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Your new favorite food find - Lizardbeth

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:48 -0000

I've taken to rolling my own sushi lately, and stumbled across one that I absolutely LOVE. It's got tempura mini shrimp (each shrimp is maybe the size of a quarter), cream cheese, and scallions. Roll those up as if you were doing a California roll, and over the top drizzle a 50/50 spicy sauce mix of mayo and the Chinese hot sauce with a rooster on the bottle (I do NOT remember the name of it). Yum yum!

Your new favorite food find - Thornwolf

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:08:34 -0000

Whisper: Sounds right up my alley! I'd love the recipe if you can get it :3 I actually oddly enough don't have any Asian friends anymore IRL as the small little mountain town I live in, the demographic is mostly white folks and don't have much ethnic cuisine aside from Mexican. We only just got a Thai food place up here in one of the resort towns (which is actually very good but they don't do the satay the way I like it). But I know where the Asian markets are so finding the ingredients shouldn't be a problem at all. I buy my spices there and at the Mexican carnecerias. Cheap, diverse, and in bulk :)

Your new favorite food find - Whisper Panthress

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:49:45 -0000

Thornwolf said: Oh yes, whats laksa? I'm interested, and also living in California :D

Mmm...Laksa... How to describe it. It's basically a mix of Malaysian coconut curry mix (if you think normal curry is hot... you might want to get some water for this) mixed with desired meats and tofu. It's topped over rice vermicelli and sometimes paired with Lime juice cordial. What you might want to do before making it yourself is to get an asian friend to get the best laksa in cali (I have to ask my relatives when I go there again where) and try it. It's not going to be as amazing as singapore, but it should be pretty good given the diversity of asians there. I'll have to ask my mom for the recipe :) I'm not fond of hot foods but laksa I make an exception for.

Your new favorite food find - Feather Dancer

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:36:39 -0000

Apple Crumble... Sure I've had it for years but why stop now? I love it, Mandarin Cheesecake and Lemon Meringue... Oh God I'm thinking about desserts now, this is gonna keep me up most of the night. That said little beats a good bit of Scottish shortbread, that and cream vanilla fudge have always been a big hit with me.

Your new favorite food find - Thornwolf

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:33:38 -0000

Oh yes, whats laksa? I'm interested, and also living in California :D

Your new favorite food find - Whisper Panthress

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:19:29 -0000

Thornwolf said:By the way I'm gonna be a community pimp and say that if anyone wants to post their concoctions with pictures and see what other people are posting, check out http://showandtellfood.livejournal.com.

Gasp, tryin to steal my customers away aren't ya? ;) J/k. More food = great and if I ever get my lazy tuccus off to buy a digicam I'm all for taking pics. Better go to sleep it's 4am and I'm still working on art and being an insomniac :P

Your new favorite food find - Thornwolf

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:12:15 -0000

I have 2 tikka masala recipes I use and modify to taste. The primary one most people seem to be familiar with is Gre7g's recipe, Kyoht's husband. Its really delicious! I change some of the spices (i notice he doesn't have curry listed in there at all, but I've been told by others that he does in fact put it in there, so I add some, I think a tablespoon worth? I love curry so I generally just add a lot) Just replace the water with heavy whipping cream. That one's located here. http://gre7g.livejournal.com/796.html Then there's also Foodnetwork.com if you just do a search for chicken tikka masala I think only 2 really good results come up, its the one that uses the oil base although when I tried it I found it to be much too oily. I may use cream and tomato soup for the base instead to counter the oil. But people liked the spice of this one better. And mmm satay! I make chicken satay as well. Take some yogurt, put in some curry, garlic, powdered ginger, dip your chicken in there, skewer, and grill. For the peanut sauce I use soysauce, peanutbutter, brown sugar, little bit of warm water for the brown sugar, lime juice and a bit of hot chili oil to give it a kick. Muy bueno! By the way I'm gonna be a community pimp and say that if anyone wants to post their concoctions with pictures and see what other people are posting, check out http://showandtellfood.livejournal.com. Its an LJ community I run where foodies like me post step by step/results images of the little kitchen triumphs with recipes :) And ooooh sushi. My favorite has always been the dragon roll. Tempura shrimp, avocado, eel soooometimes those little decorative fisheggs numnumnum

Your new favorite food find - soufex

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:58:22 -0000

rainbow roll sushi, but it's so expensive here D:

Your new favorite food find - WolfReign05

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:37:28 -0000

Home Made Pizza is awesome. :9

Your new favorite food find - Fru

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:17:06 -0000

Go Kooky! ;D Right now I love yam tempura or sweet potato rolls. @___@ I live in Vancouver (well, close by anyway) so sushi is always within walking distance :9 Mmm!

Your new favorite food find - SunCat

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:35:06 -0000

I love toasted everything bagel with cream-cheese, mmmmmm, and some tea.

Your new favorite food find - KoOkY!

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:31:53 -0000

I can toast a bagel. :D

Your new favorite food find - Whisper Panthress

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:45:47 -0000

Wadifahtook said: Thorn: Do you have a good tikka masala recipe that you would be willing to share? Recently I've been eating on such a small budget that I haven't been able to make too many food finds. Canned chicken isn't exactly gourmet eating! XD But, I suppose the last kick I was on had me craving and cooking marinated flank steak and potato salad.

Actually you can make some kick butt stuff with canned chicken broth, onions, virgin olive oil, chick peas, oregano, basil and some ditalini pasta! I used to room with an italian and he made the most awesome ethnic version of pasta fagiole without tomatoes. And it was very cheap to make.

Your new favorite food find - Whisper Panthress

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:22:33 -0000

Mmmm satay. Reminds me of when I lived in singapore. On that note, if you guys want a Singaporean laksa recipe just holler. If you're living in California you can easily find all the ingredients and it's absolutely delicious.

Your new favorite food find - Kensan Oni

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:38:14 -0000

Sweet Satay Dipping Sauce 1 tablespoon or so of Peanut Butter 1 tablespoon or so of Honey A splish splash of Milk (If i were to guess, about two tablespoons or so) Place in microwavable dish Nuke for 30 seconds Stir. Will create a even consistancy after a few moments. Serve with Vegetables, mini-corn dogs, or whatever you like to dip in things.

Your new favorite food find - Wadifahtook

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:18:38 -0000

Thorn: Do you have a good tikka masala recipe that you would be willing to share? Recently I've been eating on such a small budget that I haven't been able to make too many food finds. Canned chicken isn't exactly gourmet eating! XD But, I suppose the last kick I was on had me craving and cooking marinated flank steak and potato salad.

Your new favorite food find - Lozpie

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:17:46 -0000

I'm currently in love with making spicy red lentil soup! It's thick and hearty, perfect for cold nights (even in August there's plenty of them here in the UK). I've also been baking a lot of cookies lately, and I made mushroom curry for dinner last night which was absolutely gorgeous. Yum!

Your new favorite food find - Thornwolf

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:28:20 -0000

Curries of various kinds :D I'm on a total curry kick lately, to the point where I've been experimenting with making yellow curries and coconut curries and chicken tikka masala and the like.

Your new favorite food find - Whisper Panthress

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:41:02 -0000

Like the title says :D No limitations, can be from Double Gloucester cheese (Which i love) to butterfish sashimi (which I can almost eat myself out of house and home when I visit japan). Just what you think is OMG awesome. For me it would be Hong Kong's Seven Eleven kyoho grape slurpee. Oh... how awesome this slurpee tastes. I'm such a regular there the cashiers already know me. http://www.711slurpee.com/ (click on the yellow slurpee to see an all chinese description) It puts my old favorite blue raspberry slushee and icees to shame. :9

yerf.com - Rat

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:53:58 -0000

Thanks for the support, but I gave up and gave it back, I took the domain in the first place by logging in as him, so I didn't see what ground I had to stand on. I really don't wanna bring the drama here, I'll keep the yerf LJ community updated, since LJ is all about drama. :) http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/

yerf.com - Whisper Panthress

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:25:51 -0000

Is dingo really pressing litigation? Wow, not sure what to say on that one... Though I think if you need help on that kettle of fish people would be more than willing to do so.

Help identifying artists - Whisper Panthress

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:08:17 -0000

I think number four is Albert Temple, author of Gene Catlow

Furrs Fur Christ - Yuoo Fox

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:21:09 -0000

...would it be okay if I asked some questions when I got back?

Sure. If there's something you'd rather ask privately, my email is yuoo [at] yuoofox [dot] com Also, I'm not a forum moderator, so there might be some details I don't know.

Furrs Fur Christ - Doodle Bug

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:15:59 -0000

Thanks alot, this really helps. I've saved it to Microsoft Works so I don't lose it. Thanks again!

Furrs Fur Christ - linacrow

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:29:13 -0000

I'm not christian, but I looked over the forum, and I'm actually a bit interested. I'm getting ready to leave the house right now, but would it be okay if I asked some questions when I got back?

Furrs Fur Christ - Yuoo Fox

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:22:31 -0000

In the Comments section of someone's drawing, they asked me about a club I'm a member of, called Furrs Fur Christ. The comment chain on this person's drawing was starting to get long with discussion, so I decided it would be better to talk about it here on the forum. - - - - http://www.furrsfurchrist.com Furrs Fur Christ is an internet forum for Christians who like furry stuff. What is it for? It's supposed to be a safe haven for people who consider themselves Christians and furries. Not a Christian? Being a Christian (or even furry) isn't mandatory. We have had members from a variety of faiths (or non-faiths). Also, some of our members don't consider themselves to be furries. What We Do On this forum we chit-chat, share prayer requests, roleplay, write poems and stories, post links to artwork/videos, discuss various topics (sometimes controversial ones), offer advice and counseling, etc. Safeguards In the past, a couple of cynical humor websites posted some articles making fun of us (i.e. furries are sickos, etc). Since then, we've had to introduce safeguards to prevent flamers and trolls from becoming members. Tolerance of Christian Views Recommended Most F.F.C. members have relatively conservative Christian views about various issues, and sometimes this has made people feel unwelcome. Anybody can join and express differing opinions, but there are rules of etiquette and respect that everyone must follow. For example, saying "I disagree with that idea because..." is allowed and encouraged, but flaming the other person isn't.

Introductions - Spocha

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:35:57 -0000

I'm Spocha. I was the swedish girl who drew scawny characters with monstrous (nobody ever said it to my face D:) ears on Yerf. I have had galleries on many different sites, but tend to abandon them after awhile. A decade ago I my parents got us internets at home and once online it didn't take many Yahoo searches before I realised that I wasn't alone about drawing cartoon animals. I found Yerf and holy crap! It amazed me how much all the different styles varied and how people were able to color like professional illustrators. Nuff said. I was determined of becoming just as good. So I started practising. Nearly all my free time the following three years went into drawing. The art classes in school where of great help to learn about different medias. The next time Yerf took in new applicants I asked dad to scan some of my pictures and sent them in. And dood. I was accepted! By the same time I was accepted to the art programme at a well-respected highschool, hee! Yerf led to bigass internet fame. Although I never knew. I never made much sound in the community. When I got my DeviantArt account people would frequently comment that they recognized me from Yerf, and I would think "Huh, what? Wow, cool!" In recent years, as my muse is leading me to walk more experimental paths, and my professional career is expanded to a full time job, furry has been pushed quite aside. It's pretty much limited to random doodles in a pad on my desk at work. Just like it began, years ago. But I do owe it alot. I learned perspective and anathomy, composition, painting and storytelling through this form of art. And I seem hopelessly unable to leave this community behind, despite several tries. ;) So, here I am. Again. I hope to have some fresh art to put in my gallery soon.

Introductions - Lliira Snowfoxx

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:41:34 -0000

Hi I am new here too. I just found this site and liked the artwork. So I decided to set up a little corner for myself. Hopefully, I will be able to post more artwork, but "real life" has a nasty habit of getting in the way...

Help identifying artists - oCe

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:26:56 -0000

No clue about most, I recognize the TK from #13 as Tara-K Labus. http://www.t-k.ca/

Help identifying artists - dronon

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:16:04 -0000

Thanks again everyone for your replies to my last post! As a follow-up to that, can anyone help identify some of these artists for me? http://members.shaw.ca/dronon/unknownartists.html

FC2009 Con Book Art and Story Contest - LoranSkunky

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:42:03 -0000

If this is the wrong place, please let me know. FC2009 is proud to present a Con Book Art and Story contest. We will randomly select two art winners and one story winner from all of the entries, and each one of those winners will receive a Patron Level membership to FC2009. The Con Book editor will then decide who gets published in our Con Book form among all the entries,winners or not. Patrons membership to FC2009 includes: - A Free FC2009 t-shirt - Admittance to our Catered Patron lunch with our Guests of Honor - Cool Goodies such as our limited edition convention lapel pin and other gifts - The ever so cool Patron badge. The Rules - Each artist and author is limited to one entry per person. - Art , Stories and Poems have to be PG rated. No exceptions. - Art should fit the theme of FC2009, which is "Surf Safari". Which our website states as "Catch a wave and hang-ten off the shores of a Polynesian isle, or hit the beach and grab a mojito under the palm trees, listening to the call of tropical birds." So think of surfing films, hanging out at the beach and having a cool drink. - Poems, or Essays should also fit the theme as well. For more information, please email conbook@furtherconfusion.org Thanks

Introductions - dkeawt

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:32:34 -0000

hello. i am dew. blah blah new blah blah. how is everyone?

A question of artists' permissions - Drakenhart

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:02:46 -0000

First I want to say this. I LOVE YOU !!!! Only because what you posted says so much about your personal character as an individual. You actually CARE and have the conscious to feel scummy about this. That says a lot about you. As for the artwork, I have to echo... Its not for personal gain. There -shouldn't- be any issues. BUT do try to at least contact as many of the artists as possible. Put up a single webpage with the final result of placing them all together.., and list everyone who you can remember. Make you intent public so that if anyone DOES have an issue they can say so, and work something out with you. Place a link to the page in blogs and on artists boards asking others to spread it out so that the artists you can't get a hold of can find out about this. If by the time MFF rolls around (even if you wait until next year just to be sure), they have had the time to respond. The money goes to charity and as long as you list everyone who has continbuted, you are given them the credit most desire. :) That's my two cents. ;)

A question of artists' permissions - Richard Bartrop

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:01:50 -0000

Another way to look at it is, what a great selling point. Buy my art, and not only will it not cost you money, but you'll actually earn money.

A question of artists' permissions - Keovi

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:14:28 -0000

Kensan Oni said:
Keovi said: I've never understood why people get up in arms when someone resells a commissioned or purchased image. Reselling the physical image in no way violates distribution rights, and the person DID buy the art. Wouldn't saying you can't resell art you've bought be like saying it's unethical to sell a car you bought? I can't think of any legal reason you can't resell those sketches. It's not like you're making prints. And although some may not agree, I can't think of any reason it would be unethical.
Well... There is a case of the Peni's. Wendy Peni, the creator of Elfquest, had a problem at one point where she would be commissioned for an original Elf, which she did at a reasonable rate at one point... and then people would go and sell it on Ebay for 5 times what they paid for it the next day. Understandably, the Peni's were a bit miffed at this, and no longer do commission for nearly as little (actually, I'm not even sure they do them anymore at this point), and never for anything but their original characters anymore. Now note, I think it was less about the reselling of art, and more of the fact that the person went and turned around THAT DAY, and exploited the artist. So, really, it's not completely applicable to this discussion, but I can see where some artist could have a serious issue.

It's kind of harsh, but perhaps the artist(s) were exploiting themselves by charging so little (based on what you say). If I found someone could sell one of my originals for five times what I charged to buy it, I'd raise my prices by at least that much :P

A question of artists' permissions - oCe

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:27:33 -0000

I've seen people re-sell my art before. They're perfectly within their rights to do so; I sold them the physical object, they in turn are free to do with the original what they please... EXCEPT make copies, but that's what "copyright" law governs.

A question of artists' permissions - Amara Fox

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:34:21 -0000

People resell my stuff all the time, I don't care if someone resells it. I do take issue if someone reproduces it. I keep an eye on the reselling when it happens and sometimes it prompts me to raise my commission rates :D

A question of artists' permissions - Kensan Oni

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:12:40 -0000

Keovi said: I've never understood why people get up in arms when someone resells a commissioned or purchased image. Reselling the physical image in no way violates distribution rights, and the person DID buy the art. Wouldn't saying you can't resell art you've bought be like saying it's unethical to sell a car you bought? I can't think of any legal reason you can't resell those sketches. It's not like you're making prints. And although some may not agree, I can't think of any reason it would be unethical.

Well... There is a case of the Peni's. Wendy Peni, the creator of Elfquest, had a problem at one point where she would be commissioned for an original Elf, which she did at a reasonable rate at one point... and then people would go and sell it on Ebay for 5 times what they paid for it the next day. Understandably, the Peni's were a bit miffed at this, and no longer do commission for nearly as little (actually, I'm not even sure they do them anymore at this point), and never for anything but their original characters anymore. Now note, I think it was less about the reselling of art, and more of the fact that the person went and turned around THAT DAY, and exploited the artist. So, really, it's not completely applicable to this discussion, but I can see where some artist could have a serious issue.

A question of artists' permissions - kynliod

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:00:10 -0000

I second what Keovi said. People in the "fine arts" world sell and resell art all the time, and they *do* profit from it. As long as you're not altering the image and claiming it as your own work, I don't see the problem at all. My only concern when I do a commission is that the buyer understands I retain the right to publish the work, in my gallery or portfolio or whatever. What they want to do with their commission after the fact is neither my business nor something I care about. At that point, they own the art, and if they want to sell it it's fine by me. Just don't say you drew it, that's all I ask.

A question of artists' permissions - Tracy Reynolds

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:28 -0000

When I draw in people's sketchbooks, I usually try to follow the theme of the book. If it's a raunchy book, then I will draw raunchy. I feel pretty safe in doing this because it's in someone's book; they might show it to some friends, but generally, people don't scan the drawings and post them around the internet. I know it's a foolish gamble, but I relate this story to illustrate why some artists might make drama over reselling their art. But then I have friends who did draw something raunchy that they thought was going to be private, and it ended up getting posted on FA. I also purchased a raunchy print from someone, kept it for awhile, then sold it, and the artist got *really* upset because he didn't want anyone to know he drew that sort of thing...but neglected to tell me about it. Naturally I wanted to make sure my item for sale reached the broadest possible audience, so I advertised everywhere I could. Whooooo boy.