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Creamy white bean and leek stew in a white bowl, topped with golden toasted breadcrumbs and fresh thyme, garnished with two lemon slices. The bowl sits on a dark wood table with minimal festive decor in the background. Ingredients • 400 grams of butterbeans (with liquid if using canned) • 3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced • 1 teaspoon of za’atar spice • 3 sprigs of thyme • Zest of one lemon • Juice of half a lemon • 100 grams of silken tofu • 3 medium-sized leeks, washed and finely sliced • Yeast extract for seasoning • Salt to taste • 1 tablespoon of olive oil Instructions 1. Prep the Vegetables: Wash and finely slice the leeks. Peel the garlic and slice it thinly. 2. Sauté the Leeks: Heat a large pan over medium-high heat, add about a tablespoon of olive oil, and sauté the leeks for about 6 to 7 minutes. Then add the sliced garlic and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes. 3. Add the Beans and Seasonings: Pour in the butterbeans (with their liquid if using canned), season with a generous pinch of salt, add the za’atar, and stir in the lemon zest. Let everything come to a slight simmer. 4. Prepare the Creamy Sauce: In a separate container, combine the silken tofu, the lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Once the leek and bean mixture is simmering, take about 3 to 4 tablespoons of it and add it to the container with the tofu mixture. 5. Blend and Combine: Use an immersion blender to blend the tofu mixture until smooth and creamy. Then pour this creamy sauce back into the pan, mix thoroughly, and adjust the seasoning to taste.

It’s hot and I wanted something bright, delicious and simple. A creamy, herb-packed one-pot dish with sautéed leeks, garlic, lemon zest, and za’atar — blended with silken tofu and tender butterbeans. Topped with golden toasted breadcrumbs and fresh thyme

Citrusy, and full of comforting flavor 😊

I concur. This is a great urban fantasy series!

I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.

Auf dem Foto sieht man die Budapest Pride am heutigen Samstag. Tausende Menschen strömen über eine Brücke und tragen dabei eine riesige Regenbogen-Fahne.

Budapest ❤️🏳️‍🌈

I should have added: image by me, it’s not from the recipe 😊

Alt-Text für das Bild: A golden, crispy Persian tahdig (scorched rice) served inverted on a white plate, showcasing its uniformly browned crust. In the background, a bowl of mast-o-khiar (Persian cucumber yogurt dip) garnished with pomegranate seeds, raisins, dried mint, and a sprig of parsley sits partially visible. The table is dark wood, creating a warm, contrasting background. Text on the image reads: “Persian Rice with Tahdig & Mast-o-Khiar.”

It’s delightful! And don’t let anyone tell you it’s hard. It’s much simpler than many make it out to be and so with it! If I may recommend a great recipe, Nosrats recipe is fantastic food52.com/recipes/8266...

I’d love that for you!

I’m invested! In particular now that I finished watching Dept. Q.

I can’t wait to play the DLC. The main game was such a delight!

It’s unrelenting, isn’t it? Even things that used to bring us joy or maleness laugh, have to deal with all this and do it better than most. I feel you.

The best part of this seem to have been the press junkets these three have recorded because it’s a delight to see them together goofing off.

That’s a valid point. Usually having them returned to the sender will cause the senders to stop sending letters, it’s a drain on their resources after all when they have to process the returns.

Add a label to your postbox: XY wohnt nicht hier.

Write the following on the envelope: Zurück an Absender – wohnt nicht (mehr) hier, collect them and drop in the nearest post box. But, I’d recommend talking to your postman and explaining the problem. Ask for their advice.

Alternatively: file a complaint (link)

Then you might want to grab a huge bucket of popcorn because this could either be the biggest crash or the most obvious distraction to redeem one of the facist billionaires and knock down the dumber one.

That depends whether you want to engage in the biggest dysfunctional slap fight of the two most deplorable people in the world. I’ve got them muted but…

Mass Effect TV Series Snags Star Trek Beyond Writer as Showrunner - Reactor Doug Jung's previous credits also include The Cloverfield Paradox and Mindhunter.

The Mass Effect TV series had been hanging in dead space for years, but found a showrunner in Doug Jung (Star Trek Beyond, The Cloverfield Paradox):

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Hi, does the idea of Indiana Jones if the main character was Rachael Weiss's character from The Mummy sounds like fun? Then you need this book!

There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this:  The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. And know this: the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege.   Remember this. Try.

Here’s the entirety of Nemik’s Speech

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I wish this weren’t so timely.

"There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy...

...Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.

Remember this. Try."

If you like smart sci-fi with great characters, I can’t recommend Glynn’s books enough. Go get them!

This was fantastic! I’d love to read more and see where this goes.

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If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show.

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Ask your employer to get a CO2 sensor with a display like this: this allows for airing when needed, not too little, not too much and no need to let the ambient temp or the walls get too cold 😊

I stand corrected! Good for the artists 😊

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Maybe the obligatory pity point from Austria if at all. We have great bands, why is it so often this bad? Sigh.

Maybe some of you would like to add your points to Lynn‘s post?

That is heart wrenching. I hate our current time so much, this and what Merz tried on his first day. I feel so angry and yet helpless all the time.