That's so sad. I love trees and they're so important. It's disappointing that money seems to always be such a driver in decision-making. ๐ข
StickyDango
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I'm not sure I can guess what your field of work is!
Oh gods. I feel the same when I see people and their kids and dogs. I did a few psychology courses in school years ago, so I have some understanding of behaviour. I feel so bad for the animals and kids because they don't know any better and they are guided by their owners/parents.
I used to stay at a friend's house when I first moved to Victoria and stayed in Melbourne for a few weekends. It started to come out that the mum (my friend) was actually bullying her daughter to tears, and the dad would sometimes join in. They said it was "tough love". I don't speak with her anymore.
Some people will just do what their parents did to them, but it doesn't make it right.
I hope I haven't driven by you ๐ My dad is a car and heavy machinery mechanic, so I can definitely hear when something is a little off, but as for diagnosing, no chance!
My brain is not that high level when tech ๐ But I also used to be a food technologist in a previous life, so I love to reverse engineer food items! My partner is a mechanical engineer and doesn't have a food science mind. We're definitely opposites in that respect. My eyes glaze over when he starts talking engineering. ๐
Ouch. I actually haven't come across it very often, but with clips online, it really throws my brain to see the sound and mouth not making the same movement/sound.
I definitely hear you on that one!
Been there about two months ago when I had the worst banh mi in the world. I've never made one, but I was sure I could have done better. ๐ซ
My partner quietly does the same thing. He's been riding bikes since he was a kid (and still does, except it's bigger and is $$$$). I haven't consistently been riding in years and years, and I'm finally in a position where I have space to store a bike again. However, I have bad knees from gymnastics as a kid, and then years and years of skiing and snowboarding, so I either have to ride on mostly flat trails or get an expensive e-bike...
Thank you so much for the LPT! I'm sure lots of people will find it very helpful. ๐
I've no experience in your industry or know anyone in it, but I find it so interesting. Thank you for sharing!
Mildly related (maybe not), I have had friends who recommend certain medical shows to me to watch. I have given them a try, but then I get bogged down by how overdramatised they are with the music, and "Um.. They're not going to revive anyone with those weak compressions."
Same. I will sometimes think of things like "Might have high blood pressure" or diabetes. I also thought that one of the driver's I had passed the other day may have had mild Parkinsons when I saw their hand shaking as she took her hand off the steering wheel to the signal stick. It's always just a passing thought, and I forget seconds later.
Most definitely late, but I did make these over the weekend. These are pork and wombok dumplings. The worst part of these is that they take so much time to prepare, but only 5 seconds to eat. However, I don't make these often, and they're worth it. I make extras and freeze them for quick (lazy) meals.
Happy belated Lunar New Year to those who celebrate!
What's your favourite dipping sauce?? When I don't have any sichuan chili oil left, I just use a bit of light soy sauce, and either sesame oil or sichuan chili oil. About 1:2 ratio.
Made roast beef last night, medium rare. Used bolar blade, marinated for 24 hours. Turned out really well, and photo shows that I don't know how to slice meat properly ๐ Also had potatoes and carrots roasting under the meat.
Sandwiches and wraps for the week, for sure!
Edit: It's been a real weird last few days. Slipped my mind to post recipe: https://www.recipetineats.com/marinated-roast-beef/
Eggplant and potato moussaka. Snuck in some zucchini to the top layer, and chopped mushrooms to the meat. First time making this and I think it turned out pretty well, just a bit watery. Will simmer the meat for longer next time.
Edit for ingredients from top to bottom: Bread crumbs
Bechemel sauce
Sliced potatoes and zucchini (in place of the missing required eggplant)
Meat mix (including onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, red wine)
Layer of sliced eggplant
It only hit 28C today, and it didn't even feel warm after the 40C+ days. I was so tired today after work that I even settled for what I thought was a soup (I do not have Italian heritage nor have I visited Italy, so I apologise ahead of time for any terms I use incorrectly).
Anyway, it was one pot, and that's exactly what I wanted.
Turned out amazing. I had to tweak the recipe because I didn't have a bunch of the ingredients, but I'd 100% make this again. Threw some pastrami in for protein and flavour.
Onions, potatoes, tomatoes, vegetable stock, pastrami, cannelini beans, kidney beans, pepper, and sugar to balance the acidity.
Eaten with Irish soda bread on the side. Saw life exit Irish partner when I dipped it in to olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
And then I tried the soup (?) with olive oil drizzled on top, and it was ๐ค The risoni thickened it up quite a bit, but I thoroughly enjoyed this meal. Felt pretty healthy, and I didn't feel sluggish afterwards. No butter, just olive oil. My GP would be pleased.
Sorry for the super close up. I had to keep cropping the photo until it was small enough to upload.
Did the 40km Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail (Victoria, AUS) and had a really nice grilled chicken sandwich at a cafe in Warburton before riding back.
Grilled chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, mayo, cucumbers, cheese on a toasted sourdough bread. This bread was so fresh and so well done that you could hold on to the crust and the bread in the middle would curve around the filling. You could see the bread stretching and it had the tiniest spring when you bit in to it.
It's the most delightful sourdough I've had in a long time. Three Sugars Cafe in Warburton on a Monday afternoon at 1PM, if anyone would like to pay them a visit. $11 for this gem.
In North America, we have McCain hashbrowns that are tiny cubed potatoes you find in the freezer aisle. In Australia, hashbrowns are hashbrowns patties, and we don't have the cubes. I haven't been able to find them anywhere.
I was hit with nostalgia this morning, so I made hashbrowns. Just cut up whatever potatoes I had in to 0.5cm cubes and fried them up in the pan. Fried some onions and capsicum on the side and then added together.
Usually I put in a bit of bacon or sausage, but we're going to a German restaurant for dinner tonight, so I'm saving my fatty meat allocation for later.
Seasoned with Hy's seasoning salt.
Made a 30h slow cooker girello (~~top~~ eye of round) the other day and turned it in to a girello and cheese toastie on sourdough bread for dinner tonight. Mixed in gravy and fermented BBQ sauce with the meat. It's 39C, I'm not making anything elaborate today!
Salad was a mix of cos lettuce, grated carrots, capsicum, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions. Papaya seed vinaigrette dressing.
Pretty yum and super easy.
I used this recipe for the girello: https://www.craftbeering.com/beef-eye-of-round-roast-slow-cooker/
This for the gravy: https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/beef-broth-brown-gravy/
And this for the papaya seed dressing: https://houseofnasheats.com/papaya-seed-dressing/
Edit: Too many types of rounds. I meant eye of round, not top round.
What it says in the title. Toasted girello and cheese on sourdough bread.
Talking about cheese earlier today and yesterday made me cave... So I had some low fat tasty cheese to satisfy the craving.
Low cholesterol spread and a sprinkle of Achill Island flaked sea salt on the outside, and mixed in gravy and fermented BBQ sauce with the meat.
Had a salad on the side so it balanced the bread, meat and cheese. ๐ Might make the same again tomorrow, this was a pretty good toastie.
Edit: Too many types of rounds. I meant eye of round, not top round.
I hope this makes the sandwich cut. Lunch today.
Cucumber, lettuce, tomato, capsicum, lettuce, red onion, 30h slow cooked pulled girello ๐ฅต, and some gravy made from the drippings. Dijon mustard and Mayo as the sauces.
Managed to keep most of the filling between the buns while eating.
Edit: I should share the recipes. For the girello/top round pulled meat: https://www.craftbeering.com/beef-eye-of-round-roast-slow-cooker/
And the gravy (admittedly not my favourite, but here it is): https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/beef-broth-brown-gravy/
- I felt it was missing a little something something, so I thought I would add back in a little bit of fat to see how it went. I added about a tablespoon (or two?) of salted butter. It was better, but still missing something. Not in any way like KFC gravy, but it pairs well enough with the meat.
It doesn't look like eggplant curry, let's be honest ๐, but it tasted incredible.
I also replaced the coconut cream with cashew cream. Saw a 1.2kg bag for sale at Australia Aldi for 19.99 and said why not. It makes me feel way less guilty about eating creamy foods, which I love. My partner couldn't even tell that I'd replaced the coconut cream/milk. He can stop crying for creamy foods now because I've found an adequate coconut cream/milk replacement (I'm supposed to cut down on saturated fats...).
I doubled the eggplant recipe, and it turned out really well.
Also made some pulled girello yesterday, so I'll post a photo for the sandwich fiends once I get around to making said sandwich.
Eggplant curry: https://www.recipetineats.com/eggplant-curry-south-indian/
Cashew cream: https://detoxinista.com/cashew-cream/
Made chickpea curry with potato last night. Recipe called for less potato, but my potatoes were starting to become sentient beings so I had to put them to use.. And who doesn't love potatoes?!
Definitely on the spicy side, so I'd start with less cayenne and add more to taste. Probably didn't help that I used Malaysian curry powder, but it was still delicious and not painful. I'd consider using a bit of coconut cream next time to make up more sauce and mellow the spice for a nice creamy texture.
Highly recommend using a waxy potato so it holds together.
It makes a lot of leftovers. I think the recipe says 5 servings, but it'll do far more than that.
https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-chickpea-potato-curry-chana-aloo-curry/
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You're not cursing anything or anyone - tell him you're from the future! ๐