Baked Camembert

I got a camembert, I wasn't sure what to do with it.  I ended up doing the classic baked camembert, it was nice, there was still a hint of sock-ness.  I prefer other soft melty cheeses.

Stormy Snowy Weekend

With the Storm Arwen, bringing on wind and snow.  I parked my car away from the trees, just in case.  The tree look wonkier than normal.   I just cosy up at home all weekend.  Just when I thought the storm was gone, and took the washing out, the forecast changed, and I had to bring them all back in.  Winter has come.  

Nescafe Roastery

I picked up the Nescafe Roastary coffee because of the tin,  it really was not worth it.   Nice tin tho. 

South Park Post Covid

I watched South Park Post Covid, so sad.  Kenny became a scientist, nobel laureate, philanthropist and died trying to save us.

Kenny, RIP.

 

Black Friday Air Fryer

I saw this on the Black Friday sale, and I was tempted. With some luck, I secured it in a shop nearby, so I got it.  I didn't need it to be fancy, I just want something to substitute for my big gas-fired non-convection oven.

I tried it on some arancini, worked very well.

It reminds me of toaster oven, let's see how much I can electrify my cooking.

Bye Bye Antenna Pod

 I have used AntennaPod for some 6 years.  It has rejected my old phone, and I tried everything.  I have given up, so let see if other app are any better.

Try Glue

One of the buttons on one of my old gadgets kept falling off.   I resigned to losing it,  like all the other button,  then I thought I should try glue as a last ditch attempt.  It was double sided tape to start with, glue wasn't a million miles away.   It is holding so far,  fingers crossed. 

Fully Utilised

 This makes me very happy. 

The Ground Beneath My Feet Original title: Der Boden unter den Füßen

 

I am not sure I would call it psychological thriller.   I am happy the sex and sexuality of the character didn't matter in this movie,  and so it happens these psychopaths were women.  Moral of the story,  don't sleep with your boss. 

Amy's Kitchen

I have heard about Amy's Kitchen from Bon Appetite.  We finally tried one of their product, which was actually quite nice. 

Old Wii Fit

We set up an old Wii for a friend, and Wii Fit was more elementary than I expected.  Only when you revisit old tech, you realise Nintendo made a lot of improvement on Wii Fit to make Wii Fit Plus. 

Paddy's Perfect Partner

We finally found Paddy's perfect partner, a pair of speakers!  Now it is actually good for watching TV. 

Midweek Betty's Queue

Why is there a massive queue outside Betty's midweek for lunch?  Tourists?  Who has been advertising Yorkshire's worst kept secret?  When can I go to avoid queue? 

Cheat Paratha

We watched new Nadiya's show, it is quite jaw dropping.  I am not sure about the cheat paratha... 

Crisps Shortage

I cannot believe there is a crisps shortage in the home of potatoes.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

We finally watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire.  Sarah thought it was painfully slow, I thought it was a million times better than Ammonite, not in terms of story line and pace.  And in term of nudity, explicity, this was very calm for a French film.

Fresh Rainbow Trouts

We were walking around Lindley Wood, and found Farnley Fish Farm on the map, so I rang up for some fish.  She literally took the fish our of the pond, and they were flipping when we got there.

Few hours later, I threw them onto the charcoal, and viola!

Shopping Stamina

We went on a shopping spree to tick off all the Christmas presents.  Our first stop was Haribo, but before we got there we were drawn into the new deli next door, Goodworth Brothers extended their butcher shop and opened a deli.

I was disappointed not to see marked down halloween candy, but was immediately cheered up with a freshly baked warm sausage roll.

We went onto Junction 32, after round 1, I needed to stop for a coffee.  I am not sure if it was the mask, the lockdown/reduced shopping practice, or the lack of sleep, I felt my shopping stamina has dropped!

After round 2 of shopping, we sat down for lunch.  Still knackered, I sat out the shopping in The Springs.  I had to save whatever energy I had to do a roast dinner!

Orthostatic Intolerance

Apparently suspension trauma is now classified as a type of orthostatic intolerance.  And the two fainting episodes when I was small, might actually have been OI, not heat stroke.  Moral of story, don't make children stand up for a long duration.

Woodlans Creation - Chestnut II

We picked more chestnuts for the council. This time we took the seeds out.  Each pod has 3-4 chestnuts the middle ones are bigger and juicier, hence squirrels would have eaten them, then then remainder chestnuts are very thin.  I am not convinced these seeds will be viable. 

Inferiority Complex

I know someone who, no matter what the topic was on, will say "American are worse".  I was trying to work out why that was, and I can only think it is inferiority complex or plain ignorant, or a bit of both. 

Portable Heat Pump

I was wondering what can a small household do to reduce carbon emission.  We already minimize power use.  Replacing a boiler with a heat pump has a very long pay pack for a small home, and the neighbours may not like the compressor noises.  Then it dawned on me, portable heat pump!  Especially if you have a single floor, where can you just push it around to the room needing to be heated.   I did some rough calculation, it will saves about 40% of your heating needs, but then if our baseline is low, it still has a very long pay back.

Thruscross Reservior

Continue with the Yorkshire Water walks, we went to Thruscross Reservior.  In their description, they have mentioned steep muddy banks riddled with tree roots, but they did not mention about exposed moorland!  I was hoping there would be pizza, but the Yorkshire Pizza guy is no longer there!  Also, we were going to have a peep at the fancy caravans, and they literally up staked a few weeks ago!

Doner Kebab

I never had doner kebab, or gyros, or shawarma, apparently they all meant the same thing.  And I am under the impression that only drunk people have them.  Anyway, I had a chicken doner, for the first time, for lunch at a Turkish restaurant.  It was acceptable.  I definitely wouldn't like the reformed lamb doner.

Dirty Black Vehicles

When we were small, we were told dark colour clothes hide stains.  The same is not true for cars!  My black bike looks dirtier than my white bike ever used to look!

Waterproofing II

With the perceived success with the shoes waterproofing, I proceeded to NikWax my motorcycle gears.  It is more a placebo wash, with a fraction of recommended amount, out of date for 18 years.  It is good to give the motorcycle gear a wash, now the Summer is over, we can wash off a few flies.  The process of preparing motorcycle gear to wash was never easy, all the pads out, all the pockets emptied.

Let's hope there is some improvement.

Honest Government Ad | COP26 Climate Summit

 Sometimes you laugh whilst crying inside.

Van Houten

I only just found out the Van Houten chocolate was names after a person Van Houten.

Smart Meter - Base Load

I thought Smart Meter is a bit pointless to independent user like me.  But I did find some useful information, baseload.  I am happy that my baseload is quite small, on the other hand, I am not sure what baseload I can actually remove...

Greenwashing

It is a bit unfair to single out Shell when everyone is greenwashing. But Joe is funny.