I baked a big pot pie, he cleaned up, more pot pie for dinner on Tuesday.
Category: Home Living
Internet of Things
Completed moving our Internet of Things over to a new hub. We can control all lights, temperature, etc., via our iPads, phones, voice (using smart speakers), wall switches, presence sensors (motion), or events (e.g., bright sunshine). It’s a geeky hobby.
Transforming Leftover Risotto
Leftover mushroom risotto reappeared as patties, elevated by a salad from warm places.
New Internet-of-Things Hub
Another at-home day: started moving 80+ Things managed by our Internet of Things hub to a different hub. Unlike the Samsung SmartThings hub I’m replacing, this Hubitat hub only needs to be connected to our home network, not the Internet. It’ll be more fast, secure and reliable.
Japan Comes to Me
I’m staying in, giving my brain a rest for a few days. Today’s excitement: the final countdown, just under five hours to go, 28-hour tonkotsu (pork bone broth). If I can’t go to Japan, then Japan can come to me
Mr. Têdé, Socially Distanced
Stayed home, recuperated, maintained social distance from Mr. Têdé.
Three-Day Bone Broth
Walked home, avoiding puddles, with ingredients from an Asian supermarket. Most Americans would throw out some ingredients, but I’ll use them for three days of slow cooking a chicken bone broth, then carnitas, then a pork bone broth. We are not in a hurry.
International Cuisine
Traveled to Japan via Hawaii with Spam musubi for lunch: sushi rice with rice vinegar, fried Spam with a shoyu/sherry glaze, nori, and sprinkles of furikake. The journey started in Austin, Minnesota, also known as “Spam Town USA,” home of Hormel
International Television
This evening we’ll choose a show to watch from the USA, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or Denmark.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Tonight eggplant Parmigiana. I blast the sliced eggplant in the microwave for 6 minutes at 60% to get it on its way before breading with Japanese panko crumbs then shallow-frying.