@Kyeh@sillyheathen Sounds good to me too! When I was a kid, I ate a whole jar of green olives one time. It about ruined me for olives, but just a scant 40 years later, I could eat olives again!
@Kyeh@sillyheathen@therealjrn One of my cousins absolutely loved black olives. He could, and often did, eat a whole jar at one sitting so that the others of the family got left out. And then do it again the next day.
I don’t much care for them except on pizzas with lots of other things.
@Kyeh@phendrick@therealjrn I actually have to small black olive trees. They’re still really juvenile but it would be ace if they produced fruit and I could cure my own.
Chili cheese dogs with onions and jalapeño slices and a sturdy sharp fork and plenty of napkins.
Cold beer on the side, though IDK if that last qualifies as savory.
@Kyeh But I bet you’re much more petite than I am. And I’m still trying to rebuild muscles that atrophied before I got my pacemaker. (I’m still looking for a second opinion that beer helps with that.)
I’ve been bicycling again and doing a stepper and practicing balance by turning 360s and back on a wobble board. When I can do those quickly with my eyes closed, I’ll risk my neck on that hover board Meh talked me into a few months ago. (I’d say they twisted my arm, but that would probably jinx me.)
Also been riding my 1200R Sporster again after a year off of it. That takes more leg strength than I had remembered.
@kittykat9180@Kyeh I’ve been working on that, but the standing on one foot is more of a strength issue for me than a balance one. But I’ve been getting better. Bad knees don’t help.
And to think there was a time when I could manage 1000 consecutive rope jumps on 2 feet (either hopping or jogging mode) or 500 on just 1 foot. Then I got busy (my excuse) and decided to give late middle age a try.
Actually about 20 years ago is when I started having heart and lung issues including AFib, though at first they were intermittent and I didn’t recognize the problems for a couple years until they got worse. Doctors never did figure out the cause of the lung problems. Even had a rheumatologist come in. He had me on methotrexate and other nasty drugs that treat cancer or autoimmune diseases.
Eventually lung issues resolved. (On their own or from meds? IDK. Don’t think the docs did either.) Had a PE in the meantime. Ouch! Learned both the magic and evils of longterm steroids.
Been on antifib medicine for 2 decades and now a pacemaker. Hopefully my heart is now just a background concern. Biggest residual effect is what way too little vigorous exercise for a long time did to my core and overall strength. But I’m now seriously working on that.
I’m fond of Brazilian Cheese Bread. Any premade stuff I’ve found for sale has been terrible, so I make it at home from a packaged mix. From Brazil. That usually means all of the instructions are in Portuguese, but I’m okay with that. I suppose their customer base in the USA has complained because my latest shipment is all printed in English - more or less. The instructions are good, but I was amused by the addition:
Tips
The more you knead, the cheese breads will better grow up.
After modeling the breads, they have to be baked or freezed.
This product should not be baked on microwave oven.
@Kyeh Now I’m going to have an impulse to put them in the oven with a rousing speech: “Rise and shine, young cheesebreads! Take the heat and you will come out well-rounded, with a crispy shell but still soft inside!”
@Kyeh@rockblossom True dat. But the difference is if I wanted to put something out commercially, I’d try to maintain a semblance of knowing what I’m doing by hiring a professional (or at least a trusted native speaker) to do the translating.
I had an officemate (who later was one of my groomsmen) from Taiwan who had trouble with the gender of pronouns in English. Though it was funny sometimes, I didn’t laugh at him but tried to teach him. I always realized his English was a lot better than my Chinese ever would be.
But on Amazon if something is promoted in chinglish, I figure that is a red flag for later problems with customer service should the need arise. Chinese marketers seem to have no clue on that aspect and how it might be costing them sales.
BTW I had some Chinese colleagues whose English was better than that of some American college graduates here. They seem to take their education overall a lot more seriously than people native to this country do.
Mazatlán-style chicharrones. They bear no resemblance to what’s sold in the US. Crisp shell, succulent center. Easy to make, and you end up with loads of fryer grease as a bonus.
CHEESE!!!
@yakkoTDI Seems you are NUTS about Cheese!
@mycya4me It could be.
@yakkoTDI I second this!
@yakkoTDI do you have a grommet? Is that you Wallace?
Currently, pita chips & hummus. But it varies.
@Kyeh throw in some olives and cherry toms and I’m right there with you!
@sillyheathen Okay, sounds good!
@Kyeh @sillyheathen Sounds good to me too! When I was a kid, I ate a whole jar of green olives one time. It about ruined me for olives, but just a scant 40 years later, I could eat olives again!
@Kyeh @sillyheathen @therealjrn One of my cousins absolutely loved black olives. He could, and often did, eat a whole jar at one sitting so that the others of the family got left out. And then do it again the next day.
I don’t much care for them except on pizzas with lots of other things.
@Kyeh @phendrick @therealjrn I actually have to small black olive trees. They’re still really juvenile but it would be ace if they produced fruit and I could cure my own.
Chili cheese dogs with onions and jalapeño slices and a sturdy sharp fork and plenty of napkins.
Cold beer on the side, though IDK if that last qualifies as savory.
@phendrick I’d consider that a meal, not a snack.
@Kyeh But I bet you’re much more petite than I am. And I’m still trying to rebuild muscles that atrophied before I got my pacemaker. (I’m still looking for a second opinion that beer helps with that.)
I’ve been bicycling again and doing a stepper and practicing balance by turning 360s and back on a wobble board. When I can do those quickly with my eyes closed, I’ll risk my neck on that hover board Meh talked me into a few months ago. (I’d say they twisted my arm, but that would probably jinx me.)
Also been riding my 1200R Sporster again after a year off of it. That takes more leg strength than I had remembered.
@phendrick So these “snacks” would be part of your training regimen, huh?
@Kyeh @phendrick standing on one foot (barefoot) is good for balance. Then progress to eyes closed.
@Kyeh “Regimen” sounds both too restrictive and disciplined to fit me. The old “see food” joke would better apply.
@kittykat9180 @Kyeh I’ve been working on that, but the standing on one foot is more of a strength issue for me than a balance one. But I’ve been getting better. Bad knees don’t help.
And to think there was a time when I could manage 1000 consecutive rope jumps on 2 feet (either hopping or jogging mode) or 500 on just 1 foot. Then I got busy (my excuse) and decided to give late middle age a try.
Actually about 20 years ago is when I started having heart and lung issues including AFib, though at first they were intermittent and I didn’t recognize the problems for a couple years until they got worse. Doctors never did figure out the cause of the lung problems. Even had a rheumatologist come in. He had me on methotrexate and other nasty drugs that treat cancer or autoimmune diseases.
Eventually lung issues resolved. (On their own or from meds? IDK. Don’t think the docs did either.) Had a PE in the meantime. Ouch! Learned both the magic and evils of longterm steroids.
Been on antifib medicine for 2 decades and now a pacemaker. Hopefully my heart is now just a background concern. Biggest residual effect is what way too little vigorous exercise for a long time did to my core and overall strength. But I’m now seriously working on that.
Nuts, because you are what you eat.
@hchavers
/giphy Nuts
Homemade guacamole and scoopy tortilla chips. Yum!
Popcorn or a cheese stick.
@kittykat9180
Popcorn. Made on the stove in pot, white corn and olive oil. Mmmm good.
Love Corn! sea salt.
@jerry559 I’m a fan of the salt and vinegar one!
I have a weakness for Ruffles.
I voted meat sticks, but really, I mean beef jerky.
Colby jack cheese stick and some pepperoni is a good snack
I’m fond of Brazilian Cheese Bread. Any premade stuff I’ve found for sale has been terrible, so I make it at home from a packaged mix. From Brazil. That usually means all of the instructions are in Portuguese, but I’m okay with that. I suppose their customer base in the USA has complained because my latest shipment is all printed in English - more or less. The instructions are good, but I was amused by the addition:
@rockblossom
“… will better grow up.”
I love that!
@Kyeh Now I’m going to have an impulse to put them in the oven with a rousing speech: “Rise and shine, young cheesebreads! Take the heat and you will come out well-rounded, with a crispy shell but still soft inside!”
@rockblossom They translate Portuguese to chinglish?
@phendrick Probably used an AI translator. At least when the 'bots come to kill us all, we will be able to laugh at how they speak.
@phendrick @rockblossom I bet it’s better than any of our Portuguese OR Chinese, though.
@Kyeh @rockblossom True dat. But the difference is if I wanted to put something out commercially, I’d try to maintain a semblance of knowing what I’m doing by hiring a professional (or at least a trusted native speaker) to do the translating.
I had an officemate (who later was one of my groomsmen) from Taiwan who had trouble with the gender of pronouns in English. Though it was funny sometimes, I didn’t laugh at him but tried to teach him. I always realized his English was a lot better than my Chinese ever would be.
But on Amazon if something is promoted in chinglish, I figure that is a red flag for later problems with customer service should the need arise. Chinese marketers seem to have no clue on that aspect and how it might be costing them sales.
BTW I had some Chinese colleagues whose English was better than that of some American college graduates here. They seem to take their education overall a lot more seriously than people native to this country do.
Said it before, will say it again: seaweed snacks like these https://www.amazon.com/gimMe-Snacks-Organic-Roasted-go/dp/B0D86PV6WG/132-7577049-3110547
Brown butter popcorn, charcuterie board, trail mix etc
Mazatlán-style chicharrones. They bear no resemblance to what’s sold in the US. Crisp shell, succulent center. Easy to make, and you end up with loads of fryer grease as a bonus.
@werehatrack I love Mazatlan
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