Anna N

Thanks. Sometimes I think I’m just talking to the wind so it’s nice to know I’m amusing somebody! Edited to add I am looking at, studying and weighing up recipes/methods for making takoyaki although it won’t be tako because I’m not going to find any octopus around here but there’s a very legitimate ebiyaki (shrimp) I understand. But I admit to being quite intimidated by the whole procedure. Pumping up my courage.

Not going to apologize. It’s my toy. It’s my morning. And it’s my breakfast.😂 I wanted to fry an egg in one of the hollows of this plate. But I also wanted to fry up some pepperoni. The ideal configuration is not available – – that would be one or two hollows/cups and the remainder a flat griddle. But I wasn’t prepared to dirty another pan just for a few slices of pepperoni. So in they went. Egg and pepperoni onigirazu. As I suspected, the perfect sized egg to fit my rice sandwich.

Almost but not quite. At first I believed it was fitting Then closer examination shows that it is hung up on the tracks for the shelf. I tried using it as a shelf but again it is just a tad too short so that it is unsafe and will not remain in place. So the final answer is no it will not fit.

I bet I could’ve done that but I didn’t.

Between you and Chum I am totally exhausted and that’s just reading about what you’re both up to.

Nope. The broiling took place in the Cuisinart steam oven.

Onions and mushrooms sautéed in the Box, piled onto a toasted English muffin, showered with some grated cheddar and broiled until the cheese melted. Nothing missing in the umami department!

Maybe @Kerry Beal will be up for it. I’ve never seen her turn down a challenge.

Well how about the last time we took one for the team, I believe it was at Taco Bell, the product was so disgusting we still had to find somewhere to eat. We only get out for lunch once a week and I don’t think we’re going to waste it on a fake burger when we could have real calamari.😂

Not sure how that happened.

I wouldn’t count on it!😂

Tonight it was not shrimp on the barbie it was shrimp in the box! and served over instant noodles. I could have also have cooked the noodles in the ceramic insert if only @JoNorvelleWalker had arranged for the shipment of my other boxes.😂

This was my answer some years back. Don’t travel now so don’t need such things.

Scrambled duck egg on toast with TJ’s umami seasoning.

Well I thought I would sous vide a duck egg today. I probably did not do enough due diligence on this one. I did find a recommendation for 63°C for 45 minutes. Nope. Didn’t work for my egg. Not exactly the white I was looking for. So I popped it into the microwave for one minute after making sure there was sufficient shell peeled off to avoid an explosion. This alien looking creature was not exactly what I wanted either. The microwave definitely toughened the white most unpleasantly. But I was determined. Very unattractive. I added some salsa closed the sandwich up and called at breakfast. I was disappointed but at least I’m not hungry. Not sure if I will try this again.

Fabulous. I’m quite jealous.

Never had an issue. Can’t imagine where this might have come from unless we are talking about warped pans.

It is in Kenji’s jeans – – just remember where he started! No it’s not a mis- spelling. I just mean it is the baggage he took with him on his solo journey.

Today we returned to a favourite haunt, Salad Thai. It is a tiny restaurant that is family run and we have never had a bad experience there. I had a small glass of white wine. It wasn’t quite this small when it started but we forgot to take a photograph. Calamari, of course. Deep fried tilapia. Chicken and broccoli stirfry. We also had some rice. There was just enough left over to make my dinner this evening.

Bully beef?

I am finding the same. Keep eating a little bit and it becomes less and less obnoxious.

Perhaps you need another cup of coffee?😂

So, you know how it is when you have a shiny new hammer – – – everything becomes a nail. I discovered a bone-in strip loin steak in the freezer yesterday and so I gave it a sous vide treatment and then seared it on the grill pan of the A4 box. I was able to put the box on top of my induction range bringing it under my range hood so that I did not set off any smoke alarms because it certainly did get hot. To my horror this morning I found the rest of this steak sitting on my counter where it had been all night long. Braver souls than me might’ve eaten it. The corn is dressed with Trader Joe’s chili onion crunch. The jury is still out on this. Yesterday @Kerry Beal grabbed me some sweet potatoes at a farmers’ market. I had seen a recipe for a sweet potato, jalapeño and corn bisque and wanted to give it a try. Well I was defeated almost immediately when I could not find the jalapeño peppers that I know are somewhere in the freezer. Then when I began to peel the sweet potatoes I realized they were not what I was expecting. As you can see these are the Japanese style with almost white flesh. But I soldiered on. Once the sweet potato was tender I removed the corn cob pieces and then put the rest into the Thermomix. I added the corn and the molasses but when it came time to add the additional seasoning – – cayenne, salt, pepper and cinnamon- - - I opted instead to use some guajillo chili powder. This somewhat improved the colour. With a naan it made a perfectly adequate lunch.

Beautiful! I always love your mini blogs.

You make vegetarian fare looks so good it might take me months to miss meat!