The Shiniest Say Anything Thread

Jeffrey · December 2009

I was considering seeing Avatar, but then I remembered what everyone said about District 9.

"So deep! So much rich subtext!"

"The characters were so rich and poignant. They'll really leave you thinking."

And the big one: "Best movie ever!"

Then I went and saw an uninspired, trite, vapid film that only left me thinking, "This is what Peter Jackson spent his time doing instead of making the Halo movie?"

flamethrower · December 2009

With Avatar, everyone (or at least this one person) is saying how it sucks and therefore, you should go see it...or something.

ACP · December 2009

I didn't want to see Avatar on opening day, since the crowds would have been insane. Kinda wish I had dragged myself out to the Sherlock Holmes flick, though... Guess I could get off my lazy butt, or something.

shentino · December 2009

Quote:(HyphyKezzy @ Dec. 26 2009, 8:39 PM) wrote:

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 26 2009, 8:05 AM) wrote:

Crockpot, salad shooter, ove glove, and pizza crisper.

Forgot to mention it in my previous post but I'm an incredibly lazy chef, and thus have collected many crockpot recipes over the years. If you're interested, just say the word and I'll message you a few of my favorites.

Anything that doesn't have booze, pork, or shellfish.

Yeah I'm no fun am I?

And I'm already using it to make my 4-bean chili (soy, pinto, kidney, black). Going to pick up some veggies (pasilla pepper, red onion, and tomato) to put into it tomorrow once the beans have softened and soaked up the spices (cumin, curry, chili powders, and garlic salt).

And I didn't mistake the cinnamon for cumin this time ^^.

bain_nick · December 2009

I don't think I would like to see a Halo movie. i bet it would be like Spacetroopers without the comedy, and there wasn;t much in spacetroopers without the comedy.

HyphyKezzy · December 2009

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 26 2009, 10:31 PM) wrote:

Anything that doesn't have booze, pork, or shellfish.
Yeah I'm no fun am I?

I have to admit that put's the brakes on the favorites I had in mind, but that's due as much to my own dietary restrictions as your fun factor. I'm allergic to poultry so a large proportion of the meat I eat is pork. And then there's my chili recipe which uses both bacon and beer.

MeoTwister5 · December 2009

For Christmas I made grilled salmon with wasabi cream sauce, sauteed baby squid in garlic and soy sauce as polenta with gorgonzola cheese.

For New Years I'll probably try and make Hainanese Chicken rice and polenta using cottage cheese instead of gorgonzola.

Anna Marie Privitere · December 2009

What sort of recipe/cooking methods do you use for your Polenta?

shentino · December 2009

Quote:(HyphyKezzy @ Dec. 27 2009, 6:20 AM) wrote:

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 26 2009, 10:31 PM) wrote:

Anything that doesn't have booze, pork, or shellfish.
Yeah I'm no fun am I?

I have to admit that put's the brakes on the favorites I had in mind, but that's due as much to my own dietary restrictions as your fun factor. I'm allergic to poultry so a large proportion of the meat I eat is pork. And then there's my chili recipe which uses both bacon and beer.

Don't feel bad. I'm just a seventh day adventist.

EDIT: Actually, if I substitute a different meat for the pork will the recipe still work?

Confessor Rahl · December 2009

I use polenta in a lot of itialian dishes, but one of my favorites is to get some premade stuff in a roll, smash it up, mix in a heap of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and milk for a dope Derri

Zelgodes · December 2009

Mmm, polenta with gorgonzola sounds delightful.

HyphyKezzy · December 2009

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 8:58 AM) wrote:

EDIT: Actually, if I substitute a different meat for the pork will the recipe still work?

I don't know?

I substitute pork for chicken a lot which works pretty good for me but I don't how satisfying it is for people going the other way. I've got a Mexi/Southwestern deal where it might but it would be an experiment.

Confessor Rahl · December 2009

Quote:(HyphyKezzy @ Dec. 27 2009, 9:31 AM) wrote:

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 8:58 AM) wrote:

EDIT: Actually, if I substitute a different meat for the pork will the recipe still work?

I don't know? I substitute pork for chicken a lot which works pretty good for me but I don't how satisfying it is for people going the other way. I've got a Mexi/Southwestern deal where it might but it would be an experiment.

I constantly substitute chicken for porn in every recipe since I can't stand pork in any form other than bacon. It has always worked out for me.

Raina · December 2009

I got to see Avatar, loved it. Today we're going to see the Sherlock Holmes movie and I'm excited! ^_^ Tomorrow is my birthday and Ron is taking me out for a nice dinner just the two of us and dancing after wards. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas! ^_^

shentino · December 2009

Quote:(ConfessorRahl @ Dec. 27 2009, 10:01 AM) wrote:

Quote:(HyphyKezzy @ Dec. 27 2009, 9:31 AM) wrote:

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 8:58 AM) wrote:

EDIT: Actually, if I substitute a different meat for the pork will the recipe still work?

I don't know? I substitute pork for chicken a lot which works pretty good for me but I don't how satisfying it is for people going the other way. I've got a Mexi/Southwestern deal where it might but it would be an experiment.

I constantly substitute chicken for porn in every recipe since I can't stand pork in any form other than bacon. It has always worked out for me.

I hope that was just a typo...

kittenofthepack · December 2009

Quote:(HyphyKezzy @ Dec. 27 2009, 9:31 AM) wrote:

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 8:58 AM) wrote:

EDIT: Actually, if I substitute a different meat for the pork will the recipe still work?

I don't know? I substitute pork for chicken a lot which works pretty good for me but I don't how satisfying it is for people going the other way. I've got a Mexi/Southwestern deal where it might but it would be an experiment.

You might have to tweek the seasonings a bit depending on the meat.

At least you don't have a milk, wheat or soy allgery. o.o

Zelgodes · December 2009

I don't know what I'd do if I had a milk allergy or lactose intolerance. All that cheese out there and not being able to eat it? That would be hell on Earth.

Aquila Hawk · December 2009

Ah, crockpot cooking. If cooking is an art, then using a crockpot is like going Jackson Pollock to paint Monet.

Chicken and pork substitute pretty easily because both have to be so thoroughly cooked. If you use beef, remember that fully cooked for chicken is practically incinerated for beef. With a crockpot though, just dump the meat in and make sure it cooks long enough.

Confessor Rahl · December 2009

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 11:50 AM) wrote:

Quote:(ConfessorRahl @ Dec. 27 2009, 10:01 AM) wrote:

Quote:(HyphyKezzy @ Dec. 27 2009, 9:31 AM) wrote:

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 8:58 AM) wrote:

EDIT: Actually, if I substitute a different meat for the pork will the recipe still work?

I don't know? I substitute pork for chicken a lot which works pretty good for me but I don't how satisfying it is for people going the other way. I've got a Mexi/Southwestern deal where it might but it would be an experiment.

I constantly substitute chicken for porn in every recipe since I can't stand pork in any form other than bacon. It has always worked out for me.

I hope that was just a typo...

Oh man... that may be one of the best ones ever

Yeah, typo, I meant PORK

MangaMaster19 · December 2009

*In a childs voice*

"But porn solves everything, does'nt it daddy?"

"Sure it does son! It solved all my problems last night!"

"Really?"

"Really. Why don't you go look at some, come back, and then tell me how you feel".

"Probably 100% better!"

"Ahh, that's my boy!"

Zelgodes · December 2009

Quote:(Aquila Hawk @ Dec. 27 2009, 3:17 PM) wrote:

Ah, crockpot cooking. If cooking is an art, then using a crockpot is like going Jackson Pollock to paint Monet.

Chicken and pork substitute pretty easily because both have to be so thoroughly cooked. If you use beef, remember that fully cooked for chicken is practically incinerated for beef. With a crockpot though, just dump the meat in and make sure it cooks long enough.

And if you're using beef, make sure to sear it up in some butter and/or oil before popping it in the crockpot. Brown equates to flavor as far as beef is concerned.

shentino · December 2009

Beans are done.

They're nice with a bit of butter and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese in them.

kittenofthepack · December 2009

Quote:(Zelgodes @ Dec. 27 2009, 12:16 PM) wrote:

I don't know what I'd do if I had a milk allergy or lactose intolerance. All that cheese out there and not being able to eat it? That would be hell on Earth.

That and milk (or some form of dairy) is in a lot a different dishes. A wolrd with out cheese is a world not worth living?

I have at least 10 kids at my school with a dairy intolerance, what's the deal with all the food alleries anymore? Or maybe I never noticed it when I was a kid. o.o

Zelgodes · December 2009

Well I love cheese, so I just can't imagine life without it. Everything is better with the right kind of cheese on it. Especially blue cheeses, the most wonderful dairy-related invention man has created.

Davis · December 2009

Assassin's Creed 2 is embarrassing. Like final half of Battlestar Galactica embarrassing. At least it plays fine. ODST on the other hand is probably the best Halo game made. Also I felt clever when I connected Mac the Knife with McDonald's Mac Tonight while reading The Threepenny Opera but then Wiki'd Tonight and it's in like the first paragraph so I'm not so clever I guess.

ALSO it brings tears to my eyes to read D9 hate. The ten minute short film takes a dump on the feature film.

shentino · December 2009

Just saw the second D&D movie. Pretty good

Confessor Rahl · December 2009

Quote:(shentino @ Dec. 27 2009, 4:38 PM) wrote:

Just saw the second D&D movie. Pretty good

Wut?

I never watched it, but based on the first one...

shentino · December 2009

Elemental Might or something.

I'm a geek so subective experience for me.

MeoTwister5 · December 2009

For polenta I use the coarse ground meal since personally it had better texture than the fine ground ones. Sautee a finely chopped onion on low heat in a pot or saucepan until they sweat then add chopped garlic. Pour in 4 cups of chicken stock and then get everything boiling. Pour in 1 cup of polenta slowly while mixing so they don't clump together.

Keep stirring everything until the mixture is close to lumpy mashed potatoes. That's when you add the cheese is small clumps, don't add it as one big lump or it won't melt properly. For 1 cup polenta I used around 150g of aged gorgonzola. Keep mixing until it's like smooth mashed potatoes. Salt and pepper etc. then you can serve it.

Personally I'd use soft cheeses like gongonzola since they mix better with creamy dishes. Semi-softs like say mozzarela can probably work but it might make the polenta have a gummy consistency. If you want to use hard cheeses like Parmesiano-Reggiano you're gonna have to grate them into powder form before adding, and slightly less mass in grams than a soft cheese.

Also goes without saying that being an Italian dish, use an Italian cheese. I was never a fan of French cheeses anyway.

shentino · December 2009

What about Cheddar?

I'm a fan of the chipotle variety

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