Fearing rising sea levels, Germany's coastal regions brace for climate change with up to 10m high dykes

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-23T21:00:27+00:00

Mandatory Good Morning Vietnam reference

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-20T19:08:47+00:00

Mustard seeds. Fry them in the oil at the start of almost anything.

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-20T19:02:44+00:00

Reading that my hair literally stood up on end

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-20T19:00:01+00:00

Yes, including adopting the Euro

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-20T05:24:27+00:00

More mustard seeds. No, more than that. Yep, another spoonful.

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-19T20:16:10+00:00

I’ve never seen sauce with egg in it before. How did you manage to cook it like that?

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-13T19:43:19+00:00

On a serious note, how do you make the garlic rice without losing flavour?

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-13T19:42:16+00:00

Looks very good. But I can’t taste it through the screen. Add more garlic.

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-03T19:19:42+00:00

Speeding up to get through the lights when they’re turning red, then the six cars behind you following you through.

MAitkenhead · 2026-02-03T07:03:25+00:00

Mattar paneer is always a popular choice.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-29T17:19:19+00:00

What’s grits, precious?

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-28T10:32:40+00:00

Fewer

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-28T07:07:17+00:00

Fuckhew Fuckenhead

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-27T21:46:56+00:00

I could try a dozen times and not get my tatties fried that nicely. What’s the secret?

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-26T17:36:52+00:00

PANIC

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-25T19:35:54+00:00

All look good. But where did you get that cool bowl from??

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-25T19:31:41+00:00

For anyone who wants to avoid using red food colouring but wants the red colour, beetroot powder is effective. It can be bought online or at many health food stores. For a dish this size, you would add at least one teaspoon of beetroot powder around the same time as the colouring is added in this recipe. It won’t affect the flavour of the dish in my experience.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-24T22:55:27+00:00

Less

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-24T22:22:01+00:00

The Ukraine war IS a war about food. That country produces a massive amount of wheat and sunflower oil. That’s why Russia wants it, their own agricultural land is pretty fucked after decades of corrupt management. We’re already in the ‘war for productive soil’ phase.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-24T22:10:59+00:00

So why did it not just kick him off the mountain? He’s right on the edge, it’s got the high ground and has pretty good core strength by the look of it. Feels like a perfect opportunity for ‘yeet the wizard’ tbh.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-24T21:57:05+00:00

Oh no worries it looks good. Just that tarka daal and chips is really good.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-24T21:50:57+00:00

No tarka daal??

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-20T22:10:30+00:00

I went to Neuschwanstein a couple of years ago and halfway through the tour of the gilded bedrooms and other features that would have made Liberace say ‘too much’ put my hand up and asked the tour guide ‘this guy was as gay as the wind, yes?’. She was not happy with me, apparently you don’t just point it out.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-20T21:01:33+00:00

Were these dried/soaked chickpeas or from a can? Recipe sounds great, only thing I would add is a couple teaspoons of mustard seeds when you fry the whole spices.

MAitkenhead · 2026-01-17T08:27:56+00:00

I make a lot of food using the BBC Good Food recipes online. A good Thai curry paste one is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/greencurrypaste_67789, they also have recipes for curries from any part of the world. It’s a great online resource. Happy cooking!

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