Zucchini sott’olio continued.
When I started on Thursday I thought I might need to get extra jars. I had no clue how much they would shrink. And I have called time 24 hours early. A little rest now before bottling.
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A space for mostly short form stuff and responses to things I see elsewhere.
Withnail and I has lost none of its charm over the past 35 years.
I've looked longingly at Pollen too, without doing any more than look. Because -- call me old-fashioned -- first I need to finish writing the text.
Picked a good weekend for it, I hope
Picked a good weekend for it, I hope. Zucchini sott’olio combining @domenicacooks and @carla_tomasi recipes.
They are already pretty tasty, even at this early stage.
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Slightly worrying; the new activity monitor (Xiaomi Mi-band 5) records 2846 steps to the 3000 of the old activity monitor (Garmin Vivofit). On the other hand, I have no good reason to trust the accuracy of the Garmin.
Just listened to fabulous @Transom_org show with @MairBosworth and Fiona Benson about their amazing series In The Company of Insects. Having heard Magicicada, I now I need to listen to them all. So do you, @nicolakidsbooks
Too hot for this baking malarkey, but needs must
Too hot for this baking malarkey, but needs must.
I’ve been playing around with grano arso, the burnt or smoked wheat that was the prerogative of the gleaner. Now you can just buy a bag. It makes a satisfying, velvety chocolate loaf with a definite smoky perfume. This one is 20% grano arso and 20% wholemeal at 70% hydration.
