A. Parise
@jerseyoutwest.bsky.social
I like soup. Sci-fi writer. Data architect. BLM. ACAB includes AI. Plants, rocks, cats, occasional hiking pics. He/him. Located in sunny NE Portland, OR.
Also I wrote this li’l thing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CKXS61S
Also I wrote this li’l thing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CKXS61S
I have never made creamed onions before and this might be the most irritating dish i’ve ever assembled.
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I have never made creamed onions before and this might be the most irritating dish i’ve ever assembled.
I think i’m gonna make a quince and custard pie for dessert tomorrow so first things first - poaching a buttload of quince in chardonnay with vanilla, sugar, and candied Buddha’s Hand.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I think i’m gonna make a quince and custard pie for dessert tomorrow so first things first - poaching a buttload of quince in chardonnay with vanilla, sugar, and candied Buddha’s Hand.
We have a persimmon tree that i’ve never eaten a fruit from because i was confidently incorrect that persimmons had to ripen on the tree, and its so wet here that as they start to ripen they immediately rot. Then today i finally looked it up and guess what. WROOOOOOOOOOOOONG.
Sigh.
Sigh.
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We have a persimmon tree that i’ve never eaten a fruit from because i was confidently incorrect that persimmons had to ripen on the tree, and its so wet here that as they start to ripen they immediately rot. Then today i finally looked it up and guess what. WROOOOOOOOOOOOONG.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Protip, you don’t need to throw them away, you can coil them and hang them from bicycle hooks you put in your garage rafters next to rusty chainsaws instead. Then when you need to find one you can look up instead of dogging through a box!
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Protip, you don’t need to throw them away, you can coil them and hang them from bicycle hooks you put in your garage rafters next to rusty chainsaws instead. Then when you need to find one you can look up instead of dogging through a box!
Hm. Reckon it is time to replace this doormat.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hm. Reckon it is time to replace this doormat.
Tried to make foccaccia using some fresh herbs @javapeg.bsky.social gave me and uh I think I’ll bake six more and use them to pick out a darling path through my garden instead.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Tried to make foccaccia using some fresh herbs @javapeg.bsky.social gave me and uh I think I’ll bake six more and use them to pick out a darling path through my garden instead.
How i’m feeling after eating 64oz of hot and sour soup:
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
How i’m feeling after eating 64oz of hot and sour soup:
I have some old photoa of my dad’s around, i’ll try to get some time to look through them and see if there’s some solid 80s-tacular pics of the business. I have some of his old manuals scattered around the house :)
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I have some old photoa of my dad’s around, i’ll try to get some time to look through them and see if there’s some solid 80s-tacular pics of the business. I have some of his old manuals scattered around the house :)
A couple years ago i did a full, step-by-step “how to make a turducken” post on facebook, with pictures of every step of the gross process. They’re not hard, just time consuming, and they are *delicious*. If you’ve wanted to make one: www.facebook.com/share/17duYJ...
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A couple years ago i did a full, step-by-step “how to make a turducken” post on facebook, with pictures of every step of the gross process. They’re not hard, just time consuming, and they are *delicious*. If you’ve wanted to make one: www.facebook.com/share/17duYJ...
Back on my bullshit (showing up at a chili cookoff with hotdogs).
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Back on my bullshit (showing up at a chili cookoff with hotdogs).
God i love this city. Gorgeous. Unstoppable. Unmatched.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
God i love this city. Gorgeous. Unstoppable. Unmatched.
After a couple days of hippies not stealing those amanita muscarias under cover of night, i decided, hey, i’m hippie!
But i grabbed some to make spore prints, because that’s more fun than gettin blitzed. I think i left them too long, but its still pretty.
But i grabbed some to make spore prints, because that’s more fun than gettin blitzed. I think i left them too long, but its still pretty.
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
After a couple days of hippies not stealing those amanita muscarias under cover of night, i decided, hey, i’m hippie!
But i grabbed some to make spore prints, because that’s more fun than gettin blitzed. I think i left them too long, but its still pretty.
But i grabbed some to make spore prints, because that’s more fun than gettin blitzed. I think i left them too long, but its still pretty.
I missed skeeting for kickoff because i was holding a baby but GO THORNS!!!
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I missed skeeting for kickoff because i was holding a baby but GO THORNS!!!
I dont know who this person is, i dont know why i was following them, but you might want to check and see if you are too, because jesus fuck Mamdani is really pulling the weirdos from the wings even on this site.
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I dont know who this person is, i dont know why i was following them, but you might want to check and see if you are too, because jesus fuck Mamdani is really pulling the weirdos from the wings even on this site.
One of our neighbor’s yards is just loaded with (i think) amanita muscaria!
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
One of our neighbor’s yards is just loaded with (i think) amanita muscaria!
I am overwhelmed, have way too much to do, have way too little time to do it in… but also managed to encourage this to grow, and i think i’m gonna run on this win for a while. 🌱
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I am overwhelmed, have way too much to do, have way too little time to do it in… but also managed to encourage this to grow, and i think i’m gonna run on this win for a while. 🌱
Sautéed lions mane shrooms, shallots, and roasted garlic in the lobster mushroom infused oil and tossed tortellini in it, this is a strong “hell yeah” of a lunch.
October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Sautéed lions mane shrooms, shallots, and roasted garlic in the lobster mushroom infused oil and tossed tortellini in it, this is a strong “hell yeah” of a lunch.
Two of my hilarious toxic but very cute plants are currently blooming 🥰🌱
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Two of my hilarious toxic but very cute plants are currently blooming 🥰🌱
Also the mushroom show we had a sample of chanterelles sauteed in lobster mushroom oil and it was phenomenal so we got the ingredients for it and i’m making some and boy oh boy they undersold how long it would take, one hour my ass :-/.
(“Recipe” in alt text)
(“Recipe” in alt text)
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Also the mushroom show we had a sample of chanterelles sauteed in lobster mushroom oil and it was phenomenal so we got the ingredients for it and i’m making some and boy oh boy they undersold how long it would take, one hour my ass :-/.
(“Recipe” in alt text)
(“Recipe” in alt text)
This set of lookalikes - edible next to WILL KILL YOU PAINFULLY - kinda scares my pants off. 😬
October 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This set of lookalikes - edible next to WILL KILL YOU PAINFULLY - kinda scares my pants off. 😬
We went to the PNW Wild Mushroom Expo today and I really loved these long table displays set up with fresh mushrooms, leaf mould, sticks, moss, and labels. It was a really fun way to realize that yes there are one billion types of mushrooms out there in the world.
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We went to the PNW Wild Mushroom Expo today and I really loved these long table displays set up with fresh mushrooms, leaf mould, sticks, moss, and labels. It was a really fun way to realize that yes there are one billion types of mushrooms out there in the world.
I checked our mushroom logs and while i’m not seeing much on them, i wonder if this is the start of a flush of chicken of the woods?
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I checked our mushroom logs and while i’m not seeing much on them, i wonder if this is the start of a flush of chicken of the woods?
I miss building beaver dam analogues. I haven’t helped build one for like three-four years. Its too late this year but hopefully next…
(Pic is one i helped build in 2019, two years later, with all the good swamp and trees and lush greenery it supports)
(Pic is one i helped build in 2019, two years later, with all the good swamp and trees and lush greenery it supports)
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I miss building beaver dam analogues. I haven’t helped build one for like three-four years. Its too late this year but hopefully next…
(Pic is one i helped build in 2019, two years later, with all the good swamp and trees and lush greenery it supports)
(Pic is one i helped build in 2019, two years later, with all the good swamp and trees and lush greenery it supports)