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RE: Today's Achievement - Veggie - 04-03-2025
I planted some perennial cauliflowers. I've been dithering about where to plant them for weeks.
RE: Today's Achievement - JJB - 05-03-2025
(04-03-2025, 02:56 PM)Vinny Wrote: Todays achievement is that I finally got round to starting a batch of Pemmican! I usually buy high fat beef mince because I need the fat (to be converted into the internal carbs i need) as I am mostly carb free. For the Pemmican because the mince is dried in the dehydrator I had to buy the more expensive low fat mince!
Anyway, after adding salt & pepper and rolling the mince between two sheets of greasproof paper to get it as thin as possible I managed to fill two trays in my dehydrator. I have also put a punnet of blueberries to go with it in another tray.
When I am making Biltong or Jerky (not sure what the differnce is?) I don't fully dry it and the pieces are slightly pliable. I then freeze it and take out only enough to use in a couple of days.
The Pemmican mince and blueberries will be different as they need fully drying and then adding to food processer to blitz into a powder. The resultant powder will then be mixed with a similar weight of melted dripping and poured into moulds. I haven't got any suitable choccy bar moulds as yet so I will have to possibly pour mixture into a tray and cut bars to size?
I could buy 'Carniore bars' but they are ridiculously expensive so I thoguht I would have a go myself after watching youtube videos!
Sounds like an awful lot of faff to me, Vinny, but then, your diet is a complete mystery also. I'm really pleased it works for you though.
RE: Today's Achievement - Vinny - 05-03-2025
Hopefully my achievment for today will be to finiah making the Pemmican. I left the dehydrator on all night to make sure the beef was really dry and have blitzed it to a powder this morning. The blueberries are taking longer to dehydrate than I thought they would, but they will dry eventually? In retrospect I should have maybe cut each blueberry in half to allow the moisture within to dissipate easier? Once fully dried I will blitz them with the meat. When I have both together I will do a taste test as the dripping will add very little to the taste.I have a nice chilli and salt powder that I add to my biltong, so may add a bit of that? Last ime I made biltog I tried adding a Char-Su mix but I wasnt impressed with the outcome so shall stick to what I know tastes good to me!
RE: Today's Achievement - Vinny - 05-03-2025
(05-03-2025, 10:38 AM)JJB Wrote:You're right JJB. I have now completed the Pemmican and decanted the mixure into ice cube trays as I had no other small moulds. It has an interesting taste,not unpleasant,but I wouldn't like to survive on it alone? I could survive on he Biltong/Jerky I make for two or three days easily,but not this I don't think? It is afer all starvation food and is ok to keep unfrigerated for over ten years.It would be good for a camping trip as it's lightweight and very nutricious!(04-03-2025, 02:56 PM)Vinny Wrote: Todays achievement is that I finally got round to starting a batch of Pemmican! I usually buy high fat beef mince because I need the fat (to be converted into the internal carbs i need) as I am mostly carb free. For the Pemmican because the mince is dried in the dehydrator I had to buy the more expensive low fat mince!
Anyway, after adding salt & pepper and rolling the mince between two sheets of greasproof paper to get it as thin as possible I managed to fill two trays in my dehydrator. I have also put a punnet of blueberries to go with it in another tray.
When I am making Biltong or Jerky (not sure what the differnce is?) I don't fully dry it and the pieces are slightly pliable. I then freeze it and take out only enough to use in a couple of days.
The Pemmican mince and blueberries will be different as they need fully drying and then adding to food processer to blitz into a powder. The resultant powder will then be mixed with a similar weight of melted dripping and poured into moulds. I haven't got any suitable choccy bar moulds as yet so I will have to possibly pour mixture into a tray and cut bars to size?
I could buy 'Carniore bars' but they are ridiculously expensive so I thoguht I would have a go myself after watching youtube videos!
Sounds like an awful lot of faff to me, Vinny, but then, your diet is a complete mystery also. I'm really pleased it works for you though.
It was always going to be an experiment, but I wont be making It again.I will however make some more Biltong as my supply is just about exhasuted
RE: Today's Achievement - Veggie - 05-03-2025
Cleared out the garden toolshed and put some shelving in.
RE: Today's Achievement - JJB - 05-03-2025
I sowed seeds and made pancakes, I think that's 2 wonderful achievements
RE: Today's Achievement - SarrissUK - 05-03-2025
(26-02-2025, 11:06 PM)PyreneesPlot Wrote: Watched a series of training videos for a database I'll be using (hopefully) when I start volunteering for a charity.Are you transferring money internationally? You may want to consider Wise. We have used it consistently for the last year or so, and they're almost always the best value, and they're honest and tell you when they're not.
AND opened a Revolut multi currency bank account.
AND went for walk.
Tomorrow I can have a totally guilt-free day of non-achievement.
If you want to give it a go, let me know - I can send you an invite link that gives both of us a bit of a boost (can't remember exactly what that is though)
RE: Today's Achievement - SarrissUK - 05-03-2025
My achievement the last two weeks has definitely been starting my new job. It's a warehouse dealing with returns from online shoppers that didn't want their goods. I'm stood up all day, and it's 9 hour shifts in total, but with plenty of breaks. My feet were killing me last week after every evening shift, and my poor feet felt like footballs when I got home lol I started wearing support stockings, put in new insoles in the terrible shoes they've given me and rewarded myself with giving myself a foot massage when I get home.
This week I'm working mornings, and I've managed to get up at 4.45am three days running. Thankfully I'm not working anymore this week - yay for part time work
RE: Today's Achievement - PyreneesPlot - 06-03-2025
(05-03-2025, 09:30 PM)SarrissUK Wrote:(26-02-2025, 11:06 PM)PyreneesPlot Wrote: Watched a series of training videos for a database I'll be using (hopefully) when I start volunteering for a charity.Are you transferring money internationally? You may want to consider Wise. We have used it consistently for the last year or so, and they're almost always the best value, and they're honest and tell you when they're not.
AND opened a Revolut multi currency bank account.
AND went for walk.
Tomorrow I can have a totally guilt-free day of non-achievement.
If you want to give it a go, let me know - I can send you an invite link that gives both of us a bit of a boost (can't remember exactly what that is though)
Thank you! Yes, we use Wise
initially it was just for transfers (when they were Transfer Wise) and now general banking. Not sure about the lime green card, mind you!!The Revolut allows us to have a joint acc rather than just 2 personal.
RE: Today's Achievement - Veggie - 06-03-2025
Had my Shingles jab and, because I'd parked in Sainsbug's carpark I went in the store. My achievement was walking all the way round and not seeing anything I wanted to buy. I replaced my basket and walked out emptyhanded.