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Land of cheese and chocolate
I went on the Chocolate Train yesterday. It’s a touristy thing, but hey, I’m a tourist :) It goes from Montreux to Gruyeres, visits a demonstration cheese factory and then the old town and castle, then goes to Broc to visit the Maison Cailler chocolate factory. I left the house at 6:45 in the morning and got back home at 7:30 at night. I killed my back carrying my bag and camera, but all in all it was a good day out. The idea was to scope it out to see if this would be a Bean-friendly activity, but I think it’s a bit too much for him and he’d get bored after a while. It was a 4 hour train journey in total, with lots of downtime to explore the city. The chocolate and cheese factories were a bit meh, but the city and the scenery were beautiful. There is also an HR Giger museum in Gruyere. That man was not in his happy place for most of this life.
Bobble was there to keep my company and keep me out of trouble. He entertained the train stewards and even had a hand in driving tee train.
All pictures here: http://www.flubu.com/various_pics/gruyere_broc_aug_2013/
Taikoza
Taikoza uses the powerful rhythms of the Taiko drums to create an electrifying energy that carries audiences in a new dimension of excitement. The Taiko is a large, barrel-like drum that can fill the air with the sounds of rolling thunder. Roughly translated, Taiko means big drums-and that’s exactly what Taikoza brings. Big Drums, powerful rhythms, and electrifying, room-thumping energy. This exciting group draws from Japan’s rich tradition of music and performance to create a highly visual performance. Taikoza has created a new sound using a variety of traditional instruments. In addition to drums of assorted sizes, Taikoza incorporates the shakuhachi, the fue (both bamboo flutes) and the Koto (a 13 string instrument).
Careful about the video, the sound quality is absolutely shocking!!! Turn down your speakers, you have been warned :)
Lunch
Having a jambon cru sandwich in the old town of Gruyère.
Omnom ommmmm
Katy wants another tattoo but she doesn’t know what she wants. She was asking me for ideas when out of the blue came this gem :) It took me the whole of 5 mintues to sketch up in gimp, but it makes me giggle like a little girl every time I look at it :D
Driving me nuts :(
I have a TV/movie quote in my head that I can’t place and it’s been driving me nuts for days.
It’s about two guys being pissy with each other:
G1: I don’t like your attitude
G2 (sounding slightly drunk): yeah? well I don’t like your hair
Please, please, internet, tell me where this is from.
[recipe] Cookie monster cookies
There are no instructions for baking from this print, but a quick search for others’ experiences with the recipe and recommendations say to roll out cookies 1/4 inch thick, sprinkle with sugar, and bake at 400F/200C.
[recipe] Bacon jam
Sometimes, when I hear of a recipe, I just can’t get it out of my head and it preoccupies my thoughts for all waking (and sometimes sleeping) hours. This is one of them. I mean. Bacon. Jam.
Seriously.
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 medium yellow onions, diced small
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
3/4 cup brewed coffee
Tabasco sauce (according to taste)
Black pepper to taste
Directions
1. In a heavy cast-iron pot, fry the bacon in batches until lightly browned and beginning to crisp.
2. Fry the onion in the rendered bacon fat on medium heat until translucent.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the water. Simmer for 2 hours adding 1/4 of a cup of water every 25-30 minutes or so and stirring.
4. When ready, cool for about 15-20 minutes and then place in a food processor. Pulse for 2-3 seconds so that you leave some texture to the “jam” or of course you could keep whizzing and make it a smoother and more paste like.
Conversation flow
Post-meeting chatting over coffee: drugs, torture, software engineering.
Oh yeah, baby, that’s how we roll.
I need a t-shirt of this
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