“I still have no idea what bay leaves are even supposed to do really”
“has really pulled me out of a lot of dark places”
“wonderful as sort of a stew reset button”
“I think this will be the closest thing we get to adding any garlicky flavor notes for quite some time”
“to further absorb some of these more rancid flavors”
“I'm quite fond of edamame but when I've added it as an ingredient before it didn't do all that well”
“regardless I have once again forgotten to buy mushrooms”
“The smell of garlic and pain is beginning to abate.”
The overwhelming garlic and heat from previous days are starting to fade, though the creator's palate is still affected by recent illness.
The creator is attempting to recover the stew's flavor after a disastrous previous day. He plans to perform a mesh straining the following day to further improve the quality.