The Inadequate Kitchen

Frustrations ranging from the kitchen to my life with funny reblogs in between.

[wnq-anonymous]

You can be a good person with a kind heart and still say no.

Anonymous (via thatkindofwoman)

Ain't this the truth

[thesassycat]

You can only reblog this today.

[askjennaflorida]

I missed my chance last year. Not gonna let it happen again

[postitforward]

[postitforward]

Today is World Mental Health Day, Tumblr. 🌍

Never forget that your brain is beautiful, even if it’s a work in progress.

[justlittlethings]

[theinadequatekitchen]

[nic-says]

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[sizvideos]

NASA is helping save firefighters by turning them into burritos

[eat24-deactivated20181221]

“When dealing with a fire always remember to: stop, drop, and burrito.” 

[theinadequatekitchen]

I’m going to apply this to my life.

[theinadequatekitchen]

This is the current state of my table of contents. I’m fine with the left, not the right. I was inspired by menu layouts. 

The plan: Replace the chef photo with a chalkboard themed listing. The wood grain will be kept as an outline/frame for the chalkboard. The biggest hurdle is figuring out a good chalk menu font to go with. I plan to add blurbs for the features, as well.

[theinadequatekitchen]

The first thing I changed was the page number design. Since Gluttony is food-themed, I want the numbers to reflect that. 

The circles make a dinner plate. I’m debating the addition of utensils to make it clearer. It took some playing to remember how to update page numbers and the master but I figured it out. I’m happy with the outcome currently.

[theinadequatekitchen]

Long time, No posting

It’s time for a personal project to make its way onto this blog. 

For a publishing class, we were given a semester to make a magazine. It was tons of hard work and great fun. Then, I graduated and forgot all about the awesome work I did and amazing skills I learned. Two years later, I find my magazine when cleaning out my car. I was fucking talented. I had grit. I was driven. My ideas were original, thoughtful, and funny. They were also sitting uselessly in the passenger seat pouch of my car.

With time on my hands and no luck in getting the writing career I want, I have decided to dust off the CS skills and complete the magazine. Gluttony magazine will go from concept to reality. Lorem ipsum will disappear, pages will be added, and edits will be made. Since Gluttony is a food magazine, its relevant to this blog and progress posts will be made here. 

Let’s do this.

[theinadequatekitchen]

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[betype]

Pataks by Sean Freeman

[theinadequatekitchen]

Too relatable.

[theinadequatekitchen]

Culinary Complaints

There are few things I hate in life, very few. Some topics are indifferent to me. Others I'm fairly more passionate or opinionated towards. When I hate someone or something, there's no turning back. Redemption is not an option, for my hatred flows strong through my veins. Three notable hates are Lil' Wayne, Zooey Deschanel, and the city of Alexandria. Those hates aren't food-related, though; the next one is.

SUGAR FREE CARAMEL

Do you know what caramel is? Any clue what it's made from? Ever wonder how the verb caramelize came to be? Do those words seem to have something in common at all?

Caramel in its most basic form has two ingredients: sugar and water. Caramelization is the oxidation of sugar. By warming a sugar and water mixture, the water releases as steam and the sugar breaks down. This results in a nutty flavor and brown color. Caramel is literally hot sugar water. Sugar free caramel should be (hot) water. Yet, scientists screw with how food should be and make the abomination that is sugar free caramel. If you're worried about your sugar intake, you shouldn't be eating caramel or you need to learn portion control.

If you don't believe me, watch America's Test Kitchens make caramel. The cream mixture she makes is optional, it's to add vanilla flavor to her caramel. Notice that after she's mixed the corn syrup, water, and sugar, it is called caramel before the cream is added.

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Dutch Ovens

P2P comrades: Something something dutch ovens.

Me: OH MY GOSH!!! I love dutch ovens! I want one so bad.

P2P comrades: *silence and stares*

Me: What?

P2P comrade: Do you know what a dutch oven is?

Me: Yeah! The ceramic pots that you can braise and make soups in. They come in pretty colors and you can put them in the oven. They're so expensive, though.

P2P comrade: ...A dutch oven is when you fart under the covers and hold someone under them.

Me: Oh....

[shape--yourself]

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Made my day :D

[theinadequatekitchen]

I love happy endings.