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Ivana's Calamarities

@calamarities.bsky.social

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Passionate homecook & a bit of a geek in general. Trying, testing, tasting and learning as much as possible. Cookbook collector. Avid gamer. #ESOFam

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 2d

Goodbye Duolingo, it was fun while it lasted.

Duolingo screenshot of them introducing the new energy system on my device.

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Nik Sharma @niksharma.bsky.social · 5d

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Ultimate One-Pan Dinner: Lemon-Braised Chicken and Couscous | Flavor Forward

YouTube video by America's Test Kitchen

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Nik Sharma @niksharma.bsky.social · 5d

A love letter to lemons in the latest episode of FLAVOR FORWARD

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 5d

Aaah that is gorgeous!

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

'Between the Leaves' by Brighton-based UK artist Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
#Autumn #Fall

Painting of a tree with orangd leaves, some of which fall gently towards thd ground on which a stylisef slim figure and a dog walk

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 6d

Hahaha!

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 6d

I'm 191 days into German, they better not take away my super useful proof of learning how to say bears love to surf and owls like to paint.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 6d

The fake middle aged men accounts only following women are doing my head in.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 7d

What a nifty little app!
I have no Apple devices so sadly cannot use it, but tip for anyone who does 👇

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 7d

Saw a cookbook I was interested in was on sale for €35 (from €56).
Saved myself the money on time by learning it uses cups and spoons only instead of weight.

How can you call something science and then use cups without alternatives? 😑

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 9d

(Also ps if you have more - always free to spam me!)

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 9d

Hear, hear.

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 9d

I only know a few, looking forward to checking them out. :D Listened to Officium Triste today and really liked it.

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James Read @jamesreadwrites.bsky.social · 26d

Names redacted, because I know AI is shoved at us to solve every problem lately, but please don't ask it for fermenting (or possibly any cooking) advice!

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 9d

If anyone has tips 👇

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 9d

A friend sent me this message 2 days ago.

Today I started chatting with the two guys who came to fix our kitchen top and one of them ended up writing down a whole list of metal bands I should check out.

Wdym social butterfly, I truly don't know what she was talking about. 😂

Discord screenshot from 15 Oct, it says 'your social butterflyism makes me *sick*'

A list of metal (/doom) bands written on paper.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 9d

Brought a cookbook from the library to check out.

Hashtags in writing.
'Classic English shepherd's pie' - beef mince.
Chicken ragu (white kind, filling for vol-au-vents) - chicken breast boiled to death in plain water and put in a sauce of cream and flour.

I don't think I need to read the rest.

a green dumpster sits in front of a wall with graffiti

Alt: Man throwing a brown box in a green dumpster.

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Aaron Vallance @1dish4theroad.bsky.social · 10d

As well as the brilliant writing and evocative stories in Anna Ansari's new book, Silk Roads, the recipes are fabulous too. Kicked things off by making a dish of Uyghur ziran doufu (cumin tofu), and loved its aromatic spices and kick of heat against the crispy tofu cubes. Can't wait to try again! 🔥

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 10d

What a beauty!

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 10d

Great news, congratulations!

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Dr Darren Abbey @thebiologistisn.bsky.social · 10d

I've grown a pink and a yellow lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) for a couple of years on the same trellis. I've been looking for hybrids made by local pollinators transferring pollen, but I wasn't expecting to find a new mutation.

Four dry yellow lima bean seeds are at left. Four dry pink lima bean seeds are at right. Two freshly shelled lima bean seeds rest in half of their pod at the bottom. They are pink with white spots. The background is dark grey.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 11d

😱
I only have one thing to say to that!

Jokes aside, it's an amazing piece. Do give it a go sometimes.
This book is different so far though. More personal, warmer, less of a factual tome.

a woman in a hijab says shame in front of a crowd of people

Alt: Veiled woman walking, ringing a big bell in the hand. There is 'shame' written below.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 11d

Reading time with @alexrainbirdmusic.bsky.social's new playlist in the background. 🧡🍂

Legs stretched over a sofa with a book on them. There is a tv on the opposite wall with pumpkins and candles displayed, it's the alexrainbirdMusic 'cosy fall nights' playlist.

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Sophia Jetta @werkoderko.bsky.social · 12d

Char siu fried rice, simply seasoned with some leftover oyster sauce from the veg, a dash of Lau Sifu's universal stir-fry sauce and a little chili oil with shrimps and black beans. Dessert is Zwetschgendatschi

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 13d

Woohoo, it arrived! 😁

Samin Nosrat's new book, 'Good Things'. I've been looking forward to it since she announced it. So excited.

Samin Nosrat's new book 'good things' lying on a brown sofa.

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