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On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 8:25:12 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sat, 25 May 2019 11:29:50 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 5/25/2019 11:14 AM, wrote:
> >> On Sat, 25 May 2019 09:42:06 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 5/24/2019 7:13 AM, graham wrote:
> >>>> On 2019-05-24 4:06 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>>> On Friday, May 24, 2019 at 12:27:23 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>>>> I am trying to change my diet some to heal a fatty liver. I know I
> >>>>>> need to
> >>>>>> eat more onions and celery but need to read more about what to eat.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What junk science web site did you get this from?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>>>
> >>>> With her supposed IQ, why would she ask for advice here?
> >>>
> >>> Ah, but she didn't ask for advice!
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>
> >> JB didnt ask for advice directly, but by posting her personal medical
> >> information she's essentially inviting comments, opinions, and
> >> advice... that's the nature of newsgroups... otherwise she should have
> >> kept her personal medical information to email or better kept it to
> >> herself and her doctor. Posting anything to a newsgroup automatically
> >> opens it to public scrutiny with any and all responses it may draw.
> >> That's why most don't post pictures of their cooking, they know that
> >> they wouldn't be able to handle any comments other than "that's
> >> wonderful".
> >>

> >Obviously she was inviting *attention* by mentioning some medical
> >condition. In a subsequent post she claims it wasn't about her fatty
> >liver. Yet she went out of her way to mention it. She got the intended
> >attention seeking result, up to and including *cue Jill* when the recipe
> >mentioned steaming the green beans.
> >
> >She shows her ignorance by saying she likes her cooked vegetables still
> >crisp. Apparently she doesn't know how to take vegetables being cooked
> >in a pot with a steamer basket off the burner when they're tender-crisp.

>
> I don't own a steamer basket. when I want veggies minimally cooked I
> stir fry, or I add them to soups/stews at the very end.
>
> >As for photos, some people just don't care about taking pictures of
> >food. I've posted many food pics over the years but really, I'd rather
> >eat than snap photos of it.
> >
> >Jill

>
> It only takes a second to snap a pic, I'll usually snap 2-3, then
> later or the next day is when I'll edit and choose one to post....
> sometimes none are post worthy then I'll delete. I always keep my
> camera nearby for the critters and for when the light is right
> outside. I mostly take pics of critters, plants, and weather, very
> few of food. Most times I forget to snap a food pic and when I
> finally remember it's all eaten, then instead of plated pics I'll snap
> a half potful. For me the food pics are for initiating a discussion
> on methods, everyone will cook the same food differently. And some
> will cook an interesting sounding dish but iunfortunately they ruin it
> with lousy photography and awful plating (Sir Ukelele). And I really
> don't appreciate it whan someone describes their dinner but then posts
> an URL with the recipe and the image... that screams out liar because
> most everyone with a cell phone has a camera handy... and modern cell
> phones have excellent cameras, and these days ordinary digicams are
> dirt cheap, no film or processing needed,


I got one of those Asian style steamer basket. It's just wonderful and I'm using it a lot these days.

When I take a picture, it gets uploaded automatically to the cloud when I get in range of a trusted WiFi network. It's simply amazing. Here's one of my latest masterpieces. I didn't make it, I just took a picture of it and ate it.

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...kZrHuemCQ3XETS