Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of April! It's the last Sunday of April, a good time to look back on the month.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • How was your April?
  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

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Good luck with your goals comrade-doggo

  • moonlake [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Hell yeah, home cooked meals are the best. What is your go to recipe?

    • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      TVP tacos are up there. I love how shelf stable tvp is, great for most things that need a seasoned and ground protein.

      I havent made it in a few months but okonomiyaki is also really fun and delicious though it usually makes a disaster of my kitchen lmao

      • SSJ2Marx
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        2 months ago

        I've been wanting to try cooking with TVP for ages, but noone around me sells it. I should check on how economical it is to order it.

        • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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          2 months ago

          what? no way. that sucks, its pretty widely available near me.

          its shelf stable and light/not bulky though so I bet ordering it online is fine. looking online it appears the brand they sell near me you can get 4 bags (3lbs total) for sub $30 which I'm pretty sure is cheaper than in-store lol

          There's a few recipes from when I was a kid that really take well to it but I just like having a shelf stable protein too because meat and even tofu are kind of annoying when you are cooking for one and have a bad habit of going weeks without cooking a proper meal

          • SSJ2Marx
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            2 months ago

            Yeah I just moved to a small town with only one-and-a-half grocery stores - but maybe the general store has it? I haven't gone in there yet.

      • moonlake [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        Haven't heard of TVP until now, I will be checking it out greensicko

        Btw what is the commie desktop?

        • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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          2 months ago

          its linux tux

          just a play on the common linux refrain(/running joke, depending on who's telling it), that "<CURRENT YEAR> will be the Year of the Linux Desktop" (ie the year that mass adoption of linux for home computers takes off in the mainstream) because of some improvement in user experience or some microsoft debacle

          also yeah tvp rocks I think its just basically soy protein (edit: can be any legume/pulse that is made into oil basically, uses the leftover protein) made into craggly crumbles that you can rehydrate. I made decent tvp "bacon" bits once too but then realized I rarely have a use for bacon bits and eventually ate most of them plain lol.

          it probably isn't the healthiest or most ecologically perfect food but I like it. and its not like its the star of the show, its just adding protein or soaking up flavor mainly