Using My Degree presents: House on the Edge: The Assassin's Assistant

It's not easy to commit to the bit. The bit in this case being murder. Elliot and Madds go shopping. Elliot reminisces about their best friend. Madds reveals the creature in the woods.

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This week's recipe is Yuzu Brown-Butter Madelines!

TW// Suicide, murder, car accident/collision, grief, gender dysphoria

You’ve been cordially invited, as I’m the god ‘round these parts, for a story for us to delight in, and a recipe before you depart. Welcome one and all to my humble abode; my House on The Edge marked just down the road.

Spoiler alert, the narrator has another mental breakdown.

Welcome back to Using My Degree! This episode's all about the strong connection between growing up queer with a love of food and enjoying the Food Network. Can’t believe I shaped my life around baking competitions.

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See ya next week!

Using My Degree presents: House on the Edge: The Assassin's Assistant

TW// Suicide, murder, car accident/collision, grief, gender dysphoria

You’ve been cordially invited, as I’m the god ‘round these parts, for a story for us to delight in, and a recipe before you depart. Welcome one and all to my humble abode; my House on The Edge marked just down the road.

Join us this week as we begin the story of Elliot, a teen who had lost everything. Grief-stricken with no one else to turn to, they head off to find the legendary assassin Madds Addison to bring an end to their life. But when things take a turn for the strange, who's to say it'll be their life ending?

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Today's recipe: Chocolate Snaps with Crystallized Ginger

420 grams of all purpose flour - (sift well before using if grinding your own from soft white wheat berries)

75 grams of alkalized cocoa powder (this is Dutch processed if you happen to live in a reality where the Dutch exist)

2 ½ teaspoons of baking powder (double acting, of course. I’m sure the single acting stuff has been phased out for a while now)

¼ teaspoon of sea salt

225 grams of butter, at room temperature - (the highest quality you can find, anything local, preferably made of cow’s milk. Salted or Unsalted, the choice is yours, either works just fine)

250 grams of sugar, plus more for rolling - (fine crystal beet sugar is our sugar of choice, but if you happen to find corn, date, maple, or even the elusive cane sugar, those should work perfectly as long as the crystals aren’t large - but date and maple sugar will affect the taste of the final product)

½ teaspoon of vanilla extract - (if you can find it, I know tropical products are very difficult to come by at the Northern Territory trading posts)

1 egg yolk, at room temperature

1 whole egg, at room temperature - (for eggs, please consult your local pet chicken, ask your neighbor, attend your local farmer’s exchange, or head into a surplus center. I’m sure they’d be more than willing to accommodate you)

30 grams of crystallized ginger, cut into tiny chunks - (you can make your own for this endeavor, or do as I do and seek out a medicinal confectioner. They always carry exceptionally large quantities of the stuff to snack on) (continued on my Ko-Fi page)

Until we meet again, I’ll be waiting. I promise to provide, in time. For now, I hope you enjoyed our first conversation. May there be many more within this life. Thank you for visiting my House on the Edge.

We'll meet again next Tuesday for chapter two!

We all make poor financial decisions, this one was a college degree.

Welcome back to Using My Degree! Sorry for the impromptu hiatus, things got wild. It's been one shitty September, so cheers to October! Thank you for continuing to listen to this shitpost.

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I always keep my promises.

Welcome back to Using My Degree. It's me again and this time with an analysis and retelling of Nickoledean classic, Fred 2. I mentioned this in the Daniel episode and have since brought the vision to life. Enjoy! Don't watch Fred 2. Or do. Your choice.

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See ya next week!

Man, I sure love New Zealand.

Welcome back to Using My Degree. Join me for a solo episode about representational freedom while I journey to Florida. I swear it's also about food.

Check out Linda's Instagram and her shop!

Love From New Zealand: https://lovefromnewzealand.com/ , https://www.instagram.com/lovefromnewzealand/

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Join me again next week for the Fred 2 Korean Culture Analysis!

I still can't believe he said yes.

Welcome back to Using My Degree! This week's guest is the uber talented Daniel Corpuz as seen on Netflix's School of Chocolate! Join us as Daniel speaks about his time on the show, how he got into chocolate sculpture, and even how he tests new hires for his Canal Street shop - all while I struggle to think of questions on the spot! Whoops.

Follow Daniel here: https://www.instagram.com/danielcorpuz/ and here https://www.instagram.com/danielcorpuzchocolatier/

And don't forget to join him at his Canal Street Market for Ube Fest this week from August 12th-August 14th, 2022! If you're in the NYC area, go there! You won't regret it!

Where to find Ube Fest: https://www.danielcorpuz.com/canalstreetmarket, https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg9WacUOMUo/

Watch School of Chocolate: https://www.netflix.com/title/81207686

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Please excuse any dog barks or cars passing by. The city is hell and so are my pets.

Thank you for listening! See ya next week for that Fred 2 episode I promised!

We really went into this without knowing and ended without knowing, too.

Welcome back to Using My Degree! This week's guest is Sosa. We discuss olive oil origins to olive oil fraud - along with some fun facts about history and religion!

Please excuse any dog or fire truck noises - my dogs do not like guests and my neighborhood is an active battleground most days.

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Where to find Graza Olive Oil: https://www.graza.co/

Thank you for listening! See ya next week for a very special episode featuring Daniel Corpuz! (https://www.instagram.com/danielcorpuz/).