make yummy food and have your friends and family over. Actual happy memories are all that matters, money, power, status, everything else is mostly all nonsense.

Edit This outpouring support and sympathy is more than I could ever have imagined! Thank you all I really appreciate it; However in the immortal words of Monty Python "I'm not dead yet" 8-)

Right now I only have major annoyances but no show stoppers.

I plan to continue enjoying family and friends and cooking as much as I can, it's just harder and slower now because the surgery kind of wrecked my left side. On the other hand[terrible pun intended] I'm right handed, so I can still do a lot of stuff, it just takes longer.

PS if any of you are cooking for anybody that has cancer and has no appetite, I can tell you from first-hand experience that the banana bread goes down really easily and sits really well.

The weird part about all this was that I initially found it and made it for someone else who had cancer about 25 years ago, And now we make it for me.

I also can't express enough gratitude that due to the efforts of friends I've never met all over the world the things that made me happy during my life will continue to make others happy for decades or maybe even hundreds of years in the future. The internet which is the very definition of "not permanent stuff" is now the eternal keeper of the things in life which mean the most to me which were food and friends and family.

Please note that I have read and appreciate each and every one of your replies. I have not answered them all because doing things online while missing large chunks of my brain is quite a bit more difficult than it used to be. But know that I read them all and you're all appreciated and I thank you all.

This is a downloadable browsable offline copy of the entire website. It will last forever. Certainly longer than me or my web hosting company.

Just unzip somewhere including folders/directories, find "index.html" and double click it to browse offline

Terry Carmen

I moved to the UK from the US a year and a half ago and was very sad about the fact that I could never find cilantro in supermarkets. Yesterday, I complained to a friend... and I learned. I'm still in shock over this revelation, and I'm ashamed that I never stopped to try this mysterious coriander herb I kept seeing.

Help me feel better - what other embarrassing food name mistakes/mix-ups have you made?

Edit: I didn't expect this to get so much attention. Living in the US I didn't know that coriander as in seeds were even a thing, so just learned thanks to you guys too! Now... time for me to finally be able to make guac again!

please end me

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html

A mix of a storyteller and a chef. His wit will be missed.

Hi r/cooking! I recently completed a challenge where I cooked one meal from every sovereign nation, and now I’m onto the United States! I’ve started documenting my journey on Instagram but haven’t gotten a good response for recipe ideas. So reddit, what recipe best represents your state?

If anyone is interested in seeing the pictures and recipes you can follow me on my Instagram : emily_eats_thestates

EDIT : I am completely overwhelmed and grateful with the amount of suggestions!!! This will be more than enough to get me through this challenge, thank you Reddit!!!

EDIT : and a Gold?! Thank you kind stranger!!!

Look, I get it. You like chili without beans. That's cool, man. But when someone makes a post about chili and mentions beans, you don't have to come in and shit on it- every. Single. Time.

You do chili your way. Let the rest of us do it our way.

EDIT: WE HAVE RECIPES.

Yesterday's post

Okay, so, I very quickly realised from comments and PMs that there are A LOT of people here on tight budgets who struggle to eat well due to depression. And a lot of self-help advice requires more energy and motivation than people with depression actually have.

So, I actually went and did it. I've made a blog dedicated to NOT cooking. It's called "Fuck It, I'm Not Cooking".

Nothing I ever post will take more than five minutes to make, nor require any more preparation than chopping things and wrapping a tortilla. All of it's cheap and healthy, or healthy as long as you don't overdo the condiments. I've made a "master shopping list" so you only have to shop once a week, don't waste much food, and should be able to carry it all home if you don't have a car. Everything's inexpensive and easy to find in the supermarket. There'll be both sweet and savoury recipes, snacks, and healthy alternatives to cravings for crappy food.

Basically, it's supposed to be as much/less effort than your usual depression eating, taste good, and be way better for you.

I've spent all day setting it up, from tomorrow there will be recipes daily. So far, I've posted a few super basic recipes in with the Master Shopping List.

Here's the main page: https://missmedlandtaylor.com/fuckcooking/

Here's some commentary on how and why I made it

Here's the Master Shopping List, with bonus "Master" recipes

If you want to follow it via email, you can do it at the bottom of the webpage. It's super, super easy to do, and then it'll be sent to you and you won't have to actively keep up to date.

(Cross-posted from r/eatcheapandhealthy)

I’ve had this happen a couple times to me. I’m a student, so I don’t have the budget to go above and beyond what I already spend (eg. like on eggs bought direct from farmer because they’re over double the price of the ones I get now). It’s sad that it’s a luxury to buy from the source, but please don’t push people to buy more expensive things when they say they dont have the budget, yes we know theyll taste better but that just makes it harder when we have to go back to the cheaper versions haha

TL;DR not everyone has the ability to purchase the more expensive options for ingredients, don’t guilt them about it

Edit: Y'all I posted this in the morning and went to class, I came back to a lots of super kind comments and a ton of awards. Just want to say thank you <3

Edit: I've been trying to read every comment, I've never had a post get so big (and also I've never gotten gold before so huge thank you!!!). Hope y'all are getting creative with your meals today :)

As a second gen Chinese American myself, I am really tired of people being a complete snob over authenticity to the point that they distort the history and culture behind Chinese cuisine.

I've had enough of people trashing American Chinese food as "not the real thing" or even worse, "Chinese food dumbed down for American people" (like WTF?!)

While I don't deny that Chinese food in America is different from Chinese food on the mainland, that doesn't make it any less worthy. Sure, it has been changed to some extent to suit local palates, but that's pretty much the same thing with Chinese food in the diaspora in general. There is also Indonesian Chinese, Filipino Chinese, Singaporean Chinese, and even Peruvian Chinese food-yet nobody calls these variants as "fake" or "inauthentic".

Moreover, people had to make adaptations to the cuisine anyways in the new land due to the lack of available ingredients that they usually had back home. No Chinese broccoli? Use western broccoli instead.

One has to remember that Chinese cuisine is by no means a monolith- it's pretty diverse with a lot of regional variations-hence Beijing cuisine is different from Shanghai cuisine and Cantonese cuisine. A lot of early Chinese immigrants to the US were from the Guangdong province, hence American Chinese food is heavily based on the cuisine from that area (albeit still a limited representation). This is the reason why later immigrants from other parts of China might find American Chinese cuisine to be strange and completely foreign.

I always have to chuckle whenever someone tries hard to demonstrate what "authentic" and "inauthentic" Chinese food is by comparing a Chinese takeout dish with Cantonese origins (ie, chow mein or orange chicken) to a dish from another region in China, which is essentially comparing apples to oranges. A good example would be this Buzzfeed video in which the host claims to try "authentic" sweet and sour pork for the first time, when in reality the version that she tried is no less "authentic" than the one she is used to. Only difference is that the so-called "authentic" version is another regional variation, just like the Cantonese-style sweet and sour pork many are familiar with.

While I do appreciate people willing to take a deeper look into Chinese cuisine beyond the menu at the local takeout, there's no need to be an utter snob about it. Food is food, peeps. It's high time that we recognize American Chinese cuisine as something unique of its own.

EDIT: Holy smokes this thread did blow up unexpectedly. I'm seeing a lot of amazing input from various perspectives. Here are a few additional things I want to add

1. While I did mention American Chinese food in the post and title, I was also referring to Chinese food in the western diaspora in general (including Canadian Chinese food, British Chinese food, etc.)

2. Regarding authenticity, yes it is something that does exist, though at the same time it is something that is very subjective. Given the insanely diverse array of Chinese cuisine, it would be disingenuous to pinpoint "authenticity" as solely one way of cooking. There's no such thing as "this is the only way to do it right". Take Kung Pao chicken for example. While the original version in Sichuan is hot and spicy, there are also other regional versions in China that are less spicy.

3. Some of y'all also talked about how some people bash American/Western Chinese food out of an identity crisis- this especially rings true for a lot of second gen Chinese Americans grappling between two cultures. On one hand, American Chinese food has been looked down on for a very long time due to the perception that it is greasy, sketchy, unhealthy, etc. A lot of second gen Chinese Americans might feel ashamed to be associated with this kind of food, so they overcompensate by going on full board with the authenticity train- trying hard to prove that Chinese food is more than just the takeout menu. A much as I detest the culinary gatekeeping sentiment, I can definitely see where it's coming from.

4. I also find it interesting how a lot of people think of American Chinese food as generally heavy on the grease, starch and sugar. While I do get it's kinda explainable given that general tso's chicken, sesame chicken, and orange chicken are some of the most popular American Chinese dishes, there's also way more to that as well. Heck, even American Chinese cuisine can be vast and diverse! Of course there's also a lot of less greasy, less sugary foods like moo goo gai pan and moo shoo pork. However in my state, Louisiana, there's also yakmein and crawfish fried rice. Let's bring on the goodness!

The title says it all. I made an Italian wedding soup. Usually I sub in a can of Cannellini beans. It’s quick, it’s simple, it’s tasty, the internet told me to.

But my wife bought special beans. What makes these beans special? Probably the fucking marketing, but they were on the shelf, dried, in a small plastic bag touting the wonderful properties of beans. She bought them at a bean store in San Francisco. Only in SF could there be a fucking bean store during a pandemic. Great fanfare was made over this package of beans.

We soaked them for like an hour, tossed them in when we’d normally toss in the can of beans. Cooked another 15 minutes, and served. They were… crunchy, but the broth flavor was really good, so we figured “meh, eat this bowl, let it keep cooking.” Kinda like slightly undercooked rice, you know?

I did not know.

My wife’s sister went first. There was unexplained running during a movie.

My wife went second. Two down.

I’m now sitting on the couch by myself with the pets listening to my brother in law make pterodactyl noises with distant cough/vomit sounds in the background from my wife and sister-in-law like a gross harmony.

We’re out of toilets to puke in. I’m feeling about a 7/10. I have yet to determine if time is a friend or an enemy for me tonight.

Turns out, dried beans need to be soaked for 5 hours, then boiled, and always eaten very tender.

Thank you for this final lesson 2021. “Purging the past” jokes are being received poorly by all those involved.

Anyways, it’s 9:30 here. Happy new year. Here’s to fucking 2022.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps/comments/13yh0jf/dont_let_reddit_kill_3rd_party_apps

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.

On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.

Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .

This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.

The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do?

1. Complain. Message the mods of /r/reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message /u/reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /r/reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.

2. Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join us at our sister sub at /r/ModCoord- but please don't pester mods you don't know by simply spamming their modmail.

3. Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!

4. Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

Stupid brain.

Usually I eat the ugly piece of fish or the veggies on the grill that got a little more char than you wanted. Am I alone in this?

Edit: wow, thanks for all the replies, glad to see I'm not alone!

I'll start, your grandma's "traditional recipe passed down" is most likely from a 70s magazine or the back of a crisco can and not originally from your familie's original country at all.

Went into a store and the cheese display had a quarter wheel of parm. The label on the quarter wheel was clearly incorrect, saying that it was .42 pounds, and so was only $10.92. When I went over to the register to see if they would let me actually purchase it, it rung up as it showed on the label, and the cashier let me buy it! When I got home, it weighed 23 pounds! At $25.99/pound, that's $600 of cheese for only $11! I'm planning on giving a lot of it away to friends and family. I've cut it into ~1 lb chunks, vacuum sealed them, and split them between the fridge and freezer. What recipes should I make with my haul???

TLDR: Got an incredible deal on 23 lbs of parmesan cheese for only $11. What should I make?

Edit: photos https://imgur.com/a/23-lb-cheese-AEZcewy

Edit 2: To be clear, during the check out process the cashier was very aware that this was an absurd price for this large wheel of cheese, and had no qualms about ringing it up as it is. Also, if you look at the website for Murray's Cheese, you will notice that they are absolutely not a Mom & Pop shop, but have hundreds of locations across the USA.

Edit 3: To add some context, I actually arrived at the register without the cheese, and when the cashier asked "anything else?" I made a joke about "not unless you'll actually sell me that quarter wheel of cheese for $11!" She said "bring it over!" so I did, and when it rang up as $11 dollars and I was in shock, she made multiple jokes about it being 11 million dollars. As multiple people have stated in the comments, NY has a law that requires stores to sell their merchandise at the labeled price.

Edit 4: It is not an old banana, it is a plantain not yet ready for maduros

https://twitter.com/altonbrown/status/904449569127370753

My boyfriend is always amazed at how my scrambled eggs taste so good. He’s convinced I have magical scrambling powers because even when he tries to replicate, he can’t. I finally realized he doesn’t know I use butter, and I feel like I can’t reveal it now. I love being master egg scrambler.

My other one: through no fault of my own, everyone thinks I make great from scratch brownies. It’s just a mix. I’m in too deep. I can’t reveal it now.

EDIT: I told my boyfriend about the butter. He jokingly screamed “HOW COULD YOU!?” And stormed into the other room. Then he came back and said, “yeah butter makes everything good so that makes sense.” No more secrets here!

EDIT 2: I have read as many responses as I can and the consensus is:

• MSG MSG MSG. MSG isn’t bad for you and makes food delish.

• Butter. Put butter in everything. And if you’re baking? Brown your butter!!!!

• Cinnamon: it’s not just for sweet recipes.

• Lots of love for pickle juice.

• A lot of y’all are taking the Semi Homemade with Sandra Lee approach and modifying mixes/pre-made stuff and I think that’s a great life hack in general. Way to be resourceful and use what you have access to to make things tasty and enjoyable for the people in your life!

• Shocking number of people get praise for simply properly seasoning food. This shouldn’t be a secret. Use enough salt, guys. It’s not there to hide the flavor, it’s there to amplify it.

I’ve saved quite a few comments with tips or recipes to try later on. Thanks for all the participation! It’s so cool to hear how so many people have “specialities” and it’s really not too hard to take something regular and make it your own with experimentation. Cooking is such a great way to bring comfort and happiness to others and I love that we’re sharing our tips and tricks so we can all live in world with delicious food!

Hello culinary enthusiasts!

We are trying to globally expand our palette. We have recently started getting into South American and Latin American traditional dishes and have learned so much! We want to try different recipes that are authentic to different areas around the world. Share your favorite cultural dish and where its from! I can google the recipes later, just names is fine!

I got a box from a meal kit delivery for the first time because I’m a terrible cook and need some serious help. One of the recipes gave a bunch of carrots which I usually don’t love, and the recipe said to peel, chop, and throw on some oil, salt and pepper and then pop into the oven. “blech” was running through my head the whole 5 seconds it took to put this together.

But! What came out was MAGICAL. Crispy, almost sweet in a way. I immediately wanted more, which is the first time in the history of my life where I was like “give me more vegetables”.

The epiphany is almost worth the ridiculous amount of money I spent on this box of food.

Now I want to roast every vegetable I buy. Suggestions welcome :)

Edit: I am so excited to see how passionate people are for roasted vegetables! I’ve been reading the comments all day and I can’t wait to try some of your suggestions :)

Also I removed the name of the meal kit delivery place because apparently people think I’m advertising and I’m definitely not. I just put that info there so you all know how I made this discovery! The rest of the meals I got were nothing to write home about lol.

I've been cooking for lots of years but never once had thought to heat a flour tortilla up. I just used them right out of the package.

Well about 3-4 weeks ago I read a post that lovingly reminded gringos like me to heat them on the stove before using ... And wow I have been missing out.

Now my fiance can't get enough of anything using them.. from wraps and burritos to quesadillas and tortillas for hummus dipping.

Thanks you, I feel like a new man in the kitchen 😆

Edit: I love the comment section, Reddit is undefeated haha. I am doing my penance to the tortilla gods for my past injustices

Raw garlic is an exception because it's very pungent and strong, but for stews or soups or pasta and stuff, I've never been like "Damn, that's too much garlic." And I always see chefs going "two or three cloves of garlic" and I'll always do 2-3 times that much.

Is it just me or is garlic the best aromatic, maybe even the best ingredient?