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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • Yeah, there’s definitely a difference between curricula, what’s focussed on in classrooms, and exam assessment criteria, but they’re supposed to be cohesive.

    I remember one of my big pieces of coursework was “writing from the perspective of an advertiser,” and we had loads of lessons on identifying bias. I was taught in school that “red top magazines” are “less honest and more emotive” than “broadsheet newspapers.”

    Presumably not everyone had the same experience though: I mentioned this offhand and my friend told me “surely that’s illegal to teach in a classroom?!”







  • Book purchased! As well as the other one mentioned by Destide earlier. Excited to learn lots, thanks for the recommendations

    We’ve got a gas grill, but didn’t know you had to clean the tubes. I always look in all the crevices to check for spiders anyway tho, so hopefully no future accidental fires

    Also: I didn’t know what a big green egg was until earlier today but they look fantastic! Hope your eggy barbecue dreams are coming true with having one :)


  • I definitely agree about veggies/vegans getting stereotyped as too-healthy :) Although I do find that, even if a recipe has technically same level of unhealthiness, the vegan equivalent of a meal never makes me feel quite as unhealthy as a meaty one.

    I think veggie/vegan creativity makes for much better meals than just your standard unseasoned beef and bread combo. If I’m going to use meat, I might as well use it wisely, but if I can get the deliciousness of meat, without using meat, then that’s even better! So SauceStache is a perfect recommendation, thanks! I’m going to watch a lot of his videos (especially the one on DIY Beyond meat).

    I’ve tried bbq-soy-sauce-feta-watermelon once before - I think I was the only person who genuinely enjoyed it. I might end up being my own guinea pig if I end up being too adventurous again :)


  • Thanks for this, really helpful stuff :)

    That book looks great! I love how-to-cook books instead of just recipe books (i.e. Salt Fat Acid Heat or Sohla’s Start Here) and that looks like a great BBQ version.

    wrt food safety, I should be alright! One of the reasons I haven’t BBQ’ed much in the past is that I’m very safety focussed.

    Another reason is that I don’t eat much meat unless I’m planning on making it really delicious! Meat thermometers will definitely help (with both deliciousness and safety).

    The Number 1 reason I don’t BBQ more often is that my garden is down a ladder at the moment! Once we’ve got stairs, (and meat thermometers!) there’ll be nothing stopping me :)

    Did you have any advice for cooking for veggies? (a lot of my friends are vegan and they deserve good food too!)