Time to get dressed and head over to my sister's place for a bbq. Lovely day for it, I'm glad I got assigned to do a salad.
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I'm going to make that Thai mango curry tonight, I have all the ingredient and the will. π
Yay! From what I remember, it said to use half a can of coconut cream (milk?). If you use half, what will you do with the other half?
I'm not seagoon but the answer is usually... more curry!! (To freeze, if needed)
I have half a tin of coconut cream in my fridge waiting precisely to be used in that manner after my epic cooking sesh on Sat. Just gonna see if my aunt drops off any food this arvo and cook up something to go with it.
Yep that's what I was thinking of doing!
Enjoy :)
If itβs coconut cream you can sweeten and whip it like vegan whipped cream.
But for that you tend to refrigerate it then scoop the solid fat out so itβs thicker and more whippable. (Iβve done this once but think I made it a bit too thick. Guess it depends on if it separates a lot, and if skimming the coconut cream would leave much thinner liquid for the curry.) Coconut milk wouldnβt work for this.
Otherwise you can use it up as coffee creamer or freeze it in ice cube trays for later
Or double the curry recipe to use the whole can and freeze the other half of the food in portions
the full can . I use low fat coconut cream in my cooking
https://www.recipetineats.com/thai-red-curry-with-chicken-mango/
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Procrastinating hard on cleaning out the pantry and packing books. It took me 2 hours to get out of bed and now I'm thinking about work and therapy and the US elections instead of just taping up boxes and getting going... it's such a beautiful relaxing day, I just want to enjoy my home but NO!
I know I'm gonna get there though. Texted a friend who's gonna help me with the plants and has a knack for listing shit online. Reaching out to family and friends interstate about Xmas/NY plans so I have something a reward to work towards and I don't fall into the "woe is me" trap.
Btw does anyone else have the same problem of getting distracted wanting to read books only when packing/unpacking them (and thinking about how much you've been meaning to read these again!) - only to forget about them once they're on the shelf...
Separate boxes are your friend when packing books. Keep a 'read again' separate box. Done this many many times - then pack up all the rest and tape them up for moving. The read again box is the last one to be taped up and the first to be unpacked. Put a biiiiiig asterisk of tape on the top so you can find it again quickly.
Do the same for pantry items - the stuff you use all the time goes in a separate box for last minute packing. Then unpack that box once everything else is packed up so that stuff is available for daily use and can be quickly packed back up on moving day into a box where you know everything will fit.
Procrastipacking is a real thing. It's hard to get on with the necessary when you really really don't wanna.
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The kid got 2nd place. The man chose the horse for her. She is a happy girl.
The TAB didnβt accept phone tap to pay for whatever reason so I never placed a bet.
So I feel like a winner now.
EDIT: π₯
The man should've trusted the dart you threw for him
He threw the dart himself.
I decided to stop talking about it and actually clean my light shades. Of course while I was doint that I noticed how feral the ceiling fan was looking. Plus all the cobwebs around the corners of the ceiling (and I have exposed rafters in the lounge, so there are a lot of corners). Cleaning all that meant that dust went everywhere so I needed to vacuum. I'm finally finished now and it does look much better. I really should sweep the front porch off too... Why does housework never end π
Edit: Have now also swept front porch.
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Miss Meow is trying to convince me that public holidays mean she needs 24hr lap provision to be able to relax properly. I am concerned about this plan as it is blocking my access to caffeine.
Edit: It's alright, she's decided she really wants to have a day of progressive sleeping and use all of her beds instead, as long as she has intermittent lap access we should be ok.
Posting this to debrief so will prob delete in a bit. I was just at the local shops, and jogged slightly crossing the road as the walk lights charged to orange.
As I got to the other side, this aggro-looking man held his hand up (middle βFUβ finger up) right in my face so I had to dodge my head back, and kept it in my face as I went around him. He continued glaring aggressively as I went past and away down the street.
Have never seen him before, and no idea what that was about. There are always people begging at the shops and some seem to have mental health issues, but Iβve never felt actually threatened in the 10+ years Iβve been here. He was very likely methylated or something, too (not that thatβs an excuse).
Iβm fine (and am usually tougher than this), and I know itβs very minor in the scheme of things, but am feeling upset and yuck right now.
Hugs. This sort of thing seems to be getting more frequent. There are some shopping areas I just don't go to anymore (South Preston Woollies anyone?) because of the aggro beggars crowding the entrance. Was worse when there was a parcel locker there - things got pretty tense with people getting harassed when collecting parcels. So they took the lockers away and things calmed down a bit. Still a horrible experience having that happen to you. Again, hugs.
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Delicious breakfast concoction. Broccolini, olive, pesto, cheese, chilli, lemon juice, pepper
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π΄Good luck punters π
Now begins the long wait for them to announce the most important position, who finished last. Don't care who won, I need to know if I get my money back in our cup sweep π
Just Fine #7 was last in case anyone needs to know.