More like the underwear that won’t make you sweat and if you do, it would get the excess of moisture away from the body.

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It’s a terrorist organization vs terrorist state. The only good guys are the civilians dying on both sides.

The problem with chicken masrala is that there’s a lot of marsala left. Which means there’s a marsala weekend that always ends up with tequila shots :)

By raw are you saying raw raw? Like pick the mushroom, shove it into a freezer bag and freeze it? I’m asking because all the tips I got where “slightly fry it, cool it and then freeze it”. If it’s the raw raw thing, does the vacuum sealing would make a change?

Every time I have a chicken I save the bones and when I get enough I make a chicken broth for infusing chicken soup or for all kind of sauces. Sometimes I use it for cooking rice. Having said that I could make a mushroom soup/cream with the chicken broth I have.

This is how I get my pizza mushroom from :)

Before I got privacy focused I have purchased few always online devices. While I try to replace those I still relay on few. To get my more private and secure I have setup additional network that has no access to my home network and I have blocked all outgoing traffic that wasn’t essential to the device.

I will rinse it right but I’m all in for the mushroom cream (not soup) so I don’t mind much about the colour :)

Years ago I used to play tabletop RPG games. One time I met a guy and we became friends. We’ve seen each other on the weekly gaming sessions but every now and then he was unavailable due to other arrangements. At some point I learned he was spending some weekends with his disabled neighbor playing various card games and (pardon lack of specific language) some warhammer figure like strategies. I said I would like to be a part of those sessions and eventually we formed an unusual “fellowship”. Few years later when the disabled boy passed away, his mother said that these weekends were what kept him going.

I’m considering blanching mushrooms but it will limit the future use. I know, not a big deal but still I like my mushroom fresh.

In most cases frozen veggies are blanched before freezing. Blanching is nothing more like boiling fresh veggies and rapidly cooling them off. The process makes veggies already per-cooked. Another thing to consider is that freezing veggies will break the cells (the magic of water crystals breaking the veggie cells) which makes the veggies softer.

It depends on a veggie/fruit. I don’t have much experience with frozen fruits so I will stay on a veggie side of the question.

So, in order to freeze veggies, usually you would blanche it first. It will reduce the volume. As a rule of thumb one unit of frozen veggies would replace a one to 1.5 unit of fresh ones - depends on a veggie. On top of that frozen veggies could release more water when cooking. Next, frozen veggies need less cooking time.

Few other things to consider:

• frozen veggies are a no go for roasting (they get mushy)
• frozen veggies are perfect for soups or anything boiled (e.g. carrot/corn puree)
• frozen veggies might need more or less seasoning, depending on a freezing process
• in most cases frozen veggies have a worse texture

I will be devil’s advocate in terms of Apple devices. I have an old iPad (5th gen), three years old iPhone and M1 iMac. All work perfectly fine. Apart from some latest features I can do anything I need/want.

As for the “smart” TVs, buy a store brand (most are dumb enough) or get a business display. In most cases is as dumb as is gets.

But if you want to “get off the grid” you will need to explore the Linux/FOSS world and spend a lot of time dealing with the usual drama - unusable laptop due to broken update/drivers, dealing with syncing data across devices, figuring out how to do things that work for everyone else.

I’m a devops engineer with a software engineer background. Apart from 9-5 and some personal projects, I don’t touch a computer. I spend my time tending my veggie garden, cooking and doing all kind of outside activities (running, archery, volunteering, laying on a beach with a good book).

When I was living in the Europe I truly enjoyed traveling to Italy and Spain and enjoy the siesta time. Basically few afternoon hours where just a time off, the world slowed down and you could take your time doing absolutely nothing.

For me it was a long process but eventually I got to the point where I fall asleep at the same time and I wake up at the same time. In other words I have a highly predictable sleep schedule. The downside is that I’m not able to sleep past my “wake time”.

• Quit smoking and drinking. Nicotine elevates blood pressure and alcohol makes you pass out, not sleep.
• Don’t eat anything heavy for few hours before bedtime.
• No screens at least one hour before sleeping. This might be controversial because there are different studies regarding the issue but cutting the screen time has another positive effect (see next point).
• Reduce or eliminate stimulus - reading polarizing articles, constant notifications, etc.
• This one is a personal one - play soft music at a almost hearable level. For reference, I’m a metalhead but I like soft piano/jazz/blues playing when I fall asleep. Set a time to stop the music so it won’t wake you up.
• Instead of a standard alarm clock use a sunrise alarm clock. Long story short, it’s a lamp that simulates sunrise by gradually increasing the brightness and the colour of the light.
• Use a sleep tracker, for example Apple Watch or any other “smart” watch which tacks your sleep patterns.
• This one is a personal one. Just before you fall asleep, e.g. when reading a book and your hand goes down, go to the bathroom before falling asleep, even if it makes you wake up/active for additional 10-15 minutes.

• learn how to drive on a slippery surfaces
• building on the previous one - buy a set of winter tires and if needed chains
• always have spare warm clothes in the car
• make sure your house gets enough warmth and ventilation to prevent mold
• keep a huge bag of road salt in a garage
• get yourself few sets of breathing underwear
• depending on the outside temperature learn how to dress like an onion

Last but not least, learn to ski/snowboard. Best way to spend time outdoors. Also, develop a taste for a mulled wine.

I believe it boils down to the sense of community. You are surrounded by a similar thinking people and you can validate your views. Never been to one and I’m pretty sure I won’t be attending in the future.

The easiest soup I know is a “throw whatever is about to expire to the pot, fill it with a water add herbs and boil until veggies are soft”. A little bit more organised version is cauliflower (500g), potatoes (400g), carrots (200g), onion (150g). Cut everything into 2-3 cm cubes, cover with 1.5 liter of water, add handful of chopped fresh parsley. Boil for 20-30 minutes (until veggies are soft), season with salt and pepper. And that’s it. you got yourself a basic veggie soup.

Few variations:

• replace water with chicken stock
• add peas/leek/celery/parsnip/whatever you like in a soup
• at the end of cooking you can add cream for better taste and to make it more filling
• you can blend it and make the cream instead of soup
• you can add good quality sausage (for me the german white bratwurst, aka weisswurst works best)
• add more herbs and spices, nutmeg works for me, as well as lovage and bay leaves

You can use frozen veggies for this recipe.