Unpopular opinion: Prosecco is overrated. Tastes like hairy balls. There’s so much better out there.
imo, prosecco is as revolting as pinot gris
Prosecco is good for making spritzes, that’s it. Limoncello spritz, mmm!
Agree
You haven’t had good Prosecco, methinks. That, or you don’t have it when you’re drunk enough. Tsk tsk lol
Maybe. It was a Brown Brothers. It was dry and tasteless like soda water.
Agreed. Fuck Prosecco and everyone who likes it
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Ok not everyone who likes it. They’re okay. Mostly.
Oh dear.
😬
Some sort of major kerfuffle down at the shops. At least 4 cop cars and the helicopter was out earlier.
Armed siege apparently. Which makes the huge number of rubber neckers standing at the tape lines taking pictures even more disturbing.
Wtf. I’m not a fan of this stuff. Can it stop happening for 5 fucking seconds? Seriously
I’m doing some decluttering and today it’s boxes of old books.
Came across a 1974 weight watchers magazine and thought I’d share this recipe, for anyone keen to lose a few pounds.
Bon appetit!
If I got served this I’d consider it attempted murder
Could come in handy for a houseguest who’d overstayed their welcome 🤔
Oh I get it! If you consume boiled liver, it’ll put you off food for life. Smart.
Can you imagine how boiling liver would smell? I don’t reckon I’d even get as far as eating it.
Ironically, mum used to cook ‘lambs fry’ which I loved as a kid. Until I found out what it was, lol
Probably at least as bad as boilt brain. I love pate, but liver as a meat no thank you.
Well, it doesn’t stipulate who’s liver but I’m gonna assume 8oz of your finest lamb. Mmmm iron packed rubber. Yummy.
I would definitely lose weight… by abstinence. I just can’t do organs.
Yeah, I think the concept of nose-to-tail eating is great, but feel the same way.
If you use sweetened tomato juice this comes out disgusting
8 to 10 mins is ridiculous. Liver is nicest when hot through but still succulent. 2 mins at MOST. The strongish flavours in the recipie would work.
Had liver at a restaurant once that was over the moon delicious. A crispish floured coating and the slices were 1 cm thick and hot and succulent. A taste sensation. Did not taste “livery” at all. Some of the same vibes as blue steak.
Edit d’escalier: I think it’s the grainy gritty texture of overcooked liver that turns people off. It does me. I only eat it if I’ve cooked it myself to my liking nowadays. Ditto kidneys.What you described sounds like how my mum used to do it - floured thin slices, quickly fried. I do remember it being tasty, particularly when served with gravy.
Chock full of vitamins etc. too. Organ meats are so damn easy to stuff up when cooking, but done well are truly scrumptious. I love a good fricasee of sweetbreads too.
The heater’s on,
The cat is warm,
Wrapped up in the things that
Smell like me;
The greatest compliment a cat
Could ever give a monkey.
Look at those happy eyes. Mickey is ‘mirin
Good night everyone. Stay warm. 😘
Ironically I was too warm to sleep last night
Was contacted by another place to move forward into the interview the process.
Just emailed the other recruiter to get a feel for what’s going on with this offer.
Let’s see what happens.
Ahhhh yessss! Fantastic! You’re awesome!
Thank you!! Now it’s 2 more interviews next week. Maybe things are looking up. I dare hope…
Wow! Great work! You’re killin’ it, bro!
I have a lot of panko, squid, oil, flour but no eggs :(
So the squid will be frozen until the panic bakers come to their senses and settle down. I just need 1. Seriously the egg section feels like the beginning of the rona.
mayo is a brilliant idea and sounds delicious
I think you can use mayo instead of eggs to stick breadcrumbs, I’ve never tried it for calamari though. I reckon it would be fine.
I’ve used plain milk for breading chicken breast before. The crumbs didn’t stick quite as well, and it came out a lighter consistency, but it was fine. I think I’ve heard of people using a mix of vegetable oil, milk, and water as well which supposedly works ok.
I also ate a brownie that had the egg substituted for banana. Apparently that’s a thing. The banana was a little overwhelming, but it did work
While I like eating bananas I hate bananas used as an ingredient in anything unless it’s banana cake.
The banana taste is always overwhelming when it’s used as an ingredient and it’s yucky.
ooh that is a trick I haven’t heard of!
You can use plain yogurt too.
Lots of eggs at my greengrocer. Try outside Colesworth?
I actually got some at Coles, though Aldi were out Tuesday.
I have 9 eggs bwahaha!
Shall we start the bidding at $15 each?
I have a whole dozen, and they’re free range! I guess I’m rich now! But I’m gonna eat my riches at breakfast so it won’t last long.
I have 2 dozen. Thanks IGA.
I have 2 dozen plus two, about 4 frozen eggwhites and a container of dried egg powder. Thanks mostly to Gippsland Eggs who have a minimum purchase of 5 dozen to get free delivery. My last order was just before they started putting purchase limits on at Colesworth, so the timing was good.
Next time you’re in Kew try Toscanos, haven’t seen egg shortages there so far.
I switched private health people and then the old ones want me back and now I am all confused because they seem the same but then I think ‘I don’t heart and vascular now…or do I?’
Being an adult sucks.
On the other hand, a school reached out to me and want me to be part of their celebrity reader thing they’re doing. Me, a celebrity. Absolutely wild, lol.
I’m not sure how, but I’m still down on Medibank under a corporate plan from a company I worked for 20 years ago. It’s something amazing, because despite costing a fortune, nobody has ever come close to matching it. I’ve had multiple Medibank employees tell me over the years not to mess with it because I won’t get that good a deal again.
This amazing deal is just under $250/Mo for the four of us. 😞
I don’t know if you have extra built into that but if I was sign up to a moderate leve of cover plus extras that’s about 240 for me alone.
250 for a family of 4 sounds like a dream.
It’s called “Bronze Plus Assured Hospital and Essential Extras 75”
It’s pretty basic cover I think.
That’s amazing! Well done mate 🍻
Thanks!
Argh! Another long day - one job started off simple but the more I looked at it the more issues turned up. I pushed through and at least it’s all done now. I can see the end of the tunnel, one more thing to smash out for Monday and then I’ll be up to date. I’m almost tempted to clock some hours in on the weekend and clear out overdue stuff and do a shorter day on Monday.
I did make my slow cooked jackfruit last night! A bit too much vinegar maybe, lots going on with the flavours, but it went alright with some bread and mayo and salad to cut through it. It really needs that low and slow cooking to get the best flavours. And I walked to work and back today! Pretty chuffed with myself overall.
I love jackfruit. Used to pick up the tinned ones and throw them into the fridge and eat them as a snack or for dessert.
Haven’t eaten it cooked before though.
That’ll be the sweet ripe jackfruit. Have you ever had it fresh? I’ve been lucky to had it fresh off the tree and it is divine. Eat it for days. A cherished childhood memory when visiting family overseas.
It’s the unripe jackfruit that’s cooked, very different thing.
I remember having it fresh once but I was very young and can’t remember much of it other than my parents chopping it up from the big bulb.
No idea what the taste of it was at that time.
Yep the tinned ones are definitely sweet.
jackfruit
It looks like durian. Do you process it from it’s spiky home or does it come processed?
I personally have only ever cooked with the tinned stuff that is thankfully processed. I grew up with my mum and other women in my life cleaning the fresh fruit though. It isn’t as spiky as durian, but it can be larger and heavier - and the worst part is all the sticky latex - only oil gets it off. Mum had a special cleaver for jackfruit that she’d sharpen to a fine edge before use, and a rag soaked in oil to clean the latex off every so often while cutting. Think she used gloves as well. Certainly made me very grateful for the tinned stuff even though it doesn’t hold a candle to freshly cleaned jackfruit
Wiki mentioned up to 55kg, which is more than some people. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it for sale around Springvale central.
Yeah I haven’t actually checked it out for myself, but I wonder if might be the fully ripe fruit they’re selling. Unripe jackfruit is quite mild and a bit stringy and carries flavour well, which makes it a popular meat replacement, but the ripe fruit is syrupy sweet and pungent, completely different beast.
I’m keen on meat replacements and I recently got a slow cooker so I reckon I’ll give it a go.
That’s a perfect combination. Jackfruit was made for the slow cooker. Heaps of recipes out there, my tip is don’t skimp on the oil as there’s none in the fruit itself. It isn’t a perfect meat replacement due to the low protein content but does a bang up job in terms of texture. Make at least two tins’ worth. You can do it pulled pork/BBQ style and crisp it up a bit in the oven or air fryer at the end like carnitas, or try some traditional recipes - Sri Lankan curry, Indonesian gudeg, or any Thai curry/soup
I’m gonna get some tortillas and avos tomorrow to make some smashing tacos
Carnita’s sound rad, I’ve been wanting to try something Birra style. It’ll also give me a chance to try making the flat bread.
Bit of shameless self promo: there’s an outdated tram map in the info book at the hotel I’m staying at. I blanked out the date, but if anybody wants to try and guess it, I posted a redacted version in c/MelbourneTrains. First person to correctly guess the year without any googling (or Bing-bonging, or duckgoducking) based on memory alone wins bragging rights and a digital barnstar
(I’m not actually sure it’s possible to determine the year based off of the route and stop changes, but it should narrow down the range to a couple of years if you remember when a couple of route changes happened. Guessing may be required)
Post: https://aussie.zone/post/11369832
Current (official) clue is that it’s from before 2015. Peeler noticed a couple of other clues as well
I’m very disappointed my preferred job hasn’t got back to me. I am so ready to quit my current job, im already working as though my time is limited here. I was soooo clocked out this afternoon I did almost nothing. I feel like submitting my 30 days with nothing lined up but that’s a horrible idea.
I’m currently responsible for a ‘pod’ normally maintained by three or four people by myself… Basically responsible for the work of three or four people. My clients are getting shit care and it sucks
I really hope something comes through soon that’s at least marginally better than your current place. Staying somewhere well past your personal use-by date is very taxing on the soul and the resentment/disconnect can spill over onto others and exacerbate matters.
I don’t know what your industry or financial situation is like, but do you think it might ever get to a point where it’s better to just cut ties and stop the rot from setting in any further, even without another job in hand?.. I was getting a bit antsy with job hunting after 2.5 months but I don’t regret for a second leaving my old job when I did and taking the hit to my savings, being able to hold out for a good position really made all the difference
I came back to work on the 2nd of January only to be told my contract was being terminated.
You’ve probably seen me post here often about the trials and tribulations I’ve been through looking for work.
Of course, our circumstances are quite different, but let me be an example of what happens when you don’t have a job to jump to.
Cheers everyone 🍺
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Cheers Chicky babe 🍺
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Engage!
May the spirit of death make a clerical error and forget you exist 🍻
Thanks. I have pre-booked though, so…tippy - taps 😌
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Get one up ya 💪🍻
Unexpected last minute arrangement.
Friend has invited me out for lunch for my birthday. Going to be having Japanese, I usually go for a noodle dish but maybe I might try a Japanese curry if they have one.
It’s going to be nice and fun to catch up as well.
It’ll it all lines up I’ll be back home in time to also catch my team playing afl tomorrow.
Ugh! Unwanted delivery of old photographs. Have cut up and binned all the naked kid ones. 70s parents and boundaries, what?
My ex-MIL had such a weird obsession with having a photo of all the grandkids together in the bath. So so weird.
I think I have 3 photos of when I was a kid, parents just didn’t care, they were too busy taking photos of the favourite kids.
Oof brutal.
My mum has stolen all the photos, and threw out the ones that gave her “bad vibes”; if there were any of me in the nude, she would have long since burnt them I reckon ahha
I have no photos of me when I was a kid, and I know HEAPS were taken, and dad doesn’t have any that he took of me or our cats. But to get them, if they still exist, I’d have to contact mum, and that’s just not happening. She can rot with her memories.
Boyo has zero photos until about 23 for many many Reasons. I’ve got loads, and did not need these repugnant ones. Do not take pictures of kids on toilets FFS!
Yeah, I don’t get taking photos of kids on the loo or in the bath. Especially with how social media is these days.
So gross 🤢
I’ve got photos of my kid in the bath. He has such a happy look on his face its impossible not to take a photo. But its pretty easy to shoot the pic from above the waist too!
“Kid” is older than 5? Yeah that’s weird.
If we’re talking baby photos though, I’ve got a dozen or so photos of the kids when they were babies/toddlers naked. Not with bits showing, and not shared to social media.Is that not normal?
These were bits out. My opinion of infants tends to offend, these pics being me made them even more distasteful.
The offer has arrived.
Hoping to speak to the general manager asap next week to discuss the police check.
I also have 4 more interviews next week for different companies.
All in good time.
Fantastic! YOU did this! I’m so proud of you!
It’s all looking good.😸
When it rains it pours?! Let’s hope one of these pans out! This is great news. Also great that you’ve got a way of getting your record cleared so it isn’t gonna keep being a problem
