Every mechanic, cabinet, body, welder shop etc bathroom that I was in from ages "too early to remember" to my mid-late teens all had nudie posters on the wall or Playboys for reading material.
Yup. One guy complained and when we were an all male shop. And the picture in question? Was inside a guys locker.
I’m making a batch of marinara sauce and meatballs today. I only start from actual scratch when I pick tomatoes from my garden ( I’ve got mine all ready to go and I’ll be planting this week), but otherwise I “cheat” and use canned puree and tomato paste. I add salt , black pepper, fresh basil, parsley, onions (or onion powder if I’m lazy like today) and some red wine. Then I let the sauce simmer all afternoon on the stove. Now I’m making the meatballs- beef, pork and veal, with breadcrumbs, egg, salt, black pepper and parsley. I’m also tossing in some grated Parmesan, although I don’t usually. I’ll bake the meatballs ( I’ve fried them a few times but I prefer baking them) then put them in the sauce to blend the flavors. I’m continuing my dad and grandmother’s recipes. Only 2 or 3 more glasses of red wine ( for me) and they’ll be ready. My stomach is growling .
I bought my mom a new phone today. I knew she was going to need new charging cables. So before we left the house to meet up, I told her to check all of her chargers and tell me if the end of the cable that plugs into the wall wort was either "larger and perfectly rectangular, or small with rounded sides." I sent her pictures of small and large: "All small," she assured me. I clarified - the end of the cable that plugs into the box on the wall is the small version. "Yes," she confidently said. She just arrived home with her new phone and new charging cables, claimed none fit. I asked her to text me a picture of the charger and cable, and received this: Sigh.
@Misanthropic how did it turn out? I made a Thai salad, smoked teriyaki marinated chicken thighs, and cooked some garlic asparagus in a pan. The salad was an explosion of flavor and I'm completely obsessed. I proudly present my bottle of clearance dressing. YOLO idiots
I used to pride myself on making all of my own dressings (I know, *eyeroll*) and now I’m living that bag salad life and it’s great. Having kids turned me into a real hoe for semi prepared foods.
I haven't tried to make homemade dressings. The single greatest thing I did to elevate my salads was homemade croutons. No regular bread, though. Buy a good bread from a bakery, like sourdough, rosemary and olive oil loaf, I like an asiago bread available at my grocery store.
*Who don't sleep I definitely don't cook as much as I did pre-baby but girlfriend. I don't know how you haven't had a breakdown with how yours sleep.
Yea, huge difference between kids who sleep and don't. My daughter(oldest) slept fine, and no problem getting her to sleep. My son(youngest) slept horribly. If we had my son first i don't know if i would of had another kid. We tried everything, sleeping with us, sleeping in a cradle in our room, sleeping in a crib in his room, trying to let him cry it out(with going in a appropriate times). NOTHING fucking worked. He didn't sleep for more then 2 hours at once. So if you count how long it would take to get him to sleep then you yourself fall asleep. The max sleep i would get in a row would be 1.5 hours for 2 years. I was a fucking zombie. One night i had enough while the wife was working, i put him in the crib let him cry and just tried to sleep through the crying. I eventually fell asleep, and i guess at some point he did too. After that he slept good enough.
I’ve been making my own sauce and meatballs for 30 years, and these were some of the best I’ve ever made. They also made a mouth watering midnight snack while drinking beer in the mancave. Your dinner looks delicious.
You both are making me hungry right now. I love a dinner of giant meatballs, that and stuffed peppers. And cabbage rolls. Damn. I really want some cabbage rolls now. I’ll be making cabbage rolls this weekend I think.
Jesus I got lucky. Both my kids sleep through the night no problem. They go to bed at 730 and wake up at 630. The 4-year-old woke up randomly a week ago because he wet the bed for the first time. And the last time, if he knows what's good for him.