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This day last year a friend from Hong Kong served me with this delicious mint tea.
Where the is, I hope he's doing well.
Like the mountain, K2, when you look at the queue for Wimbledon tennis snaking down the street and covering Wimbledon Park, it must seem like an impossible dream to get to the end.
Soften the onions
then the garlic
dump in the frozen peas
chop and add broccoli
chop and add the mint
cover and steam for 10 minutes
add the veggie stock
or chicken stock if you prefer
Jean Genet's writing appeared on my radar at school. An intellectual outlier. Some would describe him as a wretch.
I hope this copy is still for sale.
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Roses in full bloom around our neighborhood. They smell amazing. Straight out the camera from the 13ultra.
This building had previously been a coaching inn, police station and fire station before it was remodelled and opened as the town's public library in 1932 along with the Junior Library in New Street.
I like the skylights with pretty stained-glass around the edges. Would that detail be allowed in a public building these days? I rather doubt it.
I came today to get a book by Christopher Priest ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Priest_(novelist) ). the one I wanted had been withdrawn because it was "old", although I noticed plenty of Shakespeare and other "old" writers' works on the shelves. These are quite low shelves, so I don't think that space can be argued as a constraint.
On the other hand, public libraries in England have been closed at an alarming rate in the last few years: 20% since 2010; so I guess I should be grateful that this one is here at all.
It's Friday so that means it's soup time for a crowd. The biggest challenge is getting the soup to reduce in time without cooking out the flavors. This one seems to be on track.
I haven't used my moka pot for a while. With some lovely coffee from Nicaragua it's time to refresh my taste buds.
In pressure cooking mode, pressure builds up and this red telltale becomes visible, locking the lid in place until the pressure is released.
Bramley apple, peeled, chunked, and tossed in sugar. cinnamon and nutmeg.
Steamed in the microwave pressure cooker for 5 minutes.
Served with some thin custard.
Apple remained firm and full of flavor.
The fruit has remained suspended in the matrix. Encouraging.
Still warm and spread with butter this makes a nice breakfast treat with coffee.
I literally found these shelves next to a dumpster today. Most of my cookbooks will fit on them. I realise I have far too many! But I love how Nigel Slater writes, and Jamie is just fun. But now I have some more space on my counter to clutter up, and I am looking for a used mixer or sausage maker now.
I was recently asked if Trivial Pursuit was available in UK. It is, in many flavors. Here is one I saw yesterday.
There are few things that I can imagine would be a better definition of 'waste of time' than playing this 'celebrity' version.
one of my most treasured possessions is my cutting block. End grain beech that is hard but won't blunt my knives. I clean it with salt and vinegar, and treat it with vegetable oil. And like a mattress, turn it regularly to keep the wear even.
Detail of the gates.
I imagine they were perhaps a love gift; flowers that won't fade.
I was reminded of that song by Jacques Brel:
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Thank you all for your kind wishes - I am recovering. But getting out to take pictures hasn't really been on the cards today.
This morning I received my new freezer. I don't think my landlord would like me taking a chainsaw to the counter, so I opted for this little freezer instead. At last, I can freeze some of my cooking to be used later. It should cost about GBP 1 per week to run, which is not so bad.
My neighbor returned from Helsinki and brought me a delightful fridge magnet, which decorates the fridge door.
I have a habit of forgetting the tomatoes in my fridge and end up throwing some away.
Now I slice some up and put in a jam jar with garlic, basil, oil and a touch of vinegar. In the fridge these will last a while. Just right for when I've run out of fresh ones.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bear
Rupert is a character from another age.
It's a fine name, and i never met a Rupert whom I did not like.
Binned the liners and generously greased a baking tray with fat. Yes! Fat, not oil.
Batter put into each well using an ice cream scoop. Easy to measure and eject into the well itself.
I tried veganism last year for a few months and got sick. I guess it isn't for everyone.
Sometimes the only thing is to flick on the disco lights and pump up the volume to some Hi-NRG. Dancing is optional, but I always do.
Listen, here:
This little souvenir from swamp kauri wood is old, buried during the last ice age.
I've hung crystals in the windows and love these serendipitous light plays.
The Temperance Society was a big thing back in the day. Some of the motivation for was the common good, but another big bit was making sure people got to and stayed at work, sober. There was a temperance society hotel at the top of Castle Hill - it's now apartments.
Why was I not made aware of this simple but delicious meal before?
Smash aan avo and add a bit of cayenne pepper and lemon juice.
Cook the bacon and slice it up.
Make toast.
Pile it up. Easy.
Add a smear of Vegemite to the toast of you have it. Umami niceness.
The tomatoes are the last of the ones I preserved the other day. It's now my go-to method.
The number of British veterans that end up on the streets is a complete disgrace.
The Tommy Sleepout raises funds and awareness to attempt to sort it out.
It's a drizzly, grey morning so I made some fridge magnets with these picks. Maybe make it into a moodometer.