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This tree is a year round joy for me. Always visually interesting and changing colors that charm. Today it's sharing some shade.
I added a jar of korma sauce as a quick way to add some mild spicy flavors today. A bit of market research. It went well. I'll dial this up a bit another time.
Nobody had keys when I rocked up and cooking started late. The carrots hadn't quite softened but there were no complaints, and no returns.
The food processor is still missing so a good chance to practice knife skills.
2 kitchen crew didn't turn up but we were finished 30 minutes ahead of usual. Less chat.
Swede
carrot
onion
White beans
Red lentils
Tomato purée
Passata
Chicken and vegetable stock
Serves 40
While you make the sauce, put the pasta on to cook. When it's al dente, use the tongs to lift it from the water and add to the sauce. Using tongs makes sure a good amount of pasta water goes into the sauce. Mix together, and add some more water if you want a more liquid sauce.
It's all very quick!
One of the places where I volunteer has awarded me a pay increase of 100%. So pleased. So I'll get nothing, as usual, but twice as much nothing. Joy 👍😁
This iron staple, or joggle, secures the plinth on which a stone bench stands. It dates to 1863, the time of the Lancashire Cotton Famine. While the mills stood idle people were set to work on a variety of tasks, such as road building, making a park, and building these stone benches.
The whitebeam trees are now full of berries. They are pretty but can't be eaten as they are; you need to leave them to almost rot on the tree or blet them for a few days in the kitchen. Then boil them up with something else to give them some flavour.
It's better to leave them for the birds and enjoy the view.
Rye bread with seeds. First go. Pretty stoked with the result.
Rye bread has less gluten than white bread apparently.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet
This is toadflax, specifically ivy leaved toadflax. It's name might be ugly but the flowers are nevertheless very pretty, as they cascade from a crack in the wall.
The morning winter shot that supports health and brings a little clarity to morning haze.
3 lemons
3 limes
A good chunk of ginger
Whole or ground turmeric
A clove of garlic
Honey, mānuka if possible
A stick of lemon grass
1 star anise
500 ml water
Into a jug
juice the fruit
add chopped ginger, turmeric, lemon grass, garlic
add star anise
add 500 ml very hot water
infuse for 30 mins while allowing to cool
remove star anise
pour remainder into blender and blitz
decant into a bottle and chill
drink a large shot everyday to protect against colds and sore throat
youtu.be/iT-ZAAi4UQQ?si=99dl7IqP6JGzl6j0
'Spem in alium' by Thomas Tallis, written in 1570.
When the alliums appear this same old pun goes through my head. Inevitably I will listen to Tallis' epic composition.
In 1840 England was surveyed in detail and mapped at 5 inches to the mile. This helped to map the cholera epidemic as well as apportion land and property taxes and tithes.
The survey also supported the 1841 census (the first of its kind).
I noticed this creature on my jacket today. I think it's an Asian ladybird larva.
Asian or harlequin ladybirds come from Japan and were introduced in some countries to control aphids. They arrived in UK in 2004 by accident.
As predators, they have been known to attack butterfly larvae and eggs, which is a problem.
I found a set of four cups and saucers for a pound, so bought them. They are made by Ikea and feature a castellated base to the cup. Who cares? Well, it means that there won't be an air-lock under the cup in the case of spilled liquid - nothing worse than picking up the cup and briging the saucer along, too, only for the saucer to fall away and crash to the floor!
Make lemon curd.
My first attempt.
"Sumayah’s Simple Lemon Curd recipe - The Great British Bake Off" thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/recipes/all/sumayahs-simple-...
Now, doesn't that sound altogether posher than 'fish fingers'?
Minted peas, crushed potato with garlic and cayenne pepper, and Polish-made tomato sauce (from the 'World Foods' section in the supermarket) because it is way cheaper than the others, and tastes better, too.
Linux-users may see the logo for Manjaro (well, it's close). I used to run Manjaro on an old Thinkpad, and it worked very well with that hardware.
In other news, walking is a bit of a problem at the moment, so I haven't been able to get outdoors for today's shot.
A great source of unusual products. But no canned squid today. But there's a super restaurant upstairs. Plain decor that hints at extraordinarily good food.
I made pesto.
As time goes on, I believe the whole world is at war, but that physical fighting isn't everywhere at the same time.
Another thing occurred to me too; any country consists of its people and its government. They are not necessarily the same.
living in an apartment need not exclude gardening from ones routine. I've planted hyacinth and frittilaries for next year. and potted up the specimen that I rescued from the trash. it's been recovering over summer and has put on some strong growth.
The last slice of apple pie. The pastry had softened, so a few minutes of heat, and some yogurt, strawberry sauce, and pistachios made this quite a passable dessert.
A batch of winter shots after a night in the fridge. The bits settle so it's important to shake the bottle before pouring a 50ml daily dose.
This is a national dish of Colombia. It has lots of tripe which i adore. My mother brought me up on offal and its hard to find anyone serving it these days. I had this at Tooting Market. And yes it really is that yellow. Colombia has many beautiful exports and their cooking is just one. Mondongo. You want some, don't you?!