I Ching

We stopped at this used book shop, and saw a few books on I Ching.

There are so many ancient texts and epic poems I have been meaning to read but never motivated enough to read it on my own.

Additionally, I could easily get it from the library.

Just wish Coursera would have a course on it, so the lecturer would read and explain it to me.  Let me search around, there are probably plenty of these lectures.

Chocolate and Banana Pancakes

We made some pancakes on Sunday for breakfast, but I forgot the Maple syrup.  Then Sarah suggested a chocolate sauce, which was a great idea, especially Sarah has got loads of chocolate for Christmas.

I was going to melt some chocolate in some milk, but it failed miserably, so I just added it to the coffee and made 'mocca'.

Then I just melted chocolate direct without any cream or milk.  As a result, Sarah has a really thick chocolate sauce, aka molten chocolate.  And since banana goes well with pancakes, Sarah ended up with a very nice chocolate and banana pancake.

I am happily satisfy with my buttery pancakes.

Taylors of Harrogate Christmas Blend

Taylors is very nice and I have converted many drinkers to this 'local' brand.  Apparently Christmas blend is not available nationwide, so I bought a packet and share with others.

The packet goes surprisingly quick when there are a few of us drinking.

The Christmas blend is a rich roast, and very nice.  However, I would not taste the hint of chocolate as it has promised.

Gifts That You Could Tell from Miles Away

While waiting for the ceremonial-waiting-around-to-open presents, I was pointing at gifts that I could tell by its size and shape without touching it.

"That is a box of Celebrations."
"This is a box of Ferrero Rocher."

Whereas the square/rectangular boxes are harder to guess.  That is probably why everything is in gift boxes this time of the year.

Failed Yorkshire Puddings

It is a myth that homemade Yorkshire puddings is always better than shop bought Yorkshire puddings.  This is often illustrated in holiday seasons when people attempts their Yorkshire puddings.

Gotta love Dilbert

Mead

I was watching Tudor Farms on BBC, and they mentioned about mead.  Then I remember honey is meant to be antiseptic, how does it ferment?  Then they said it was from the germy fruits.