Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I was wondering about Rubic's Cubes and wondered if they returned to the same position and orientation ?
Weren't they originally from the 80's ?
Weren't they originally from the 80's ?
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Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I may wash my bike later and with everything you hear on the news it could create up to a 1,000 jobs ! 
Levo-Lon
Guru
Might be late 70s but definitely early 80s I had the original.
Mum and dad got me one when they went to Amsterdam...I never tried smoking it,just throwing..never did get the top row,only 2 layers..
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
The job creation is going a pace at the moment! The planning group are busy doing their bit. The feasibility group are already looking into whether it will be possible in these cold conditions, and the focus group are busy looking for my glasses! 
The planning group are busy doing their bit. The feasibility group are already looking into whether it will be possible in these cold conditions, and the focus group are busy looking for my glasses! 
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
There's 2 bowls of Cat Biccies in the Kitchen, one Whiskas and one Go Cat.
Of course they may have had a meeting and decided that Kizzy was the one to broach the subject of Felix being required.
mikeymustard
Guru
A bit like the advice given to me about making curry from a pakistani friend who was on my course at uni.
Lots of finely sliced onion, a can of chopped tomatoes, fresh ginger and garlic (as much or as little as you like though a teaspoon of each seems to be about right), chilli (fresh or dried, it doesn't matter, again to taste) and a really good garam masala. And marinate your meat overnight in plain yoghurt if making a meat curry, or add the yoghurt as a finishing touch when making a vegetable curry. If you're feeling flush, throw in some cardamom pods and cassia bark during the cooking - long and slow is best.
She said to me that it'll taste like a good curry regardless of what goes in it. And you know what, she's right. 25 years later, I still make my curries the same way.
Edited to add: if the sauce needs thickening, add some ground almonds or some creamed coconut.
Recipe for a very fresh and tasty quick chicken curry (especially if you marinade the chook beforehand):
take a large box of chicken breasts, chop them into 3 pieces and salt them well, add a good splash of lemon juice, half a teaspoon of red chilli powder and a couple of dessert spoons of greek style yogurt; mix well and refrig for as long as you can, say an hour minimum. This can be cooked in several ways: skewered and barbecue [best but biggest faff]or grill, very hot oven on a shallow lipped baking dish for 20 mins (drain the liquid off after 10) are my favourites. Chop the lumps into smaller portions and add to the finished sauce.
Sauce: combine about 5cm squared of ginger with zest and juice of a lemon, one red or green chilli, 50g of fresh coriander and smoosh in a food processor (or chop finely). Dry fry a tablespoon of cumin til it changes colour (or use a dessertspoon of toasted cumin powder but fresh is best) grind to a powder. Let the pan cool down or use a different pot, melt 100g of butter til it clarifies then add the cumin and a generous teaspoon of good garam masala (good garam doesn't smell like pencil shavings!) half a tube of tomato puree and the ginger/coriander mix, fry that for a minute then add enough water just to wet it, salt to taste, bring to a gentle boil and add a (very) generous sploosh of double cream, say about 100ml bring this back to just boiling, sprinkle a little more garam on top and garnish with a few sprigs of coriander leaf. Serve with fragrant pilau rice.
Enjoy!
I can whip this up in a comfortable half hour if I have to
Just finished brekkie.Kitchen floor cleaned.Venturing outside to put the waste in the compost bin,Then i am going to clean the bathroom floor.It has a film of Old Spice talc over it,i wonder who splashes that about.Then i might read some more Dombey and Son,oh and i might just check my order details on Ebay for the dvd of Dombey and Son wot i ordered yesterday.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
Waiting for my new broadband provider to activate the connection. It’s been off since 8:20 AM. I’m not bothered, but it seems my wife cannot live without the internet, “Is it on yet?!”
Just use your phone...
Just use your phone...
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Introvert's nightmare.
Levo-Lon
Guru
Modern way to have a family meeting too.
Stand by router.. switch off router...
Family appear in a few mins...have meeting...switch router back on.
It's the way of things now
classic33
Leg End Member
You do now though.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Busy morning doing stuff that needed doing. Some vegetables might have gotten bashed and shredded in the process.
Lunch has been consumed. Curried parsnip soup, a slice of rye toast with hummus, a slice of rye toast with half a small avocado, a conference pear, some cherries and two
I am now off into the garden to carry on clearing up the mess that the power network people have left behind.
Lunch has been consumed. Curried parsnip soup, a slice of rye toast with hummus, a slice of rye toast with half a small avocado, a conference pear, some cherries and two
I am now off into the garden to carry on clearing up the mess that the power network people have left behind.
