Spongebob is the sort of show where every little thing references some existing factor but it flies over the heads of children who do not know much about marine biology or geology or other things.
A tower? Do explain, friend.
In regards to supervolcanoes of the sort, the plan would less be a defense plan rather than an evacuation plan. However, the imminent eruption of any supervolcano is bound to cause some sort of global effect. 1883's Krakatoa eruption would be much smaller in comparison and at the time had many global effects even despite the year. There is only so much we, as humans, can do in regards to natural events like these, so we must take the best options. There are positive seeds of hope regarding the worldwide food supply and society, though. Mostly with things like the Svalbard seed vault and other such factors.
Offering worldbuilding services because all I do is read pages on random cultures on the internet all day.
Cannot wait for our Muggle equivalent on the five-part epic series on Spivak's Calculus.
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Welcome to the keyblade kitchen! Original Threads: | I - les laitues et les princesses [FEB/MAR 2014] | How does voting work though Voting is open to everyone generally, and they can determine who they feel is the most appropriate based on a number of factors involved in the contestants' dishes, such as creativity, ingredient usage, and other factors. Voting will go on for a week, only one choice may be selected, and you can use this thread to discuss/comment on the contestants' lovely entries through and through. You may also use it to discuss anything regarding the existing theme or future themes! Victory reward is your recipe being featured on the front page! - - - - - Lettuce start off a little simple, while keeping some semblance of challenge. FEBRUARY/MARCH'S THEME: a sandwich [ ] side dishes accepted [ x ] required ingredient: lettuce (any type) [ x ] ingredient minimum: 7 + lettuce (8) [ ] ingredient maximum Make a sandwich. Simple as that. All you need to include is lettuce, somewhere. Any type. Can be toasted or not. For those of you who dislike green vegetables, consider this a personal challenge as well! Lettuce can be delicious depending on how you use it. KINGDOM HEARTS CONDITION You need a minimum of seven other ingredients. Each of these ingredients must correspond with one of the Seven Princesses of Heart. (lettuce-haters, use this to your advantage) These can be any seven ingredients. Get creative with both your ingredient choice and design. And remember to explain the correlation between ingredient and princess! Contestants' Dishes Judge Sunrose's SUNROSE ROYAL LIGHT SANDWICH™: Introduction Ingredients Preparation SUNROSE ROYAL LIGHT SANDWICH™ Spoiler First off, yes, it is heart-shaped. And no, I don't feel sorry for using this idea before you even had the chance to, assuming you were as (un)creative as me. Now, as you may very well notice throughout your reading, I had absolutely no idea of what I was doing. Improv and spur of the moment played a huge part in this. Also, this could be a bit lengthy because of a lot of pictures and dumb jokes, so bear with me, you brave souls. Also, happy early valentine's day, I guess. Spoiler: Lettuce Sort of speaks for itself. Silly little What? said to use lettuce, so I used lettuce. Easy enough right? Then lettuce move on. Spoiler: White Bread Surprise surprise! This is already a princess ingredient (thank you loopholes), and I could assign it to none other than Princess Aurora. As you can see, bread is the very pillar of any sandwich, that one thing on top of which rest all the other ingredients, a bed of sorts. Am I being subtle enough? No? Oh, then how about you ponder over her story's title, The Sleeping Beauty, and then tell me the results. Spoiler: Extra Creamy Light Cream Next up are Cinderella and her matching ingredient. Now, I know this might be hard to picture, but personally, I think there is no other type of food that better resembles the concept of dreams than creams and cheeses. I thought about using some fancy cheese or whatever at one point, but this sandwich was already pretty messy in my head so I went for something lighter. Get it? Because "Légère" means "light" in french and the princesses are stuffed with it... Spoiler: Mayonnaise Now, I'll have you know how hard it is to think of an ingredient that likes/is similar to dancing or reading books, so I chose yet again the uncreative path and used something that matched Belle's dress color. If you can come up with a better justification, PLEASE let me know. ; n ; Spoiler: Carrot Strips First thing that comes to mind when I think of carrots is rabbits. Oh gee, I wonder which princess of heart is related to a rabbit. Wait I know, Alice of course! Not only that but the whole "fall down the rabbit hole" expression is a metonymic allusion to her story and all the events she experiences. Spoiler: A TAP WATER SPIRITS-WORSHIPPING CAT It doesn't exactly relates to a princess, mind you. He was getting in my way, so I decided to dispose of him... Hehehehe Spoiler: Apple Aww yeah, judge, another obvious idea. Great job. But seriously, if you don't know it yet, in the story, Snow White bites an apple that was cursed by the Queen and falls alseep for QUITE A WHILE. There, good thing this is inside a cozy pair of spoiler tags. (Warning: It all starts going downhill from here) Spoiler: Pomegranate Juice Watch out, it's a Super Fruit Grenade! Everybody take cover! No really, this one goes to Jasmine, due to the middle-eastern origin of the fruit. I tried looking for the actual berries, but this also did the trick. In addition, I think it's worthy of note that this particular ingredient is very distinct from the other in terms of flavor and common use, very much like our Princess Jasmine here, who I'm sure you'll all agree with me is the most exotic princess of the bunch, being the only non-european, or radiant gardenese. Spoiler: Smoked HIGHLANDER Salmon OH MY GOODNESS HIGHLANDER SALMON. Effin' awesome. At this point, it's clear that there's only one maiden missing here. That's right, our dearly beloved Kairi is who. Even though, similarly to Alice, she is not an actual princess in the proper sense of the word, she is (arguably) the most valiant one out of the seven, thus was awarded with the HIGHLANDEST ingredient. Moreover, salmon is a very popular variety of seafood, which is absolutely tied with her name's meaning. Yet another, albeit much weaker connection between the two is Kairi's KH2 outfit. If that's not enough salmon for you, I don't know what is. Step 1: Carefully (yeah right) sculpt your bread into a heart-shape. Remember to eat those leftovers, it's bad to waste food. Step 2: Spill a little bit of pomegranate juice on it like you have no idea what you're doing. Step 3: Add in the carrots. Actually, I think all steps from here on out are interchangeable, this is just the order I followed. Step 4: Make a star-shape out of salmon (shut up! it's supposed to be a star, alright?). Bonus points for Kairi's Lucky Charm, am I right? Step 4.5: Grab a knife, turn to your cat and silently-- wait, where did he go?!?! Dang, better luck next time... Step 5: Slice your apple and stick it into that mess. Step 6: Add cream. Step 7: Then cover it up with some lettuce. Step 8: And finally, cue the mayonnaise. Additional Notes: After taking a couple bites of it, I felt like it could use a little more juice, so I put some more on top. ALSO, since I didn't use all the apple slices, I had the brilliant idea of decorating the dish with them. I suppose that and the glass of pomegranate juice could count as side dishes, but Idk. Ah, one more thing, I don't recommend eating this pretty little sandwich unless your stomach can handle its unreal amount of poorly planned flavor combination. THOSE WHO ARE WILLIG TO TRY THIS, I SALUTE YOU. Ars Nova's HEARTY PRINCESS STEAK SANDWICH: HEARTY PRINCESS STEAK SANDWICH Spoiler Ingredients Spoiler The theme of the ingredients is hair color. For Alice, Aurora, and Cinderella, we have mayonnaise, swiss & gouda cheese (Ash said I could use white ingredients for the blondes SHUT U). For Snow White and Jasmine, we have kalamanda olives and ground black pepper. Of course Belle contributes the Philly steak, and for the clincher, we have a bit of puréed roasted red peppers representing Kairi. (The red peppers don't necessarily have to be puréed, but that'll come up again shortly.) We also have the prereq, of course - in this case a moderate helping of sweet butter lettuce leaves - and hoagie rolls to bring it all together. You'll also need a blender and a strainer... oh, and an oven & stove, of course. Kairi's Kickin' Pepper Mayo The first step to a hearty sandwich is a hearty sauce. Mix 4 Tbsp of mayo, 4 tsp red pepper, 4 olives, and 1/2 tsp ground pepper in a container and purée until the mixture is smooth, creamy, and pink... ...like so! Now, if your red peppers are pre-puréed you can mix in more by the teaspoon until you get just the right balance for your tastes. The more red pepper, the tangier it'll be - but be careful not to overpower the mayo. You can also leave the lettuce out of this step and add as much as you like to the sandwich later on, if you don't mind the texture. And finally, note that the ingredient amounts listed make enough sauce for four whole sandwiches, plus extra for dipping; if you're just feeding yourself, you can get by with a fourth of almost everything. Beauty & the Beef Set the burner on high and cook the steak to your satisfaction. We like it cooked right through without a trace of red, but it's up to you. Mm, lookin' good :F Strain the cooked steak to minimize grease. You want it to be juicy, but not so much it gets all over when you try to eat it. Be sure to stir so the juice drains evenly. Seven as One Now, assemble as shown. Sauce on both sides, steak, cheese, cheese... ...then broil on 400° for about 3 minutes, depending on your oven. You're trying to get it crispy and hot without browning the bread too much. Well, unless you like it that way. While the sandwiches are cooking is a good time to take a pet break. Ain't she a sweetheart? [CAUTION: Attempting to apprehend and serve your pets as part of the meal is highly discouraged. Results are unpredictable, not to mention it's generally frowned upon in most parts of the world.] And here's your finished product. We left it in a lil' too long, but it still turned out pretty good. And don't mind the color of the sauce, it's still as tangy and sweet as ever~ Put it all together and serve! As previously mentioned, you may wish to use surplus sauce as a dip. You're a Real Woman Now, Baby Marushi's SEVEN CHEESE LASAGNA SANDWICH SYMPHONY OF HEART: Spoiler: Unimposing grilled cheese The Sandwich The Ingredients Making the sandwich Minestrone Pasta Brutus Salad Served with Minestrone Pasta Casserole and Not-Quite-Ceaser salad. I'm thinking of calling it a Brutus Salad. But yeah. The sandwich? Here it is! I, uh, guess you can't really see the sandwich. But I assure you, it's quite tasty. Well, first and most importantly, you need bread. I mean, that goes without saying. Who ever heard of a sandwich without bread? *ahem* except for Double Downs. Next up, the cheese. There are seven cheeses in this lasagna sandwich, and what do you know? There are seven princesses! Isn't that a coincidence? As we go through the cheeses, I'll tell you which cheese goes to which princess. A-like so. First, we have Ricotta Cheese. This soft cheese is a representation of my personal favorite of the princesses: Belle. Although the cheese is soft and smooth, it's got a strong flavor. Much like Belle, who dreamed of romance and adventure, and yet, was strong in her character and didn't accept any less than the best. Next is Provolone. I chose Alice to represent Provolone, mainly because Provolone is such a curious word. Say it aloud, see how it sounds. Taste the syllables and let the letters roll off your tongue. Although it occurs to me the Caterpillar wouldn't care much for it, as it only has two vowels, even though one is used three times. Now we have Mozzarella. I'll bet you can guess who this cheese represents: Cinderella! Um, actually, the only reason I matched them was because of the rhyme. Cinderella, Mozzarella. See? Cinderella dressed in yella, went downstairs to kiss a fella... And now we come to a special thing. See, no sandwich can pull off having seven slices of cheese on it. Really, too much cheese and stuff gets gross. So we have three cheeses in one, shredded and mixed up together! I have for you Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago, the latter having generously agreed to leave his wild Wendy's parties for one day and help out a local amateur cook enter an online competition. He's a cheese of the people. Awww... Parmesan cheese tastes grate (get it? Grate? Great? ...Nevermind) when sprinkled on spaghetti. Thus, I am reminded of snow. Thus, it is applied to the sandwich as Snow White. The Romano cheese represents Aurora, and honestly, I don't know why I was reminded of her for this one. It just seemed to fit. Perhaps because both names sound pretty. Romano. Aurora. Yeah, pretty. And then the Asiago cheese is Jasmine, who maybe doesn't like the life of fame after all. People screaming his name, the blinding light of camera flashes, the millions of people eating you daily... Everybody wants an escape from the pressure every now and again. Just like Jasmine. Let's hope Asiago doesn't end up in a whole slew of trouble over a lamp and a genie and a keyhole. And now, the little island girl everyone's so curious about: For Kairi, we have Colby and Monterey Jack! Now, before you say it, yes, I know that this is technically two cheeses, making the sandwich technically have eight. But I couldn't find any Monterey Jack by itself, it was always mixed with another cheese- AHEM I mean, uh, Well, this cheese is like Kairi because our dear little princess has another side as well. (Or should I say an "Other" side. Ha. Ha ha. Geddit? Jeeze, start a pun thread and suddenly I'm Groucho Marx. I blame HoT.) The Colby represents our dear Kairi with her bright smile and her seashell charm and her yellow pendant, while the Monterey Jack, pale and confused, is just as part of the Colby as Namine is a part of Kairi. If they can be one person, this can be one cheese. Now for the rest of the ingredients: We have Romaine Lettuce Baby Spinach Tomatoes, and a 29 oz can of Tomato sauce 1 very handsome tuxedo cat (So is this gonna be a trend thing, including a pic of a cat in the food entries?) My sister only gave me permission to post this pic with a disclaimer: This is not my cat, it is her cat. His name is Westley, like from Princess Bride. Though we also call him Darth Vader and the Master. 1 lb ground beef log And the following spices: Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, and Ground Cayenne Pepper. First, put ground beef in a small saucepan and put on the burner, setting the stove to 6. Spice with all the spices while it's cooking to get the flavor into the beef. While the beef is cooking, slice the tomatoes as thin as you can. When the beef is nice and brown, drain the grease into a bowl to dispose of after cooling. Return the beef to the burner and lower the flame to as low as it can be without turning it off. At this time, mix in about half of the tomato sauce and about three spoonfuls of ricotta cheese, and stir until it's all mixed together into a lovely beef sauce. Now, place a griddle on they frying pan and turn it to five or six. Let it get hot. At this time, it's a good idea to make sure the rest of the sandwich ingredients are prepared and within reach, because time is critical for this grilled cheese. Once the griddle is hot, Butter a slice of bread and place it on the griddle, buttered side down. Place one slice of Mozzarella cheese on the bread. (You can't really make it out very well because the cheese is around the same color as the bread.) Place two or three tomato slices on top of the cheese. Add a few slices of Romaine Lettuce to the sandwich (add more than I did, the guest judges and myself agreed the sandwiches needed more lettuce. There are two more ingredients to do this with). Next up is the slice of Monterey Jack and Colby. Now add a fun layer of baby spinach (again, add more than I did). On top of the spinach, go ahead and spoon the beef-tomato-ricotta sauce on top of the spinach (and that's the final ingredient that you guys should add more of). After the beef sauce, add the final slice of Provolone. Now top it off with another buttered slice of bread, this time with the butter facing up. Lightly sprinkle some garlic and onion powder on the bread, and add a light layer of the three-cheese mix. At this time, the bottom of the sandwich should already be done cooking, so immediately after adding the shredded cheese, flip the sandwich over and let it cook for around a minute or two. Then remove it and put it on the plate. And now the Seven Cheese Lasagna Sandwich Symphony of Heart is complete! And another fun thing, count the words in the title: There are seven! I think I had too much fun with this. And if you think it's too cheesy, just look at Sora. I think,with him in the picture, I'm entitled to have as much cheese as I want. XD I call it Minestrone pasta because it was supposed to be Minestrone soup and I made a big mistake that I'll get to later. BUT FIRST! The ingredients. I hope you don't mind, I didn't take pics of each one for this, as it's just a side. We have here, in order from left to right: Parsley flakes, salt, a 29 oz can tomato sauce, a box of chicken broth, four potatoes (but you only need two) a garlic bulb (but you only need three cloves, you use more for the Brutus Salad) a bag of shredded carrots (even though you only need like, a cup and a half or something, and you could use regular carrots and slice them) butter (you can use tub margarine like I did or you could be fancy and buy stick butter, which is easier to measure) a box of elbow macaroni (you only need three cups) a head of cabbage (again, you won't use all of it) a yellow onion, celery, and then, there are the tomatoes you use for the sandwich, but that's just because I accidentally included them in the pic, and finally, two 14.5 oz cans of cannellini beans. Put a large saucepan on your burner over medium heat. While it's heating up, dice enough celery to fill a half-cup, dice enough onion to fill a cup and a half, and measure out a cup of carrots. When the saucepan is hot, add 8 tablespoons of butter. When the butter is melted, pour the celery, onion and carrots into the saucepan to saute. Sorry, I lost a few of my pics, so you don't have one of this stage. :P While the vegetables are being sauteed, shred enough cabbage to fill a cup, cube two potatoes, and drain the cannellini beans. When the vegetables are good, pour in the beans, the tomato sauce, the cubed potatoes, the chicken broth, the minced garlic, 4 tablespoons of dried parsley, and 2 teaspoons of salt to the pot. It doesn't really matter in which order, they all get added at this time. Bring this beautiful soup to a boil, then cover and let simmer for around an hour. After an hour, add three cups of the elbow macaroni to the beautiful soup. This, the last real step, was where I made my big mistake. See, Marushi is used to cooking for seventy rather than for six, and without even thinking, just dumped the whole box of pasta into the soup instead of measuring it out. :( Stir in the macaroni, and then cover again, letting it cook for another half-hour. After a half hour, remove the soup (or pasta) from heat and stir again. It wasn't until this point that I was like "Wow, I sure messed this up somehow. I mean, judging from that one time when I ate this soup at a restaurant, it wasn't like this at all. I wonder what happened. Did I get the measurements wrong when I doubled the recipe? Maybe I didn't add enough broth- OH MAN, THE MACARONI!!! I added waaaay too much macaroni. Well, there went the soup. This is more like... pasta casserole. Oh well. Sigh..." So there you have it! Minestrone Pasta Casserole. Now for the Brutus Salad! At this time, I'd been taking pictures, experimenting with the sandwiches, making the soup, and singing Beatles songs for around four hours, and my family was due to come home to eat all this food at any minute, so I was tired and rushing and forgot to take many pictures of the salad-making process. But really, the salad was super easy and fast anyway, so it didn't matter all that much. I can't really call it a Ceaser salad, because as I made it, I was like "No, I don't like that ingredient. I won't add it." and "You know, I bet this would taste good with this thingie. I'll add it." So I didn't follow the recipe very well. First, the dressing. Take a cup and a half of mayonnaise and dump it in a small bowl. Add six cloves of minced garlic, four tablespoons of Parmesan Cheese, two teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, two teaspoons of dijon mustard, and two tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix it all together, and presto! You have the dressing! Now put two heads of romaine lettuce in a big bowl. (Or, if you're like me and doubled the recipe in your head so when you added the ingredients to your shopping list you forgot to specify two and then you went to the store and only grabbed one, you can fill it out with all the baby spinach left over from the sandwiches). Actually, the baby spinach was really good. You might want to do that anyway. Add the dressing to the salad, and go ahead and dice up the rest of the tomato left over from the sandwiches, and throw that in there too. Salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with more Parmesan, and dump in some croutons. And presto! The Brutus salad. Now just put it all together and you get the plate of deliciousness you saw on the first page. I thought it tasted good, my mom worshiped it like moms are supposed to, and my sister was brutally honest with me (geddit? Brutally honest? Brutus? "Et tu, Brute?" Heh, I crack myself up) and told me what was good and what was bad about all three dishes while she ate. I seriously felt like I was on Chopped. It was fun. :) Here's a hint: the sandwiches are fairly good hot, but they're surprisingly tasty as cold leftovers, like pizza. (I had a lot of failed experiments I couldn't bring myself to throw away, and as such, have lunch for about a week yet). But don't take on this project if you don't have a lot of time, this was a difficult challenge. Next time, I'll go simpler. Does Marushi win the Overachiever Award? The public has a week to vote! Yes, all of you! Let us be off!
It would be absolutely wonderful if you could! Voting thread will be up in a second, so feel free to discuss there as well if you so wish to!
Sigh, this forum does not possess enough handsome lads named Joe. I might as well quit my staffhood right now and join another-- what the christ Christmas did come early! But gasp! I am Joe? Who is h-- uh But I am a night owl, Joe-- WHOA DAMN SON MY MIND IS BLOWN ALL HAIL I will make sure you continue to be hatok's better half. Please enjoy your stay, shoeless joe's. Do not hesitate to ask if you require any commodities, like room service at three in the morning (the tuna is delicious), but I am sure that it need not cost anything otherwise with your credentials. Or steal what you need from hatok.
You are a child in a candy store. You wake up from a deep sleep and arrive in the front hall of an enormous Hohenzollern-inspired castle built of cinnamon sticks and chocolate and cheery granola. Candy as far as the eye can see, yet is it to taste per your own desires? It is up to you to decide, for times in this economy are tough, and the media has made all of you children fear candy. But you. You were the adventurous. You fought back the cynicism towards the good things in life, and embraced it with the shadow of a sharp-witted enthusiast. So here you stand today, within the candy castle, unsure of what to do with yourself but walk forward. Walk, walk, continue as your clogged steps hit the tough chocolate marble floor, dusted in that dusty-chocolate way like stale bars in an ancient vending machine at the back of a worn-out community center pool. But what's this? You come across nothing more than a sign that says "KH-Vids". You grab this sign and realize, with a bit of gnawing, that it is made not of a hardened toffee confection, but of wood. A blackwood, pure and simple, like a carcinoma among the fatty, saccharine arches and vaults. A cavity on this idyllic world. You realize that this sign is not of the castle, but of a civilization long gone. A reality that existed not in the halls of sugar and stone but in the minds of those who built a realm above the clouds and above the ground. Where heaven and earth were but the bottom of a vast sea, and the surface was a flowing mist of thought and joy. It was the realm, this KH-Vids, that brought such sweetness into the life of many. Though they stay not anymore, whether they have long gone or have ascended beyond the need for chocolate delights, their hopes and dreams lay within the confines of the castle alone, taking the very form that is so universally loved by all children. And so you, who grasp this relic in your hands, grasp the very hopes and dreams that built this candy castle. And it is only hoped, in your time here, you may taste these hopes, these dreams, so that you too can equally share the sensation brought upon from the candy of jovial friends and fun times past. That is to say, of course, because it does not look like you will be leaving anything soon.
You see, Riku's new member name is absolutely delicious. /licks lips There is something absolutely delectable and jovial about a username with a smiling face. It strikes happiness into the heart. Mmmm. And a KH13 member, they say as well? I am bitten with joy! Now now, our lovely little member must learn and come to love the forum first before experiencing a crunch of a time. Please enjoy your stay. Do not hesitate to ask if you require more useful accommodations, such as fluffier bedsheets and pillows that are not cinderblocks.
Thank you dearly for the submissions! This was a wonderful first two months! Thread is now closed! Expect a poll up later this night or tomorrow. Voting will run for the week and will be explained!
My tears.
INTOXICATION [ x x x x x x x ] When Sangria had grown tired of the party, and tired she had, she looked to new sources of amusement. Although a few had returned, still others appeared to go off on their own ways. It seemed like the dispersal would keep them away for a while, so Sangria glanced beyond her soft eyelashes at her next source of entertainment and amusement. Ah. ... She blinked, smiling. Mhmhmhm ... it was not often that she had a chance with such a kind young one. "Say, dear," She said to Daphne. "Would you care to drop this party and ... join me for something deliciously enlightening instead?" She swirled around the alcohol in her glass, casting a look at Chardonnay, who had emerged from the door behind the bar table. Chardonnay wordlessly nodded her head and moved past the duo, exiting the bar. The music continued to blare on. Sangria sipped her drink.
DANG AMAURY WHY DID YOU SCARE ME LIKE THAT
I am slowly gathering funds to build a new desktop as we speak, actually. I mostly have finished quite a bit of research and have the budgeting stage all set beyond that point. Late goal for it to be completed is summer.
Here you go.
Take a vacation from KHV.
