Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@KateGray Go for it by all means! Since you don’t have a car the fastest way away would be by bike anyhow. Always look both ways before crossing… and fare thee well my cyclist to be!

@KateGray
Glad I was able to help.

One last suggestion for the side dish, if I may: Belgian witlof (chicory) salad. Chop the vegetable, add chopped apples, mix it with mayonaise and season with a dash of black pepper and a splash of lemon.
Oh, and fries... you need fries.

Happy cooking!

A quick question for anyone here who knows if you don't mind: if you're ignored by someone, does that mean you can't see their posts? I'm not going to name who it is who potentially blocked me unless absolutely necessary since I wouldn't want to berate them for something they chose to do but whenever I click on their profile, it says they have no comments or posts whatsoever, even though they're clearly still posting stuff in the threads. I've never been blocked before so I don't know whether this just happens when that kind of thing takes place but I'm curious nonetheless. Thanks for hearing me out if you're reading this!

@Fizza
I believe that's the case, yes.

@Fizza There's an ignore function and a block function which are separate - if you ignore someone then you stop seeing their posts but they still see yours, whereas block goes both ways.

@seaboyluca @Dogorilla Thanks for letting me know! I don't really know what I did to incur something like this but hey, it's their choice and I have to respect that. You know what they say:

@KateGray here’s another time consuming recipe for another day:

https://www.mylatinatable.com/authentic-mexican-chiles-en-nog...
https://mexicanfoodjournal.com/chiles-en-nogada/

(Both sites cover the same recipe, just linking both to have more options!)

These are a traditional patriotic and fancy food here in Mexico. Expensive to make, but very picturesque, basically food for a special occasion.

I should be trimming down to paddle right now... but I would give up a day of portaging around waterfalls and beaver-dams if I could roll, rim to rim, about a giant bowl filled with chiles, creamy salsa, fruit and meat filling...

It’s like the good version of Rachel’s English Trifle!

@KateGray I'm doing OK, I suppose. I've been a bit depressed recently, though. Hope all is well with you.

@KateGray I may as well jump on the food train while it's hot (heh). While I'm not sure whether or not it would take too long, fully homemade pizza is absolutely to die for. Kneading the dough, mixing the sauce, chopping the toppings, it is some of the most stress-free cooking I've ever done. My personal preference when making them is pepperoni topped with oregano leaves and a tiny smattering of chopped up sausage and chicken. Very basic I know, but it is simply MUAH when it comes to the taste. Get yourself either a detailed cookbook or video guide on standby and it is an amazing time with an even better payoff.

@Eel AH!! Despite Nova Scotia being VERY far from Mexico, it's weirdly easy to get poblanos here — they sell them in my local supermarket, in the regular veg section, and I'm always looking for ways to use them! Thank you!

(I have used my Sunday Cooking Time to make birria, carnitas and tacos al pastor in the past! We also make our own corn tortillas from scratch!)

@seaboyluca I do love a cronchy salad <3

@KateGray ah that's great because you'll definitely want to include tortillas!

Can't eat Mexican food without a tortilla in your other hand.

Whoa, this thread's been busy.

@MarioLover92 Yeah, it was more or less curiosity of what was behind the "2 Player Game" option too. I remember doing the same with Sonic 2. I loved messing with the level select code for that game, had fun jumping to my favorite levels with it.

@Snatcher I would honestly agree. We have multiple storefronts (Steam, GOG, Origin, Epic, etc) instead of one, mods are great (I have a Sonic Adventure 2 mod that replaces all playable characters with Amy... while keeping everyone's abilities, lol), and even free game offers that don't require a subscription, and free online. Also, sales. I got Borderlands 2 for $5, and the classic Strike Commander for $1.50.

Some games are DRM-free. Imagine buying a download, backing it up, and then being able to install and play without phoning home to GOG. Great stuff!

PC gaming is great if you ever decide to give it a try.

@Anti-Matter Afraid I don't have interest in that game, it's cool you like it. Yup it's on Steam, I think I saw the game once while browsing the Steam store.

@TheJGG Ooh, that's really nice aside from the heat and sweat. I can see the pictures make it worth it.

@KateGray Doing great, still pretty happy over something that happened a week ago.

Long cooking, sometimes I like to make meatballs, cook them, then let them simmer in tomato sauce for a few hours so it soaks up the flavor. Mom's side of the family is Italian, so I learned some things about Italian cooking.

Now can't help but wonder if Nintendo Life staff ever peaks in the Nintendo Life cooks thread that @NinChocolate and myself post in to see what we cook.

Tortilla pizza is a quick yummy lunch, all you need is:

a tortilla

pizza sauce

veg. of your choice (I like green peppers on mine)

other topping of choice (like chocolate sauce and marshmallows or pickles)

put it in the oven for 6min on low heat

or microwave for 6min

Now you are done enjoy, I do enjoy a good tortilla pizza from time to time.

@Kermit1 Similarly, I had English Muffin pizzas for lunch yesterday. Sometimes you can't beat the simple classics.

@Sunsy mmm, English Muffins it's been a good while since I've had one of those.

I like pizza-anything. We sometimes buy frozen pizza bagels for that quick fix.

Oh by the way, @KateGray, If you want to use the poblanos without going through all the trouble of doing the whole Nogada sauce and stuffing, you can also just stuff them with only cheese or a simpler meat stuffing, cover them in egg batter, and deep fry them. These regular Chiles Rellenos are staple in our house.

Anaheim/california chiles also work perfectly for stuffing.

@Sunsy Nothing but pluses lol!

@Fizza My partner LOVES making bread, so he sometimes whips up a pizza dough. Usually when we want a pizza though, we do the trashy thing and get a delivery one, because we're impatient

My favourite pizzas that I have made:

• Figs, salami, goat cheese, balsamic glaze
• Old-fashioned pepperoni and anchovy with a sesame seed crust
• Turkey, cranberry, stuffing pizza, with gravy instead of tomato sauce (it's a Thanksgiving pizza!)
• Garlic, mozzarella, balsamic caramelised onions

I like weird pizzas