January, 2008

6.5 hours till melanie gets back!

My New Scientist subscription is out of control!

I am currently up to the July 7th issue from last year and making slow progress. I am still reading them regularly, but I find myself wanting to really understand ALL the articles which means I tend to read some articles more then once, which slows down progress somewhat.

So that means I have 25 issues to read (not counting the issue that will show up next monday/tuesday) which works out to be half a years worth of reading.

I think I have to start taking proper lunches, and go outside or away from my desk and read them.

Anyway, I’ll check in again in a few months. Hopefully I can get them a bit more under control by then

The new Redhill homemaker centre in rocky has this huge sign on one of the shop walls.

Perhaps someone needs to enhance their spellchecker?

When it comes to beef, I was a “well done” person for a long time. I think this was mainly because “well done” is the easiest way to cook beef because all you have to do is throw it in the pan and take it out when it is smoking / burnt.

Strangely enough though, whenever I go out I always order medium / medium well because well done in restaurants tends to be charcoal.

This past week I’ve been fiddling with cooking my own beef to medium / medium well grade and I’m actually quite impressed with my efforts.

The beef definitely tastes better as well when it has some juices left in it. Not “sitting in a pool of blood” juices, but just enough to keep it moist and chewable.

Also, as I posted in a previous entry, marinating the beef in lemon and pepper before cooking is really nice. It seems like the beef doesn’t need to be marinating in the lemon for a long time, even popping it in and turning it around a few times before putting it in the pan gives it a nice taste.

I’ve had a strange craving for lemon since I got back to Rocky.

I marinated steak with lemon (which was really really nice), had squeezed lemon juice in water numerous times and just ate a lemon straight.

I’ve got no idea why.

Another year over, and a new one just beginning.

Will be a very busy year. I have much planned.

Resolutions to come later, I have a fair few things that I want to narrow down.