house-elf-magic replied to your photo “Tonight's Hanukkah gift is Vidalia onions and saffron, because mum...”
Do you have the thumbprint cookie recipe on hand by chance?
Sure! It’s here. You’ll have to scroll a bit to get to it (they sandwiched the recipe into the middle of the post) but it’s worth it, it’s super easy AND super delicious. No modifications or suggestions, it’s a great recipe.
yolandaash replied to your post “prairie-grass replied to your photoset “I’ve been talking to my...”
I read a pretty scathing review, I think it was one of the Hallmark Hanukkah where they said neither character seemed to understand Hanukkah or Christmas, but I am glad you found some that were better executed.
I don’t feel like I can properly review them in some ways, not being Jewish, but I feel like Double Holiday at least made a real effort to show a Jewish heroine having to do a bunch of annoying Christmas stuff while trying to celebrate Hanukkah with her family -- like there was a genuine sense of “this Christmas stuff AGAIN”. There’s a lot of emphasis on how “our holidays aren’t REALLY different” because they’re both about family, community, giving, etc. which is kind of bunkum, and it’s certainly not perfect, but it’s a lot less “Hanukkah is the Jewish Christmas!” than I expected.
janedrewfinally replied to your post “I’ve seen a number of people say that they thought the CGI in Cats...”
They are apparently sending a new version out to theaters on Thursday that fixes some of the missing effects (specifically the random human hand stuff).
Yeah, and I can’t figure out if we saw the fixed one or not! The one we saw wasn’t horrifying and I didn’t notice some of the stuff people had talked about, but definitely we saw the human hands.
celticjade13 replied to your post “Good morning kids! We're going to see CATS the cinematic musical...”
OMG, the Call of the Wild trailer. It was attached to Knives Out when I saw it today, and for the first part of the trailer, I was like, "What is wrong with that dog?" Then I realized they CGI'd the dog. And it's not subtle. Once you realize it's there, you cannot unsee it. It really annoyed me for the rest of that trailer and partway into the next one.
I mean, in some ways I’m ok with the CGI dog since it means they probably didn’t have to use a real dog, and some of the stunts the CGI dog does look super dangerous, but at the same time it....it doesn’t look real. It looks like one step up from something that might have been made in the Who Framed Roger Rabbit universe.
thedorismith replied to your photo “Tonight's Hanukkah gift is Vidalia onions and saffron, because mum...”
For a moment I thought you were using the onion spread on the thumbprint cookies, and shuddered. But then I thought, while it might be the worst thing ever/nasty prank to play, it could also quite possibly be amazingly good.
Well, it’s not quite a spread, it’s sliced (and I presume cooked) onion in a sauce, but it is a sweet-barbecue kind of a deal. I suspect the onion would just straight up overwhelm the shortbread of the cookie, but I might try it just to see! :D
spadesandaces replied to your link “Foiled Charlestown Lobster Heist "Was a Very Boston Experience for...”
This is such a mass fisherman kind of story. If you call the cops, they impound the evidence, ie the lobsters...which will all die and be worthless. Better to handle it yourself.
And we know there’s good odds “impound the evidence” means every cop in Boston gets lobster dinner :D
jareckithekid replied to your post “If you’re feeling angry about today’s news of JK Rowling’s ongoing...”
What does that do exactly
It makes people who are angry feel like they’ve done something productive with their anger, and it makes vulnerable people who are hurt by her remarks feel loved and supported so they know they’re not alone. Admittedly it’s less edgy than asking slightly snide questions on other peoples’ posts, but it seems like it probably does more good.
