I stocked up big at the Korean supermarket yesterday! Bulgogi and mandu. ❤️🥟🍚
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
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@jcnsingapore For now, I’m finding the subtitles helpful to make sure I’ve understood correctly. (I’m also a visual learner so I think it sticks more for me that way.) I’ll try it without eventually!
RT @mikeev: My grandmother this morning, telling me about WW2:
“We had to ration gas. We had to grow our own vegetables and raise our own…
@benbritten @parisba I’m offended. I mean, as a knitter. Machine-knit fairisle?! They haven’t even centered the motifs! And what’s with those non-symmetric peeries in the middle. Ugh. 😜
The team Pizza and Cocktail competition is kicking off! 🍕🍍🥃 https://t.co/3cpzhvJ7JP
In the oven! 🍕🍍 https://t.co/smf2jQPphd
@Paul_Bone Selfies and food is my personal brand. 😂
@mage0r @Paul_Bone I would 100% subscribe to Code & Croissants. 😍
@aaronwalker Because I like it, and I also enjoy watching traditionalists’ heads explode. 😂
@Paul_Bone @mage0r @diz_beth Followed!
Happy to report that my “Chestnuts Roast on an Open Fire” cocktail won today’s team competition! I’ve just blogged the recipe and process, which included making my own chestnut syrup and eggnog. 😂🌰🔥🏆 https://t.co/RY8bHL0jr6 https://t.co/4zI2xvnGFQ
Sadly, no love for my German “pineapple and salami pretzel” pizza though. I am a tortured and misunderstood genius. 🍍🥨🍕
RT @GunnarGrosch: I hope the world is ready for the Julbord Pizza! Reindeer sausage, cured salmon, meatballs, Christmas ham, prince sausage…
@GunnarGrosch Insist on the highest smorgasbord standards. 😍
@evanderkoogh Holy crap, congrats! That’s really awesome.
@thebeebs @ziniman @soganmageshwar @mavi888uy @eduvos @IliyanaFox @GunnarGrosch @Vel12171 😬👋
RT @ziniman: Team’s end of year #pizza & #cocktails party 🎉. Happy new year all! See you (in person!!!) in 2021. @soganmageshwar @web_godd…
It’ll be our first time having GOOSE for Christmas! @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/WX0IEOFVfP
@rabbit1080 No idea! We’ll find out in a few days. 😃
@heinz_gies Any suggestions? We are roasting with apples and having with rotkohl and Knödel – sound right?
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The team Pizza and Cocktail competition is kicking off! 🍕🍍🥃
In the oven! 🍕🍍
Happy to report that my “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” cocktail won today’s team competition! I’ve just blogged the recipe and process, which included making my own chestnut syrup and eggnog. 😂🌰🔥🏆
(Sadly, no love for my German “pineapple and salami pretzel” pizza. I remain a tortured and misunderstood genius.)
It’ll be our first time having GOOSE for Christmas!
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Cocktails and Pizza
As part of my team’s Christmas festivities, we held a virtual Cocktails and Pizza making competition. I knew that my pizza wasn’t going to win any awards (#teampineapple), so I decided I had to go all-out on the drink. Since there were points for creativity, I felt like I need to go SEASONAL and SPECTACULAR. After some research on the Internet, I settled on the aptly named Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. 🌰🔥
I did run into some problems with the recipe though. First hurdle – chestnut syrup. We couldn’t find any! So I had to make my own using this recipe. First step – roast the chestnuts.
I’d never actually done that before. You have to cut an X on the curved side so they A) don’t explode and B) are easier to peel after. Once they popped open, I peeled the skins off and then mixed up the syrup.
There’s a lot of spice in there! After letting it simmer, I strained it and we stored it in a bottle in the fridge.
The next hurdle – eggnog! It turns out that it’s not available in Germany. Undaunted, I decided to make my own using Alton Brown’s recipe. First step was to beat egg yolks with sugar in the mixer…
At the same time, I began heating the milk, heavy cream, and nutmeg on the stove.
Then I had to bring them together by “tempering” – pouring just a tiny bit of the hot milk into the egg and sugar mixture while the Snook whisked like crazy to avoid making scrambled eggs. I added more milk until we were past the danger point and then we combined them fully. Then it went into the fridge to chill (along with a bit of brandy). Once that was cold, I whipped up the remaining egg whites with sugar and then we folded that into the cold nog.
Okay, so with all the prep done it was finally time to make the drink! I started by filling a rocks glass 3/4 of the way full with egg nog. Then I added another shot of brandy for extra kick and a few bar spoons full of the chestnut syrup. After a stir, it was time for the FLAMES. I poured a tiny bit of Stroh 80 (a 160-proof Austrian spiced rum) over the back of the bar spoon to float it on top of the drink, and then I lit it on fire. 🔥 After blowing it out, I garnished with a sprinkle of cinnamon…
I’m happy to say that all my hard work won the Best Cocktail award! Also, it’s very taste and festive, and I will be working my way through the rest of that nog over the next few days. ❤️🏆
As for the pizza… I went very, very quick and easy.
That’s a packet of pre-made German pizza tough. I also bought a big handful of salami pretzels to go on top, along with canned pineapple. I mixed up a fresh sauce from canned tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, oregano, garlic, and olive oil, and I had some leftover grated Emmental cheese. I also couldn’t resist cutting up some of the salami-kabel-trommel to put on top.
Here it is ready for the oven! And fifteen minutes later…
Hey, even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. 😜 #teampineapple
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It’s the 21st of December… Gravy Day! Time for the best Aussie Christmas song. https://t.co/iklrtgU3jJ
I set up extensive Twitter mute lists and managed to remain unspoiled for the Mandalorian finale (to watch over the holidays). Then, of course, someone in the @binge_mode FB group had to post a screenshot of a tweet. 🤬 #ffs #2020
Can’t wait until I can attend some of the Swiss events in person! In the meantime… AWS Zürich will hold their re:Invent 2020 re:Cap on Jan 28 https://t.co/FO4n0wYMRg #reinvent @BeleguRinon
RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Sometimes, when you drop a glass on the floor, it doesn’t shatter on first impact, but on the second or third bounce, as…
RT @fayecloudguru: The new #AWS CloudShell is really cool! Immediate CLI access to your AWS environment without configuring the the CLI on…
RT @Sotherans: did our bookshop just get delivered a cease and desist from aziraphale 😂
@neilhimself and @terryandrob the fandom is out of…
@Reidyd Nope, sorry, I closed the window as soon as it loaded. I cannot with Minchin. I think I’m allergic to him.
FACE POTATOES? Oh man, the folks at @LookaheadSearch are going to be allllllll over this. 😃🥔 (@mobywhale! @hannahyanfield!) https://t.co/CoMuzO1nEc
RT @jeffbarr: The #AWS Well-Architected Tool now offers APIs for customers and partners so that you can integrate WA Tool into external das…
“How long before we can start eating the Hexenhaus?” “I reckon 24 hours is sufficient.”
In related news, my heart is racing. 😂🍬🍭🎄 https://t.co/2ytzBSb0Lw
@raupach Hahaha, are they not meant to be eaten?! I assumed they were, but maybe no German ever actually eats the supermarket Hexenhaus kit. 😂 (@codepo8??)
RT @OscarTheGrouch: This holiday, I’m gonna stay home in my trash can and avoid people.
I will pre-order the two pack with wings as soon as I can find someone willing to deliver to Germany! ❤️👼 https://t.co/A6VF9AcWca
My entry in tomorrow’s cocktail contest – “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.” (Yes, there will be actual fire.) 😉🔥 https://t.co/vPIEKvf8lq
@andre_verheij I’m choosing German language and German subtitles on German Prime Video. 🙂
@Opheli8 Cute! And appropriate.
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It’s the 21st of December… Gravy Day. Time for the best Aussie Christmas song!
“How long before we can start eating the Hexenhaus?” “I reckon 24 hours is sufficient.”
In related news, my heart is racing. 😂🍬🍭🎄
My entry in tomorrow’s cocktail contest – “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.” (Yes, there will be actual fire.) 😉🔥
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“How long before we can start eating the Hexenhaus?” “I reckon 24 hours is sufficient.”
In related news, my heart is racing. 😂🍬🍭🎄
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RT @ThePracticalDev: In this post I’ll show you how to design four different example apps – a SimpleNote clone, a Twitter clone, a Slack cl…
Knitting with Kris will be live on Twitch in about half an hour, once I finish eating a bunch of sausages and pretzels for breakfast. 😍🥨🧶 https://t.co/TEDmGOzGhY https://t.co/bpXdxfIifC
Okay, let’s do this! Knitting with Kris is live NOW. https://t.co/SGy8OKVXiF
RT @FloorDrees: What’s a good software for making knitting patterns? Stichmastery kills my PC, Excel … isn’t great.
Bonus: some first at…
I’m a grown-ass adult. I can put together a Hexenhaus, right? (Hansel and Gretel look pretty happy about visiting their friend the Witch here…) https://t.co/bt1KaVib1Q
Everyone knows all candy-based cottages have toothpick flying buttresses for support. https://t.co/H6yVzMBwoe
@codepo8 Your pretzels are brown! Mine are just white.
@codepo8 DOH. Eventually discovered you get both white AND brown pretzels. 😂
Finished! This is definitely the best gingerbread house I’ve ever made. ❤️🎄🍬🍭 https://t.co/yljASi2okd
Front and back detail. https://t.co/FqMego5Sc6
Also, I am COVERED in royal icing.
Raspberry ricotta pastries, courtesy of the Snook. (Folks, given the holidays and lockdown, food is all we’ve got to amuse ourselves. Expect to see a lot more photos in the next fortnight!) https://t.co/DsvPX4PnI8
@tsalazargr 😂💯
Today’s German lesson: Wanna see a magic trick? ✏️ https://t.co/llRySTr9Bt
Warum denn so ernst? 🤡 https://t.co/yktEYFYvhc
@carbolicious German gingerbread is different than what I’m used to. It’s thicker and softer, more cakey.
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Knitting with Kris will be live on Twitch in about half an hour, once I finish eating a bunch of sausages and pretzels for breakfast. 😍🥨🧶 https://m.twitch.tv/krishoward_aws
I’m a grown-ass adult. I can put together a Hexenhaus, right? (Hansel and Gretel look pretty happy about visiting their friend the Witch here…)
Finished! This is definitely the best gingerbread house I’ve ever made. ❤️🎄🍬🍭
Raspberry ricotta pastries, courtesy of the Snook. (Folks, given the holidays and lockdown, food is all we’ve got to amuse ourselves. Expect to see a lot more photos in the next fortnight!)
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