Ivana's Calamarities

Aah that sounds lovely, never tried it with prunes! Our go to salad is a simple garlic and balsamic vinegar. Should try prunes sometimes too. ^.^

Snippet from a book, it says: beetroot The poor, belittled beetroot. Even British food writer and documented vegetable lover Jane Grigson besmirches its name in her Vegetable Book, an ode to produce. In the span of three sentences, she maligns it repeatedly, declaring, "It is not an inspiring vegetable." Then, it is "far too bossy a vegetable. I have never heard anyone claim it as their favourite." I wonder if Jane had such a hairy relationship with beetroot because her preferred cooking method involved leaving them in the oven for 3 to 4 hours? If I cooked them that long, I'd probably detest them, too.

Reading Samin Nosrat's sophisticated jab at Jane Grigson during my morning coffee and I'm all here for it. 😂

Beetroot, my beloved.

Two carrots, entwined. It's as if the bottom one has its legs wrapped around the top one.

Today I learned how baby carrots are made. 👀

YouTube video by RiseAgainstVEVO Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee (Official Music Video)

youtu.be/9-SQGOYOjxs

Small pot on a stove with amber coloured, warm ghee in it.

Two jars on a white dish, both filled with amber coloured ghee.

The beautiful amber of freshly made ghee. 🥰

Stew done, cabbage for salad prepped and salted.

This productive morning was powered by Rise Against.
(Sorry neighbours...)

Supermarket shelf of the Albert Heijn with Thomy mayo on it.

I'M GOING TO WRITE IN CAPS BECAUSE OTHERWISE I CANNOT EXPLAIN THE JOY OF FINALLY SEEING THE MAYO I GREW UP WITH HIT THE DUTCH SUPERMARKET SHELVES 😁

Duolingo screenshot of them introducing the new energy system on my device.

Goodbye Duolingo, it was fun while it lasted.

YouTube video by America's Test Kitchen Ultimate One-Pan Dinner: Lemon-Braised Chicken and Couscous | Flavor Forward

youtu.be/QFnqs10QWlc

A love letter to lemons in the latest episode of FLAVOR FORWARD

Aaah that is gorgeous!

Painting of a tree with orangd leaves, some of which fall gently towards thd ground on which a stylisef slim figure and a dog walk

'Between the Leaves' by Brighton-based UK artist Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
#Autumn #Fall

Hahaha!

I'm 191 days into German, they better not take away my super useful proof of learning how to say bears love to surf and owls like to paint.

The fake middle aged men accounts only following women are doing my head in.

What a nifty little app!
I have no Apple devices so sadly cannot use it, but tip for anyone who does 👇

Saw a cookbook I was interested in was on sale for €35 (from €56).
Saved myself the money on time by learning it uses cups and spoons only instead of weight.

How can you call something science and then use cups without alternatives? 😑

(Also ps if you have more - always free to spam me!)

Hear, hear.

I only know a few, looking forward to checking them out. :D Listened to Officium Triste today and really liked it.

Names redacted, because I know AI is shoved at us to solve every problem lately, but please don't ask it for fermenting (or possibly any cooking) advice!

If anyone has tips 👇

Discord screenshot from 15 Oct, it says 'your social butterflyism makes me *sick*'

A list of metal (/doom) bands written on paper.

A friend sent me this message 2 days ago.

Today I started chatting with the two guys who came to fix our kitchen top and one of them ended up writing down a whole list of metal bands I should check out.

Wdym social butterfly, I truly don't know what she was talking about. 😂

a green dumpster sits in front of a wall with graffiti Alt: Man throwing a brown box in a green dumpster.

Brought a cookbook from the library to check out.

Hashtags in writing.
'Classic English shepherd's pie' - beef mince.
Chicken ragu (white kind, filling for vol-au-vents) - chicken breast boiled to death in plain water and put in a sauce of cream and flour.

I don't think I need to read the rest.

As well as the brilliant writing and evocative stories in Anna Ansari's new book, Silk Roads, the recipes are fabulous too. Kicked things off by making a dish of Uyghur ziran doufu (cumin tofu), and loved its aromatic spices and kick of heat against the crispy tofu cubes. Can't wait to try again! 🔥

What a beauty!

Great news, congratulations!

Four dry yellow lima bean seeds are at left. Four dry pink lima bean seeds are at right. Two freshly shelled lima bean seeds rest in half of their pod at the bottom. They are pink with white spots. The background is dark grey.

Four dry yellow lima bean seeds are at left. Four dry pink lima bean seeds are at right. Two freshly shelled lima bean seeds rest in half of their pod at the bottom. They are pink with white spots. The background is white.

I've grown a pink and a yellow lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) for a couple of years on the same trellis. I've been looking for hybrids made by local pollinators transferring pollen, but I wasn't expecting to find a new mutation.

a woman in a hijab says shame in front of a crowd of people Alt: Veiled woman walking, ringing a big bell in the hand. There is 'shame' written below.

😱
I only have one thing to say to that!

Jokes aside, it's an amazing piece. Do give it a go sometimes.
This book is different so far though. More personal, warmer, less of a factual tome.

Reading time with @alexrainbirdmusic.bsky.social's new playlist in the background. 🧡🍂

Char siu fried rice, simply seasoned with some leftover oyster sauce from the veg, a dash of Lau Sifu's universal stir-fry sauce and a little chili oil with shrimps and black beans. Dessert is Zwetschgendatschi