I don’t think business services would approve, but there is a strong need for these!
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[recipe] Soy-marinated eggs
Ingredients
6 large eggs
3 dried chiles de árbol or 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
3/4 cup soy sauce
3 tbsp. mirin
2 tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
Toasted sesame seeds (for serving; optional)
Gently lower eggs into a large saucepan of boiling water. When water returns to a gentle boil, cook 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl of ice water and let cool 2 minutes (eggs may still be a little warm). Remove eggs from ice water and peel.
Meanwhile, bring chiles, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add eggs. Let sit at least 1 hour.
The longer you let them sit, the more flavor they’ll pick up, but if you only have an hour, serve egg quarters with some of the pickling liquid drizzled over for extra flavor.
To serve, drain eggs, quarter, and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.
Wine tasting in Fully
Visited the vineyards of Marie-Therese Chappaz. Walked down the vineyards. Loved the scenery but hated the walk. It’s all narrow walkways, uneven stone stairways, steep slopes of foliage over slippery gravel… I’m surprised I didn’t fall off the bloody mountain.
The woman is a mountain goat. She’s just plowing ahead, not a care in the world, passionately talking about her vines, giving instructions to the people working everything by hand, and organizing her daughter’s 30th birthday over the phone…
Made it home
So, after a hectic night, the flight home was anticlimactic – and only 1/3 full. What they did with the rest of the passengers, I don’t know.
Did you know that if you ask nicely, you can take a picture of your son’s cuddly toy in the cockpit of a plane (though not in the air)? There are lots of buttons, knobs and dials in a modern airliner…
I can’t go home
At least not tonight.
Flight got canceled, woohoo! To make things even more fun, apparently Barcelona is hosting several large events/conferences this week and hotels are booked solid. The easyjet staff were walking up and down the queue of already happy people informing them that, yes, they could wait to get to the head of the line, but there was no guarantees that easyjet would be able to find them a hotel room by then. If we could find something on our own, we could get it reimbursed later.
I am SO happy that I finally got a corporate credit card just before my trip to Brussels. It’s already proven to be worth its weight in gold for occasions just like this. So now I’m I a very-nice-but-overpriced hotel room for tonight and I’m hopefully flying back tomorrow at noon.
I want to go home
Project mid-term review done. The project is seen in a very positive light within EIT circles. Positive initial feedback, good explanations, clear need, desirable, consortium seen as responsive. We will get the full feedback in a couple of weeks. I spent the afternoon walking around La Rambla and areas.
I’m at the airport now, but my 2050 flight has been delayed twice and is now showing for 2300. I’ve had fun, but I want to go home now.
Braindead owl
Bobbles is in Barcelona for the next 24 hours and has just spend the last 3 updating and revising the mid-term presentation for a large EU grant involving several partners and going over the current budgets. Bobbles realizes that he hates Finance & Control with a passion.
Dilbert sometimes hits too close to home
Jargon poisoning – also known as Buzzword Glossolalia
I shared these with our R&D legal team. They lol’ed. We like them :)
Paella on the beach
The EBI spamish mafia would be proud. Cooked a full paella for 11 people on a beachside grill. It wasn’t my best – the rice was still a bit too wet so there wasn’t any soccarat – but damn if it wasn’t tasty nonetheless.
It was hilarious watching people pointing and talking about the guys cooking a paella. My BBQ-fu is strong. And I think I managed to not get heat stroke while cooking for an hour in full sun during a heatwave!
[recipe] adult slushie / granita
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White wine slushie
120ml chilled, fruity, sweet, white wine like a Pinot Gris, Kabinett or Spatlese Riesling, Gewurztraminer Place all ingredients in a blender. Note that any sort of frozen fruit juice can be used: mango, orange, pineapple, peach, watermelon. |
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Espresso granita
100g firmly packed dark brown sugar In a bowl, combine brown sugar and espresso and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely. If desired, add coffee liqueur. Pour mixture into a shallow freezer-safe container. Freeze for about 30 minutes, then, using a fork, scrape and stir to break up ice crystals. Return granita to freezer until firm, 8 to 12 hours, occasionally scraping and stirring with a fork. To serve, spoon granita into small chilled glasses or bowls and serve at once. |
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Red wine and orange granita
100g sugar In a saucepan, stir together sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until sugar has completely dissolved. Once mixture has come to a boil, remove from heat and let cool. When mixture has cooled completely, stir in wine and orange juice. Pour mixture into a shallow freezer-safe container. Freeze for about 1 hour, then, using a fork, scrape and stir to break up ice crystals. Return granita to freezer until firm, 8 to 12 hours, occasionally scraping and stirring with a fork. To serve, spoon granita into small chilled glasses or bowls and serve at once. |
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