Yay, I’m going to a private screening of Far North (IMDB entry) next week. Hope the lovely Michelle Yeoh is there …
Here’s a picture of me and Michelle from a few years back. As you can see I don’t look very different now.
Hard to believe that 10 years ago we were happy to get rid of a spent and morally bankrupt government ……
… oh wait …
Thanks for RIPA, policy laundering, data retention (previously), section 44, collaboration with that oh so “special” relationship, indefinite detention without trial, ignorance and stupidity, bribes, …
Image by the excellent C4 illustrator / b3tard Beau Bo D’Or.
M-kun gave us some Lindt 85% cocoa butter chocolate and we partook in a taste test to see whether it tasted better with red wine or tea. I can categorically state that the chocolate goes well with wine, the bitter cocoa being mellowed by the wine. On the other hand the bitterness is enhanced by drinking tea, and that combination does not fare well at all.
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Quiche lorraine with salad:
Our dear friends Matthew and Brian in the band GILBERT played their first ever live gig at the Purple Turtle in Camden last night, which was most excellent.
Brian:
Matthew:
The boys back together:
Who is this sexy lady?
A thing of beauty …
Huge amounts of oregano, so I made this aubergine dish with oregano, sweet sherry vinegar and pine nuts. Terrible photo, sorry:
How to make Umenana’s lovely Bangladeshi curry, translated from here …
カレーのレシピ♪
Curry recipe:
・じゃがいも
Potatoes
・たまねぎ
Onions
・とりにく
Chicken
・ココナッツミルク
Coconut milk
・ぎゅうにゅう
Milk
・ターメリックパウダー 少々
Turmeric powder (a little)
・チリパウダー 少々
Chilli powder (a little)
・ガラムマサラ ちょっと
Garam masala (chotto)
・シナモン ちょっと
Cinnamon (chotto)
・クミンパウダー ちょっと
Cumin powder (chotto)
・ジンジャー
Ginger
・ガーリック
Garlic
・はちみつ
Honey
・しお
Salt
・コショウ
Pepper
She adds: I really dont read recipe…just add all ingredients and cook it.then add bit more some ingredients if i thought I need to do when I taste it…
Fumineko is over here this weekend, enjoying the country air.
Buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, bay leaves and some meats:
Lamb shoulder and a celeriac and sweet potato mash:
Thyme flowers to top off the pizzas that I made:
Oink oink!
CENSORED!!
Better?
CENSORED AGAIN
Not only is he our national treasure, but turns out he’s an avid netizen too.
VideoJug: Stephen Fry: The Internet
(from this weeks B3ta newsletter)
Maybe I’m making pizza far too often? But I like it, and it’s easy. I should probably find something else to cook …
This one was made with Gruyere instead of mozzarella:
It was quite good for lunch today too.
Out for beers and curry in Newcastle, my brother booked a table at the excellent Bangladeshi restaurant, Arami.
Puri (recipe 1, recipe 2) are tiny breads, here combined with chickpeas and a mash of coriander and potato:
The lamb shank was cooked to perfection in a rich tomato sauce, and it just fell off the bone:
The only disappointing thing was the dismal selection of chutneys that they served with the poppadoms. Don’t let that put you off though because the rest was excellent.
They have a website, but it’s flash so hardly worth linking to here. Review and another review.
This is a pizza from an unnamed large chain pizza restaurant near the office. It’s reasonably good, but they have a huge pizza oven so they could hardly go wrong:
Asakai’s birthday cake (black forest gateau I think?):
