Plans for today (2025)

[Wombat457]

My plan for today, which was achieved, was to deliver the rest of the xmas gifts to the girls at my local ......... oh, and have a beer JUST to be sociable

 

[SoCalZone10]

I use saran wrap so I don't have to buy wrapping paper...

Be careful, auto correct could make that satan.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Yoghurt is on, went on yesterday.
Set some straining
Prep there fruit for the pavlova
Need to cook both sets of soaked chickpeas
Need to cook the almond feta cheese
Need to prep the dressing for the chickpea salad
Need to prepare the other chickpea recipe and write that one up
Carry on with some behind the scenes stuff on CB
Clean the table for tomorrow
Clean the incubator out now there chicks have hatched and put it away
Write some cards
Find a replacement card for my mother who's in tears because the card we sent her hasn't arrived...
See if i can edit a photo for my sister
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half way there and it is only 3:30pm!

 

[msmofet]

Planning to bake a cheesecake and an apple crumble. But that may change if joint pain in fingers doesn't let up.

Made the cheesecake. Didn't get to the apple crumble.

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

Lu and I are back from work, the door is locked, everything is done. Now just relax, It's Christmas!!!

 

[msmofet]

Lu and I are back from work, the door is locked, everything is done. Now just relax, It's Christmas!!!

How does the future look? LOL Happy/Merry Christmas!
Christmas Eve morning here.

 

[TastyReuben]

Working…laundry…making a bunch of food for tonight and tomorrow.

One gripe - it’s Christmas <bleeping> Eve, we have a staff meeting today, 3/4ths of the people who normally attend are out, so the person sort of in charge of it cheerfully said, “If no one has anything to discuss, let’s cancel this meeting and give everyone an hour of their day back. Merry Chris—”

“I have several things to discuss!” - said with a certain amount of glee by the group’s resident wet blanket…so here I sit in a call while they’re yammering on and no one is paying the least bit of attention. This person is such a shit.

 

[msmofet]

I wish we had the angry emoji in the Quick post icons.

 

[SoCalZone10]

French my 2 racks of lamb, this will be my first time doing it.
Marinate the quails, possible prep the duck legs.
Then make pana cotta and poached pears in red wine sauce.

 

[badjak]

I'm having to organise a meeting with some people that have no concept of time.
I'm sure I'll be frustrated in a couple of hours time.
Lets see. Maybe they surprise me

So this meeting was planned for today and it actually happened.
Some hectic driving due to rains & dirt road

 

[SoCalZone10]

I opened the 2 racks of lamb and they don't have a lot of fat, pretty slim, grass fed from New Zealand, unlike the one in the video from Gordon Ramsay.

Anyway, I will try to French them, waiting for my husband to sharpen my knife.

I think this Aussie guy has a more simpler approach. I feel less intimidated watching him than Gordon Ramsay.

How to French a Rack of Lamb like a Chef | Cook with Curtis Stone | Coles - YouTube

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrifzsnaerw

 

[Z-Cook]

I wish we had the angry emoji in the Quick post icons.
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And rolls eyes one and a simple heart one !

 

[SoCalZone10]

I removed the fat and french half of the lamb like Curtis above, I decided just to French one leg of lamb, the other one I’m going to eat au naturel, what the heck, it’s a very time consuming process, last year I don’t recall we French the rack of lamb either. Lots of tasty bits were removed for no reason. We are not high end restaurant, I need to remind myself, resting for the moment before I finish the other half.

 

[badjak]

I just cook as is..
And then satisfy my inner cave (wo)man

 

[SoCalZone10]

To French or not to French is the question of the day, so I decided to half and half, I also ended up seasoning it, I usually don't do them ahead, so I did some lite seasoning, otherwise they can get salty overnight.