MGCC Batch --> From Säntis to Bodensee

recent batch cooking completed today. fridge and freezer are full. a power cut wouldn't be great :)

left to right

there are more pots and jars of each but not shown

1. lemon curd in jar www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lemon_curd_68499 sample plate far left

2. pineapple & ginger jam cooked with sugar in jar www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Dv7jJePwY forgot to add the cloves :(

sample plate mid foreground

3. pineapple & ginger jam cooked with syrup in jar, allowed the mixture to reduce

sample plate on the right

4. almond icecream/kulfi in pot made with creamy whole milk and ground almond, sample in pot near right flic.kr/p/2oBcmdx

5. banana icecream in pot made with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and bananas, sample in pot far right www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6nFrsN9u88 my sisterinlaw in malaysia and i experimented with this one. we're both happy with it and would do again. her banana tree is laden with bananas, couldn't be fresher :)

6. strained natural yoghurt in jar made with creamy whole milk, sample in pot mid background www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laRiO7iaOU

7. chilli sauce/jam, in jar far background www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/tomato-and-chilli-jam-201...

to serve with curry (a batch of dahl curry is in the freezer)

8. pomodoro sauce in pot, sample in pot in front of chilli sauce flic.kr/p/DwxsrT to serve with spaghetti

the blue mirrored tablecloth is a recent charity shop find

ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily

www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ helps to gather ideas and encourages me to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...

a fresh batch of strained natural yoghurt

natural yoghurt made with 1 1/2 litres of whole milk

yoghurt making www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laRiO7iaOU

whey poured into small pots for the freezer to use as and when usually in curries

yoghurt maker/warmer flic.kr/p/2onS52V keeps the milk at a constant temperature throughout the process

just one thing with michael mosley

food special with professor tim spector

7 days 30 different plant based foods

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ngjx

ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...

i've created a group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...

I made a lot of new colors this batch :)

The entry into service of the second batch of Mercitalia E494s is proceeding.

After the initial set of 40 "Standard" E494s (001-040) provisioned only for the 3kV network, the new deliveries are comprising both 10 more "Standard" units (041-050) and 10 locomotives equipped with the Last Mile modules (601-610).

Following the completion of the second batch, the third one (70 + 30) locomotives will follow in late 2025.

In this picture, the E494.047 is leaving the side track of Tavazzano heading southbound with a sugar train for the Eridania group.

My first bagels. I have no idea what they should be like really because I am not a connoisseur of bagels. As a matter of fact I have never actually had one from a bakery. That's my next move. I have only ever had the ones in the plastic bags from the grocery store.... yeh, I know. Bad me. Bad me.

Mrs. Binns, my trusty starter, was by my side all the way .... they are sourdough bagels...

There was whining and moaning whilst attempting rolling, poking, and several other methods to get them 'shaped' ....

My sweetie came to the rescue as he does on occasion when I need talking down from the ledge.... he made it a competition and a race, and soon I was laughing my head off and I lost.... he probably did 9 to my 3 .... oh, alright .... we both did 6 each... but it may have been a larger number than I should have attempted for my first batch of bagels.

We made cheese and jalapeño, chocolate chip, and cinnamon raisin along with 3 plain. One of which I had today with cream cheese.... of course.....

Crumb reveal tomorrow .... as I'll definitely be having one for my lunch ....again!!

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