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Stroganoff Hack

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I didn't have sour cream in order to make a banding stroganoff, and even after making this I prefer it made with sour cream.  However, this was a decent hack.  In the future, I think I'll be buying plain greek yogurt instead of flavored so I can sub that in for sour cream.  I also didn't have stew meat, which is my usual go to for stroganoff.  I did have a frozen bubba burger and some brussel sprouts.  So how did I do it?  A splash of vinegar gave it that sour taste, and using a roux thickened it up. Ingredients: Mashed potatoes (go look up how to make those, I'm not doing anything special, use instant if you want) 5 large brussel sprouts (double for two - I just sliced, oiled, salted, then roasted these for 15 minutes in my air fryer at 380 F) 1 medium onion, diced 1 tablespoon oil (i usually run with canola) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 frozen bubba burger (This was also in my air fryer, I took it out after 10 minutes because it was cooked partially and all defrosted, I c

My first tournament

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So today I played my first tournament through the MTGMelee website, hosted by Degenerate Gaming and sponsored by Ultra Pro  (use checkout code  DEGEN  for 5% off).  It was open registration, had a low entry fee ($3 USD total) and was a well run event through the Degenerate Gaming discord server and the MTGMelee website. When I started the tournament, somehow my MTG Arena game client lost the deck I'd submitted!  Ouch!  Luckily, backend tournament support was able to help me by sending my my submitted decklist in a DM on Discord (shoutout to IcedYoshi  for being quick on the support)! All of my opponents were good-mannered players, which is always a bonus when playing MTG.  I ended up in spot 22/41 with 3W - 3L and while I was watching the coverage between tournament rounds, I was lucky enough to win a door prize as a player!  $25 gift card to Ultra Pro, which I may try to give away in my stream, I'll touch base with the Degen team to see if it's a transferrable code. All

The Japanese Curry-influenced katsu curry?

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I'm not entirely sure how to properly attribute this delicious curry properly for all of it's cultural influences, but I know at the very least we must give praise to India and Japan. Here's how I go about it:   Curry Ingredients:  2 tablespoons canola oil (or other neutral oil)  1 medium onion, diced  3 cloves garlic, minced  2 tsp fresh grated ginger (I use paste)  2 carrots, diced  2 small potatoes, diced  2 cups frozen green peas  3 cups vegetable stock (i like better than boullion)  2 tablespoons soy sauce  2 tablespoons honey  1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce  1 crispy chicken breast/patty (veggie substitute, maybe some shrimps, whatever you like for protein)  Roux:  3 tablespoons flour  4 tablespoons butter (or canola oil if you're cooking vegan)  garam masala (see below)  2 tablespoons yellow curry powder Garam Masala:  I can't find any garam masala premixed blends in my local grocery, but I was able to buy quite a few of the ingredients to make my own.  F