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OftenBen  ·  2688 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 19, 2017

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Career

The job hunt goes reasonably well. I've had at least one interview every day, usually multiple. Finding something to like about each different place helps me feel enthused about the process.

Finding some good productive hours building some basic skills. French on duolingo, python and html/css on codecademy. Started in on a Google Analytics course because hey why not.

Grubski

In lieu of baking, I've been doing hella salads. Two stand out exceptional recipes as follows. Both make big batches.

'Detox' Salad - A Whole Foods Clone

Ingredients

    1 head cauliflower

    1 head broccoli

    1 medium size package of carrots

    1 big handful of parsley (More or less to taste)

    6 oz of sunflower seeds

    6 oz of toasted pumpkin seeds

    2 cups raisins (Or other dried raisin-ish fruit)

    Juice of 1 Lemon

    4 tbsp good olive oil

    Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

Instructions

    Put everything through food processor, pulse into little bitty pieces.

    Allow it to sit in the fridge for a half hour or so after for best taste.

Greek Chickpea and Kale

Ingredients

    2 cups cooked chickpeas

    1 big bundle of kale (Your preference on variety, just remove the stems)

    1/2 red onion

    1 medium package of carrots

    5-6 roma tomatoes, with pulp removed

    1 1/2 cups tzatziki

    greek seasoning, to taste

Instructions

    Remove stems from kale (Unless you're a masochist), chop all veggies into bite sized pieces.

    Mix well with chickpeas and tzatziki, top each bowl with greek seasoning.

Gaming

Stellaris is fun, anybody else ever play?

BIG EDITSKI

I got a job. Same title as before for the first 6-12 months, then a bump to managing a few other folks.





spencerflem  ·  2685 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Stellaris has been great so far, only made it to endgame once and the stupid unbidden came and destroyed everything :) great time

OftenBen  ·  2685 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm trying to avoid the 'Reenact Warhammer 40k and kill everyone/everything' route for my first playthrough because it seems simplistic.

That said, there are numerous endgame scenarios where it seems that a powerful navy might be a necessity anyway. Might be time to purge some xenos.

sgeorge  ·  2687 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Those salad recipes look amazing and I'm absolutely going to try them. They seem like they'd be perfect for the kind of weather we're having here right now (~100F and miserable).

EDIT: Tried the Whole Foods salad today, thought it sounded better than turning on the oven or stove when the weather is actually hell outside. It tastes amazing and was ridiculously easy to make. This recipe is going down in my go-to list of meal prep/potluck foods for sure. Thank you!

OftenBen  ·  2687 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Let me know what you think! The whole foods clone has become my go to potluck dish, I bring home an empty bowl every time. I've also done a variation with balsamic vinegar and strawberries too, vanished within a half hour of taking the saran wrap off the bowl.

user-inactivated  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The whole foods one is really good stuff! I'm thinking about taking it to a potluck this Friday, which would be the second time in a week that we've brought this to a dinner.

OftenBen  ·  2644 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm glad you like it! It's become a staple for me.

Add chopped strawberries and balsamic vinegar to it sometime.