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Post by Chumbles on Jun 20, 2022 13:03:58 GMT
Still choring, stopped for a coffee and to post this
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20 - Staring at screen whilst vacuuming helped.
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Post by crankcaller on Jun 20, 2022 13:04:23 GMT
Glyndbourne?
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Post by Chumbles on Jun 20, 2022 13:10:27 GMT
Music so good even the deer loved it! (I'll post the final video, sans deer in the jukebox). |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jun 20, 2022 13:14:41 GMT
That Glastonbury looks awful. I've never been to a musical festival - they sound like a nightmare. Trapped in a field being hunted by Sting is one of my recurring dreams. I did go to a musical event once, but had a hotel room booked and left early. It was tremendous: (video censored on the grounds that it's pretentious, self-indulgent bollocks) My idea of hell are large scale events where the only guys who are enjoying themselves are up front, utterly wrecked and showing their lack of interest in the outside world by spastically jerking around whilst screaming over the 'act', pissing where they stand and groping everything in sight. Garbage in, garbage out. Now imagine the rain lashing down constantly, you are knee deep in squelchy mud and splattered everywhere with the stuff. Then you have a muddy tent to return to, which is itself lumpy with all the thick mud underneath. The bogs also bloody reek and there is no phone signal. |
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Post by Chumbles on Jun 20, 2022 13:14:57 GMT
I have a big, easily bruised bottom - throw me cushions, a pint of morphine, Tids on noisy cunt extermination patrol and provided it's none of your arty-farty atonal Radio 3 experimental bollocks, count me in. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jun 20, 2022 14:01:24 GMT
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Post by Shenguin on Jun 20, 2022 14:02:56 GMT
To be fair, I had a free ticket, hated every moment apart from the opera, wasn't dressed as smartly as most other people, and will happily shoot most of the fuckers there come the revolution, comrade.
They didn't have sniffer dogs, and I didn't take anything illegal.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jun 20, 2022 14:04:34 GMT
I watch this channel for the science, occasionally she reacts to stuff.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jun 20, 2022 14:12:52 GMT
To be fair, I had a free ticket, hated every moment apart from the opera, wasn't dressed as smartly as most other people, and will happily shoot most of the fuckers there come the revolution, comrade. Doesn't this describe wherever you go? |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jun 20, 2022 14:34:58 GMT
Do you guys have any tips for thickening a home made curry sauce? Currently considering using a few spoons of mashed potato.
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Post by lazybones on Jun 20, 2022 14:38:50 GMT
Do you guys have any tips for thickening a home made curry sauce? Currently considering using a few spoons of mashed potato. I’ve seen powdered almond? Maybe? Powdered cashew? More powdered spice will also do it. Heaps of powdered cumin. I’m sure there’s a better option. Tomato puree? … |
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Post by lazybones on Jun 20, 2022 14:40:28 GMT
Pureed onion will work. But you need to cook it a bit to get rid of the ‘raw onion’ taste.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jun 20, 2022 14:41:32 GMT
Cornflour will do it if you don't want to add flavour. You might end up with something a bit gloopy if you aren't careful. You can use ordinary flour, but you have to be more careful it doesn't lump.
Lentils will also thicken the sauce.
Or just let the sauce reduce for a while.
Alternatively curry soup is ok.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jun 20, 2022 14:42:21 GMT
I have tried almonds before and it slightly thickens and obviously it becomes very almondy. I don't want to add much tomato puree or other spices as it will detrimentally affect the taste. From looking at some YT videos I can see mashed potato being used, but I have reservations to be honest.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jun 20, 2022 14:43:16 GMT
I was thinking about cornflour, I certainly use it for fondue already.
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Post by Shenguin on Jun 20, 2022 14:43:45 GMT
I almost always put lentils in curries. If you use tinned / carton they don't even need to be cooled for very long.
Or tomatoes and tomato puree and cook it down as much as needed if I don't want lentils.
Cornflour or gram flour also work.
I have a mind that instant gravy granules would work well in the right curry, but never tried them in a curry.
Edit: when you say mashed potato, I'm assuming instant mash flakes. Please don't tell me even if this is not the case.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jun 20, 2022 14:51:02 GMT
I created a biryani last night. It is closely based on a Madhur Jaffrey recipe, but with much less tomato.
Once the curry and rice were cooked I added a bit of water and put then in the oven for 40 minutes. This dries it out so I ended up with a fairly dry chicken biryani.
I then made a potato +onion garlic + spices sauce for it.
I don't do it very often, but it is worth it if you fancy a biryani style curry.
There was enough to have it for lunch today as well. It was both cold and hot.
Four stars recommended.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jun 20, 2022 14:55:11 GMT
I almost always put lentils in curries. If you use tinned / carton they don't even need to be cooled for very long. Or tomatoes and tomato puree and cook it down as much as needed if I don't want lentils. Cornflour or gram flour also work. I have a mind that instant gravy granules would work well in the right curry, but never tried them in a curry. Edit: when you say mashed potato, I'm assuming instant mash flakes. Please don't tell me even if this is not the case. If you want a traditional British style curry (like schools used to make) I suspect gravy thickener replaces most of the spice. I think the aim was to be a little bit exotic but not so challenging 5-11 year olds would reject it. Maybe I am wrong and my primary school used to serve Vindaloo style curries. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jun 20, 2022 14:57:29 GMT
I cooked a cross between tarka daal and sag paneer yesterday. It was delicious, though not hot enough because the Other Humans, until chili pickle was added.
I have a portion left for tomorrow.
Also cooked a dismembered part of a dead bird and put half a jar of something called Butter Chicken curry sauce on it for the smallest Other Human.
Edit: I also confess I did the rest of the butter chicken sauce with vegan "chicken" so I could try it. Rather bland.
Edit 2: and it reminds me that yoghurt can also be used to thicken curries, but it's surprisingly dangerous. Getting one small spoonful of stuff with yoghurt to taste like it's the correct heat will almost certainly mean the fifth forkful and beyond are mightily powerful combatants.
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Jun 20, 2022 14:57:43 GMT
I watch this channel for the science, occasionally she reacts to stuff. I watch her too, she can get very hyper but she certainly knows her subject, (Astrophysics) I think she also lectures. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Jun 20, 2022 15:12:43 GMT
Books
I've got an unwanted book to take back to the shop later on to swap for another one. I have zero ideas. Anyone got any recommendations?
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Post by Chumbles on Jun 20, 2022 15:14:25 GMT
Cornflour will do it if you don't want to add flavour. You might end up with something a bit gloopy if you aren't careful. You can use ordinary flour, but you have to be more careful it doesn't lump. Lentils will also thicken the sauce. Or just let the sauce reduce for a while.*Alternatively curry soup is ok. *i.e. Patience - virtually all additional elements will change the flavour, if action is essential I pretty much agree with Sheep with the warning that lentils can drastically change the mouth feel and, most importantly, use tinned lentils - the dried lentils will have to be rehydrated before use... |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jun 20, 2022 15:18:08 GMT
Books
I've got an unwanted book to take back to the shop later on to swap for another one. I have zero ideas. Anyone got any recommendations?
Waterstones. |
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Post by Chumbles on Jun 20, 2022 15:19:39 GMT
Books
I've got an unwanted book to take back to the shop later on to swap for another one. I have zero ideas. Anyone got any recommendations?
If you're interested in WWII history Jonathan Dimbleby's Destiny in the Desert. It does an excellent job of correcting the rose-tinted glasses, self-congratulatory views of Churchill and Montgomery. And it moves like an action thriller... |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jun 20, 2022 15:31:22 GMT
It depends what sort of book you want.
I recently read
The Brothers York By Thomas Penn. If you are k with a bit of English history that ore or less ignores Scotland it is really good.
The Russian Revolution Anthony Beevor. - It's ok, but I didn't think it was his best by any means
The Tyrannosaur Chronicles. It's ok, but sciencey It wasn't the Sarah Connor Chronicles for dinosaurs, which was a bit disappointing.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the book
The Empire Stops Here Philip Parker. It's about the edges of the Roman Empire. I enjoyed it a lot.
I am currently reading Eversion by Alastair Reynolds. I might finish it tonight.
Also some books with maps. But they were parts of series. I like John Gwynne and Anthony Ryan, and Joe Abercrombie obvs.. It does depend on your tolerance for that sort of thing.
Also Miles Cameron. I've read two and bought 3 more. They are too long, but enjoyable.
I've also been reading Foundation books by Isaac Asimov. I had not read them before. They are mostly light reading and a bit dated, but I have enjoyed them so far.
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