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deewani

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Browncoat. X-Phile. Monkey. Trekkie. Sci-Fi Nerd/Geek. Mad for Indian Music. Instant Human, Just Add Coffee. I block spam posting bots/followers....

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ai6yr, to random

Seeking eggplant recipe ideas, as I have one limp eggplant in the fridge and 8 eggplants growing in hydroponics (which may produce a massive amount of eggplant).

So far my repertoire includes 2 dishes:

  1. Eggplant Parmesan (Italian)
  2. Eggplant in Garlic Sauce (Chinese)

(the family hates eggplant, except me, so we never eat it 🤔 )

deewani,
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@ai6yr What kind of eggplant? Globe, Japanese, Chinese? I oven roast globe eggplants to make Punjabi Baingan Bhartha (which I saw at Trader Joe’s but have not tried). Basically you add the mashed innards to a curried tomato sauce made from scratch and eat with roti/chapathi or naan. It’s kind of like baba ghanoush but not a cold dip. If interested I can write out a recipe.

deewani,
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For the slimmer eggplants I usually make a sliced eggplant/potato Punjabi dish for my parents or sometimes masala stuffed baby eggplants cooked in a similar base . I really only like eggplant in bhartha or Thai sliced basil eggplant over rice but I don’t cook that one. For the single eggplant you could just slice in rounds, rub with preferred spices (garlic salt, pepper, etc) and simply sauté in a pan until crispy/caramelized.

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@ai6yr BAINGAN BHARTHA
Prick washed globe eggplants with fork so they don’t explode, wrap in foil, broil on high in oven until they are easily pierced by a fork & the skin is charred, can take 1 to 1 1/2 hours depending on size of eggplants and proximity to broiler. You can also roast them on a grill/bbq outdoors. After they are cooked let them cool off so they can be handled. I then cut the top off and slice each one in half, scooping out the cooked insides and removing the peel.

deewani,
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You can use a masher or a knife to break up larger parts, or you can use a masher at the end of the cooking process once the eggplant is added to the tadka (masala sauce). Most Punjabi dishes start with the following base, with tweaks to amounts of ingredients based on what is being cooked. Many dishes like meat curries, palak/paneer, bhartha. etc taste better on the second day (or later in the day) as the meat or paneer or eggplant soaks up all the flavors.
For 4 large globe egg plants.

deewani, to television
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Got to troubleshoot tomorrow. First dad says he can’t turn TV ON (Siri remote). I turn it on via my iPhone’s Apple TV remote. I look at settings to see battery status but it shows remote not connected. So I plug Siri remote to charge. Was going to try to restart it & re-pair it after. I remind him of how to use his iPhone as remote. Then he keeps calling me that he can’t turn the TV OFF. Every time I turn it OFF with my phone it comes back ON by itself shortly after. Had to unplug it!

deewani, (edited )
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Kind of crazy to have two separate issues after zero issues for 3 years. Wonder if either an iOS update or an LG update broke HDMI-CEC. The LG is basically a monitor, no cable here. Or could the two issues be related? Hopefully I can figure it out.

douglasvb, to Toyota
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I caught the start of a nest in my engine bay. They were using the insulation from the underside of the plastic engine cover and stuffing it between the intake runners and the top of the engine.

What are people using as rodent deterrents these days?

The start of a rats nest
The start of a rats nest

deewani,
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@douglasvb @bosquebill from https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/rats/pest-notes/#gsc.tab=0 “Rats are wary animals, easily frightened by unfamiliar or strange noises. However, they quickly become accustomed to repeated sounds, making the use of frightening devices—including high frequency and ultrasonic sounds—ineffective for controlling rats in homes and gardens.”

deewani,
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@douglasvb @bosquebill So sorry you had to deal with this nuisance. Hopefully that is the case. I always try and look at UCIPM first to save money on stuff that probably won’t work for pests.

deewani, to H5N1
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I wonder what is going on with the insta account. They have changed their account profile to Birds Are Real and have recently posted “Hey all— we were just joking around. Birds are real, and their existence is one of the many miracles of our universe.”. I wonder if this has anything to do with the recent fear of ?

deewani,
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Another post: “I made a huge mistake.
Hi all. I can't keep doing this. Birds are real. And they are beautiful. They are the closest thing we have to angels on this earth.
And I turned everybody against them, for what? A joke? It makes me sick.
I ask you all, today, to take a moment and appreciate the beauty of spring. Listen to the birds sing their song.
Let it fill your heart with the music of the universe.”

ai6yr, to books

Ha! Someone planted a banned book in my Not-A-Trademark-Registered-Library. Do you know which one?

deewani,
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@ai6yr The 3rd wave in the 5th Wave is topical RN …

ai6yr, to random

Seeing secondhand reports of aurora being visible in South Florida (Miami). Anyone out there able to confirm?

deewani,
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@ai6yr NWS Miami retweeted a photo of it there.

deewani, to SanFrancisco
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Stern Grove Festival 2024 87th season schedule 6/23-8/25
https://www.sterngrove.org
Tegan and Sara, King Isis
Chicano Batman, Lido Pimienta
SF Symphony with Special Guest Jessica Vosk
The Commodores, The Grease Traps
Masego, Satya
Franc Moody, Drama
Alex G, Fake Fruit
Herbie Hancock, SFJAZZ Collective
Lucinda Williams, Jobi Riccio
Sylvan Esso, Poolside
Chaka Khan

deewani, to random
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The Solano County Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health division, in coordination with the Solano County Mosquito Abatement District (SCMAD), has confirmed the first detection of Aedes aegypti mosquito in Solano County in 2024. The mosquito was collected in April 2024 in Dixon. https://www.solanocounty.com/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=2522&TargetID=1

deewani,
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State map https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/AedesDistributionMap.pdf

deewani, to random
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I was pleasantly surprised to find ’s debut “Praying With Anger” today on the @internetarchive https://archive.org/details/Praying_with_Anger_1992 I don’t know what made me think of this movie today. It had been years since I searched online for it. One glorious summer while living in a high rise as a poor student in Chicago, the cable guy must have accidentally unlocked all the channels and I remember watching this.

whn, to random
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Learn how Franz Hochholdinger, owner of Apricot Tree Cafe in Mississauga, Ontario has successfully navigated the pandemic by implementing effective safety measures.

Watch the full interview: https://youtube.com/watch?v=X1nhK0F_PSQ

video/mp4

deewani,
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@whn So inspirational. We need more of this.

MsMerope, to random
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somebody talk me out of making peanut butter cookies....

deewani,
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@MsMerope Never. I have been wanting to make these for a few weeks now. The only cookie that I make for me.

deewani, to random
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Via @erictopol Ground Truths episode: Akiko Iwasaki: The Immunology of Covid and the Future, A leading light in immmunobiology takes us through Long Covid, nasal vaccines, and the next frontier of the field https://erictopol.substack.com/p/akiko-iwasaki-the-immunology-of-covid.

deewani, to random
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https://theconversation.com/removing-pfas-from-public-water-systems-will-cost-billions-and-take-time-here-are-ways-you-can-filter-out-harmful-forever-chemicals-at-home-227670

From: @robertroybritt
https://flipboard.com/@robertroybritt/wise-well-fskisat5z/-/a-D2SLNy2wTdajUQaZtMdUsQ%3Aa%3A95466125-%2F0

MsMerope, to random
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I hope it rains all day... this is nice.

deewani,
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@MsMerope Loving it here in Fairfield too. :) Good for keeping those hills looking green a little longer. I am not a fan of heat, lol.

deewani,
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@MsMerope Sorry you have bad allergies. :(. I have managed to escape them thus far this year. I’m sure my luck will run out. I bought some travel size benadryl yesterday just in case.

deewani, to random
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Promo codes for masks. Breatheteq site: Save 15% with code 15MAY15 expires 5/12. Bonafide masks site: Save 25% with code TRUST25 + free shipping expires 5/15.

deewani, (edited ) to random
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Via CHP SOLANO @ChpSolano •
I-80 CLOSED DUE TO POLICE
ACTIVITY
Both directions of I-80 are closed at Green Valley Road/680 interchange due to a standoff with a potentially armed suspect. We are actively working to resolve this incident and will reopen lanes as soon as possible.

deewani,
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Standoff over.
Via @ChpSolano
UPDATE: Westbound lanes of I-80 are reopening. The northbound I-680 transition to eastbound and westbound I-80 is reopening.
Eastbound I-80 lanes remained closed.

deewani,
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Via @511sfbay:
UPDATE: Police Department Activity on Eastbound I-80 at Green Valley Road. Left Lanes Now Open, Right and Center Lanes Remain Blocked.

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