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  • peaches@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    Well, my everyday creative outlet is cooking. Today I just summed up ingredients to make some Chinese style noodles with some veggies, Spanish jamón, sesame paste, lots of sauces and spices. My husband was thrilled. I had a migraine, so for me it was more just stopping the hunger.

    But cooking is the easiest way for me to be creative in any state I am in. To paint, sew or other things, I need a good rested body and good mood.

    • CheeseToastie@lazysoci.alOPM
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      16 hours ago

      Nice work! I’m not a good cook so I’m always envious of other people’s culinary skills. What’s your favourite thing to cook?

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        15 hours ago

        I don’t have a favourite, but it is important to me to try out new things and invent and tweak recipes. It is all about keeping it new and interesting. Right now I am in a phase of learning to cook authentic Chinese (some of the dishes, the Chinese gastronomy is impossible to learn completely), we like to eat it and I want to know how to do it. I am even watching Chinese cooks without English translation and hope to guess what the ingredients are. 😂Or at least techniques.

        I like to bake sourdough bread, we never buy bread anymore. Unless I am sick and cannot be bothered to do it. I like to bake cakes, but we don’t eat sweets generally, so it is not very often. I did fancy cakes in the past too, with fondant flowers and all that. Now I focus more on taste.

        My soups are pretty awesome. We do eat a lot of soups, so I do get to experiment.

        We do like to eat and I do like to feed people. Gatherings with friends always mean a lot of food. I am famous for offering too much food. But I always say that it is good to have leftovers, so you are set for a few days. I also give away food to the guests if they want. If we are invited to someone’s house, I always bring something baked.

        I am lucky to have found my husband that loves eating more than I do(and I love cooking more than he does). It is such a treat to see him enjoy my food. If we stay apart a few days or weeks, I usually don’t bother to cook too much. I make a big pot of soup, some stew or something, and eat a whole week of those and slightly tweak the seasonings or pairings so that it does not get boring.

        That was a long story…I can talk about food for hours.

        • CheeseToastie@lazysoci.alOPM
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          14 hours ago

          Those are great skills! You’ve obviously put a lot of time and effort into it, and it’s paying off. Well done

  • 🎨 Elaine Cortez 🇨🇦 @lemm.ee
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    7 hours ago

    I’m a digital artist and I’m starting to work on this huge drawing that I have planned! 😃 The creature at the focus of the drawing was definitely not inspired by a Korok!

    Update: some progress!

    Update 2 (last one!): more ice antlers rendering

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    1 day ago

    I’m really pleased with how my stairway decorating turned out! It’s dusky pink with a navy wallpaper wall and it looks great. I didn’t paint it cos I don’t have those skills.

    I also helped a client in a really creative way… I really problem solved and helped them. I’m so proud of myself