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Two bags (left and center) and one box of dried pasta; bags are clear except for the bottom which is black. Left is an extruded S shape about 2 inches/3 cm long each, middle is a medium wide flat "lasagna" noodle with wavy edges, the right is almost a twisted pairs of spaghetti shape, not unlike the first.
You Don’t Need To Cook Everything Together, or At The Same Time A friend was throwing a dinner party which included Minestrone. When I arrived he nervously grabbed two spoons, lifted the lid from the pot, and invited me to taste. He then asked what I thought. To say the pasta was overcooked would be an understatement. It had lost any semblance of its original structure. “How long have you been cooking the pasta?” I asked. “I put everything in the pot about 2pm and it’s been simmering since then,” he responded. It was now 6:15. I asked"What do you think?" “The pasta is a little overcooked.” I agreed. I then suggested something he had clearly never thought of. “Since the pasta and vegetables take different times to cook, you could cook the pasta separately, transfer it to cool water, finish cooking the vegetables, and then combine everything.” His mind was clearly blown. I swear he looked like he was considering fishing out all the overcooked pasta but realized that wasn’t very practical. At the very least, this was a mistake he wouldn’t make again. While cooking everything together does allow flavors to mingle in a way they wouldn’t otherwise, it also assumes everything cooks at the same rate and for the same duration. If it’s something like a stock where the ingredients will be discarded at the end anyway, texture doesn’t matter much. Otherwise, you’re better off cooking the various ingredients separately until almost done, then combining them all to cook for another fifteen minutes or so at the end. This will give the flavors a chance to harmonize and everything will (hopefully) be cooked to perfection. If you are preternaturally good at adding each ingredient at just the right moment and cooking them for the right amount of time, more power to you. With enough practice and meticulous note taking, it’s quite possible, but tricky, to do. Otherwise, consider cooking each item separately to perfection and then combining it all at the end.
A picture of an otherwise classic bicycle; black frame with white accents, a brown seat and tires with tan "side-walls". Just under the top bar of the bike is a bottle of wine, suspended - top facing forwards - in what appears to be leather straps.
Meatballs Ingredients 280g Ground Beef 115g Milk 50g Bread Crumbs 40g Onion 30g Egg 30g Parm 5g Parsley 4g Salt 3g Garlic Powder
An infrared photograph of a dog standing in front of a bed. The dog is in bright white, indicating it is very warm, and his nose is a smaller dark spot indicating that it is cold.
A sign in front of a restaurant that reads "FRENCH TACOS CREA IL TUO TACOS COME LO PREFERISCI! A PARTIRE DA 6.50€ TORTILLA CARNE FORMAGGIO SALSA KETCHUP NORMALE POLLO EMMENTAL 10.50€ MAYONESE
In front of a brick wall sits a large Boxer mix dog averting his eyes from the camera and wearing a sign around his neck that says, "I peed on the mint and killed it." To the left and just in front of the dog is a nearly dead mint plant.
An outdoor scene photographed from about 15ft/3m high, a mid-season vineyard is in the foreground with a 4-story castle taking up the center-left portion of the frame. A nearby mountain is behind the castle and, in the distance, are the “Rosegarden” mountains near the Dolomites.
A light brown dog laying on a carpeted floor facing away from the viewer. Her body is partly on a blanket, but mostly on carpet, but her head is on her dog bed.
A screenshot of a tweet that says: Jesse Case - @jessecase The news is always like: "America has banned wheelchair ramps because they weren't in the Bible. Meanwhile, Finland has made ice cream free."
An old rotary phone with its receiver off the base and place in an early model of modem. The front section of the modem is folded open, allowing for placement of the receiver, and there are two knobs visible. Once the call has been established, the lid can be closed to make it quieter. The outer structure of the modem's box is made of oak-veneered plywood.
Big Bird from Sesame Street sitting at a conference table with people typing on their laptops. BB’s face indicates he feels out of place.
A photo of Mr Renholm on The IT Crowd seated at a desk with his hands folded just in front of his neck and elbows on the desk. On the wall behind him is a photo of him in exactly the same pose.