I made a casserole recently and it was pretty good… none left for the freezer kind of good. So I was going to make another and bought stuff for that. Miniest wanted me to experiment with a chicken and broccoli casserole, so I bought stuff for that too. With today and tomorrow off I’d have plenty of time, I reasoned. Came home yesterday to a freezer which contained a goat’s leg, a whole skinned rabbit and some duck breasts. Mr P was so proud, you’d think he hunted them himself (a friend of his has dropped it round). No room for casserole 😬. Also not a fan of duck or rabbit. Don’t know a thing about goat. If anyone has any tried and true family ways of cooking a whole goat’s leg I will need to hear them please!
I have been told that you can use goat anywhere you would use lamb but slow cook it. I have made goat curry (a massaman type) but don’t have the recipe anymore
I hear goat goes well in a curry.
No it’s more “Curry disguises the taste of goat well” :)
Slow cooking goat is def the best for a 1st time as it’s usually pretty light on for internal fat. Go heavy on the flavourings too. The texture is lovely - a little bit more chewy than lamb but still succulent. I like it baked middle eastern style in yoghurt with spices and almond meal mixed in to the yog. Slow cook to begin with, but for the last hour take the lid off and baste with the liquid which forms a lovely creamy/spicy crust around the leg. The meat inside will be incredibly tender and juicy too.
Rabbit is nice when done well, but it’s very easy to stuff it up. The meat is very lean, and has a distinctive flavour. I like to joint it, wrap each piece in bacon/prosciutto and then stew it slowly in diced tomato (tinned) with sauteed onion etc. The bacon makes the meat go a nice pink color - if you don’t wrap it in bacon or something like it the meat cooks up grey and does not look nice. The I slip the meat from the bones and use as a pie filling - rabbit pie is food of the gods. I would not recommend roasting it to begin with - very hard to get the timing right and you have to baste every few minutes it feels like. Wild rabbit can be spiced up to the nines and maybe should be. Domestic rabbit is a bit more forgiving.
Duck is a whole other ball game - maybe go asian as there’s a lot of recipies from those cuisines.
I’ve had goat before, and I found the flavour a bit too strong for my liking. It’s like lamb, but stronger. Agree slow cook would be the way to go, with some strong seasonings to balance it out. Never had rabbit. Duck I’ve never cooked myself but had it at restaurants and it’s delicious. Recipes to try might be Chinese style or go fancy with a duck l’orange.
Don’t know if anyone’s a superhero fan but a new trailer came out a couple of days ago for Deadpool
I have to say that the trailer was pretty awesome and the expected use of a song from my childhood was a really big surprise.
Here’s the link for anyone who hasn’t seen it.
I think I might break my no big screen run for this
Coming together.
Let’s fuckin’ go.
Let’s fucking go.
I’m on media blackout for this film. No teasers, no trailers. They show too much in them and I’m already going to see it so I’ll wait and be surprised.
I’ve been keeping an ear out for if they put out anything which is a promo without footage from the film though.
Me too, only I’m like this for every film. I much prefer going into a cinema unspoiled.
I just learned this week that the trailer for Captain America civil war trailer had Spiderman in it. I can’t imagine how annoyed I’d have been if I were denied that as I watched the movie.
Same deal here. If I know I’m seeing it I avoid the marketing.
I actually pity people who watched Infinity War and Endgame trailers and/or read spoilers. Those films were a RUSH for a fan going in blind.
If you’ve ponder this question today: Is it possible to make cappuccinos using a plunger and an Aldi’s milk frother then I’m here to say I think so yes. The 2nd attempt is getting closer. Whoa. I MAY NEED TO LEAVE IT FOR ANOTHER DAY. WHOA.
I’ve wondered about that and actually had a discussion about adding frothed milk to plunger coffee.
Haven’t tried it myself but its going to require getting some of the milk to coffee ratios right.
It’s possible to froth the milk in the plunger once you’ve made your coffee then rinsed it out and added warm milk. A lot more work there.
Save up for a frother. They’re about $30. Much easier and quicker to measure ingredients.
Hmm I need to have a better look next time I’m at Aldi to see if I can find one.
Kmart, Big W, The Good guys. They all have them for around that price too.
Someone asked for stock tips in one of my Facebook groups. My suggestion of Knorrs chicken stock concentrate is currently the most popular answer. I am very proud.
Atleast it’s real chicken. Sorry guys, Massel should be renamed Clayton’s. I’m an Oxo gal all the way. I like flavour.
I’m going to be controversial and suggest massel chicken stock cubes
Thirded. I like the lower salt ones. Not as keen on the “beef’
Lower salt is why I use them.
@Catfish @Seagoon_ If you ever have to cook for a vegetarian or a vegan, a good substitute for mince is the textured vegetable protein from Woolies with Massel chicken.
For those who’ve never used it, you find the TVP as a dry powder in the health food aisle.
Basically, you mix it up as per the packet instructions, but add in one teaspoon of Massel, plus herbs, spices, and seasonings. (I usually use a pinch of cumin, pepper, and paprika.)
Best of all, because it’s dry, it will happily live in your cupboard for an extended period of time.
@Seagoon_ @RustyRaven I’ll second that vote for Massel.
Better yet, it’s plant based, which makes it good for adding flavour to any vegetarian or vegan dishes you have to cook.
Well here’s an ANZAC story from my fam.
WW2 my gramps went to tubruk as a doctor. Aus captured a bunch of Italians late jan '41. The Aus docs and Italian docs that they had captured apparently really hit it off, let them out of captivity for a bit, drank / smoked together and shared advice on battlefield medicine.
Gramps was very quiet about his experience but to my old man he did say a few stories (which to me are only second hand).
He never marched in the parade, never watched it apparently. The blinds would come down when us kids asked about it.
So I think today means something different to everyone.
I always reflect on my grandparents stories.
Grandma’s barn (Europe) was hit by an errant shell back in 1941 a few minutes before she went to milk the cows. Livestock died, she survived cause her parents were giving her a taking to for sneaking off with a guy…my grandpa
Same grandpa was captured by the germans twice in a span of 4 weeks, and managed to escape both times.
Neither ever elaborated on the stories and we never pressed them.
Can I just say my sinuses have really cleared up in a tropical climate.
I often find at night in particular in Melbourne I do suffer nasal congestion. It’s like the tissues themselves in my nose swell. And I’ve done all sorts of things to keep on top of it which to be fair helps but it’s not bullet proof.
I regularly change bedding. I regularly thoroughly vacuum. My floors are not carpet. I don’t have pets. My pillows are relatively new. I’ve tried shutting the window at night.
And given this problem has gone away in a tropical climate I can only deduce I’m constantly surrounded by pollen and dust in Melbourne.
Perhaps the universe is telling you to move to a tropical island?
@wscholermann @Seagoon_ my sinuses cleared up when I stopped living in Melbourne most of the time - I still visit very regularly, but I live rurally and the difference has been dramatic. Not tropical, far from it - but I’m originally from Perth, and I developed a few different health issues when I moved to Melbourne. I think it’s unfortunately got pretty poor air quality generally compared to many other places in Australia.
@kudra @wscholermann @Seagoon_ Same here.
Every time I return to Melbourne, I get hayfever within the first week.
It clears right up when I’m away.
I think it’s just the weather and the pollen in the air?
@ajsadauskas @wscholermann @Seagoon_ I think it’s a combination of different things, pollen, dust, weather, pollution: all of which may be somewhat more localised?
@kudra @ajsadauskas @wscholermann @Seagoon_ someone told me that it’s partly to do with the interaction between the prevailing wind from the west and the Dandenong range to the east. also all the evil london plane trees
@luciedigitalni @kudra @wscholermann @Seagoon_ The plane trees makes a lot of sense.
Every time I’m in Melbourne, within a couple of days, I get hayfever. Then when I fly up to Sydney, it clears up within a day or two.
I would be seriously surprised if Sydney has significantly less air pollution than Melbourne.
Sydney has the Blue Mountains, the Royal National Park, and Ku-ring-gai Chase surrounding it on three sides.
So just by process of elimination, that leaves the temperature and pollen from some local plant as potential culprits.
But… but… the HUMIDITY?
Yes it’s unfortunate that it comes with an unbearable climate.
There should be a campaign to change Victoria’s number plate slogan to something along the lines of “allergy capital”
Pretty moon out tonight, if you need something to howl at.
Did you know the gap between us and the moon, is roughly the size of 30 earths? That blew me away when I heard it.
I love how the moon looks when it’s low on the horizon. Unfortunately living in built up area, can’t see it this way. It’s a rare treat when I’ve been on holiday and had the opportunity for an uninterrupted view, and happen to get the timing right and remember to look at the sky. Urban living sure has it’s advantages, but the downside is loss of connection to nature.
The clear nights have been lovely if a little cold :)
Very cold. Gotta love old houses with no insulation 🙃
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Anzac bikkies heated up in microwave with cream, and a coffee please. No trumpets, please no trumpets.
Dang it
🍪🥛☕️
Gunfire breakfast, please
🥃☕️🥓🍳🍳
Do you have fresh buns?
🍞🍞
Corner beef hash please
⚠️🐄🥔
I’d like some good oily hashbrowns like they used to have, the ones they have at Aldi now are rubbish :(
🥔🥔
add oil
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I slept like a log last night, from having finally released so much stress. Now I can start tackling other parts of my life…
Part of me wants someone to just come and do it for me tho 😩
Wouldn’t life be so much easier if I could just hire a bloke on Fiverr to fix it?
You can, it’s called a personal assistant, it just takes more money than a fiver
Someone just help me coordinate all these decisions and also please serve me breakfast in bed so I feel like I have enough energy to go plant out the seedlings I bought 10 days ago
I must be crazy, I enjoy planning, organising and doing things. I’m also really good at it. ( yes, I discuss, take suggestions and act on them and delegate if I have to )
😀😐 just got another insight
Right. Morning work complete.
I’ve seen the same few minutes of several Dawn Services this morning. You’d be amazed how much more people like your friendly neighbourhood trumpet player on Anzac Day 🎺
Bored, so I decided to have a look at my old Reddit comments. Hard to believe it’s almost been a year since rexxit.
It also made me remember how damn negative Reddit is. So many of my comments are either at 0, negative, or have a little controversial icon next to them. And the ones that aren’t (outside of the DT at least) are mostly just upvoted because I was being a dick to people who were getting downvoted.
Maybe I was just aligning myself with bad crowds, but that feels like it was a common theme on Reddit, I noticed it almost everywhere. Also their new web UI is disgusting and clunky and I don’t understand how anybody is able to use it
The place reeks of negativity. Even when I go there to browse these days, I feel myself getting sucked into the void of shittiness.
choose nicer subs
I am in illegallysmolcats, lotrmemes and some hobby subs
I was in most of the cat subs, as well as a bunch of snake and rat subs (cute animals tbh), and it still seemed like every second comment was someone being rude about something minor.
My hobby subs were even worse. I joined one of them in the early days before it became popular and got to “enjoy” the sub slowly become fuller and fuller of elitists. I ended up leaving because I don’t like the whole gatekeeping and anti beginner sentiment thing they had going on
Have you tried r/CatsStandingUp ? Many cat pictures and I can guarantee you won’t find any negative or nasty comments there.
If anyone is looking for an oddball movie to watch, I recommend Hundreds of Beavers.
Black and white, silent slapstick movie. The seven seas be yer friend for searching this one up.
searching the seven seas for hundreds of beavers sounds very, very dangerous
The more reputable websites will not lead you astray. And if they do…hey…beaver is beaver, no?
so I’m showing my age but I went to the black box gig at the forum last night and im still riding high! riding on time, one might say
Tomorrow is a sickie I reckon. Fuck that its obvious
Yay. Beer o’clock starts early 👍
@Force_majeure123 @Seagoon_ @melbourne That’s a nasty cough you got there, Force majeure. Sounds to me like a severe case of fakenitis. You don’t want that spreading across your workplace. Time to see Dr Howlong to get the day off, I say…
Well I’m actually legitimately sick now so you can most definitely borrow my sickness to take an extra day off.
Who’s gonna help me turn the wheels of progress?
Apologies for giving you Covid
I forgot to bring my noise cancelling headphones to work and now I have to listen to noises. ☹️
