Special Interests

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A place to talk about special interests with fellow neurodiverse folks! Share creative work, infodump, and connect with people who share your interests.

Be kind. Rules to be written (and discussed as a community) as they need to. Everyone is welcome, and this community welcomes anyone with special interests to contribute

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This is a dedicated place to talk about special interests. Thanks for joining so early in this community's journey. I'm hoping to foster a welcoming, wholesome place.

Right now, I'm hyperfixated on cooking (hence my username), the fediverse, and maybe a couple blossoming interests. In the next little while, I will be sharing what I do for those interests, and I hope you'll share your interests too!

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[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm really into cooking too! I mostly make stove top Cuban food, so some sort of meat marinated in citrus and garlic, rice, beans, and some sort of starchy side dish lie plantains, casava, malanga, etc. I also like to make things up in the moment with whatever is in the fridge, so I cook by taste and every meal comes out differently.

Top seasonings for me:

garlic
lime
cilantro
garlic
lime
bell peppers
garlic & lime
spanish onions
lime & garlic

Actually, I think I mostly make garlic and lime seasoned with meat, starch, and veggies 👌

[–] cook@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ooh I haven't tried much Cuban food. I love plantains, though. Any recipe suggestions?

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For sure!

Do you eat meat? If so, pick one of the following:

Ground beef
Tilapia
Chicken quarters (thigh & leg)

[–] cook@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I do indeed, but I try to be pretty moderate about it. I would probably prefer chicken quarters, maybe ground beef

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here you go! Let me know how it comes out, and feel free to hit me up on Matrix (see my profile) if you have any questions while making it 😀

[–] cook@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 5 months ago

Sweet, that looks so good. Thanks!

[–] Alatarius@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 5 months ago

It's a breath of fresh air to see a community such as this. I don't have anything to post at the moment but I will be here more often. Thank you for this community.

[–] tor@lemmy.autism.place 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What sort of things brought you to cooking?

[–] cook@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 5 months ago

Honestly it was kind of desperation. It was really hard to accommodate my family's dietary restrictions with the way I used to eat, so I started learning how to make some basic dishes. I realized I really enjoyed being in the kitchen, so I spent hours upon hours watching cooking shows, reading cookbooks, and trying new recipes.

[–] kapx132@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 5 months ago

I always wanted to learn cooking. Right now i can make scrambled eggs and soups. Soups are easy to make just throw a bunch of vegetables, some stock, and let it simmer.

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmy.autism.place 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've done cooking too before, so here a list of dishes I've made:

Scrambled eggs
Poached eggs
Spinach omlettes
Hot dogs
Macaroni and cheese
Croque monsiuers (French hot sandwiches)
Spaghetti with meat sauce
Tacos
Oatmeal
Elvis sandwiches
French toast
Chicken salad

There may be other recipes I would like to try depending on my mood.

Among my other interests are comic books, the Fediverse, video games, books, the Bible (I read the Christian Standard Bible), learning languages, drawing pictures, curating art, blogging online, and listening to music.

EDIT: Sheesh, I had to type this comment up thrice because my GNOME Web browser kept crashing on me.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are Elvis sandwiches to chicken sandwiches as Elvis is to chicken?

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Elvis sandwiches are basically peanut butter, bacon, and banana with honey sandwiches.

Elvis Presley ate those often back when he was a prominent singer and performer in the USA.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Sounds like an interesting mix of flavours!