u/allthefrilliana

Genuinely it's a cut I rarely hear about and it is by far the best bang for your buck cut of pork out there when it comes to slow cooking. I have made it like a ragu, carnitas, and as if I was cooking ribs and it comes out so good every time!!! It works in a pot, a crockpot, or a casserole dish, so long as you can let it go low and slow for about 3 to 5 hours (depending on the size of the cuts) it will come out beautifully. Not only will you get silky and tender pork you will also get a collagen rich sauce as well. It's not that hard to find marked down either, with regular price being about $1.99/lb and a tray being about 3 to 4 lbs, being marked down to under $4 for the whole tray.

The recipe that got me in to cooking with them is based on Coco Larkin's pork neck ragu. I don't know the exact measurements behind the original recipe as it's behind a paywall so I guessed and not only does it make a delicious and rich pasta but it also makes enough to feed an army (I get about 8-10 servings out of this)

You need a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes + the same can's amount of water

A can of the italian seasoned tomatoes

As many minced garlic cloves as your heart desires (I do 4)

Tray of pork necks

1 good sized bay leaf

1 cup celery chopped

1 cup carrots chopped

1 cup onion chopped

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 tbsp Oregano

1 tbsp Basil

1/2 tbsp Rosemary (crushed and rolled between the fingers)

1 box of pasta

Pepper to taste

1/2 tbsp salt + salt to taste

Your preferred form of parmesan

I typically use my biggest pan for this recipe which is nonstick so I don't use any oil but if you're using a stainless steel pot then you will need it.

Pat the pork dry and use the 1/2 tbsp of salt to salt the pieces. Get the pan up to medium heat and brown the pork on all sides. Remove the pork and put aside, then fry up the onion, carrots, and celery in the pork fat all at once. Once softened add in the garlic and herbs and then once fragrant add in the tomato paste. Stir til homogenized and the tomato paste has darkened. If it sticks at any point during this stage, add a splash of water to deglaze. Add the crushed tomatoes, the seasoned tomatoes, and the extra can of water. Taste for salt and adjust. Add the pork back in, put the lid on and bring to a simmer. After about 2 to 3 hours they should be completely soft. Fish the pork back out, shred what still needs shredding, and get all of the bones out. Add the pork back in and the box of pasta, cook per box instructions, adding water if need be. When the pasta is done, stir in however much parmesan as your heart desires and serve!

Hopefully this inspires you to try something new!

I have had a hankering for radishes, zucchini, and patty pans recently and the grocery store options near me aren't cutting it quality wise. I'm on a somewhat limited budget so I can't go crazy but I would love to be able to support some local farmers and get my veggie fix in. I'm also limited by where public transit goes as well so I gotta keep it within city/county limits :/ What market, or even booth, would you all recommend for me?

TIA!

Hello! I'm open to both friends and romance with people between the ages of 20 and 26, with a preference for POC mascs when it comes to romance however I'm also very open to POC femmes as well. I have no gender/genital preference and prefer to bottom but I can give as good as I get lol

I'm 5'6 and consider myself midsize, with most of my mass being in my stomach and legs. I have very muscular legs so if there's ever play wrestling involved just know that if you get trapped in there, you aren't leaving. My hair is super curly and dark brown and complemented by my dark green eyes (I call them pirate glass green, as they only look green when the light hits them). I'm biracial, half white and half black, I have found that I pass as racially ambiguous in non-black spaces. I like to wear fun colors and play around with fashion, I love a long cotton maxi skirt, my brown sketcher wedges, a fun frilly top, and a metal belt heavy enough to bust a car windshield in lol

I'm currently working my way though college but I always make time for the people in my life. I don't really drink (not a big fan of alcohol) and I don't smoke at all, but I love to go out dancing when one of my favorite djs is booked for a set. I also love learning about art, food, and culture from around the world. I have very progressive politics and it is something that will come up. I like to watch video game play throughs and occasionally read really dense books on anthropology, art, history, race, and gender and then chew on it for the next couple weeks.

I'm looking for a fellow poc in my same general area who would be interested in a relationship, I like calm temperaments and emotionally mature people, those who love to talk and know how to bounce off another person as I enjoy making people laugh and love building up a fake scenario. They don't need to be extroverted as I can muster up enough for the both of us but I would like someone I can go out to events and have fun with. I highly value clear communication and I will be direct with what I have to say but will never be purposefully mean.

If this piques your interest feel free to shoot a dm or ask a question here :)

Disclaimer- I'm not talking about any sort of established color code but something much more general and vague.

I was talking with a friend the other night about how we've been seeing more and more people talk about how they're attracting only white queers instead of their intended audience and among the obvious signs that they might only date white people (basically conforming with the white beauty standard more than the average person) the topic of the use of color came up. For context we are both a part of the African Diaspora so the only dynamic we can really examine is the black/white dynamic which makes me interested in if there's something similar in other races' dynamics with white people.

For example more earthy tones on a black feminine person could possibly signal that there isn't a clear preference or a preference for other black people, while really strict neutral tones could imply a preference for a white partner, or maybe even a white man, when combined with other factors, such as choice in hairstyle, fashion, and relationship dynamic preferences, but nothing guaranteed as everyone has their own style preference. However this idea can also quickly fall in to the trap of assuming everyone alternative is in to white people which is very much not true.

The use of what would be considered atypically seen colors and color combinations for your area can also read as queer because it both implies that you're artsy, which people assume is inherently queer, and also that you've decided to deviate from the established path of mainstream fashion which is also queer.

I'm curious is this is something that anyone in here has observed or if there's a similar dynamic of appearance when it comes to interracial queer dating.