Words for hire. Canadian, so… funny-ish? West Coast. Foodie. Oxford commas are a hill I’ll die on. Traveller. Anti-Nazi, pro-science. In 2015, I sold everything to travel the world for over 4 years. I stopped 3 months before the pandemic. 25 countries in the Before Times? Worth it. I share photography, tasty things, & cooking tips. I'm also political, left-leaning. Victoria, Canada. And I swear. A lot. #politics #yyj #travel #food #cooking #writing #writer #photography #canadian
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Last Notes npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…2vaa it’s always good to have a tetanus shot! Hope you bounce back. 👀 npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…ryjz You and me both, Scott! I'm sure gonna pay more attention. Yeesh. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron In the last few weeks, I've planted my garden, filed my taxes, *coped* (which is no small thing anymore) and then, just when I was turning the corner on Saturday afternoon, I cut my hand with a rusty saw and got a tetanus shot. I am so blessed that I cut my hand in the way I did, where I did, because it's healed incredibly well so far. But, yes. Not being a good poster here. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron NEW POST: Rising from the quagmire to put a few words down. People need to get real about the dark corner America has painted itself into and just how much darker it will get. But here in Canada, there are people working toward strengthening our civil response. Here's where we are, why it matters, and what Canadians can do about it. https://cuntinglinguist.com/notes-from-inside-a-dumpster-fire/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron NEW POST: I wrote this with both Americans and Canadians in mind. Getting through this, & fighting these evil motherfuckers, all comes down to your resourcefulness, but guess what? The system's been trying to make you less resourceful for 50 years, to prevent you from fighting back. That ends now. The resistance starts with resourcefulness. https://cuntinglinguist.com/resourcefulness-is-resistance/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…yaq7 Americans should learn that the Geneva Conventions were created because Canadian soldiers in WWI were the bloodiest, murderiest motherfuckers of the bunch. We killed nearly every German prisoner we took. Imagine how citizens, not covered by the Geneva Convention, will respond to any invading force. If they thought the Taliban was hard to suppress, wait’ll they get a load of Canadians with 10+ x the insurgents (minimum) over 13x the landmass, with shared borders. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…9d9n the fat can be pretty amazing. Roast potatoes in beef drippings… Yorkshire puddings, starting the soup off with chicken fat, etc. :) But yes, I’ve got a pot of stock simmering as I type! Woohoo. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…w4km go fuck yourself. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I just saw an American in a TikTok video who's like "hey, y'all, we're only doing the tariffs & talking about the 51st state stuff 'cos we want to liberate Canadians." FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU. You will NEVER fucking liberate me. It is INCONCEIVABLE that being American could EVER liberate me. WE DON'T NEED TO BE LIBERATED. WE LOVE BEING CANADIAN. Anyone who thinks this, who comes up here to Canada, will discover how violent this discourse makes us feel. So violent. Deeply violent. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I turned the leftover flabby skin from my week’s roasted chicken into a delicious crispy, decadent snack* and now have enough fat leftover to make a nice big batch of chicken-fat potato wedges in my air fryer in the next couple days. That saves me ~70 cents on good olive oil, actually. I took half the chicken skin to my neighbour, who gets random acts of deliciousness from me, and she gasped and blurted “shut the fuck up.” (Loved it!) Most people just throw it in the compost. Don’t do that! https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/056/409/073/150/521/original/eabd23e084964aed.jpeg https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/056/410/650/428/884/original/fb41c1b2c8893a21.jpeg https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/056/414/085/539/119/original/bf7118f07993d74c.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Currently cooking chicken skin for a crispy snack, and for fat that I can use later this week to make nice chicken-fatty potato wedges in my air fryer. YUMMY. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I wrote about food, cooking, & how it can subvert the capitalist machine while helping you thrive when oppressors hope you won't. "The biggest lie ever told was convincing you convenience foods would empower you and your life, when all it did was make you more of a cog in the capitalist wheel." https://cuntinglinguist.com/freedom-fighting-starts-in-the-kitchen/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…0z8r @nprofile…ssjm Agreed, not crazy about the scent but it's incredible how little of the cream I actually need, less than 1/4 teaspoon for my hands once a day seems to be the trick. I'll have to put it on my feet next then! good point!! npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…ssjm I found Nova Scotia Fisherman's Deck Hands cream, which turns out to be terrific (but some scent) for dry, cracked hands. I was looking for a replacement for Glysomed but it actually works better! Also at Well npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I wrote about how important it is to be a resourceful cook as the tide turns to tyranny and fascism. Cooking isn't just about the soul, your health, or your money — it's about taking power away from the capitalist machine. https://cuntinglinguist.com/freedom-fighting-starts-in-the-kitchen/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Hey, SouthWest BC: We have a LOT of storms rolling in over the next week, and it begins tonight after bedtime. Winds will likely wake you. Make sure you've got shit charged, and don't be surprised if you wake to a power outage in the morning. There will be winds of up to 100KM on the south coastal areas of British Columbia. Clear your storm drains, if they're not, because we get heavy rain tomorrow and an absolute DELUGE this weekend for two days. Flooding will be expected in many areas. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Your periodic reminder: When Hitler sought a system oppress & kill "The Jews," he looked to America's Jim Crow system. Jim Crow became a pretext to murdering 10 million+ people. The only reason USA didn't mass-execute people is 'cos its economy depends on stolen labour. Watch free here: https://www.pbs.org/show/us-and-holocaust/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Silence from people you respect or admire doesn't mean they're not doing anything. In fact, it could mean they're doing a whole lot. Just wrote a few quick words on that this morning. https://cuntinglinguist.com/revolutions-start-like-a-whisper/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron In which In have another super-cheery post, trying to digest the week's news, and where it effectively leaves us... [which is in the throes of the most significant turn in foreign policy and geopolitical stability in our lifetime... that's all] https://cuntinglinguist.com/living-the-curse-of-interesting-times/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Real talk for Americans: No one is coming to save you, and no one will. Hitler dismantled democracy in 53 days in Germany. You're on day 18. https://cuntinglinguist.com/the-clock-is-ticking-on-american-freedom/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @nprofile…ydeu I don't eat at chains, period, other than the locally-owned Big Wheel and a couple of those, as they're social enterprises. Indie coffee/indie chains are the only way I fly. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron NEW POST: "Buy Canadian" is about Canada's political survival in a world where technocrats and billionaires don’t give a fuck about you. https://cuntinglinguist.com/eating-the-rich-mm-tastes-like-freedom/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I fucking loved the DNC this week. I'm bummed it's over. I wrote a long post about it, including links for a dozen or so speeches you can watch, if you've missed them. I've always liked the DNC, but this is the first time it's truly moved me. #dnc #kamalaharris https://open.substack.com/pub/nomadnomore/p/dnc-2024-and-the-emotional-hangover npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron From my sunset stroll tonight. Victoria, BC. (Canada.) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/975/489/233/005/006/original/7dda3d2b10b16ad1.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Breakfast for dinner but make it summer and adult. Chopped salad with bacon, tomato, avocado, and eggs (but wait, there’s more!) and one biscuit. #cooking #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/929/659/372/114/654/original/c74c593a5c7d5b45.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1x30…upec no clue! npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Found a rad retro slipper chair. Paid tonight, I’ll get it home on the weekend. Gonna love this one! It’s in amazing shape for something 50 years old, the springs are like new. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/884/556/109/824/454/original/5a00ed9307883d7f.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron NEW POST: In which I think about "place" and how it shapes us. If you don't know, I played nomad and travelled around the world for five years, living outta my bag, so, "place" once consumed my life for years. But I tried to write about it in a relatable way, and I hope you enjoy this. #writing #travel https://nomadnomore.substack.com/p/here-now-and-how-thoughts-on-place npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Have YOU enjoyed the magic that are leftovers? Get this. It’s food YOU ALREADY MADE! You just… reheat it. Then you eat it. GENIUS. 👀 npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1ezl…22vy Ha, noted. Okay. So, sounds like they're more of the boy band kinda genre than an actual rock band? npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1ezl…22vy okay, so, i listen to ONE SONG by them, what one do I listen to that makes me go "why are these guys so underappreciated?" what song? npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron The more stuff I’m diving into, the more fun Spotify’s random songs are proving to be. Finding some classics from my youth. Ain’t listened to Ned’s Atomic Dustbin in a long, long time. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron There’s a kid at the beach in her jammies. 😂 I remember being 3-4 and the folks deciding the compromise between us getting to bed at a decent hour and then having a life was us being in pajamas so we could be summarily plonked into bed at night’s end. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Adulting. Homemade chicken strips. (Gluten free too.) Air fryer! A honey-mustard sauce — 3:1:1 of mayo to honey to mustard, with a good bit of turmeric and salt — I use yellow mustard for my inner child but you can use others. #Cooking #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/861/183/590/749/951/original/1d8422666e5b783e.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Kinda disappeared after surgery, huh? Kinda felt like I got my life back. I definitely pulled back from social media in general. Been walking a ton. Cooking. Tackling long-neglected projects. Rediscovering myself, really. And one thing I’m finally doing is writing. I love writing, being a writer, and having writer’s block is the most soul-crushing thing ever. Also? Fell in love with music again. I enjoyed writing this. I hope you enjoy it too. https://nomadnomore.substack.com/p/on-finding-oneself-between-the-beats npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron So bummed there were no more aurora lights last night but pretty stoked to get another great night of sleep. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1f0j…f4st this sounds very mentally healthy. Now watch something good and relax. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron So, I had surgery. All those food issues I’ve increasingly suffered over the last 3-4 years now appear to be the result of a bowel blockage caused by surgical scar tissue that has formed since 2017. I nearly waited too long to investigate & I am so grateful my surgeon pressured me to let him do surgery. He operated laparoscopically and WAS DONE IN 45 MINUTES. I lost 120 pounds trying to solve food-related issues, but if I had not, this quick surgery could not have been possible. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub13k2…tw0p her recipes are very popular. Her ciabatta is pretty good. I have made it a couple times now. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Hey, #glutenfree people, this is getting shared in my Facebook group and looks incredible. Apparently there are some dairy free suggestions too. But ooh, it looks great. #food #gf https://theloopywhisk.com/2024/03/26/gluten-free-chocolate-babka/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1lux…07kk I can’t figure out what the mistake is. 2 pinches? 2 threads? None of those make sense. It’s so odd. A pinch is, what, $2-3? Maybe more? Crazy. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1lux…07kk and medicinal! Like, oof. My pinch was almost too much. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1k7c…tvky I’m sure it’s often appreciated — all the horses/carriages take tourists around this neighbourhood because it’s one of the garden capitals of Canada. :) npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Blargh, hump day, blargh. Blargh, blarghedy-blargh-blargh. Hump day. Meh! Blargh. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Soup and sandwich. Bacon-avocado-tomato on a ciabatta* bun, and some asparagus soup. *Homemade, gluten-free. #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/238/758/670/887/014/original/aa14aef744a644a3.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub193r…dvlz I dunno, about N hour or so? But I have a “quick boil” burner so I kept that maxed out. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I don’t have any room in my freezer, so I reduced all my turkey stock down to a thick jus. Now I have to add 425 ml of water to each of these “stock cubes” to rehydrate it. Space saver! Into the freezer it goes. I’ll pop it into a little container after. #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/233/676/369/497/650/original/cf74ec01cea0456a.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Stumbled on an engagement/wedding shoot last night. What you can’t see here is how freakin’ cold it was. She must have been dying in that dress. #photography #sunset #nature #yyj https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/227/880/545/770/896/original/9689b9dcf4aad238.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1f2m…h630 I renewed my passport in Vancouver and was running errands during that. I did get a look but I didn’t have proper glasses. It was pretty cool tho. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron (No, I don’t think we are all going to die in the eclipse. So dumb. There will be an 18% eclipse where I live. It’ll get dimmer. Yay. Whatever.) npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Only two more sleeps until we all die in eclipse hellfire. So sad. Sigh. Nice sunset though. (Victoria B.C. Canada) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/222/153/467/973/366/original/3a32673c191b6839.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1x30…upec I haven’t pruned it as severely as I did this winter, but it looked pretty bad. Turns out that worked well! Only left an inch or two. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1x30…upec but I also cut it down to the ground in the winter so it comes back fresh in the spring on its own accord. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1x30…upec I dunno! Just south-facing and a big 5-gallon grow bag. Water generously in the morning and mist at night. I don’t fertilize. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron What’s happening to libraries is right out of Maoist China and Stalin. When they come for the thinkers, you best be paying attention, because democracy’s on the outs. I mean, that’s if you already have been sleeping through the terrorizing of women’s bodies and trans rights and racial oppression and all that jazz. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron If YOU want to buy ESTABLISHED PLANTS so you have a plug-&-play garden with less of a learning curve, then go you! You buy that shit, man! Plant those plants! Insta-food-garden? Fuck, yeah! Don't you let ANYONE shame you for taking shortcuts that get you planting & growing your food. However you get that hobby started, let it empower you! These "plant seeds, not seedlings" people are HARMING the grow-your-own-food culture. Whatever gets you gardening is a beautiful thing. Just grow it. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Learned a new trick that's apparently an ancient Mexican trick for cooking tamales: Put river rocks in the steaming water. This way, as your tamales (or whatever) steams, the clattering of the rocks tells you there's still enough water for the job. When the rocks stop rattling, you've run out of water and things will burn soon. I know I'll be throwing some rocks in the dishwasher for this little hack! #food npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Lazy night. Veggie platter. I made muttabal (like baba ghanoush but with pomegranate molasses) on Sunday, so that and carrots and celery, plus air fryer home fries with Aleppo pepper, and some garlicky mayo for dipping. Watching Shogun now for the first time. #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/204/674/515/543/370/original/cff50e9aa2d819af.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1mvs…35k5 I would loooooove to be able to grow those kinds of things. I might have to see if there is somewhere in our building garden to plant such things. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Roasted potato and some turkey breast. Some tomato salad on the side. Dry brined the turkey breast overnight with garlic, tarragon, and thyme. The potatoes, I parboiled in homemade chicken stock with thyme and garlic and salt. They’re (air fryer) roasted with seasoned duck fat. I reduced other homemade stock with the potato liquid after for a jus for the turkey. #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/187/593/727/226/573/original/ef668b99c4e970ca.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub13k2…tw0p hahhaahahah. Sigh. We was duped. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Beginning to think that, if I haven’t used it after four years, the “Essential Instant Pot Cookbook” is not, in fact, essential. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1wq9…w3rr oh, come on. Ha. :) npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Was Easter Nietzsche’s favourite holiday, because God is dead? npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1f8l…hrzp that's how i feel too hahah npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1u0r…92zh I baked bread too but I think it looks sad! Oof. I am proud of my potato roasting game. Haha. Old school techniques though. Everyone from Delia Smith to Heston Blumenthal do the same method. I’m so happy it works so much faster in an air fryer. :) Here’s to rainy day food!! npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I allowed my potatoes to cool completely before roasting them and they are so much fluffier inside and crisper. Air fryer for the win. #food (It’s the parboil slightly, steam dry, then shake to fluff and add fat/season and roast method.) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/147/816/161/121/238/original/3a00d8cc6cbc42b5.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Man, this is a crazy rain system. It’s stalled right on top of us. My whole body is full of “fuck you.” Wow. The back, the knees, all the things. I am lowering my expectations for accomplishments today! But I pulled some pork tenderloin from the freezer and I’m making schnitzel soon, have roasted potatoes already, and braised some cabbage. Figure German food makes good use of all my stuff I gotta use, and tastes good in a spring rain. I’ll post a pic later. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron big heat wave hitting the coast starting today. we'll see nearly 20-degree sunny days this weekend. on the one hand, love that. on the other, we lose all snowpack and fire season looks even more alarming than it already is, considering several fires outlived the winter already and are primed to explode once the land dries. yay, climate disaster times are fun to live in! but yes, i will be gardening. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Eric Carmen died. I want it on record that his is the best version of All By Myself, not just because he wrote it, but because he clearly felt it when he recorded it. Hell of a songwriter. And I’ll always love “Make Me Lose Control.” npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron So, I’m taking a break from writing for a living because I’m & burnt out & I want to focus on me. But I was asked by an editor to write this. I’m not a fan of this title. “Small changes” makes it sound easy but it is an entire lifestyle change that I kept expanding on over the course of 4 years. Year 1, I lost 35 pounds, next year was 30 pounds. Then 25, & last year was 20 pounds. So, clearly staying consistent pays off, with mindful changes. Anyhoo. Words for you! https://www.eatingwell.com/how-i-lost-110-pounds-8606674 npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I am a CRAZY LADY. I roasted bones and skin, etc, for stock last night and say the perfect chicken fat and thought “I WONDER HOW THAT WOULD TASTE IN HOLLANDAISE?” So I made Hollandaise with chicken fat, lemon, paprika. It’s on a fresh biscuit, with roasted asparagus, with crispy hashbrowns. And would I do it again? I would! #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/993/779/560/625/912/original/601862a3c46e6fbb.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Above seasonal day to proceed a rainy turn on Sunday, then a cold front, so it’s a whole lot of weirdness in the air pressure. But just a standard issue beautiful sunset tonight. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/978/480/136/123/117/original/e6f9ff31e65450ae.jpeg https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/978/480/206/764/329/original/99b22e4d11daad7d.jpeg https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/978/502/184/635/965/original/34ad3058c271bccb.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1rcz…jdt9 life after gluten! Huzzah! Now to make GF pasta sometime soon. :) npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron So last night I made my first great gluten-free bread and I’m shocked it’s such a “real bread” experience. Soft, airy, spongy, toasts well. The recipe is from a Facebook group, and is brown rice, sorghum, tapioca, potato, and cornstarch. My allergies mean I doubled the potato starch and nixed the corn — so, potato is the dominant ingredient here. I made my first sandwich and got emotional about it because I wasn’t sure I’d ever love sandwiches again. But… yay. 🤗🥹#food #glutenfree https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/954/216/726/493/712/original/d3efa12398595674.jpeg https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/954/216/870/987/420/original/4b07abf25f4460b1.jpeg https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/954/216/913/481/417/original/d2b42aed759d58c8.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I think I finally found my happy place with rosti making. The perfect process is a combo of techniques* from 2 food blogs, with a tricks of my own, & low slow heat in a cast iron skillet. It makes “gluten free” into tasty food. Topped with avocado & tomato, a side of eggs. (Grate potatoes, salt them, let sit, squeeze out juice, season — sage, salt, pepper—& lightly toss with neutral oil, microwave In loose pile 45 seconds, put in preheated pan over medium low for 10 min a side. Etc.) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/908/807/740/413/014/original/f60ce4aa3d922c07.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub12kp…xmmh LIES npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Turning my first loaf of failed gluten free bread into bread crumbs. Always turn failed bread into bread crumbs. Make schnitzel, be happy. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub19s6…4rd4 they have a kit that can be purchased for about $70 us for starting one up, including liability papers, etc. :) on the website, repaircafe.org. it only started in 2009 and now there are 3,000 worldwide! It’s spreading. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron A complete stranger took my Kitchenaid mixer on, fixed it, and delivered it back to me, all for a $20 tube of degreaser and some thanks. Repair Cafes are amazing, and they're all around the world -- look in your community for a Repair Cafe for things you can't fix. I'm so thrilled. It was a gift from my stepmom and my brother did an idiotic job of packing it when he shipped it to me, which broke shit. Dude not only repaired things, but fabricated a new knob for me. Most humans are good. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Smart toothbrushes got hacked. TOOTHBRUSHES. Jesus, just because it CAN be a smart device doesn't mean you should USE it. Every smart device you own is another point of vulnerability in your life. I have trust issues. I prefer not-smart. https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/three-million-malware-infected-smart-toothbrushes-used-in-swiss-ddos-attacks-botnet-causes-millions-of-euros-in-damages npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I am still laughing at the Spoutible data breach. The owner is such a prick, and has been for a while, and it’s why I never seriously considered joining. I wasn’t trading one mercurial billionaire for a wanna-be-mercurial billionaire. So I find it hilarious this smug “we have such a safe platform, that the only reason you’re not there is you won’t use a place owned by a Black man,” which of course does the fight against racism no favours. What a dick. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/883/422/607/760/705/original/5cdcbd4c3dbed9b4.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub13tx…njfz I made it years ago when trying to do a knock-off of the Noodle Box. It's on an old blog of mine. I link to the sauce in it but I haven't made these in 15 years and I have no idea if it's great right now. I'm not sticking that closely as I have to get off soy, etc: https://thelastditch.blogspot.com/2008/01/spicy-peanut-chicken-stirfry-noodlebox.html npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Making a little Thai spicy peanut base sauce tonight and I'm pretty stoked about it. Huzzah. Bring on the peanutty goodness. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron I am slowly reaching burnout phase on social media. There are so many angry people all the time. On every platform. And then there are always-online-people who feel the need to engage constantly when maybe they should dial that back. God knows I have a bucket of online faults and flaws, but it all comes back to just being online too much. Between now and the end of the year, I’m gonna try to get the fuck off the internet a lot more. There isn’t much that’s healthy about this these days. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Reached the “cut a bitch” threshold while running errands, & all my brain cells died, so I did None of the Things Correctly in Full, & I feel like my entire day was a various assortments of fails. Then I was like I WILL MAKE A HAMBURGER, THIS WILL BE GOOD! & since I’m dairy & gluten-free right now, a convenience burger is very inconvenient to locate. I get the beef, & then YAY, NO GLUTEN FREE BUNS. So I was sad, had no burger, & instead ate a giant bag of tortilla chips & salsa. 🙄 npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1c5l…llq0 Here's hoping. I would love to see BC get in the landlord business and open up 10,000+ units of non-market housing throughout the province. We really need radical new housing ideas that are already successful in the rest of the world. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Hot (coffee) take: I loathe pour-over coffee. It tastes weak to me. I hate light roasts. If I wanted to drink tea, I would. Dark coffee is a flavour profile. One I like. Profoundly. People spend hundreds on whiskey that tastes like smoky burnt peat. Mezcal tastes like drinking a campfire sometimes. But a dark coffee is a problem? I toast my toast so it’s dark. I like caramelized crust on pie. It doesn’t mean I have inferior tastes. Luckily there’s a flavour profile for everyone. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/840/395/910/911/242/original/5afaacdb440dee5a.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1l7v…70au I’m afraid that’s confidential. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1cfr…8g0l it’s only a harmless rock if you don’t get in its way. Geese, on the other hand, will find you. I see your point but still. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron “How large is it?” “Well, sir, I’ll put it to you in relatable terms — it has the girth of 64 Canadian geese.” “THAT BIG?” “Indeed. Perhaps — I say this cautiously — as many as 68.” “Alert the media.” https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/836/892/912/561/808/original/ea0ccc86571df77d.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron So I says, “self, what would it be like if I mashed up some birria beef tacos with huevo rancheros?” So “huevos birriancheros” were born! (GF) flour tortillas, a layer of spicy pinto beans, then the top layer has birria sauce & beef. I was GONNA make it a Benny but talked myself down to a 3rd egg. I threw some birria sauce in the skillet before I cracked the eggs, so they cooking with a bit of flavour too. Homemade salsa & mashed avocado complete me — I mean, complete the dish. #food https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/835/202/025/041/304/original/21d8df31dffefd30.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron LOVING the rain. About half the snow is melted already. By end of day, we'll have reached the fourth straight month of 100mm+ rain here in Victoria, which hasn't happened since 2016 — and was the only year in the last 10 to have 5 months of 100+mm. Our forests and rivers need it so much. Source: https://victoria.weatherstats.ca/charts/rain-monthly.html npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Significant weather migraine. Might be getting that big snow dump here in Victoria. I wouldn’t mind if we did. Later, a trek for smoked turkey legs & a couple groceries pre-storm. I don’t need much. I’ve never used smoked turkey legs, they’re not common here. I’m excited to discover why they’re so popular in southern US communities, particularly Black chefs. They’ll keep fine in the freezer. They’re on for 2 for 1! Love me a post-holiday turkey sale. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Pond hockey! We don’t get this a lot in Victoria. #sunset #yyj https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/763/284/493/479/291/original/9c5f846553341ec9.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1f2m…h630 yeah, we can get weird things going on here. I feel like something’s gonna happen, but hopefully it’s just a day of a blip. The chance of freezing rain is very good too. Enviro Canada’s prognosis has dropped a couple degrees in the last couple hours. The GEM map is similar to the GFS for the island. 🙄 https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/763/251/407/587/752/original/9df303b046823cdf.jpeg npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron HELLO, DID YOU ORDER SOME FUCK-YOU-UP? BECAUSE SOMEONE DID. Here's the anticipated snowfall for the south coast of BC from Tuesday to Friday, and the models are getting increasingly inclined to heavy snowfall. This is about 45 centimetres for VICTORIA by Friday. This is the most recent map model. Take precautions and if you can work from home, you should! #bcstorm #yyj #bcwx https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/762/332/951/440/576/original/5e6cda732af134c4.png npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron Making something outside my comfort zone (because cabbage) but hey, let's go! If you're into cabbage and meat and Mexican flavours, this stew from New Mexico might fit the bill. https://farmersmarketsnm.org/recipes/new-mexican-cabbage-stew/ npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub1wq9…w3rr LOL, you rolled the dice on that trip, man. You're lucky! But it's sticking like nuts here now too. npub1zc6gweftz57ff4mtmducr6x60w2f6trmqsvsxeng8483n4z5hv9s83kj9v Steffani Cameron @npub16a3…9dah That's because the rest of the country are ignorant of how icy that tiny dusting of snow gets and how hilly Vancouver is. It's a completely different beast. Just like how they laugh at us for windchill warnings and shit, but I was at the beach a few days ago in PLUS NINE C and 70km winds and I told a guy "Bundle up, it's cold by the water" as he got out of his car, and he was like "You ain't kidding! I'm from Ottawa and this is a DIFFERENT kind of cold! I feel it right in the bones."