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Happy birthday zorinth!

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Happy birthday zorinth!

tattoo healing

( mostly just for my later reference )

tattoo healing

( mostly just for my later reference )

Coelacanth tattoo: black outline

I had Craig stop after he'd finished doing the outlining on the tattoo, and take a couple of photos using cattitude's digital camera. Mostly for my own records, because while there will be plenty of opportunities to take more photos of the completed tattoo, this was the only chance to get a picture of just the outlines.

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Coelacanth tattoo: black outline

I had Craig stop after he'd finished doing the outlining on the tattoo, and take a couple of photos using cattitude's digital camera. Mostly for my own records, because while there will be plenty of opportunities to take more photos of the completed tattoo, this was the only chance to get a picture of just the outlines.

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Orange duck pilaf

Tonight's pilaf came out reminding me pleasantly of the Afghan shireen palow. I made my basic pilaf recipe, with the following changes:

• the meat was Chinese roast duck, but not very much of it [what we didn't use Monday night, from a half roast duck that I bought to go with potato leek soup];


• I sauteed the onions, noodles, and rice in a mix of duck fat and butter (about 2/3 butter);


• when I defrosted the broth, I used about 12 ounces of broth (a cup plus three ice cubes), poured boiling water over them to make 500 ml (allowing a little for evaporation), then transferred the liquid to a small saucepan, heated it to a simmer, then tossed in a handful of dried orange peel, which sat a few minutes until I was ready to add the liquid to the onions/rice/noodles;


• I used some fresh ginger root (a hunk maybe a centimeter thick and 2 in diameter), chopped not too fine, which went in with the duck, spices, and cherries (dried cherries instead of more usual raisins or cranberries);


• I didn't put in cinnamon or cloves, just bay, cardamon, the ginger, and a little black pepper.

I tossed the duck etc. in before the liquid had come fully to a boil, covered the pot, went away for a few minutes, and returned to stir it and lower the heat. It didn't quite look ready (too moist) when the 20-minute timer went off, so I gave it another three, and it was perfect.

(I think I've posted my pilaf recipe here before; if you can't find it and want it, I can post it, but you may have to wait until next week.)

Orange duck pilaf

Tonight's pilaf came out reminding me pleasantly of the Afghan shireen palow. I made my basic pilaf recipe, with the following changes:

• the meat was Chinese roast duck, but not very much of it [what we didn't use Monday night, from a half roast duck that I bought to go with potato leek soup];


• I sauteed the onions, noodles, and rice in a mix of duck fat and butter (about 2/3 butter);


• when I defrosted the broth, I used about 12 ounces of broth (a cup plus three ice cubes), poured boiling water over them to make 500 ml (allowing a little for evaporation), then transferred the liquid to a small saucepan, heated it to a simmer, then tossed in a handful of dried orange peel, which sat a few minutes until I was ready to add the liquid to the onions/rice/noodles;


• I used some fresh ginger root (a hunk maybe a centimeter thick and 2 in diameter), chopped not too fine, which went in with the duck, spices, and cherries (dried cherries instead of more usual raisins or cranberries);


• I didn't put in cinnamon or cloves, just bay, cardamon, the ginger, and a little black pepper.

I tossed the duck etc. in before the liquid had come fully to a boil, covered the pot, went away for a few minutes, and returned to stir it and lower the heat. It didn't quite look ready (too moist) when the 20-minute timer went off, so I gave it another three, and it was perfect.

(I think I've posted my pilaf recipe here before; if you can't find it and want it, I can post it, but you may have to wait until next week.)

I think several people on my friends list can use this

I know it won't solve all your problems, but take a few minutes, sit down, have a cup of tea.

I think several people on my friends list can use this

I know it won't solve all your problems, but take a few minutes, sit down, have a cup of tea.