#sate

[iridescent-wildlife]

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis). Family Laridae, order Charadriiformes.

The two birbs in the front. I'm not entirely sure what they were doing in these. It seemed like one caught a fish and was teasing the other one. Perhaps it's part of courtship, where one brings the other a fish gift?

Freeport, Texas, USA. April 2026.

[morethansalad]

Vegan Vietnamese Curry (Ca Ri Chay)

[tepitome]

Jakarta, Indonesia. 2026.

[mintchocarus]

Cheburashka (+ Gena) as various Indonesian snacks & food.

Klepon

Onde-Onde

Cilok

Cimol

Bakso

Kue lumpur kismis (raisin mud cake)

Ronde

Sate

Gena as roti buaya & Cheburashka as a round bun

Gena as kastengels & Cheburashka as nastar

[thatonewherelexasachef]

Your food always looks amazing, any recipes/tips for bolognese and focaccia?

Thank you so much! I appreciate that! I practice a lot and I love it, and I enjoy making it look pretty, too.

I don't know why I haven't been sharing this, it seems so silly not to. Chloe and I always get stuck in these "But it's not ready" loops, but I'm trying to really embrace the fact that that does not matter at all, perfection doesn’t exist and I’m only boning myself by waiting.

I also don't care about being anonymous, I'm over that. We've all been doing this together for a decade now, you can know who I am and follow my stuff on other platforms.

We have a website with our current "Red Sauce" related recipes with more to come every other week or so, some fun swag and more to come if you're into that, stickers and t-shirts etc, and we have an instagram where we regularly post food photos. We're gearing up to do more videos and fun things in the new year. We had a video shoot last week that taught us A LOT.

There will eventually be more lifestyle stuff as well, a lot more beverage stuff in the works, but for now, it's mostly food.

If any of that interests you, the site is Sateportland.com and the instagram is @sateportland. There are a dozen or so recipes up there now, and we're currently workshopping another dozen that are almost ready that we'll add over time. Our plan is to stay in our Red Sauce block for a year, adding recipes through all of the seasons, then switch to a new theme every year so we can catch every season of ingredients in each theme.

The recipes are free. When we switch to a new theme, you'll be able to buy the old ones as a digital cookbook.

All our shit needs work and it's still in its early phases, but it is there to be enjoyed if you're into it.

We have a lot of plans for the future so it's all a little bare-bones-rough-drafty right now, but a big part of leaving our soul crushing life sucking jobs was to take a big breath so we could get back to our own work, and this is part of that.

One of the things we do is a video segment where we drink a bottle of wine, we decide how the wine makes us feel, what vibe the wine gives off, then we make a playlist associated with that vibe, tell stories and talk about memories related to those vibes, and we record the whole thing and archive the playlists. We were doing it during covid and it had a lot of fans, so we're reviving it slowly. It's very silly, mildly educational about wine (Chloe is thinking about going for her Sommelier test this year, she's studying a lot!). You might decide I'm totally annoying and won't be able to enjoy my stories anymore, so check it out at your own risk if you enjoy not knowing who I really am or how loud my voice is.

Eventually we hope to have some essay/writing/zine-esque elements attached, we're going to be doing dinners and live parties in town, we're partnering with our wine friends, we're looking at some pretty exciting stuff down the road, but for now it's just a fun little thing on the internet as we get organized.

If you make something from the site, let me know! Let me know if the recipes work or don't, show me a picture, let me know which ones are your favorites. We're learning as we go, and we are very open about that! We try to make the recipes as Home Cook friendly as possible, and we're always open to feedback for what's not working, as well as what is! And if you enjoy it, share it with your friends!

Thanks for asking, you finally gave me the push to show this to all of you, ha! I hope you're eating good!!

[sergeantpixie]

I was tagged by @morocorra, thank you!!!

just like the top 5 favorite characters: Make a poll with 5 of your favorite rarepairs/crackships. See which one is everyone's favorite!

5 favorite rarepairs

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) x Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)

Alison DiLaurentis x Aria Montgomery (Pretty Little Liars)

Elena Gilbert x Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries)

Katniss Everdeen x Madge Undersee (The Hunger Games)

Kate Fuller x Santanico Pandemonium/Kisa (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series)

Voting ended onJul 29, 2024

Here's some more info under the cut:

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) x Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)

There are 22 stories for them on AO3 (and 10 of them were written by me, I am the captain, baby!!!!)

how do I describe them without sounding like a crazy person? Cannot, I fear, so I'm just going full shipper. They're soulmates. Every part of them matches up. A fun ship, a tragic ship, an everything ship! She is sad and he is sad and they both fake not being sad a lot. All of her love interests suck and all of his are dead. Everyone is so obsessed with them and they are both drowning in loneliness.

Alison DiLaurentis x Aria Montgomery (Pretty Little Liars)

There are 8 stories for them on AO3

So there's this girl. And everyone is obsessed with her. But also they all hate her. And she scares everyone, including you. But for some reason she treats you like her equal. And for some pretty complex reasons, she develops this alter ego that's basically you. And when she meets a college guy, she pretends to be you to impress him. And also she takes pictures of you while you're sleeping? But she's only bi for this other girl you're both friends with. And like, you spend years thinking she's dead. So all of your stories are about her. And when you write your villains, you think about her, and you can't bear to have her lose. But she's not really dead. And even though she's spent years hiding, all it takes is you saying her name and she's ready to come back to life. But she really loves that other girl. And you love your boyfriend who was obsessed with her first.

Elena Gilbert x Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries)

There are 90 stories for them on AO3 (we've come so far, babes! Anyway 7 of them are by me)

You've been best friends since you were six. Everyone says it's not a competition but you know it is - and she always wins. She's so pretty and nice and you're so messy and too tall and too blonde and too pushy and mean. Every boy you meet wants to date her so you run after them just in case they might taste like her. Or, wait, because you're competing, and you want to win. And then you do win, and it's horrible. He hurts you and he fucks with your head and you're covered in scars and losing your mind and she's the one who tries to save you. She chases him down and shoves him and threatens him and picks you up off the ground like you're worth it, worth all the trouble. And eventually he moves on and he picks other victims and you date a nice boy (her ex-boyfriend, naturally) and you've gotten really good at pretending it never happened. And you're still competing because that's what you've done your whole life, and your boyfriend is still obsessed with her even though she's got a boyfriend and only sees him as a friend. But now you're competing for real - for the Miss Mystic Falls pageant, and you want to win so bad. And you work so hard, to make up for how messy and pushy and mean you are; you do charity and you plan events and you lead your cheer squad. But she's sad and pretty and perfect, so of course she'll win, you complain. But then she's sad and pretty and perfect and she only did this for her mom and her boyfriend's acting crazy, and you can't let her give up. So you tell her it's okay. You tell her to try. And she does, because you're friends, and that means something to her. And then you win - for real this time. A pretty sash, and a title, and she's standing next to you, shining in blue, the loser, and she's smiling so hard for you, and hugging you, and congratulating you, like your win tastes just as good to her as her own might've. And for a split second, you wonder if you're really competing or if you've just really too scared to just be her friend - maybe you've never wanted to be her friend. But she's got a boyfriend, and so do you.

Katniss Everdeen x Madge Undersee (The Hunger Games)

Not pictured bc Madge isn't in the movie adaptations bc they hate femslash :/

There are 85 stories for them on AO3 (and one of them is mine!)

Madge gives Katniss two gifts!!! The mockingjay pin, and a kiss to the cheek!!!! And maybe they were really friends all along.

Kate Fuller x Santanico Pandemonium/Kisa (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series)

not so fun fact this is their only scene together in the show!

There are 17 stories for them on AO3

It's like this: you've been trapped in a temple for five hundred years, luring people to their death to feed your masters. You are a goddess, you are a monster, you are a slave. But once upon a time you were just a girl. And you loved the sunlight and didn't want to hurt anyone, so they punished you for it. But you're five hundred years away from that girl and you can never go back. So you start to plot. You find an ally, a lover, and you don't trust him, and he doesn't trust you, but he's power hungry enough to serve your purposes. And when the day that marks the end of your sentence comes, she is there. Just a girl, like you were all of those centuries ago. And they always need an effigy - there always has to be someone to burn - and you orchestrate your escape while they try to turn her into you. At every turn, someone is trying to turn her into you. But she hates you, and she blames you. So you keep your distance, and you try not to watch while she becomes just like you, another puppet on a string.

tagging: @purplesigebert, @randomestfandoms, @forasecondtherewedwon, and anyone else who wants to!

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[ingma]

I'd have followed you anywhere