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We had an excursion to Yarraville - highly recommend the pastrami sandwich from Jimmy’s and then an ale from across the road...

We had an excursion to Yarraville - highly recommend the pastrami sandwich from Jimmy’s and then an ale from across the road #PubsOfMelbourne

Roast beef, kipflers, greens, gravy #SundayDinner

Roast beef, kipflers, greens, gravy #SundayDinner

Downtown 2000, NSW

Downtown 2000, NSW

Friday’s aperitif: the Gimlet

Friday’s aperitif: the Gimlet

Stout-braised beef rib tacos with cannellini bean, avocado, and halloumi salad… another deadset banger from Adam Liaw <chefs kiss>

Stout-braised beef rib tacos with cannellini bean, avocado, and halloumi salad… another deadset banger from Adam Liaw <chefs kiss>

We’ve been trying to do a good pizza at home for years… and never quite got there. Home ovens struggle to get much beyond 250 degrees.So...

We’ve been trying to do a good pizza at home for years… and never quite got there. Home ovens struggle to get much beyond 250 degrees.

So we splurged on a Gozney Roccbox and holy crap - it does a great job!

Hard to think of another Melbournian who has done so much for so many. What a bloody legend. Go well, Father...

Hard to think of another Melbournian who has done so much for so many. What a bloody legend. Go well, Father Bob.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/19/father-bob-maguire-melbourne-priest-loved-by-the-poor-but-not-by-the-catholic-hierarchy-obituary

We managed to secure some of the very last tickets to the Time | Rone exhibition at the very disused rooms at Flinders St Station… it was...

We managed to secure some of the very last tickets to the Time | Rone exhibition at the very disused rooms at Flinders St Station… it was freaking brilliant. The photos don’t do it justice! Devine

‘tis a proud day as I’ve managed to get my #Wordle streak to… <darts announcer voice> “one hundred and fifty!”

‘tis a proud day as I’ve managed to get my #Wordle streak to… <darts announcer voice> “one hundred and fifty!”

An Eagle! Streak is now 126 🤓Wordle 630 2/6🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

An Eagle! Streak is now 126 🤓

Wordle 630 2/6

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Happy 40th Birthday to New Order’s seminal single Blue Monday, one of the most influential songs of its generation.Here’s a great little...

Happy 40th Birthday to New Order’s seminal single Blue Monday, one of the most influential songs of its generation.

Here’s a great little article demonstrating some tunes that influenced its own creation - brilliant stuff

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/07/forty-years-of-new-order-blue-monday-inspirations

Hiyooo!

Hiyooo!

I tried to use my MyGovID to sign in to MyGov but my MyGov wasn’t linked to my MyGovID.I think it’s now all linked, but golly it’s...

I tried to use my MyGovID to sign in to MyGov but my MyGov wasn’t linked to my MyGovID.

I think it’s now all linked, but golly it’s confusing having two authentication schemas with different passwords just to access government services

Heat the oil in the frying pan over a medium-high heat. When it’s hot, add the cumin and cook for a few seconds util they pop, then add...

Heat the oil in the frying pan over a medium-high heat. When it’s hot, add the cumin and cook for a few seconds util they pop, then add the potatoes and sauté until golden. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and repeat with the cauliflower, then scoop this out into a separate bowl.

Move to the saucepan, add oil, and add the onion. Cook until soft and golden but not brown, then stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for a couple of minutes. Tip in the tomatoes, ground coriander, chilli and turmeric and cook, stirring regularly, until the oil begins to pool around the side of the pan.

Add the potatoes back in along with the fresh chillies and salt, bring to a simmer, turn down the heat, cover and cook for five minutes. Add the cauliflower and a good splash of water, cover and cook until both are tender, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn’t stick, and adding more water if necessary. It probably will be necessary… so keep an eye on it as you don’t want the mixture to dry out and catch on the pan(don’t fret if this takes 20-30 mins)

Take off the heat, stir in the garam masala and leave for 10 minutes, then stir in the lime juice and fresh coriander before serving with rice and pappadums.

A riff on Aloo Gobi - spicy potato and cauliflower curryThis is quite a meditative thing to cook, as the potatoes slowly soften while...

A riff on Aloo Gobi - spicy potato and cauliflower curry

This is quite a meditative thing to cook, as the potatoes slowly soften while simmering in the spicy sauce. It’s delicious, cheap, and just happens to be vegan. What’s not to love?

4 tbsp neutral oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
350g waxy potatoes, cut into rough 2.5cm dice
1 medium cauliflower, cut into florets and chunks of stalk slightly larger than the potato
1 onion, finely sliced
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp grated / finely chopped ginger
1 tin of plum tomatoes, roughly chopped, or 5 chopped fresh tomatoes and 1 tbsp tomato puree
2 tsp coriander seeds, toasted in a dry pan and ground
½ tsp turmeric
2-4 small chillies, slit along their length
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garam masala
Juice of ½ a lime
Small bunch of fresh coriander, chopped

To cook:
Use a frying pan and a large saucepan. Toast the coriander in the dry frying pan first, then moosh it in a mortar and pestle.

King Valley views 📸 ✅

King Valley views 📸 ✅

It’s not every day you get to celebrate a 100th birthday! Happy Birthday to my Gran, Ellen Carden born in December 1922 (!)

It’s not every day you get to celebrate a 100th birthday! Happy Birthday to my Gran, Ellen Carden born in December 1922 (!)

Happy birthday to Keating’s famous Redfern speech, still worth reading three decades on...

Happy birthday to Keating’s famous Redfern speech, still worth reading three decades on https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/10/paul-keating-redfern-speech-30-year-anniverary

The first warm afternoon these kittens have ever experienced! They have turned into stretchy slinkers

The first warm afternoon these kittens have ever experienced! They have turned into stretchy slinkers

Nice night at the Bowl

Nice night at the Bowl