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Glasgow is not stuck in the past and there are many modern buildings, clinging like limpets to the steep streets.
I went to class this morning and noticed this vertical garden in the making. A clever use or limited space.
Excellent locally-blended tea, served by friendly staff in immaculate porcelain.
A place to linger for a while.
Sometimes it needs a bit more grunt to get the lid off a jar.
I found this metal adjustable jar opener online last week for the price of a coffee. So far it has lived up to the advertisement.
In other news there's not much happening this morning 😅
I bought another slow cooker yesterday for the cost of a flat white. This one is only 1 liter and so neat.
I made a sauce/soup overnight:
Onion
Celery
Garlic
Dried herbs
Carrot
Blackeyed beans
Red capsicum
Tomato puree
Bacon
Veggie stock
Cook on low for 6 hours
At low tide the sands just go on and on. Birds feed on the creatures living just below the surface. All is well. Until the tide sweeps back in at a surprisingly fast rate. There's even a bore that, when the wind and moon are in the right alignment, can be several meters high.
The danger really is extreme.
A cheap set of scales and a cheap grinder. No matter. Grinder on scales and set tare. Add beans to desired weight and grind away!
It's not much faffing about and it means you get more consistent results.
And who could resist these oily Brazilian beans?!
Samphire is a succulent, salt-tolerant plant that grows in littoral areas. What you see here is marsh samphire; it's the stuff that some of our sheep graze on, giving the meat a distinctive sweetness. Sometimes, samphire is also called 'asparagus of the sea.'
I got this clump today and lightly boiled it, which made sure it was clean of any impurities and bacteria. The local water comapny isn't as careful about dischages into the lakes and bay as we would prefer.
Some toast, some grilled sardines, pickled cornichons, and preserved tomato, and a dash of lemon juice is all I needed for a tasty and nutritious tea today.
This is part of my 'cooking on a budget' project, designed to make healthy and tasty food available for very little money.
If you are interested in learning more about smphire, read on:
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These Rockdove slippers (designed in California) arrived this week. My second pair. To celebrate and comfort against the coming winter chill.
Admittedly they are devoid of any elegance, but they are warm, light, grippy, supportive, comfortable, machine washable and quick to dry.
My friend declined the offer of a pair, preferring bare feet. Probably related to hobbits.
I call it lunch. But maybe it has a name.
Sausages
Black eyed beans
Onions
Butternut squash
Tomatoes
Garlic
Herb mix
Here's my take on Pan Cubano, but baked in a tin. It makes excellent toast and tastes very nice and delicate.
It needs lard instead of butter.
From WIkipedia:
The San Francisco Peace Pagoda is a five-tiered concrete stupa between Post and Geary Streets at Buchanan in San Francisco's Nihonmachi (Japantown). The Pagoda, located in the southwestern corner of Peace Plaza between the Japan Center Mall and Nihonmachi Mall, was constructed in the 1960s and presented to San Francisco by its sister city Osaka, Japan on March 28, 1968. It was designed by Japanese architect Yoshiro Taniguchi.
The Harris is a gallery that has been closed for the last two years for 're-imagining' inside. It should have re-opened this spring but remains shut.
Today is Sunday, when I try to mark the afternoon with Kaffee und Kuchen. It's a gentle, even mindful pause that helps to close the previous week and prepare for the next one.
I scorched the top of my cake last week, but no harm done. However, I thought a simple frosting might improve things.
Here it is:
200g Greek yogurt - strained, or just as thick as you can manage
30g Caster or icing sugar
5ml Vanilla essence
In a large bowl, mix everything thoroughly
Chill in the fridge for 30 mins
Spread or pipe as necessary
It will store in the fridge for a few days.
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Where I live there is a population density of 249 people per square kilometer. This compares to inner London, where the density is 10,260 per square kilometer. In inner Shanghai, it is about 70,000. Where I used to live, it was 18 people per square kilometer. I could walk for hours without seeing another soul.
This ladybird probably thinks it is doing quite well on its own with all these cransebill leaves to itself.
Decant into jars. Cool in a water bath and refrigerate.
I got four of these 250 ml jars from one batch. That'll do.
Give away to your neighbors!
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Butternut Squash Soup – Pressure Cooker Version
500 ml stock
4 cloves garlic – smashed
1 carrot – peeled and diced
1 onion – diced
1 stick of chopped celery
1 apple – cored and diced
1 butternut squash – medium size, peeled, de-seeded and chopped
Sage – fresh if poss, dried otherwise
Salt to taste - about 5 ml
Black pepper – as much as you fancy
Cayenne pepper – optional, but worth at least 1/2 tsp
Pinch of ground cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Can of coconut milk
A glug of oil - 1 or 2 tbspn, to help carry flavor
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Put everything except coconut milk into the pot, give a stir, and put the lid onto the Instant Pot
Set to pressure cook for 8 minutes
When done, release the pressure and blitz in place
Stir in the coconut milk
Serve with some nice bread, add some grated cheese, or set aside for storage
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