Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Stove, Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo, Bowling,

I finally figured out how to calibrate the stove. You have to press two buttons at once and I was having trouble giving equal pressure to both and obviously then it didn't work. However, you can only increase it by half a degree at a time. Bit stupid!! Pain in the rear end too. This is not quite the same but the two buttons on the left, top and bottom, are the one's you have to depress.  Later I talked to the guy who was coming to fix it. I told him the stove was no longer under warranty. He said was I going to pay - $80 odd. I said no way. Talked to him about calibrating. According to him I should be able to do so much more easily, oh well. He said the easiest way to do it was just to up the temperature when I was cooking.

We've been watching the Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo 2016 tonight, dedicated to Her Majesty's 90th.  I remember being taken to the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo in London when I was in my late teens and thoroughly enjoying it. The Scotia one very much celebrates their roots in Scotland and Ireland. Couple of things brought tears to my eyes. A lot about the first world war too. What a waste of time war is. Especially that one. There was a letter from someone's grandfather describing how over 700 Nova Scotians went over the wall and in 30 minutes, only abut 100 staggered back. Why don't we learn?
birthday which actually occurs in April, 21st as I recall because my cousin's birthday is on the same date. I was staying with his family the first time the anthem was played for her that day and they were saying it was for them (he had a twin). I wasn't very old, but I wasn't that young!!

Nearly forgot, I bowled up a storm today, how very unusual for a league day. Only trouble was, the team we were playing against also bowled up a storm in the first game. They beat us by 4 points. Grrr.

We love stuffed Belgian Endive and here is a new, to me, recipe. Very easy to do.

Stuffed Belgian Endive

6 oz (150 g) goat cheese
3 Tbs (45 ml) milk
1 scallion (green and white part), finely chopped
2 Tbs (30 ml) finely chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped walnuts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 large heads Belgian endive (French endive, witloof) leaves separated

1. Combine the goat cheese, milk, scallion, parsley, garlic, and walnuts in a bowl and beat with a spoon until smooth and creamy. Spoon or pipe the cheese mixture onto the individual endive leaves.

 Author Notes Serves 4 to 6 as a first course, 8 to 12 as an hors d'oeuvre.

Source: WW Recipes

Have a great day
 

12 comments:

  1. Just up the temperature and skip paying him that money.

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    1. Nope Alex, I sure ain't paying him $80. Actually I figured it out properly this morning and have just increased the setting by 20°.

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  2. As I recall my oven adjusts by 25 degrees. Been awhile since I've done it. I've been looking at trips to Scotland and wondered what the Tattoo was. Thanks for the explanation.

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    1. Got to check mine out, not sure how much I have altered it now.

      If you do go to Scotland and get the chance to see the Edinburgh Tattoo, it is really worth it.

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  3. That's so odd. I've never had to adjust or calibrate my oven. I don't think there's a way to do that.

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    1. I never have before Diane. New one on me.

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  4. I'm glad you had a good bowling day. And same as above, I didn't know ovens could be calibrated. It's not something I'd ever think of.

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    1. Thanks JoJo. I didn't realise it until I originally read the instruction book for this oven. I then forgot about it until recently.

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  5. $80 is a rip off so I'm glad you figured it out. I had no idea what you meant by tattoo and thought you got some actual tattoo...shows how ignorant I am. I had heard about that battle where most died. War is senseless. We got ambushed by major snowfall today and it's still coming down....we got at least 25 to 30 inches so far. Winter decided to bring all the snow in one day...did you get hit at all? Just wondering.

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    1. Luckily I ended up figuring it all out Birgit although not being my stove I sure would not have paid for it anyway. You've never seen the Royal Nova Scotia tattoo? Next time it comes on TV you should make a point of watching it. We got snow, but not that much thank goodness. We got a good covering.

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  6. I've never heard of calibrating a stove. You are very tech savvy aren't you. I watched a tattoo once when I was young and there was nothing else on the telly. I imagine it would be spectacular in real life.

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    1. Nor had I til I got this stove Pinky. Had it a couple of years but only recently remembered having read something about adjusting the temps. The one tattoo I saw live was very impressive.

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