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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.
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.
I'm a terrible landscape photographer, but every now and then the scene just opens up for you and all you have to do is point your camera in the right direction.
Sooc from the Xiaomi 13 Ultra.
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.
There's a charity bake sale today so I made my tea loaf. it needs to cool for an hour before coming out of the tin.
A bottle of rough red wine would have set the soup off. Not allowed so I used vinegar and Sriracha instead.
It's a drizzly, grey morning so I made some fridge magnets with these picks. Maybe make it into a moodometer.
The individual boxes in the vertical garden can be quickly dismounted for planting, or moving about. No tools are required as they simply hang onto the wall batten, using this clever 45 degree cut, known as a French cleat.
Introduced to England in 1724 for its pretty colors and shapes, quercus rubra is native to Canada and America.
An orrery is a mechanical device that demonstrates the relative positions of planets, and how their orbits work. The workmanship is as complex as it is breathtaking.
This one was by John Fulton, who left school at 13 to become a cobbler. His story is fascinating and inspiring. I encourage you to follow the wiki link below.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fulton_(instrument_maker)
Sometimes you stumble across something outstanding and unexpected. Today it was this haddock and chips. It's nice to have someone else do the cooking for a change.
To drink it had to be dandelion and burdock. It goes well with fried food.
I'll treat myself to another trip next month, perhaps.
Pigeons were used as messengers to report the flood state of the River Nile in the time of Rameses II. These lovely birds are just coming to say hello - and maybe scarf a few crumbs from my lunch.
A passerby commented that if I gave them anything they would be my friends for life. And so they are =]
After leaving it to cool in the baking tin for a few minutes, it just lifted right out. The bottom of the tin pushes up, so that helped. But liberal use of butter on the tin before hand definitely is key.
Note the short-crust pastry - this is the first I've made, and I'm pleased with the result. I washed the lid with milk and dusted it with brown sugar, hence the color.
When I am not sure which wine to buy, my system is to look for a favorite bird or animal on the label. With a kangaroo on the label, this is guaranteed to be fair dinkum!
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.
Today we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the first naming of a dinosaur, the megalosaurus. This dinosaur and its handler spent most of the day roaming around the city, causing consternation and amusement.
Cycling through a shady wood I came across a great bank of blue bells. The ground is damp and smelled of petrichor, as it should.
Bluebells are always so joyful I think.
This drain pipe on the side of the recently-vacated bank is both cracked and blocked.
I was so enraptured by this spontaneous fountain that I got soaked while just watching it.
At cooking class yesterday I learned how to cut a single chicken breast to feed four.
There's lardons, onion, garlic, chicken, and cheese in this dish.
I brought some home for tonight's tea.
This is an airvent.
The tuatara (a lizard endemic to New Zealand) and the iguana both have a third eye (the parietal eye) on top of their heads. As they age, the eye becomes covered in scales.
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:
Bring to the boil and then cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.*
Taste and season as it goes.
For extra thickness, I made a slurry of flour and cold water and gently added it during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Now allow to cool before eating or decanting.
If you want, use a stick blender and do your worst, but I recommend leaving a few bits intact for visual interest.
*After 15 minutes the sweet potato is done, and everything else has some crunch still. Cook for a bit longer if you prefer to have a softer bite.
15 minutes won't cost the earth in electricity!
Serve with a good chunk of bread.
Random markings on kerb-stones fascinate me. It's not easy to do, so why was it done? There has to be a reason. A bit like life, really.
This runs 24/7 and drags out 1/2 a litre of water from the air each day in this room. It is very quiet and efficient. It is way cheaper to run than a heater and keeps humidity to tolerable levels, if not ideal.