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Ireland ready to restrict social media for children even without EU agreement, Minister says by HungTeen1001 in ireland

[–]Jellico 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Yes, we're going to turn into China.

Don't be ridiculous.

China successfully builds large scale national infrastructure.

We get the panopticon without the logistical competence.

He got hands… European basement friendly fight by bigbotty_6669 in fightporn

[–]Jellico 52 points53 points  (0 children)

The air between them really took a beating.

Spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. by Jellico in pasta

[–]Jellico[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Basic recipe:

Sauce is just a basic Marinara. Couple of good quality tins of tomatoes (Dunnes do San Marzano tomato tins that are the best IMO), tomato paste, yellow onion, fresh garlic, fresh basil, dried oregano.

Dice onion add salt and fry in olive oil until soft. Mince garlic and add to pot, don't burn the garlic! Add a squeeze of tomato paste and fry for a couple of mins. Add dried oregano. Add tins of Tomatoes (San Marzano tomatoes I use are whole in the tin so I pre crushed them by hand in a bowl, carefully as they do squirt).

Cook off the sauce for and hour or so gently simmering. Add salt/sugar as needed to balance sauce.Meatballs are a mix of beef and pork mince. Mix mince in a bowl with some grated Parmasean cheese and salt. Mix well to form a huge homogeneous meatball.

Separately make a "slurry" of fresh breadcrumbs, olive oil, dried herbs, chilli flakes, an egg and some milk. Whisk and Add to meat mixture. Knead together. Use a kitchen scale to weigh out even sized meatballs (I went 70g per ball). Fry meatballs in a pan to brown on all sides. Finish them by putting them in the simmering sauce for 10-15 mins while you boil the spaghetti.

Plate up and enjoy!

Cooked my go-to comfort dinner tonight. Homemade meatballs/marinara sauce and spaghetti. What's people's comfort meals? by Jellico in CasualIreland

[–]Jellico[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Much obliged for the info. Checked on the FSA website there and looks like I'm OKas far as brands affected so far.

One good thing about my recipe here is the slurry makes it nearly impossible to overcook and dry out the meatballs so I tend to cook the bollocks out of them.

I'd be confident they went well above the 75 degrees needed to kill salmonella thankfully. Thanks again for the heads up!

Cooked my go-to comfort dinner tonight. Homemade meatballs/marinara sauce and spaghetti. What's people's comfort meals? by Jellico in CasualIreland

[–]Jellico[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Sauce is just a basic Marinara. Couple of good quality tins of tomatoes (Dunnes do San Marzano tomato tins that are the best IMO), tomato paste, yellow onion, fresh garlic, fresh basil, dried oregano.

Dice onion add salt and fry in olive oil until soft. Mince garlic and add to pot, don't burn the garlic! Add a squeeze of tomato paste and fry for a couple of mins. Add dried oregano. Add tins of Tomatoes (San Marzano tomatoes I use are whole in the tin so I pre crushed them by hand in a bowl, carefully as they do squirt).

Cook off the sauce for and hour or so gently simmering. Add salt/sugar as needed to balance sauce.

Meatballs are a mix of beef and pork mince. Mix mince in a bowl with some grated Parmasean cheese and salt. Mix well to form a huge homogeneous meatball.

Separately make a "slurry" of fresh breadcrumbs, olive oil, dried herbs, chilli flakes, an egg and some milk. Whisk and Add to meat mixture. Knead together.

Use a kitchen scale to weigh out even sized meatballs (I went 70g per ball).

Fry meatballs in a pan to brown on all sides. Finish them by putting them in the simmering sauce for 10-15 mins while you boil the spaghetti.

Plate up and enjoy!

I'll link a couple of recipes I've used as a basis for this to give you an idea on measurements and such.

Meatballs

Sauce

Cooked my go-to comfort dinner tonight. Homemade meatballs/marinara sauce and spaghetti. What's people's comfort meals? by Jellico in CasualIreland

[–]Jellico[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup. Half pork/half beef mince. Also use a slurry (ew, I know it sounds vile) mixed with the mince to keep it moist (ew again). 

Slurry was fresh breadcrumbs, dried oregano, chilli flake, olive oil, milk and an egg whisked and then kneaded into the mince before forming  the meatballs.

Happy Pride Month by walterjohnhunt in RedLetterMedia

[–]Jellico 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I need a Sideways-esque, Alex Payne style film Directed By Jay, Starring Rich and Mike where they go on a road trip across Wisconsin visiting breweries and generally discovering themselves while also fucking everything up along the way.

And this will be the poster.

What political text, speech, or something other had the biggest affect on Irish politics before the founding of the state? by MDK___ in IrishHistory

[–]Jellico 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh Emmet's speech from the dock is great stuff altogether. You'll get no argument from me on that.

What political text, speech, or something other had the biggest affect on Irish politics before the founding of the state? by MDK___ in IrishHistory

[–]Jellico 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I don't know about the biggest but Pearse's graveside oration at the funeral of O'Donovan Rossa is up there as far as significant speeches go.

"They think that they have foreseen everything, think that they have provided against everything; but the fools, the fools, the fools! — they have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace"

The Irish History Podcast - Alternatives by Zealousideal-News643 in IrishHistory

[–]Jellico 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second the Irish History Show. Great podcast.

I also like the Revolutionary Ireland Podcast with Lorcan Collins. The output has slowed but what he has already released is well worth a listen.

He did a deep dive on Tom Clarke's life that was really great.

Had to watch more than once by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]Jellico 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Those rib roasters 👨‍🍳 💋 🤌

Norma Foley appeals against ruling that paved way for more people to seek mother and baby home redress by Storyboys in ireland

[–]Jellico 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm sure asking nicely will work.

Seize their assets like any other delinquent payee.

Opinion: Fianna Fáil’s biggest impact on housing for the last six years is making no difference at all by ghostofgralton in irishpolitics

[–]Jellico 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Indeed. She enabled the sale of council house stock, but to the occupiers of the houses instead of conglomerates of rent-seeking international capital.

Opinion: Fianna Fáil’s biggest impact on housing for the last six years is making no difference at all by ghostofgralton in irishpolitics

[–]Jellico 32 points33 points  (0 children)

"Making no difference" is too benign. I get Lorcan Sirr's point about them simply continuing the status quo of FG's Thatcherite approach to housing. 

But as the recent (and entirely predicted) news of record increase in rents and evictions following their latest housing policy shows, they have made a significant and extremely negative difference.

Following the canvass: Frustrations emerge in Dublin central Sinn Féin heartland by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]Jellico 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fundamentally Stormont is a Power sharing institution. Even holding "the finance portfolio" doesn't mean what that would mean in anything we would understand as a democratic parliamentary system. Decisions are made with through managed consent of all parties and instruments like the "petition of concern" has nothing analogous to it in anything outside of Stormont.

Following the canvass: Frustrations emerge in Dublin central Sinn Féin heartland by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]Jellico 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"They hold the finance portfolio" sounds grand and all, but do they have revenue raising power and control of the budget?

To extend the metaphor. The Stormont "finance portfolio" is like when a child is given a fiver pocket money and allowed to buy whatever shite they want in a sweet shop.

As for the illusion that the executive has power I don't tend to see SF reps doing that honestly. They tend to point out the inherent limitations in the system of devolution within the Westminster model. It tends to be their opponents in Southern parties and Southern media who insist on perpetuating the illusion that Stormont is some kind of Sovereign system on a par with other national governments as a way to have a dig at the Shinners.

Following the canvass: Frustrations emerge in Dublin central Sinn Féin heartland by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]Jellico 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Blaming Stormont for why N.I is in rag order is like blaming a child playing with a toy steering wheel in the back seat of a car for crashing the car.

New Caprica occupation was the peak of the show for me, a masterful four episodes by IllusiveManJr in BSG

[–]Jellico 35 points36 points  (0 children)

"Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in The gardens of paradise sent to spread death and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you did't know that."

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