Nope, they do both! Photosynthesis in the chloroplasts, respiration in the mitochondria. It’s a common misconception that they only photosynthesize.

I think you have it backwards?

At least during daylight hours, plants take in C02 and give off oxygen. :D

nostr:npub17meshv2lg6rfyuwzgh349yslllq7aathd55xu0jgjns2ayz6rt2seplm8u 🍄 Teach us something!

#TITstr (today I taught)

## Chef's notes

Nothing makes me sadder than showing up to a Thanksgiving table and seeing cans of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, still molded in the shape of the can, just sitting there in a bowl. Why do this to your relatives, when in under an hour, you can make the best cranberry sauce in the world?

Here's how I do it.

My first secret ingredient has always been crushed pineapple. Those who know me know I hate pineapple when it's on pizza (It's wet, it's sweet, it just doesn't work!), but in cranberry sauce, it's absolute perfection. It serves two purposes. First, it's naturally sweet, so it substitutes for some of the added sugar. Second, a single can contains a full cup of liquid, so you can use it in place of water.

My other secret ingredient is cloves. I add this to the cinnamon to push the flavor over the edge. It really binds everthing together. A lot of cranberry sauce recipes don't call for vanilla extract, but I make my own, and it's one of the best flavor enhancers you can use in your holiday cooking.

If your family doesn't come back asking for more every year, I'll be shocked.

## Details

- ⏲️ Prep time: 15

- 🍳 Cook time: 40

- 🍽️ Servings: 8

## Ingredients

- 2 12oz bags of fresh (or frozen) cranberries

- 1 20oz can of crushed pineapple

- 1/2 cup to 1 cup of orange juice

- 1 tablespoon orange zest

- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar

- 1/3 cup of light brown sugar

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon

- 1/2 teaspoon of powdered cloves

- 2 cinnamon sticks

## Directions

1. Rinse the cranberries and place them into a medium size pot on the stove.

2. Zest 1 large orange to yield 1 tablespoon of zest. Use a box grater if you don't have a microplane. Do this before slicing the oranges to juice them.

3. Slice 2 oranges and juice them to yield roughly 1 cup of juice. Supplement with water if necessary to get 1 cup of liquid.

4. Pour the can of crushed pineapple including all the juice into the pot. One 20 oz. can contains about 1 full cup of liquid.

5. Add the remaining liquid (orange juice + optional water) to the pot.

6. Add the sugars and cook at medium heat for about 20-30 minutes until the mixture comes to a simmer.

7. Stir frequently to prevent it from sticking to the bottom for. The cranberries will begin to pop and release their flavor.

8. After all of the cranberries have opened, reduce to low heat.

9. Add the orange zest, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, and cinnamon sticks to the pot.

10. Allow the cranberry sauce to continue simmering for 10-15 more minutes, stirring occasionally.

11. Remove from heat. The sauce will thicken as it cools. It should glisten with a deep, rich, red color.

12. Store at room temperature if serving, or refrigerate if preparing ahead of time. Remove the cinnamon sticks just before serving.

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Here’s to growing through shit! 🌱🍄

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No, nostr:npub17meshv2lg6rfyuwzgh349yslllq7aathd55xu0jgjns2ayz6rt2seplm8u hates anything with mustard and that's kind of a tragedy.

That was me!

Someone needs help, but I don’t know who, or why.

Gm! ☀️☕️💜 When nostr:npub17meshv2lg6rfyuwzgh349yslllq7aathd55xu0jgjns2ayz6rt2seplm8u makes a shopping list, she doesn’t mess around. #coffeechain

It’s nice that love for nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx is tending on Nostr. Thank you all.

Holy shit, nostr:npub1lqulkec5tx98yv7snk759tuzejtcr5865468fuvyrtuskhynpyush5qaf3 🍻 Thank you, that was totally unexpected! 🤩

Dude, once we found actual mushrooms growing on a piece of rotting wood along the bottom of our sink cabinet next to the shower. I was horrified. She was fascinated. That’s life living with a mycologist for you.

Mushrooms definitely communicate with each other using the same mycelial/hyphae networks too.

They definitely share a common highway in a sense - I'd be shocked if there was any evidence to the contrary.

Couldn’t one argue that people/societies are playing the ecological roles? All we are is dust in the wind

While everyone else was complaining about the blatantly inaccurate geography in the third episode, nostr:npub17meshv2lg6rfyuwzgh349yslllq7aathd55xu0jgjns2ayz6rt2seplm8u was yelling at the TV about the inaccurate science in the opening sequence.

“That’s a slime mold, not a fungus! They’re not even in the same phylum!” 😂🍄🧟‍♂️

Yikes! How very…manly? Why is everything a big muscle arm? I don’t understand.