FranDowdSofa
@frandowdsofa.bsky.social
Foodie. Movie buff. Cats. SF fandom stuff (retired).
In the slow-cooker - chopped smoked bacon, red cabbage, bramley apples, garlic/ginger paste, sugar, sherry vinegar, concentrated chicken stock, cinnamon stick. To add more liquid if needed and cooked chestnuts. Other slow-cooker holds a gammon joint poaching in dandelion and burdock for 24 hours.
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In the slow-cooker - chopped smoked bacon, red cabbage, bramley apples, garlic/ginger paste, sugar, sherry vinegar, concentrated chicken stock, cinnamon stick. To add more liquid if needed and cooked chestnuts. Other slow-cooker holds a gammon joint poaching in dandelion and burdock for 24 hours.
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"And this is a gift from my brother, he says he took it at one of your parties"
September 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"And this is a gift from my brother, he says he took it at one of your parties"
In the slow-cooker - a base of onions, cabbage and leeks caramelised in PX sherry, beef stock, olive oil and thyme. Now stewing with jarred chickpeas, venison meatballs, dashes of liquid pecan smoke and liquorice sauce. To be served with lingonberry jam and the Last Night of the Proms.
September 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In the slow-cooker - a base of onions, cabbage and leeks caramelised in PX sherry, beef stock, olive oil and thyme. Now stewing with jarred chickpeas, venison meatballs, dashes of liquid pecan smoke and liquorice sauce. To be served with lingonberry jam and the Last Night of the Proms.
Our local ice cream van plays "Yankee Doodle Dandy". I mention this every so often as apparently it really pisses off Confederate supporters.
August 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our local ice cream van plays "Yankee Doodle Dandy". I mention this every so often as apparently it really pisses off Confederate supporters.
I have learned a phrase from Ted Lasso tonight that I think may be my life mantra. "Oops, innit."
August 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I have learned a phrase from Ted Lasso tonight that I think may be my life mantra. "Oops, innit."
Oooh, Alien Earth is rather good.
August 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oooh, Alien Earth is rather good.
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Cool enough to cook again. Courgettes, garlic, olive oil, preserved lemon, jar of green olive tapenade, butter beans. Parmesan to finish.
July 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cool enough to cook again. Courgettes, garlic, olive oil, preserved lemon, jar of green olive tapenade, butter beans. Parmesan to finish.
keeping an eye on this
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
keeping an eye on this
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Hopefully the BBC will stop showing any sort of art altogether, in case it has the wrong ideas in it.
June 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hopefully the BBC will stop showing any sort of art altogether, in case it has the wrong ideas in it.
The black cats of the household have decided that THE place to sprawl in a heatwave is across my chest. Luckily they are good at taking turns.
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The black cats of the household have decided that THE place to sprawl in a heatwave is across my chest. Luckily they are good at taking turns.
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You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.
June 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.
Base of oil, cabbage, leek, green peas, padron peppers, cashews, turkey mince. Cumin / coriander seeds, asafoetida, ground fenugreek, turmeric, cinnamon stick. Pulped tomatoes and stock. Give it a couple of hours slow-cooking and maybe add some heat. Have sweet potato pakoras.
June 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Base of oil, cabbage, leek, green peas, padron peppers, cashews, turkey mince. Cumin / coriander seeds, asafoetida, ground fenugreek, turmeric, cinnamon stick. Pulped tomatoes and stock. Give it a couple of hours slow-cooking and maybe add some heat. Have sweet potato pakoras.
If we have battered or breaded fish, I make a green yoghourt loosely based on tartare sauce. Tonight - whizzed fresh dill, fresh spinach leaves, garlic paste, salted capers, gherkin relish - stirred into 10% greek yoghourt. Excellent with battered cod, jersey royals and green peas.
June 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If we have battered or breaded fish, I make a green yoghourt loosely based on tartare sauce. Tonight - whizzed fresh dill, fresh spinach leaves, garlic paste, salted capers, gherkin relish - stirred into 10% greek yoghourt. Excellent with battered cod, jersey royals and green peas.
In the slow-cooker: fried sage leaves and chopped onion, topped with lots of fresh rhubarb, garlic, pinch mixed spice, a little veggie stock, and pork belly slices. 3 hours. Might have - quinoa, sweet potato mash, butter beans.
June 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the slow-cooker: fried sage leaves and chopped onion, topped with lots of fresh rhubarb, garlic, pinch mixed spice, a little veggie stock, and pork belly slices. 3 hours. Might have - quinoa, sweet potato mash, butter beans.
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Eurovisiondrawalong act 4
May 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Eurovisiondrawalong act 4
In the oven GM3. Roasting tray layered with chopped onion and 5 giant sticks of rhubarb in 3" lengths. Added lamb stock, green ginger wine. Topped with a boned rolled shoulder of mutton, seasoned. Cover with foil. After 4 hours, unwrap, add a jar of queen butter beans. Re-cover, 2 more hours.
May 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In the oven GM3. Roasting tray layered with chopped onion and 5 giant sticks of rhubarb in 3" lengths. Added lamb stock, green ginger wine. Topped with a boned rolled shoulder of mutton, seasoned. Cover with foil. After 4 hours, unwrap, add a jar of queen butter beans. Re-cover, 2 more hours.
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Two of my coworkers are yelling about the pope being a cubs fan. It’s getting heated in here
May 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Two of my coworkers are yelling about the pope being a cubs fan. It’s getting heated in here
Movies Trump must never see?
White House Down / Olympus Has Fallen, obvs
Triumph of the Will
Mars Attacks
Being There
The Omen
Clockwork Orange
I think he's already seen Wizard of Oz
White House Down / Olympus Has Fallen, obvs
Triumph of the Will
Mars Attacks
Being There
The Omen
Clockwork Orange
I think he's already seen Wizard of Oz
May 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Movies Trump must never see?
White House Down / Olympus Has Fallen, obvs
Triumph of the Will
Mars Attacks
Being There
The Omen
Clockwork Orange
I think he's already seen Wizard of Oz
White House Down / Olympus Has Fallen, obvs
Triumph of the Will
Mars Attacks
Being There
The Omen
Clockwork Orange
I think he's already seen Wizard of Oz
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Experimenting. Louisiana Dirty "Rice" with riced sweet potato. Have onion, celery, lamb liver, roasted red pepper, dried herbs / spices, green onions, fresh bay & sage, sorrel and dandelion leaves in the garden. Debating ground beef, smoked tofu, chilli-spiced tempeh?
April 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Experimenting. Louisiana Dirty "Rice" with riced sweet potato. Have onion, celery, lamb liver, roasted red pepper, dried herbs / spices, green onions, fresh bay & sage, sorrel and dandelion leaves in the garden. Debating ground beef, smoked tofu, chilli-spiced tempeh?
Lunch - M&S Lentil and pea protein noodles with added beansprouts and silken tofu.
April 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Lunch - M&S Lentil and pea protein noodles with added beansprouts and silken tofu.
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I once overheard someone getting annoyed with his friend on the train and instead of saying “you’re getting on my tits” or “you’re pissing me off,” he said “you’re burning my crumpets” (and I will not rest until this becomes a common expression)
April 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I once overheard someone getting annoyed with his friend on the train and instead of saying “you’re getting on my tits” or “you’re pissing me off,” he said “you’re burning my crumpets” (and I will not rest until this becomes a common expression)
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You can now sign-up for Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon which will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026.
Adult Attending is £80, with Low Income Adult £50. Supporting memberships are also £50.
eastercon2026.org
Adult Attending is £80, with Low Income Adult £50. Supporting memberships are also £50.
eastercon2026.org
The 2026 Eastercon | Iridescence
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April 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
You can now sign-up for Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon which will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026.
Adult Attending is £80, with Low Income Adult £50. Supporting memberships are also £50.
eastercon2026.org
Adult Attending is £80, with Low Income Adult £50. Supporting memberships are also £50.
eastercon2026.org
In the pot - chopped white onion, cubed butternut squash, garlic and ginger paste, a little chilli fried off in sunflower oil, plus a fuckton of spinach, some salt and a tin of coconut milk. To finish with drizzles of mint and tamarind sauces.
April 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In the pot - chopped white onion, cubed butternut squash, garlic and ginger paste, a little chilli fried off in sunflower oil, plus a fuckton of spinach, some salt and a tin of coconut milk. To finish with drizzles of mint and tamarind sauces.