That’s what I’m complaining about

Shouldn’t they have investigated that before it was allowed to operate?

That depends what you’re cooking, I guess. I end up making lasagna or manicotti, and that could include any number of vegetables etc. If it will be served on plain noodles, adding veggies to the sauce itself sounds like a good idea.

I throw things in at random throughout the process, really

Why would it burn on the bottom of the pan? You sauté with the other stuff, then it gets throughly mixed in. The way I learned was it needs to be sautéed a bit. I guess adding it later would work about as well, idk.

Oh, right. Definitely a bay leaf or two.

Start by sauteeing some onions in olive oil, with tomato paste if you have it. When they start to get translucent add some diced garlic and cook for a minute. You could also have some celery and carrots in the initial sauté with the onions.

At this point you can put in the tomatoes, and cook a bit then mash them up, with some water if they’re not that juicy. Some people like to peel the tomatoes… That means put them in a pan of boiling water after scoring them on a few sides, and then taking them out after a minute or two and removing the peels, then putting them into the sauce. I don’t do this. I just remove the peels after the sauce has been cooking for a while.

Add some salt. I find them my sauce tastes a lot better if I add a quarter cup or so of red wine such as Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. If you don’t have that, some red wine vinegar helps to stoke the acidity. Sometimes I throw in some onion chunks, some mushrooms, and you should at some point probably add some herbs like garlic and basil.

Some recipes say to simmer for a really short time like 20 or 30 minutes. I prefer doing it for quite a while, like a few hours, which deepens the flavor and caramelizes the tomatoes for sweetness. One thing that I found I like is to cook it on the range in a Dutch oven for half an hour, and then put it in the oven at about 325 for a couple hours. That makes a really thick sauce. Just be sure if you do it on the range top to stir it often.

I finally deleted my accounts and quit the site a while back when I got suspended for 3 days by their AI moderation system. I’m not dealing with that. I noticed recently, when I clicked on a link, it said that you have to sign in to use old reddit to “keep the site safe“, which is obviously a lie.

It’s fairly common, in my experience.

they’re typically sociopaths, narcissists, or both. other people hardly exist

okay, thanks. So posting general things. I guess I haven’t noticed… I mainly browse by New for variety.

Who or what is VetOfTheSeas?

I’m preoccupied with my health and I don’t feel like I have a lot of agency to accomplish much. That’s slowly changing, maybe.

you can for a while

In modern medicine, drug abuse is considered a medical issue, not a choice or personality flaw. It’s called substance abuse disorder.

How about Alzheimer’s?

Yeah, basically it keeps trying and can’t find a sharp image and doesn’t know what to do.

I assume because it’s not possible to get a sharp photo due to the smudge?

Sure, I lost 28 lbs in one month when I was first developing type 1 diabetes.

Other than that, you might want to do calorie calculations. Exercise is great, but it takes a surprising amount of work to counter a given amount of calories. I’ve been tracking my walking with an app that estimates calories, and 4-5 miles is just getting started. I’ve been walking 6-10 miles a day. The app and online sources say 5 miles burns ~500 calories, which is 2-3 beers depending on the type. So exercise like that might be able to stave off weight gain, but it’s unlikely to result in weight reduction. You’d likely want to analyze your diet and cut out any calories over what is medically necessary. Burning more than what you take in results in weight loss. Just be sure you’re covering the basic macros, especially protein, and getting enough electrolytes and vitamins.

Seems kind of drastic. In my experience, most people who have a problem with MacOS are simply not devoting enough effort to learning to use it. I was used to switching between Windows and every single desktop environment and window manager imaginable for Linux so using a Mac has never been remotely difficult or stressful for me. It’s a hell of a lot more familiar than Windows given that it has a real terminal.