Plans for today (2023)

[karadekoolaid]

I know you like them , but they are rudderless atm.

I think everyone expects the All Blacks to give a dazzling display at all times. I've been watching them since the 60s ; Colin Meads, Jonah Lomu, Dan Carter, Richie McCaw... watched them all. My kids started following the game after I showed them Jonah Lomu singlehandely destroying the British Lions.

 

[Morning Glory]

Great morning - except the car broke down.
Anyway... taught the group how to make Pakoras. Three different types, different veggies, different spicing.
Then we did Samosa filling. Simple. Potato, peas, onion, ginger, turmeric, fenugreek and a touch of cayenne.
Then some Butter Chicken. They all went through the different stages of making the sauce.
Aloo Ghobi. Different sauce base (touch of tomato passata) and a touch of cream.
Had to leave the Goan Fish Curry base BUT, I left them the recipe.
Great group, great fun- I'd do it again!
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All that in one morning! I'm very impressed.

 

[Morning Glory]

I also have to work tonight for probably an hour or so, starting at 11PM.

That's tough.

Hope the trip to the zoo is at least a bit of fun.

 

[TastyReuben]

That's tough.

Hope the trip to the zoo is at least a bit of fun.

Thanks - we’re back. I have mixed feelings about zoos. I took a few pics at the beginning, but after a bit, my heart kind of went out of it, so I just wandered around.

 

[rascal]

Sunday here and we just had lunch in ashburton aka ashvegas lol. Hours drive south. Couple of shops my wife wants to "see" yeah right.
We are stopping at a plant place closer to home to get her supplies.
Feel like a chauffeur?.
My car coz it's a wagon/estste

Russ

 

[karadekoolaid]

All that in one morning! I'm very impressed.lped

I'm definitely NOT a pro chef, but I'm not just a home cook, either. When I started the Chutney company in 2005, it was just me in the kitchen, hacking away with a knife.
Once things really got going, I'd made a few "Real Chef" friends and they helped me out, guided me, took the p*** something rotten, but eventually decided that I did know my onions from my echalotes.
When you've got a kitchen brigade working with you, you can do DOUBLE that amount in a morning. Thursday, however, also involved teaching them which spices to use, which ones NOT to use, how to vary quantities, etc., so it wasn't all cooking in the morning.

 

[Morning Glory]

When you've got a kitchen brigade working with you, you can do DOUBLE that amount in a morning. Thursday, however, also involved teaching them which spices to use, which ones NOT to use, how to vary quantities, etc., so it wasn't all cooking in the morning.

Did you have a brigade to help? I didn't think so. If it wasn't all cooking then the amount of dishes you turned out is even more impressive.

 

[Morning Glory]

Thanks - we’re back. I have mixed feelings about zoos. I took a few pics at the beginning, but after a bit, my heart kind of went out of it, so I just wandered around.

Yeah. Captive wild animals... its all very well for conservation purposes but otherwise can be problematic.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Did you have a brigade to help? I didn't think so.

The brigade does what you tell them to do, but you have to explain it carefully, otherwise they'll cut all the onions the same way: in the dishes we prepared, I wanted some in chunks, some finely diced and some julienned. Then I had to explain each dish and what spices to add, when to add them, etc. THEN you have to make sure there's enough seasoning and ensure they understand the flavour profiles.
For some reason, they wanted to add cumin to everything, so I decided that at least ONE of the dishes wouldn't have any at all
Then you have to watch them like a hawk because they seem to think that everything needs to be sauteed at 1000C... but it was great fun.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Thanks - we’re back. I have mixed feelings about zoos

Was that the Cincinnati Zoo?
One of the best I've ever been to.

 

[caseydog]

Yeah. Captive wild animals... its all very well for conservation purposes but otherwise can be problematic.

Some zoos do a better job of making the animal enclosure seem very natural. The San Diego zoo is famous for this.

CD

 

[caseydog]

I didn't plan for this, but my driveway gate opener failed me this morning. I called the manufacturer, and a tech support guy gave me excellent instructions on how to fix it, and emailed a .PDF diagram of the inner workings that was perfect. It took me about an hour, start to finish, but didn't cost me anything.

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

Was that the Cincinnati Zoo?
One of the best I've ever been to.

Yes, indeed. We had visitors from Indianapolis over for the day, and that’s where they wanted to go (and Jungle Jim’s, of course!).

 

[rascal]

Today being second Wednesday its granddaughter lunch today.
Isla big Mac and fries
Portia her friend mcchicken and fries
Associate friends 4 x chips
Eli is here with a sore throat that got better the minute our daughter drove to work. Hes having big Mac and fries.
Daughter has used up her sick pay for this year so she knows I'm a soft touch.

Russ

 

[caseydog]

My big to-do item was to remove the safety seal from a bottle of Agave Nectar. Almost done. I just need a few more tools.

CD