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Finally finished my ice fishing scene!
  • As soon as I can! :)

  • Finally finished my ice fishing scene!
  • No, I'm sorry, I haven't tried selling prints online. I've never set anything like that up before- but it's certainly not a bad idea. Regardless, I'm so glad you like it!

  • Finally finished my ice fishing scene!
  • Hmm... I'm not sure! It always reminds me of stained glass, or like colour-block minimalism.

  • Any aspiring symbologists out here?

    I found this at a thrift store a few years ago and I've struggled to identify any of the symbols. I've tried online symbol databases, I think I tried reverse image searching, and I've tried just scrolling endless "fish" symbols to no avail. It's handmade and uses poly-fabrics, so it's certainly not an antique (or at least not a really old antique).

    I love it. I think it looks really cool. I don't want to hang it up, though, if it has meaningful and/or religious meaning that would make that inappropriate.

    Can anyone toss a theory my way? Is this religious imagery? Will it curse my descendants? Is this someone's Saturday afternoon craft, and they had no foresight that their fun "designs" would torture the back of my brain for years?

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    Sci-fantasy roguelike Caves Of Qud is getting a full release in 2024, after 15 years of development
  • Saw a panel discussion where the devs called it "kuhd". I refuse to surrender. It will always be caved of "could" in my heart 😮‍💨.

  • Apricot and almond chicken tagine
  • I'm awful for following a recipe. Unfortunately I just looked at a handful of recipes for "apricot chicken tagine"to look for the right kind of spices and the tequnique. And I think I just decided to add almonds. Here's basically what I did, though:

    Essentially, you soak the tagine for a little while to allow it to absorb some water, and mis en place all your other ingredients. Marinate some chicken, sauté 2 med (thinly sliced) onions in a pan with some eevo until translucent and starting to brown.

    Layer the onions on the bottom of the tagine. Add marinated chicken thigh pieces, dried apricots, lightly toasted almonds, repeat, then pour a little chicken broth in so the onions don't burn.

    Bake for 35-45 min or until the chicken is cooked through. We added some garlic slices, but they didn't cook fast enough and were a little overpowering, so... I wouldn't do that again. I'd add some crushed garlic to the marinade instead, next time.

  • Apricot and almond chicken tagine
  • I would think of it as just a terra-cotta pot- something to bake and steam whatever your imagination can come up with! :) I feel like it would do a mean potato and onion dish...

  • Apricot and almond chicken tagine

    Which was promptly smothered in cilantro as god intended.

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    Fresh batch of limoncello and lemon peel powder.

    Second try at making limoncello; the peels were infused for 8 weeks in a locally distilled 45% gin. Used a coffee filter to filter out any impurities, and I think I trapped too much of the oils... leading to a crystal-clear liqueur, rather than the cloudy-neon-yellow I was going for. Oh well. Next time I'll get actual 180-proof grain alcohol and will avoid paper filters. I'll also use less simple syrup. Boy howdy... lessons have been learned.

    Decided to try using those leftover alcohol-soaked peels and making them into something useful... Decided on dried lemon peel powder. I wonder if it will still be 'boozy'? It smells glorious, anyway.

    (This finished limoncello is roughly 20%ABV, though we like to mix it with soda because it's so. stinkin. sweet.)

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    Need help finding a movie cause i deleted my access to R/Tipofmytongue
  • Yeah, definitely not Inkheart. That book/movie was about being stuck in/out of books, not drawings.

  • What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?
  • Well, the little "seeds" on the outside are nuts by def. The red fleshy part is an accessory fruit.

  • Sweet and seedy breakfast buns

    Yeasted buns with walnuts, oats, poppy seeds, almond slices, sesame seeds, currants, cardamom and cinnamon.

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    Finally got around to organizing my spice cupboard alphabetically this week.

    Separated all the chilis/pepper varieties onto the top, and moved all the salts to the cupboard to the right, since those two categories took too much space. Final count was 109. Phew.

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    Art @lemmy.ca overlordette @lemmy.ca
    Acrylic on canvas (18"x24")

    Something a little different than my usual?

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    What's your "old person" trait?
  • My old person trait is that no one is allowed to be mad at me for not answering a random phone call. Sometimes it's ok to leave your phone in the other room while watching a movie, or (gasp!) At home while you're out gardening.

  • Art @lemmy.ca overlordette @lemmy.ca
    Digital sketch/draft of a painting I'm about to start.

    Any and all suggestions/criticism are welcome! It's a WIP.

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    Art @lemmy.ca overlordette @lemmy.ca
    Newest painting! It doesn't have a name, yet. 24"x48" acrylic.

    Excited to see this community get bigger. 👋

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    overlordette overlordette @lemmy.ca
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