Month: June 2011
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Shared today on Twitter
Missed out on tomorrow’s “BA in an Agile World” IIBA event due to last week’s holiday. Sold out now. Anybody got a ticket they’re not using?
RT @mrs_sockvictim: 14th July Crownies on air – you can see what I have been doing when not knitting // YAY! Everybody set PVRs now!!
Jamie’s 30Min Meals #19: Chicken Skewers, Amazing Satay Sauce, Fiery Noodle Salad, Fruit & Mint Sugar. http://bit.ly/kEs932 Fresh & ZINGY!
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Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals #19: Chicken Skewers
This is our 19th cooking/blogging experiment from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. For this one, we chose “Chicken Skewers, Amazing Satay Sauce, Fiery Noodle Salad, Fruit & Mint Sugar.” We picked it because we already had some rice noodles to use up, and we had that particular episode recorded. This week it was my turn to cook, so the Snook was on camera and cookbook duty. There wasn’t a lot of active cooking in this one; it was mostly making sauces and assembly. I managed it in a respectable 34:48, and I think I could shave a little more off that next time!
Substitutions: Our chicken breasts were a bit bigger than the ones Jamie suggests. We used metal skewers instead of wooden ones. We used rice noodles for the salad instead of egg noodles. For the dessert, we used canned pineapple instead of fresh along with strawberries and plain yogurt (rather than coconut yogurt).
Quick verdict: Very tasty! If you like lime, chilli, and coriander, this is the meal for you. Luckily those are some of my favourite things, so I loved this one. The satay sauce really was amazing, and I actually wished I’d held more back to eat on its own (rather than smother it on the chicken). The Snook thought the noodles needed something “more” (like sweetness or salt) but I thought they were fine. (He’s not a big fan of cold noodle salads though.) I was dubious about the lettuce and “garnishes” at first, but I think they gave some welcome crunch. The mint sugar was really good and definitely transformed some simple fruit into something special. Overall I rated it a 9 out of 10, while the Snook went with 8.5.
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Shared today on Twitter
@imdominating @carbolicious Why aren’t you guys reading Game of Thrones with the rest of us nerds? 🙂
Somebody’s got a bad case of the Mondays. Spoiler: It’s me.
@carbolicious @imdominating It’s not multiple POVs really; just each chapter follows diff person. And the show really dumbs down the plot!
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Shared today on Google Reader
- I work for a large multinational tech company, I regularly hire woman for 65% to 75% of what males make. I am sick of it, here is why it happens, and how you can avoid it. : Reddit – Excellent negotiating tips for anybody.
- Homemade Ginger Beer and the Dark ‘n’ Stormy
- Amazing Quilt by Katrin Rodegast
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Nutter Butter Brownies
Nutter Butter Brownies with Chocolate-Peanut Butter Ganache. Oh. My God. *drool*
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My Daguerreotype Boyfriend
My Daguerreotype Boyfriend – where early photography meets extreme hotness. I predict some of my friends are gonna be ALL OVER THIS. (Link courtesy of MetaFilter, where the ‘shopped version of Teddy Roosevelt as Wolverine made me laugh and laugh.)
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Shared today on Twitter
On my way to the city for a top secret pre-WWKIP mission. I wonder what it could be?
@knitterjp Mmm, I’m feeling hungry. You?
Subterfuge does whet the appetite.
@knitterjp Do you think she’s figured it out yet? 🙂
Nearly there! Picked up some more conspirators…
Well, I’ll be! Look who we found! http://twitpic.com/5d0x0r
Secret birthday yum cha! (@ Sky Phoenix Chinese Restaurant) http://4sq.com/mry1Zy
Red Velvet Cupcake Nose @ Sky Phoenix Chinese Restuarant http://instagr.am/p/F53P0/
Happy birthday @randomknits! http://j.mp/lRzdCc #bestvideoever
Worldwide Knitting in Public Day! (@ Customs House) http://4sq.com/lvmpcF
@drkknits @knitterjp A royal summons! But I wanna win a SCROBBLING KIT…..
Finally our table scored! @knitdra won a prize… http://twitpic.com/5d44dg
@drkknits Jane said to get your John Brown to you-know-what… (WTF?)
Made it to the balcony. Can somebody inside please tweet the raffle numbers? @knitdra @knitterjp
@knitdra @knitterjp YAY! Victory for our table!!
Come on AB 019…
Anyone who’s anyone is knitting on the balcony… http://twitpic.com/5d4jh5
@knitterjp @drkknits @randomknits @knitdra Where are you guys? THIRSTY!
Dry WWKIP is over; it’s time for beer. (@ Quay Bar w/ @arwenamin) [pic]: http://4sq.com/lSKiRm
RT @knitdra: Knitters+ww red lippy+drinks= http://t.co/Fc76Vkz
@dancingman You made the right choice, I’d say. 🙂
@dancingman It was okay. Nice venue, though not very public. Lots of prizes. No booze.
@mrs_sockvictim Alison got a kit, Jane got some wool, Jody got massive prize w/ $100 M&S voucher, etc. I got shit all. (I blame @drkknits.)
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Red Velvet Cupcake Nose
