Quanto Basta or QB is just a fancy way of saying "use your freaking brain" when following a recipe.
QB means you get to be the judge of how much of an ingredient you need to add, based on your superhuman intuition and culinary skills.
It's like a little game where you have to guess the right amount, and if you mess up, you can blame it on QB and say you were just following the recipe's instructions.
Easy peasy, right?
AddQuanto Basta of salt to the tomato sauce while it's simmering
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.