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Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 23 Dec 2023 (aussie.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/melbourne@aussie.zone
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Times like these I'm glad our family never did xmas. A relative in the 'Rat has invited me this year though so I got something for the little kiddo months ago... nobody else gets anything though.

I've got to bring a fancy salad though, and I almost never make them. And it has to be disassembled so it can survive a 2hr drive tomorrow afternoon to be reassembled on the other end.

I will have to steel myself and tackle the fancy grocery today.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    A fancy salad. I did not know such things existed.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Fancy salad is very similar to a normal everyday salad but with pomegranite seeds and possibly some sort of fancy cheese. Or I might be out of date and there is a new definition of fancy this year.

    If you go back in time you will find a fancy salad involves jelly. Hopefully this is one trend that will never repeat.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's funny because I was thinking if you want a pretty salad you just add pomegranate seeds but they're not in season. Couldn't think of anything else that would make it fancy. Haha.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think the trend before pomegranate seeds was flowers on top, probably with a large amount of rocket.

    If you can't get pomegranate you could probably do something like pear and blue cheese.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That is fancy. What about segmented orange?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Orange can be fancy, but you need to make sure each segment is peeled with no white bits. Which is either incredibly fiddly or requires a soak in a pectin disolving enzyme.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    My cousin sent me recipes of pear and walnut type things and honestly even that is too much for me. I don't even eat basic tomato and lettuce salad. I eat lots of veg, just can't be bothered making salads... I can't "think salad".

    This is too hard. I'm going to change tack and suggest some top notch broccolini or green beans with a tasteful sprinkling of garlic infused olive oil and sumac and stuff like that. Maybe my aunt's excellent julienned-cabbage stir fry that makes a great side even if it's cold.

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