Christmas ... happened
It was an interesting mishmash of people and food that turned up at J's potluck, and we had a good time (surprising, given that it was a very Sit Down Party!) and only left at midnight. We got there around 1930. There were a few moments
(May I add, by the way, that I've been involved in that much of an eye-to-eye conversation for a looong time. Unfortunately, I don't speak Eye so I'm not sure what the exwonk was saying.)
Going back to food, Geronimo and I had a good time making Stuff (TM) out of packets of Stuff (TM) from Devon - Chicago's wee bit of South Asia - it takes 90 minutes to get to it by bus - one-way. We made some kulfa (Hector - see the picture below for what the packet looks like), faluda, and pakoras. Good stuff - easy to make, good instructions, tasted good. (People ate, and kept the leftovers.) All made in Pakistan, too :) We'd also made some gulab jamuns, but as these ended up looking like crystallized blackberries, we left them at home and are still eating them.
And we're still eating RL's leftovers (when RL cooks, he really cooks. A lot. Bless him...) and will be for the next few days. G & I went to his place on Boxing Day for a "Finish Leftovers" attack disguised (very well) as a sumptuous four course meal, and it ended with the women in front of the telly watching Monday Night Football and the guys in the kitchen discussing where to go with Cosmus. Well, not quite. I was mostly in front of the telly too, making snide comments about how rugby was more interesting than American Handball any day.
I'm getting quite good at making snide comments now.
Moving on to other things...
Pratchett's Thud! and Going Postal have been read over the past few days. Most enjoyable.
Guardian Readers have been voting for the best and worst films of 2005. Funnily enough, Sin City turns up on both lists.
(May I add, by the way, that I've been involved in that much of an eye-to-eye conversation for a looong time. Unfortunately, I don't speak Eye so I'm not sure what the exwonk was saying.)
Going back to food, Geronimo and I had a good time making Stuff (TM) out of packets of Stuff (TM) from Devon - Chicago's wee bit of South Asia - it takes 90 minutes to get to it by bus - one-way. We made some kulfa (Hector - see the picture below for what the packet looks like), faluda, and pakoras. Good stuff - easy to make, good instructions, tasted good. (People ate, and kept the leftovers.) All made in Pakistan, too :) We'd also made some gulab jamuns, but as these ended up looking like crystallized blackberries, we left them at home and are still eating them.
And we're still eating RL's leftovers (when RL cooks, he really cooks. A lot. Bless him...) and will be for the next few days. G & I went to his place on Boxing Day for a "Finish Leftovers" attack disguised (very well) as a sumptuous four course meal, and it ended with the women in front of the telly watching Monday Night Football and the guys in the kitchen discussing where to go with Cosmus. Well, not quite. I was mostly in front of the telly too, making snide comments about how rugby was more interesting than American Handball any day.
I'm getting quite good at making snide comments now.
Moving on to other things...
Pratchett's Thud! and Going Postal have been read over the past few days. Most enjoyable.
Guardian Readers have been voting for the best and worst films of 2005. Funnily enough, Sin City turns up on both lists.
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