no oven and limited ingredients help

hello! my oven doesnt work well, so avoiding to use it, but the broil function does work though. I have a bunch of random ingredients but cant figure out what to make other than mashing everything into a soup or puree. Can y'all help me come up with better ideas?
Ingredients:
cauliflower, carrots, parsnips, 2 bell peppers, garlic, onion, frozen spinach, frozen celery.
These are the produces i'd like to go through, especially the fresh stuff before it goes bad. I have rice and pasta i can use as my starch for the meals.
Thanks a lot to anyone that replies with ideas.

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u/Pepperslullaby — 6 hours ago

Where to buy good every day shoes for women with wide feet?

Hi! I usually buy shoes at winners and such, but they barely last a couple years of daily use and don't come in many sizes comfortable for someone with wide feet.

I'm not looking for hiking shoes, I just want comfortable sneaker lile footwear for daily use when going on walks, going to be store, for work, etc.

Thanks a lot 🙏

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u/Pepperslullaby — 7 days ago

Eating food is so hard...

I hate struggling with food in the morning 😭 I'm so hungry but nothing here interests me. I try to eat but I gag and can't swallow without feeling like I'm gonna puke. And I have puked in the past when forcing myself to eat due to the action of swallowing the food. and I know I should eat before I go run errands in this heat but right now I'm just on my floor trying not to cry because idk how to get through this....

I used to have a meal replacement powder that was affordable and good, but it got discontinued and ever since then I'm struggling even more with food... Because I don't eat in the morning I can't take my meds either cause if I take them on an empty stomach I feel all sorts of fucked up... And yes I have tried to find a new meal replacement shake/powder but anything I find is either gross, too expensive, has dairy in it, or not a full complete meal replacement and is just a protein shake which isn't what my body needs...

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u/Pepperslullaby — 15 days ago
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Bummed out by admissions closing 45min earlier than advertised

I waited in line for over 3hours to go take a tour of the beautiful ship Amerigo Vespucci.

Online it was advertised that admissions closed at 5pm. By 4:15pm they decided to close admissions early and everyone was turned away.

I'm so fkn bummed out and I won't be able to go tomorrow cause I have other obligations to tend to...

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u/Pepperslullaby — 18 days ago

Younger cat not respecting older cat and plays too rough?

General info;

Grey cat is older (10 years old), is a tripod, sterilized, vaccinated, microchipped. I've had him for 4 years now. His name is Ninja.

Brown tabby is younger (6 years old), sterilized, vaccinated, microchipped, and has A LOT of energy, and seems to play rough with Ninja, but not with me, when I try to play with him. I adopted him 3 years ago. His name is Adam.

Other than these moments of unequal rough housing, they get along fine and cohabitate well. Introductions went well when I adopted Adam, and I will catch them grooming each other or sleeping close together sometimes. They won't be full on cuddling, but they'll sleep on the same bed or couch, butt to butt or back to back. I followed the Jackson Galaxy method to introducing cats.

I have shelves for them to climb on all over the apartment, a cat wheel, multiple cat trees, a plethora of toys, I play with them daily, they get balcony time (leash+harness or in a tent for safety), and they have a clean bill of health according to the veterinarian.

My observation is that Adam wants to play rough? Or maybe he's showing dominance behavior ? I'm not sure. And Ninja is not interested. Sometimes they play nicely, I have observed that, but more often Adam pounces on and bites Ninja hard and doesn't let go. Ninja will yowl, growl and hiss and run away, but Adam doesn't get the message and will "hunt" him down and pounce on him and pin him until I intervene.

I play with Adam daily, with a variety of different toys, but he is uninterested most of the time. He will show minimal interest compared to his interest in "hunting" Ninja and pouncing on him. I even use those toy hand puppet things to see if Adam just wants someone to play rough with but he runs away and doesn't wanna play rough with me. He only wants to play rough with Ninja. I have like 6 different toy wands, and he barely shows interest, regardless of how I use them (bird, mouse, snake, etc). A variety of kicker toys, springs, catnip toys, silvervine toys, chew toys, etc. they get fed in puzzle feeders that I change out every meal as well. I've been teaching them tricks too such as sit, lay down, paw, spin, etc.

I have started putting Adam in timeout in the bathroom for maximum 5min to give Ninja some respite when I notice this happening too intensively. But even after months of doing this, Adam does not seem to get the message that hissing and running away means Ninja doesn't wanna play... I'm afraid this will impact Ninja's mental health and wellbeing....

What do you all think? Is there anything else I should try that I haven't mentioned here?

Ps. This video is quite tame. Sometimes it ends up in Ninja yelling and fur flying.

I tried to add as much info as possible, but it's also possible I missed some details that I will edit in as needed.

Thanks a lot

Edit; I have had cat sitters in the past say that Adam does not behave this way when I am not home! So this seems to be only behavior he exhibits when I am home, not with any other human caring for them.

u/Pepperslullaby — 22 days ago

Unsure what meds to try next

Hello! I was diagnosed with ADHD (+BPD) a few years ago. I have since then tried Vyvanse, Concerta, and Straterra, over the course of a couple years and have found none of these actually help me. Vyvanse and Concerta make me feel strung out even at the lower doses, it feels too similar to when I used to consume speed/meth and other illicit stimulants (I was a drug addict over 10 years ago). Straterra made me feel weak, lightheaded, dizzy, and my depression got wayyyyyyy worse. I have also experimented with Quetiapine and Citalopram/Escitalopram, which I sadly didn't think these medications helped with my anxiety, sleep or depression at all. I just felt like an emotionally constipated zombie.

I have asked my psychiatrist (I don't have access to anymore) and family doctor (still have her) what other meds I can try to help me with my ADHD symptoms (lack of motivation, executive dysfunction, emotional regulation, head with a thousand racing thoughts and multiple radios playing at the same time, etc.), depression, and anxiety, and they have both Informed me I do not have other medication options.

I know this isn't true. So I am here looking for ideas on what medications to suggest to my dr for me to try. I have suggested Wellbutrin in the past, but she told me she won't prescribe it to me cause it increases anxiety... I might ask again about it, and tell her I'm willing to try cause I'm desperate to get some relief in my every day life...

To note also, I've been in various therapies since 2018. They've helped a lot, but I need that extra boost. Thanks a lot

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u/Pepperslullaby — 1 month ago

Harness recommendations please

I've been harness and leash training my cat for a while now, but can't seem to find a harness that fits him good. The best fit so far is the brand rabbitgoo, but the clips look uncomfortable behind his elbows, and the harness looks bothersome around the neck area too.

I have attached a picture to show what I mean. Is there a similar harness but without big clips behind where the elbows go ? And maybe doesn't look like the neck part goes up to his chin? It seems to make it hard for him to groom himself which frustrates him and then he bites the harness.

Thanks a lot

u/Pepperslullaby — 2 months ago

Tips and tricks to keep apartment cool during summer ?

The heat is ridiculous already. I have a window a/c on full blast, curtains closed, windows closed, all fans on max settings, and my apartment is still basically as hot inside as it is outside ... And I can't get a bigger a/c with higher BTU as my lease says the limit is 10k BTU for a/c and I'll admit the a/c I have already breaks that rule at 12k BTU!

Does anyone have any tips of tricks for keeping the apartment cool ?

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u/Pepperslullaby — 3 months ago

No planaria unavailable in Canada

No planaria is not available in Canada sadly, and I recently learned it can kill snails and shrimps months after treatment, so not the best option for my tank.

I am not sure what I could get instead to get rid of these pesky planaria!

Fellow Canadians, what do you use?

I went to a LFS and they told me I'd have to strip the aquarium empty and bake the substrate in the oven or buy new substrate and new everything.... And the pet store told me to use a product called SnailZAP but I see no mention of it working on planaria ? Maybe I didn't use the right keywords while searching online, but it definitely doesn't say anything about planaria on the bottle.

Please help and thank you !

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u/Pepperslullaby — 3 months ago

Qui fait du CSRM ici? Who does TNR here?

Je veux aider Les chats errants ici en participant au projet CSRM de la SPCA, Mais jai aucune idee comment m'y prendre, surtout en consideration des heures de la SPCA.

La SPCA dit entre 7 h à 10 h ou entre 17 h à 20 h pour ammener Les chats a etre sterilizer, MAIS Les chats errants ici ne sortent pas Durant ces heures la meme si je depose de la nourriture dehors seulement Durant ces heures la.

Est ce que je suis supposer trapper les chats a minuit et le laisser dans la trappe cage jusqua 7am? Cest sure si je Les sort de la cage pour les mettre dans ma Salle de Bain temporairement que ça va etre plus de trouble que autre chose avec des chats qui nont jamais Eu de contact humains 😅

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u/Pepperslullaby — 3 months ago

I regret giving you a chance

I regret letting you convince me to give you a chance and date you.

We should've stayed friends instead.

I regret believing you when you said "I know what I'm getting myself into, and I know you're my dream partner". Because in the end, you didn't know what you were getting into despite the warnings and me revealing all my secrets and flaws from the very start. And you didn't see me as I truly was as your perfect dream partner, it's the vision of who I was when I was 16 and who you wanted me to become that you were in love with. Not the real me that was standing in front of you all those years.

After almost 4 years of trying and failing, I finally decided enough is enough. We had to stop torturing ourselves and trying to make something work that wasn't meant to be. I broke up with you. And you seemed to agree it was the right thing to do, and you said you wanted to stay friends and you begged me to let you keep my 🌶️pictures🌶️ on your computer when I gave it back to you.

But the day you came to get your things at my place, was the day I found out you were going around telling everyone I abused you...

Which confused me... Because I've put so much effort into being the best version of myself, did years of therapy, and doing my hardest to not act or be a person with trauma, ADHD, BPD, (possible but not diagnosed yet) autism, (C-)PTSD, etc. I tried all the meds, I even suggested couples counseling from the very beginning, but you didn't want it and you basically refused to put any effort into you yourself going to therapy even though you had your own personal struggles and demons.

And I could go and say all the things you did wrong to all my friends and family and everyone else that asks, but I don't want to fight fire with fire, even though you did horrible things in the relationship too.

Like the first time we saw each other IRL again after matching on that dating app. You got so excited you stuffed your hand down my pants without my consent. I pushed you away. And then during the whole relationship you'd get upset with me and get all mopey when I wasn't in the mood for intimate relations especially through the back door....

You never loved me for me. You loved the idea of me.

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u/Pepperslullaby — 3 months ago

I regret giving you a chance

I regret letting you convince me to give you a chance and date you.

We should've stayed friends instead.

I regret believing you when you said "I know what I'm getting myself into, and I know you're my dream partner". Because in the end, you didn't know what you were getting into despite the warnings and me revealing all my secrets and flaws from the very start. And you didn't see me as I truly was as your perfect dream partner, it's the vision of who I was when I was 16 and who you wanted me to become that you were in love with. Not the real me that was standing in front of you all those years.

After almost 4 years of trying and failing, I finally decided enough is enough. We had to stop torturing ourselves and trying to make something work that wasn't meant to be. I broke up with you. And you seemed to agree it was the right thing to do, and you said you wanted to stay friends and you begged me to let you keep my 🌶️pictures🌶️ on your computer when I gave it back to you.

But the day you came to get your things at my place, was the day I found out you were going around telling everyone I abused you...

Which confused me... Because I've put so much effort into being the best version of myself, did years of therapy, and doing my hardest to not act or be a person with trauma, ADHD, BPD, (possible but not diagnosed yet) autism, (C-)PTSD, etc. I tried all the meds, I even suggested couples counseling from the very beginning, but you didn't want it and you basically refused to put any effort into you yourself going to therapy even though you had your own personal struggles and demons.

And I could go and say all the things you did wrong to all my friends and family and everyone else that asks, but I don't want to fight fire with fire, even though you did horrible things in the relationship too.

Like the first time we saw each other IRL again after matching on that dating app. You got so excited you stuffed your hand down my pants without my consent. I pushed you away. And then during the whole relationship you'd get upset with me and get all mopey when I wasn't in the mood for intimate relations especially through the back door....

You never loved me for me. You loved the idea of me.

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u/Pepperslullaby — 3 months ago

Anyone want free isopods ?

I got too many Porcellio isopods I want to part ways with, as they are multiplying faster than I can manage them. Dairy cows, wild types, milkbacks are the morphs I have. They can be good pets, but also can be used as feeder for bearded dragons, scorpions, etc. or as a clean up crew for a bioactive setup!

I am giving them away for free, but I don't do shipping.

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u/Pepperslullaby — 3 months ago