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[recipe] Frito pie

Posted on September 25, 2020October 7, 2020 By admin

Chili

3 tbsp oil
675g boneless pork shoulder cut into rough 2-inch cubes
1kg beef chuck cut into rough 2-inch cubes
salt
2 onions, roughly diced
1 jalapeno, small dice (more if you like more heat)
zest of 2 limes
125ml lime juice (about 3 large limes)
250ml orange juice
800g crushed tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp ground cumin

2 tbsp chili powder
2 large bags of fritos
1 cup pickled onions
1/2 cup pickled jalapenos
1 cup crumbled feta
1 bunch coriander, roughly chopped
2 limes, cut in wedges

Other toppings: grated sharp cheddar, scallions, diced onion, sour cream, avocado

Salt the meat generously. Add the oil to a large dutch oven set over high heat. Brown the meat. It’s best to do this in batches so all sides of the meat get a good deep char.

Add the onion, jalapeno and cook until just soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the , lime juice, orange juice, tomatoes, oregano, cumin and chili powder.

Bring the entire pot to a boil then reduce to a gentle simmer. Set the lid on the pot so it’s partially covered and simmer until the meat falls apart when gently pressed, about 3 hours.

If the chili gets too thick in the process add a bit of water to thin it out then continue to simmer.The chili can be made up the three days in advance. Reheat with a bit of water to thin.

Assemble by pouring out the fritos into a serving dish and top with chili, pickled onions and jalapeños, cheese, coriander, and limes. Serve right away.

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Knife forging, part 1

Posted on September 23, 2020May 2, 2024 By admin

Spent the morning forging the rough shape, finished up after lunch, then did the 1st grinding and getting it ready for the quench and thermocycling. After the heat treatment and relaxing, we started on the profiling grinds, and then it was time to leave.

Part 2 will be in a couple of weeks, when we finish the grinds, then polish, sharpen and paracord wrap.

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Am I a runner now?

Posted on September 22, 2020 By admin

So from barely running 3 laps on the track in July, I’m now regularly a 5k (so at minimum 10 laps, plus the walk from the flat to the track as warm up/cool down). Last monday, I did 6.5k. My goal is to work up to the Lausanne 10k next year.

On the plus side, my pace has also slightly increased. I generally do 6′ per km, compared to 6.5′ just a little while ago.

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Test drive

Posted on September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 By admin

We went to the potter’s market today and bought some nice sushi plates. So I just had to make make rolls to try them out. Egg, roasted turkey and even a bit of leftover meatloaf :) #fusion #noborders

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Hands…Face…Space

Posted on September 11, 2020 By admin

https://www.flubu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/305124992_794925424879815_3716051415952558188_n.mp4

It’s been a long pandemic…

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Cathole…

Posted on September 6, 2020September 7, 2020 By admin

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Ran my first 5k!

Posted on September 5, 2020September 7, 2020 By admin

I’m super chuffed and proud of myself. I went from running/walking 3 laps to doing 10 this morning. With the to-and-fro from the flat, that makes a 5k circuit! My average pace is 6’50s/km, which Katy informs me is not bad.

Next step, 12 laps on the course!

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♫ Everything is terrible ♫

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 By admin

Reminds me of Dennis Leary’s “Downtrodden song”:

Everything is horrible, yeah, really really really terrible
I’m really depressed, I’m really downtrodden
I’m downtrodden square, uh-huh
The whole world is doomed, yeah. We’re all gonna die.
Twenty-five thousand four hundred and seventy-two people die every single minute, uh-huh oh yeah
Seventeen hundred and fifty people just died
Cancer, death, AIDS, inflation, taxes, George Bush
Hell, Satan, cancer of the face
Cancer of the colon
Cancer of the wrist
And John Denver on compact disc

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No offense taken

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 By admin

… ouch.

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[recipe] tomato ricotta twist bread

Posted on August 30, 2020September 1, 2020 By admin

Dough

500 g bread flour
1.5 tsp salt
1 sachet active dry yeast
325 ml warm water
2 tbsp olive oil
50 g chopped sun-dried tomatoes
50 g chopped chorizo

Garnish

150 g red tapenade
100 g ricotta
1/2 tsp dried oregano
salt and pepper

In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and yrast. Add the water and oil, knead everything into a soft and smooth dough, add the tomatoes and chorizo, mix, cover and let rise for approx. 1 hour at room temperature.

Combine the tapenade, ricotta and oregano, season.

Roll out the dough onto a little flour into a rectangle of about 24 x 40 cm and brush it with the filling. Roll the dough loosely starting from the short side. Cut the roll in half lengthwise, twist the two strips and place them in a load mold lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Cover and let rise a second time for approx. 30 min.

Bake for approx. 30 min. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 210C. Take the bread out of the oven, unmold it on a wire rack and let it cool.

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