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What on earth: Liquid measurements for grapes
The way I see it, you can either count grapes or weigh them. Logical, yeah? So why on earth do all the "verified" entries for frigging grapes give liquid measurements? What am I going to do, pulp them and drink it?
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Feeling the need to whinge about calories for a bit
My breakfast today illustrates how counting calories and macros is SUCH a pain, and I’m not even sure if I’m doing it right? And if I’m not doing it right, then why bother doing it at all? Here was my breakfast today: > 2 slices of bacon > 2 eggs, overeasy, cooked in the grease left behind > 2 cups of coffee, black >…
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100 pushups, 100 situps, and a 3 mile run. Ready? Go.
Who's got two thumbs and is testing for his black belt in Tae Kwon Do this month? This guy right here. In the morning I'll be doing my fitness examination, wherein I get to do 100 pushups in 3 minutes, 100 situps in 3 minutes, and a 3-mile run in less than 30 minutes. Am I ready? I'm ready as I'll ever be. My next task is…
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Waist not, want not
Did I get some of the grammar pedants to click that link? I hope so, because we grammar pedants ought to stick together, and this rotund Asian man could use your help. I would apologize for tricking you to click this topic, but I haven't had any coffee yet, so apologies aren't in the cards. Anyway! Where does one measure…
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Cooking oil and evaporation
I poked around and couldn't find any posts about this specifically, so I thought I'd throw it out there. Say a recipe calls for 0.75 cups of olive oil. Some of it gets used to roast some diced tomatoes, and some of it gets used to sautee other diced veggies. Now, if you were to, say, *drink* 0.75 cups of olive oil, say…
