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I’ve been eating vegan before 6pm to try and lose 10 lbs. I’m looking for tasty, easy vegan recipes that don’t contain 50 ingredients. Vegans of meta filter, what are your all time favorite recipes ? OR, what’s your go-to weeknight supper?
posted by pintapicasso to Food & Drink at 10:07 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 21 answers [55 favorites]

Please help me find more songs like Ryn Weaver's "Reasons Not To Die." I'm looking for songs about resilience, thankfulness, humor, and love when dealing with depression. [more inside]
posted by cr_joe to Health at 6:20 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 15 answers [23 favorites (20 in the past 24 hours)]

Can you recommend an English-language cookbook for Mexican food? Not Tex-Mex, Mexican. Oh, and vegetarian, or at least with a lot of vegetables-only recipes. [more inside]
posted by meese to Food & Drink at 3:55 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 7 answers [17 favorites]

I am plotting a move. Researching big cities is easy, but finding out about small towns is hard. So I'm looking for advice on small towns to research and visit. Priorities: United States. 4 seasons, including snow. Community I can get involved in and get to know my neighbors -- volunteering, a mainline/progressive/queer-friendly Protestant church (ELCA/Lutheran, UCC, Episcopal, Methodist, etc.), hopefully some local arts organizations. More neighborliness, less traffic. Access to the outdoors. Dark night sky / low light pollution. Access to coldwater scuba diving a plus. [more inside]
posted by cnidaria to Travel & Transportation at 11:56 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 26 answers [11 favorites]

I've dealt with allergies/asthma for most of my life as well as mental illness. So basically I'm overly sensitive to everything. But this past year I've begun to suspect that allergens may directly modulate neurotransmitter regulation associated with mood rather than simply predisposing one to a negative psychological reaction. How strong is the evidence for this? [more inside]
posted by WhitenoisE to Health at 6:46 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 11 answers [8 favorites]

The skin on the back of my thighs is bumpy (from what seems like ingrown hairs) and I have a tendency to unconsciously pick at the bumps, resulting in little spots that bleed and sometimes scab or get hyperpigmented. I think exfoliating regularly will help. But what’s the best way to exfoliate the back of one’s thighs on a regular basis?
posted by ocherdraco to Health at 9:39 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 12 answers [8 favorites]

It's that time of the year! I am in the ghosty mood, and reading lots of spooky stories online, watching scary movies, etc. I got to wondering about how stories of the supernatural compare and vary across cultures, and thought it would be fun to find a book about that! [more inside]
posted by imalaowai to Media & Arts at 6:09 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 2 answers [7 favorites]

I am very skinny - thin wrists and skinny legs with a gut. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by kbbbo to Health at 6:36 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 15 answers [9 favorites (6 in the past 24 hours)]

I can’t believe I’m using a question for something so trivial, but: I’m an avid Pinboard user, and I use the bookmarklet to open the “save a bookmark” window. The window always opens in the lower left quadrant of my screen. I would like for it to open at the top center. Is there a way to change this? [more inside]
posted by Charity Garfein to Technology at 11:10 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 5 answers [6 favorites]

Hooray! It's vegetable roasting season again! While I roast all kinds of veg, we mainly just eat them straight from the pan. What else can I/should I be doing with them? Ideas for either jazzing them up right after roasting or using up the leftovers are appreciated. [more inside]
posted by sarajane to Food & Drink at 7:57 AM on Oct 18, 2018 - 52 answers [125 favorites (5 in the past 24 hours)]

Looking for strategies to fall in love with / or just be okay with living in a city when . . . you miss and want to live in another place. [more inside]
posted by anonymous to Grab Bag at 11:06 PM on Oct 19, 2018 - 8 answers [10 favorites (5 in the past 24 hours)]

A company (with no web site) comes to campus every year selling these -- and just like clockwork I hear about it a day late. These are SERIOUS rugged sweaters, like woolen armor. I imagine Sherpas wearing these. Heavy, dense, warm, and (admittedly) pricey... maybe $100-300 bucks easy. But when I search online, I'm buried by "promoted" sites, hawking inferior crap. Light-weight cardigans and cheap pullovers. I've found a few that get closer, but nothing really comes near to the to the serious sweaters I've seen from this annual sale on campus.
posted by RavinDave to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 11:37 PM on Oct 19, 2018 - 13 answers [9 favorites (5 in the past 24 hours)]

As discussed in MetaTalk, what would it actually take to ship a 200-foot Douglas fir from the Pacific Northwest to the UK? By what means would it ship, what would the time frame be, and how much would it cost? Is it possible? Please provide a quote for this ASAP. [more inside]
posted by limeonaire to Travel & Transportation at 7:06 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 13 answers [6 favorites (5 in the past 24 hours)]

If you've ever recovered from disordered eating or an eating disorder and had to get through weight fluctuations and changes... what, aside from therapy, helped you get through this period? [more inside]
posted by fernweh to Health at 5:43 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 6 answers [5 favorites]

The last time we had a working alarm system in our house was 13 years ago. I know the home security system market has been revolutionized in that time, but I am getting overwhelmed with my choices. [more inside]
posted by tafetta, darling! to Home & Garden at 8:27 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 4 answers [5 favorites]

Can you recommend any live streams/publicly viewable webcams to put on in the background while I'm working? [more inside]
posted by ghostbikes to Technology at 7:35 PM on Oct 18, 2018 - 30 answers [59 favorites (4 in the past 24 hours)]

I'm canvassing and even still postcarding for the midterms in the USA, but of course I'm also continuing to get endless donation requests for various campaigns. What does the money pay for this late in the game? [more inside]
posted by slenderloris to Law & Government at 2:50 PM on Oct 20, 2018 - 9 answers [4 favorites]

Looking for funny articles about or descriptions of the way toddlers go about everyday activities like eating, bathing, dressing, going to sleep, etc. [more inside]
posted by Miss Viola Swamp to Human Relations at 5:35 PM on Oct 19, 2018 - 10 answers [11 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

I’m seeking published first-person accounts from the 1980s—2000s from survivors or witnesses or caregivers during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially in the gay community. Any links are appreciated!
posted by Jason and Laszlo to Health at 6:57 PM on Oct 19, 2018 - 15 answers [10 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

I've been using ClamXAV on my Mac for several years, and it seems to have done a fine job so far. With their recent move to a subscription model, it seems like a good time to review my choice of anti-virus. Part of my original decision to use it was that it was a one-off purchase, if I'm going to be paying ongoing I'd like to be sure there isn't something of comparable/cheaper price that's as effective/more effective. What are you folks using to protect your Macs?
posted by threecheesetrees to Computers & Internet at 4:57 AM on Oct 20, 2018 - 6 answers [4 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]