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English politics seems to have reached a point where people are willing to try anything. A lot of the discontent seems to stem from the awareness of sleazy and self-serving behaviour manifested by politicians. If nothing else this might be a grand day out.
Bread pudding has been made in England since the 11th century. Over time other ingredients have been included, such as milk, eggs. butter, sugar, and fruit.
Here's yesterday's attempt, with wholemeal bread, served with custard. Calories and comfort.
Lancaster received a royal charter to permit a market in 1193. There's been a market ever since. A place to exchange goods, money, and ideas.
Here's an excerpt from Elizabeth David's third book, Italian Food from 1954. She revolutionized British cooking as it emerged from post-war rationing. Simplicity and good ingredients seem to sum up her approach.
The water company gets a hard time about discharges into rivers and the lakes, but the water that arrives at the tap is second to none. It makes a splendid cup of tea, with absolutely no weird chemical tastes that I have experienced in other places.
Today is Flickr's 21st birthday! Today's theme is *BOLD*
Here is my lava lamp - which is used to bring me a moment of joy, and provide a bit of lighting when I eat dinner.
Did you know that lava lamps are used to generate random numbers? Cloudflare has a whole wall full of them, and cameras are used to get all sorts of measurements which are then used to create the random numbers that keep us all safe online.
The whole process is called 'Lavarand' and you can read about it, here:
A reclaimed saltware sink at a bakery cafe. Simple, stylish, and a pleasure to use. Being so visually interesting, one is encouraged to linger, leading to very clean hands.
Scientifically called Sorbus aria, the oval, serrated-edged leaves are softly hairy underneath and dark green and shiny on top.
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.
A cool start to the morning after yesterday's heat. We'll be whinging about the cold weather soon enough.
My friend wanted a variable temperature gooseneck kettle for making coffee and tea. I have no more words!
What to do with a surfeit of nuts? I roasted these in a mixture of melted butter, honey, and a bit of cinnamon. Spread to cool on parchment, and given a few twists of sea salt Just 7 minutes in the air fryer to transform the good to something better!
I've had an order for another jar. I'll add sesame seeds this time at the cooling stage.
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Rattling around with the top down and a pretty companion in the passenger seat. Good times.
I'm normally gentle with my kitchen tools but I have fruit to use up. Packed in to the max line.
Apple
Orange
Nectarines
Almonds
Walnuts
Cinnamon
Water
The fruit has remained suspended in the matrix. Encouraging.
Still warm and spread with butter this makes a nice breakfast treat with coffee.
I'm letting these cool for 30 minutes to let them firm up a bit. It works for my bread so it might work here.
It's official; more books than shelves. Fortunately I was able to buy these crates at a shop that's closing down. They carry the TüV sticker, so hopefully they won't collapse in the middle of the night.
As an expedient it's ok but I mustn't let this become the permanent solution.
Afternoon tea with my new tea cosy. So hard to find now that few use a teapot and loose tea.
to keep me going till dinner is a Chorley cake. This is filled with raisins and baked in short crust pastry. Sometimes called fly cake for obvious reasons. Nice with a bit of butter and Lancashire cheese on the side.
Tea is lapsang with a bit of Ukrainian honey.
it's reet good!😄
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.
Or just to chill for a little while. Vikingur Olafsson playing Bach on piano is an extraordinary experience. For me it has always been Wanda Landowska and Glenn Gould (when he was a bit older); but Olafsson is specially gifted.
Today is National Coffee Day in England.
Alfonso Bialetti came up with the classic Moka Express in 1933. The aluminium casting is ideal to make a rich cup of coffee. The trick is to heat the water gently and avoid the water coming through too quickly and scorching the coffee.
All the beans in the previous shots were placed in the basket and leveled off, not tamped.
British politics is entertaining unless you live there.
Just FYI, this description has been self-censored.
Spaghetti Eis. Haven't had this since the 80s, yikes!
Here's my take on the Italian flag: vanilla ice cream pressed through a potato ricer, ground up pistachio, strawberry sauce.
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Quiet cloudy morning, and on a gray day, these lilies were a fun POP of color on my walk around the block.
Straight out of the camera from the Xiaomi 13 Ultra.
On the bus. How many times should I press the bell button? Life can be so confusing for the literal-minded.
In the days when there was a 'clippy' to take fares and issue a ticket, only they could ding ding, to tell the driver to proceed.
Could it be that the graphic artist who made this sign had never been on a bus?
Timing is everything. Just a few minutes later and this bus would have been full of students.
The potholes combined with the hard suspension made this an almost terrifying journey. The first bang made me think we were being shot at. Really.
The Atkincel woolen blanket was in production for decades by Atkinson's, who are probably England's last woolen blanket weaver. They stopped making them in July '26. This example is older than me but works a treat.
Damp has caused my Brabantia canisters to go rusty. So off to the bin with them.
I've found this and one other in the thrift shop. Just the thing next time I head off on safari.
A tell tale of over loading or overheating from a Nutribullet is leaking from the base bearing assembly. No such eventuality today.
This made a pleasant if innocuous breakfast smoothie.
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I popped into the shop to buy milk and spotted some Puy lentils. What could I do with them? Make a sauce, of course!
Base:
Olive oil
Onions
Garlic
Celery
Then
A can of San Marzano tomatoes
A packet of Puy lentils
400 ml of stock
A sliced courgette
Bay leaves
Cook the base till soft
Add the rest
Summer gently till the liquid reduces.
Taste and season.
About 30 minutes total .
The Puy lentils are key to this. They retain shape and texture and the taste is almost meaty.
The French master chocolatier and caramelier, Henri Le Roux, invented the modern salted caramel. But I'm grateful to Peter Denton for telling me about salted pineapple this week. Lacking fleur de sel, I've ground some pink Himalayan salt and liberally sprinkled it over some pineapple chunks. It's a remarkably refreshing effect and a great breakfast treat.
Hest Bank Station closed some years ago. However, there's still a railway crossing and a disused signal box. It is the closest point to the sea along the route of the London to Glasgow West Coast Main Line.
If you look really carefully, you can't see Glasgow Central Station!
The line is powered by overhead cables. The sound made in the cables by approaching trains is quite eerie.
I edited the original shot with 'Sly'. First time I have given this app a go, and it seems easy enough to use.