RustyRaven
@RustyRaven@aussie.zone
Interested in sewing, gardening and preserving, with a strong focus on sustainability.
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⭐️ Monday 9 February 2026 51 minutes ago:
You just reminded me I was going to sprinkle some fresh corriander on my fish curry last night. I guess it is a bit late now.
I chop and freeze a lot of herbs, including corriander. I mix them with oil and freeze them in ice cube trays. You can also add water if that suits your recipes better, but I am usually adding oil anyway and because the oil is a bit soft you can chop a cube in half if you need to.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 16 hours ago:
I had some of my frozen fish curry for dinner tonight and it was pretty darn good. The two pack approach of freeIng the raw marinaded fish seperately from the curry sauce so that I could cook it rather than freezing it cooked and reheating worked really well. It’s definitely on my list to repeat.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 19 hours ago:
We finally got some rain! Hopefully there was enough at home to get a decent amount into the water tank.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 1 day ago:
I think Ballarat’s being missed. 😭
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 1 day ago:
I really hope so too. I have lots of new plants that I’ve needed to keep watering and my water tank ran dry weeks ago.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 1 day ago:
A common pattern. I have wondered whether a service that had someone visit on a regular basis to do a house inspection would be feasible, it’s the motivational trigger for most people to clean. It’s either people visiting or a deadline approaching on another task you want to avoid.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 1 day ago:
Well done. It has taken me many years (ok, decades) to fully appreciate the benefits of doing chores first thing instead of putting them off to the last possible minute.
Enjoy your music.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 1 day ago:
I’ve always put it down to the same thing, but I now think an autistic tendency to avoid abbreviations and idioms could also be a part of it.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Sunday 8 February 2026 1 day ago:
I’m glad I didn’t trust them and gave the garden a good water yesterday.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 1 day ago:
That’s good, because I like talking about them!
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 1 day ago:
Tonight’s hamburger was pretty good. I’ve never actually made proper hamburger buns before, I’m glad I worked out I can use my small loaf pan on top as a weight. It didn’t just make it flat, the weight made it a bit denser so it didn’t fall apart as I ate.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 1 day ago:
My bread rolls are done.
Image A mixed batch with 2 hamburger buns (kept flat by putting a small loaf tin on top of them and two standard rolls. I also used a bit of dough to make some crackers, to go with some vegies and dip for snacks.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 2 days ago:
In my previous place I had jasmine growing on a trellis that was far too small for it, on the side of the carport. I decided to replace it with something a little less exuberant, but it tooks years of cutting and poisoning before I could get rid of it.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 2 days ago:
Meal prep is well underway. Dough for rolls is rising, yoghurt is draining and filling for cottage pie is simmering. Now I just need to form & bake the rolls, do the potato topping for the pie and chop up five meals worth of salads in various forms.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 2 days ago:
and he can get any web-spinning spiders that might try to take up residence in the little hole at the end of the fabric rolls. I think he’s a perfect sewing room pet.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 2 days ago:
I found where my huntsman is hiding out, he’s in the cupboard protecting my fabric rolls.
- Comment on Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 2 days ago:
It’s my last day off before the nose is back to the grindstone, including a day working down in Melbourne. Today will therefore feature meal prep, washing and gerneral last day sadness. Just a couple more weeks to get through and I have 12 days off to do as I please. Very much looking forward to that.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐨 Friday 6 February 2026 2 days ago:
Yes, homemade tortillas. And home grown corriander too.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐨 Friday 6 February 2026 2 days ago:
soft tacos for dinner
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐨 Friday 6 February 2026 2 days ago:
Fruit & veg box arrived. I have sooooo many limes now! The capsicums are red this month instead of green which is nice.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐨 Friday 6 February 2026 3 days ago:
Washing is on, floors are vacuumed, bread is cooking and my fruit & veg box should be delivered soon. I really should do some menu planning.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐨 Friday 6 February 2026 3 days ago:
I’ve had bowel cancer screening and breastscreen letters so far. Apparently turning 50 means your body is going to try to kill you.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥸 Wednesday 4 February 2026 4 days ago:
A rather large huntsman has moved into my lounge room. Probably a good thing, I’ve seen a few people complaining about a lot of white tails around at the moment.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥸 Wednesday 4 February 2026 4 days ago:
Pudding is not out of oven and in stomach. 10/10 would eat again.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥸 Wednesday 4 February 2026 4 days ago:
Pudding is in the oven now.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥸 Wednesday 4 February 2026 4 days ago:
I’m feeling a bit flat today after night shift. I think I need an emergency pudding. With custard.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥸 Wednesday 4 February 2026 5 days ago:
I just got home and saw there is a big concrete pump a few houses down that I think is the 3D house printer. I will definitely have to walk down for a sqiz once it’s cool enough this evening.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥸 Wednesday 4 February 2026 5 days ago:
Lots of fried chicken please.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 👍 Tuesday 3 February 2026 5 days ago:
Today’s mystery: why was there a pair of small tongs in the instant coffee tin?
- Comment on Discussion Thread ☕ Sunday 1 February 2026 1 week ago:
My mandarin was very disappointingly dry.
