I’ve been listening to this group…and a few others…while writing Whiskey and Wry. If you’ve not heard them, take a listen. These are acoustic sets of their songs but it’s pretty close to the actual “album” version, which are slightly richer.
Still. Love this band.
I can go into how to make a curry and corn starch mixture but really when it all comes down to it, I suggest just getting a package of Golden Curry.
Why? Because it comes in different heat levels and you can control it as you need it. Get a jar of green curry…Madras curry is fine… so you can add more of a curry punch to the stew if you want.
If you really wanna know how to mix your curry, sadly… I have to teach you in person. A lot of it is taste, mix then taste. Then simmer.
Oh, I do add a dash or seven of Siracha to my curry because when it’s all said and done, that vinegar/pepper heat is lovely.
Japanese beef curry and rice. Now I’m not one for Indian curries. I like some of the greens. And some Thai curries but really, my hands-down favourite is Japanese curry. It’s what I grew up with and well, it’s like homemade chicken soup or mac/cheese…comfort food at its finest. Well in our house anyway. *grins*
One of my favourite songs by them.
Choi Dong Wook… also known as Se7en.
Some things should stay buried.
Repressed scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has two skills: reading dead languages and hiding in his office at the Ladysmith Museum. After the tragic death of the friend he secretly loved, he’s ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man.
So when handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches him to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of the detective as quickly as possible. Griffin left the Pinkertons following the death of his partner, hoping to start a new life. But the powerful cult which murdered Glenn has taken root in Widdershins, and only the spells in the book can stop them. Spells the intellectual Whyborne doesn’t believe are real.
As the investigation draws the two men closer, Griffin’s rakish charm threatens to shatter Whyborne’s iron control. When the cult resurrects an evil sorcerer who commands terrifying monsters, can Whyborne overcome his fear and learn to trust? Will Griffin let go of his past and risk falling in love? Or will Griffin’s secrets cost Whyborne both his heart and his life?
I actually don’t have enough stars for this book or this author’s talent. If you’re going to buy one book this month… quarter…year… it would be this one. Seriously, fantastic writing, tight plot and great world building.
I can’t endorse this book enough. Well I could but I’ve got to sleep at some point.
Read the blurb, buy the book and then go head over to another Hawk book, Hainted, which I just started last night. Also a fricking incredible read.
Absolutely GORGEOUS writing. Author’s now on my autobuy list.
To say that I drink a lot of coffee is silly. I drink an enormous amount of coffee but to be fair, it’s usually decent brew. I come from a heavy coffee drinking family. In fact, usually when I’m visiting my mother, she’ll use me as an excuse to make another pot.
“If I make more will you drink some?” She will ask. Because you know, coffee!
A friend of mine is intimidated by the Starbucks menu. Seriously intimidated. And I know some people who sniff at the “unnecessary complications” they feel Starbucks…and other coffee houses… force upon their coffee choices. Sometimes to the point of having kind of this anti-elitist attitude about the brew saying things like…. I just want a cup of coffee or None of that fancy shit for me.
Thing is… it’s not that complicated. And it’s kind of how the world drinks coffee.
Starbucks and other coffee shops did not invent espresso drinks. They existed long before anyone put on a hipster douche apron and asked for your name to put on a cup. I drink a medium to dark roast every day but it’s a regular coffee. However, I do like having espresso drinks if I’m running around. The flavour is different and the pull is more intense. But coffee is…and probably always will be… something I have to calm my brain and help me focus.
Because… you know… coffee.
I ran across this and said, Oh! I need to share this because it does demystify the espresso menu in most places. Not to say Starbucks etc. don’t crazy-up their drinks but this is the basics.
And yes, I do speak Starbuckian. My preference is a Triple Vanilla Soy Latte, No Foam.
