Happy Thanksgiving! It’s way too hot to cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Sydney this week, so I decided to spin it into a classic American picnic: chicken salad rolls and potato salad. Yum. 🦃
The Snook had a special Thanksgiving surprise for me: he downloaded the 1997 MTV Thanksgiving special, with poor Kurt Loder trying to interact with Beavis and Butthead. 😂 It’s terrible.
My pumpkin pie ice cream turned out really well! Much more suitable on a hot day than trying to bake.
My pumpkin pie ice cream turned out really well! Much more suitable on a hot day than trying to bake.
The Snook had a special Thanksgiving surprise for me: he downloaded the 1997 MTV Thanksgiving special, with poor Kurt Loder trying to interact with Beavis and Butthead. 😂 It’s terrible.
It’s way too hot to cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Sydney this week, so I decided to spin it into a classic American picnic: chicken salad rolls and potato salad. Yum. 🦃
Recipes:
I discovered this week that 7-11 Japan recently took over the Australian franchise, and as a result we are finally starting too see some of the amazing Japanese “konbini” foods here in Sydney! They are currently selling three different types of onigiri, and I was thrilled to see the special wrapping that keeps the seaweed crisp. ❤️🍙 I bought all three and tried them over two days… https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/26306 and https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/26327
It’s 35C/95F out; all of Sydney is under extreme heat warning; and all I want is a can of pumpkin so I can make pumpkin pie ice cream for Thanksgiving. But alas, none to be found, not even for ready money. So I will be roasting butternut this evening once the sun goes down…
Oh, and I asked the butcher how much it would be for a turkey breast to sous vide, and he told me $97 AUD (that’s $62 USD), and I laughed in his face and then bought a couple chicken breasts instead. I think it was actually a turkey crown roast, but whatever. Chicken it is.
Final call! In 30 minutes I’ll be ranting about AI online at Tech Leader Chats.
I’ve put a fair number of old books in our local “Street Library” box over the past few months, but this is the first time I’ve fished one out! #sunny
It’s 35C/95F out; all of Sydney is under extreme heat warning; and all I want is a goddamn can of pumpkin so I can make pumpkin pie ice cream. But alas, none to be found, not even for ready money. I will be roasting butternut this evening once the sun goes down…
Oh, and I asked the butcher how much it would be for a turkey breast to sous vide, and he told me $97 AUD (that’s $62 USD), and I laughed in his face and then bought a couple chicken breasts instead. I think it was actually a turkey crown roast, but whatever. Chicken it is.
EDITED – ONE HOUR LATER:
Me: So we’re going to be roasting pumpkin tonight so I can get puree, because I couldn’t find any canned. 😒
Rodd: You know, we already have some frozen puree from the last time you did that?!
Whaaaaaaat. THANKS, PAST KRIS!
Time to try the other two 7-11 onigiri flavours!
First up I went with the Teriyaki Chicken, which I think illustrates just how “ungenerous” the filling is in these. It also didn’t really taste of much. Definitely my least favourite of the three.
Lastly, we have the Sweet Chilli Cooked Salmon. I definitely wasn’t expecting much (Sweet chilli? Really, Australia?!), especially when I saw the little blob of filling. BUT I was very happily surprised. It’s great! Lots more flavour than either of the other two, and if I ever get them again, this will be my choice.
If you like classical music, patchwork quilting, or in-depth explanations of creative design process, you will absolutely love this blog series about 4 Peer Gynt-inspired quilts. The artist Deborah Pickett was inspired by this painting based on Ravel’s Boléro. Doesn’t that just make you want to make some art?
Korean Chili-Braised Brisket with Kimchi Coleslaw! I accidentally bought an extra tub of gochujang so this was a great way of using it up. 😍
My name is Kris. I’ve been blogging since the 90’s. I live in Sydney, Australia, and I spent most of my career in the tech industry.
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