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how can there possibly be a way to make grape nuts taste good?
Ok, here's the thing. Grape Nuts taste great. Most people, as far as I can tell, are just eating them in a non-ideal way. Granted, I like Grape Nuts eaten cold, as long as you give them a minute or two for the milk to soak in. However, they're best eaten hot, and are far superior to pretty much any of the other hot-grain-product-in-a-bowl breakfasts except maybe baked oatmeal (in addition to already being the superior box cereal).
With that in mind, here's how to enjoy Grape Nuts in the best way I know how.
Wake up on a dark winter morning before work, a morning cold enough that even you, a morning person, don't really want to get out of bed.
Wonder if "sick of the cold" counts as being sick.
Remember that there are Grape Nuts open downstairs and decide that getting up is ok, actually.
Downstairs, acquire Grape Nuts, milk, and a microwave-safe bowl.
Put your desired amount of Grape Nuts in the bowl.
Pour milk into the bowl. You'll need to experiment a few times to figure out your preferred Grape Nuts-to-milk ratio. Some people put in enough to cover the cereal so you have floating pieces. I like just enough milk that you start to see it amid the Grape Nuts, but not enough to fully cover them.
Put your bowl in the microwave and heat for about a minute.
Again, you'll need to experiment here to figure out what length of time gives you the results you like best. I tend to heat mine for a little less than a minute because I like to still have a little cronch.
Don't take your eyes off of it. If you look away, it'll boil over and make a mess, and then your morning will be decidedly less good.
Remove the bowl from the microwave. Careful, it may be hot.
Let cool just long enough to say thank you, God, for this food or your mealtime prayer of choice.
Dig in. Discover that the hot milk has softened the cereal so it becomes pleasantly textured, but not too hard, and the heat has also brought forth a delicious nutty, slightly molasses-y flavor (which was always there, but wasn't as pronounced before).
Finish the bowl. You're warm now, and your stomach is full, but not so full that you can't consider your taste buds' suggestion that another bowl would be a good idea. (Note: You can listen to them, but be aware that with Grape Nuts, like grilled cheese, the second in one sitting is never as good as the first.)
Steps 1–3 are optional — I can and will eat hot Grape Nuts in summer if I can get them — but I genuinely have cheered myself up on some cold weekday mornings by remembering that I'm having Grape Nuts for breakfast. I'm aware this makes me sound like a character in a cereal commercial, and I genuinely don't care.
If you've already tried Grape Nuts hot and you still don't like them, I recommend testing different amounts of milk and different lengths of microwaving. On the other hand, if you just flat out don't like the flavor . . . I'm sorry. Your life is sad and tragic, but it is the one you must live, and so you'll have to make the most of it.
#grape nuts#yes I am absurdly passionate about a breakfast cereal#this is possibly one of the hottest takes I have#no regrets#food#taleweaver answers#lady merian
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*hugs you real tight* would you please send this to the first ten people on your dash? make sure someone gets a hug today and stay safe! 🦋🌻
<3 <3 Thank you! :)
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Directions received: shuffle your playlist. List the first 10 songs then tag 10 people. @lady-merian tagged me. ^^
This is from my Spotify likes, however I filtered out songs I liked only for playlist potential - these are ten that I just genuinely like. :P This particular selection is pretty instrumentals-heavy, partly because many of my favorite songs have been sorted out into other playlists and removed from this catch-all area.
FOILS - Ludwig Goransson (TENET OST)
Rising of the Knight - Edward Abela (another instrumental, and one of many that @brambleberrycottage shared with me, if memory serves)
Golden Embers - Watchhouse (Bittersweet pathos!)
Permanent - David Cook (sounds like Josh Groban)
Gramophone - Eugen Doga (yet another gorgeous instrumental)
God Rested - Andrew Peterson (”The sky was red as blood along the blade of night” ?!?!?!? FLAWLESS)
Time - Hans Zimmer (Inception OST if you don’t already know that haha)
Ay Farzandane Nur - Urbana Worship (”Children of the Light”, a worship song in Farsi)
Angel Wings - Patrick Doyle (A Little Princess OST)
Jupiter - Audiomachine (a reimagining of the classical piece, another from brambleberrycottage. ^^)
If you see this and you’re currently listening to music and haven’t previously been tagged, you are now. ;D
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Here are three eras of Disney.
The Beginning (Snow White), the Renaissance (Mulan) and Modern Times (Asha).
#Eilonwy and Lady Merian are also here!#disney#once upon a studio#disney princesses#wish#snow white and the seven dwarfs#snow white#mulan#asha#disney 100
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Tagged by @lady-merian - these are really boring answers, but thank you!
Last read: Space Boy, Volume 1 by Stephen McCranie.
Current read: The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens.
Next read: If I can kick my reading in gear, the light, fun library book. If I can't, whatever library book in the impending wave has the closest due date and is the easiest to get into.
Leaving an open tag for anyone who sees this and wants to do it! :)
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Hi! List five things that make you happy; then, if you'd like to, put this in the ask box of the last ten people who reblogged something from you and spread some positivity ✨💙🌺
Starting a new book
Putting together the pieces of an analysis
The hummus etc. on naan "pizzas" that I'm about to go make
Peace and quiet in my house
Working on something tactile for fun without any expectation of needing to "get a good grade" in it
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SUPER EVIL BOOP >:3
Oh yeah? Well! Uno reverse!
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@lady-merian ErANdirRrrRRR!!!
#head empty#braincells struggling#until LO#archer poses on pinterest which every time remind me of ✨him✨#sketchbook#digital art#erandir's reckoning#lady-merian#other people's ocs#hart art
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Get your timers ready. The @inklings-challenge has been officially announced today. And with that may I bring to your attention Inklings Sprints. Throughout the challenge time I (@allisonreader ) will be hosting several productivity sprints to help us get those stories written.
I have a whole run down of what a productivity sprint/what Inklings Sprints is HERE. And also an idea of a schedule for them HERE.
For those of you who I see flinging Calvinballs around (like @lady-merian ) it's essentially a in real time Calvinball relay, where you write as much as you can in a certain amount of time.
There's no official need to sign up. But it is helpful to know if you want to participate. If there's times/dates that work better for you if you want to participate, let me know and I can try and make something work.
This is my side blog, so any questions can be directed at my main blog @allisonreader or just in notes or reblogs.
Also, because I'm not sure that I have it noted anywhere else currently; I am willing to tag anyone who might be interested in the lead up to any sprints as a reminder.
#inklings sprint#inklings sprints#inklings challenge#I'm determined to try and make this work and get more than one or two people to participate this year#and Lady Merian please note that while I know that there are others that you constantly whap around Calvinballs with#you're the main one who is within my circle more or less
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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers :3
Gonna actually do this one because I need to think about happy things today:
Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuits.
My little dragon statues that I have on my desk.
When I get to video call my sister and chat, just the two of us.
Brainstorming new stories with a particular writing buddy.
The fact that I've commissioned two of my favorite internet artists to draw art of my OCs.
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Previously on...
text by @allisonreader | art 1 and art 2 by @lady-merian
It's been so long you probably thought this project was failed and buried...
But no! The spine was glued. A case was made. And I finished! It's beautiful! There are gilt edges on the text block!
I could have made the case a smidge smaller as it turns out, but eh. Live and learn. I haven't decided if I should add a title on the front--it would be on the red, like the spine, but those iridescent feathers on the blue are just so. cool. (I couldn't find any paper like I was envisioning, so I had to paint my own design.)
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🌺 Send this to ten blogs you think are wonderful. 🌺
<3 <3 <3 Thank you - and the same to you! :)
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tagged by both @dangerously-human and @lady-merian (thanks for the tags! ^-^). The reblog chain was getting a bit long, so I’m putting it in my own post.
Three ships: Roy/Riza, Cimorene/Mendanbar, and Helen/Sophos.
First ship: As I said last time for this one, I’ve never been too focused on romance in stuff. I think I said Han and Leia?
Last song: Flu Game (FOB)
Last movie: Elf. (sister was visiting and we all were feeling in the mood to watch it XD.)
Currently reading: The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery, Wolfskin by W. R. Gingell, and Valiant by Sarah McGuire.
Currently watching: Psych with @paranorahjones ^-^ (rewatch for me, and first time for her!)
Last thing I wrote: finished? an episode tag for L&Co ep 3. unfinished? a couple sentences on a fic that will probably never see the light of day😅.
Current obsession: L&Co has been a background one for sure for the last eight months.
(editing this so I can tag @paranorahjones, @womaninwinter, and @swinging-stars-from-satellites. A no pressure tag of course.💜💜💜)
#lockwood and co#(tagging for you lady-merian—I know you don’t like it but it is mentioned in a couple of my answers.)#tag games
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I only just caught up and saw the 7 characters ask game, so how about Merian, Erandir, Raya, Caliam, Arric, Wynn, and Arrol? :D
Thank you!
Go grocery shopping with:
Arric. I have a feeling he might appreciate a set task with known parameters.
Have lunch with:
Merian. I think she might like the time-bound nature of a meal for chatting, though one can always linger over the check if she's enjoying the conversation.
Have coffee with:
Wynn. I think some really good conversation could result and he would enjoy getting to see all the drinks available at a coffee shop.
Go thrift shopping with:
Raya. I think she would have fun and I could benefit from her eye for colour and her creativity!
Explore a museum/art gallery/aquarium with:
Arrol. I actually have no idea how we'd get along or what he'd enjoy, but one can always surreptitiously lose the other in this sort of setting if need be.
Go the library/bookstore with:
Caliam. We'd find some books that have dyslexic-friendly font and see if that helps. Then he can go raid the games section.
Have as a plus-one at a wedding:
Erandir. He would enjoy getting to chat with everyone and would rejoice for the bride and groom, even if he didn't really know them.
#Thank you!#Lady-Merian#asks#And I hoped you would ask for them! I actually had about half of these figured out when I reblogged the game#Arrol was the wildcard though; for some reason I didn't expect him XD#...also there is a theme with my answers to 7: mostly people who are outgoing and chatty and will socialise better than me ;))
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Two strikingly different views of Josiah, featuring art by @scarvenartist and @lady-merian.
#scarvenartist art#lady-merian art#The Blackberry Bushes#The Blackberry Bushes art#Josiah Callon#Nyella Callon#need to find room for these on the living room walls#it's getting a bit crowded
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