SRDas

SRDas, 2 days ago to Japan

Engyoji
Atop Mt Shosha #Himeji #Hyogo #Japan
#DasInJP
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Photography

SRDas, 2 days ago to Japan

40 s time lapse video [no audio] on the Mt Shosha ropeway in #Himeji #Japan - to get to Engyoji temple

#DasInJP

Time lapse video looking down at Himeji town as the cable car goes up to Mt Shosha

SRDas, 3 days ago to random

Americana

A short metal pole with a spiral top that can hold a drink - with a beer can in a cozy in it, stuck into the grass/lawn next to the driveway. A portion of a folding chair is visible next to the drink holder

SRDas, 3 days ago to food

#Corn Elotes

#Food see AltText for details

SRDas, 3 days ago to cooking

Double okra
Double happy

#Cooking

SRDas, 5 days ago to Pittsburgh

Sorry to learn of the passing of Prof. Alan Waggoner here in #Pittsburgh a couple of days ago.
He was an all round terrific person, besides being a great scientist. He developed the #Fluorescent Cyanine dyes (Cy3 Cy5 and others in the series) that had a significant impact on biological #imaging , in the 1990s

An #obituary is here:
https://www.freyvogelfuneralhome.com/obituary/AlanStuart-Waggoner

Here's a pic I took (in 2018) of the licence plate that used to be in the Molecular Biosensors Imaging Center

#Chemistry #Biology #Science

Picture of Alan Wagonner, with his warm smile (I don't think I've ever seen him not smiling like this or more)

SRDas, 10 days ago to Pittsburgh

Decided to give the kids a bit of a treat and perhaps support the not kids anymore but young band nevertheless - #GretaVanFleet playing at PPG Arena in #Pittsburgh
Up in the nosebleed with kids (partners enjoying quiet time at home). Opening act Mirador is pretty good.

Stage in darkness lit up with blue lights from high above
Indoor stadium setup with a stage in the distance

SRDas, 12 days ago to Oakland

Oh another fixture gone!
Lost phi bar a few years ago (turned into a Chipotle ☹️) at Craig & Forbes in #Oakland #Pittsburgh

Now next door Orient Express is slated to close. (But ps notes a new restaurant will rise in Fall)

Sheet of paper posted on the glass. Text reads: A bittersweet announcement: After 19 years of business, Orient Express will be closing its doors for the last time. We are very proud to have served CMU and the greater Pittsburgh community our best Cantonese recipes since 2005. Our patronage spanned folks of all walks of life and cultural backgrounds, and it was our sincere pleasure to meet you all, learn your favorite flavors, and serve you our staple dishes. While the operations of Orient Express were often grueling, our wonderful customers gave us reason to work tirelessly. The owning family members are all moving onto different chapters. May, the matriarch is (finally!) retiring after 40+ years in the restaurant biz. Shirley is in the process of interviewing for industrial design related positions, but in the meantime, can be found enjoying her funemployment. Stanley, who transitioned from Front-of-House Manager to Head Chef, is taking an overdue staycation after the long hours manning the wok. Following a few weeks of well-deserved rest, he will be searching for new employment opportunities, so please reach out if you think he'd be a good fit. If you need to get in contact with us, please find Stanley at stan@oeonforbes.com We wish everyone the best. Good luck and be kind. Orient Express P.S. Keep an eye out for a new restaurant opening this Fall! P.P.S. Martin, if you see this, we can refund you your remaining gift card balance!! Email us!

SRDas, 13 days ago to food

Had a couple of really nice people over for dinner. Hadn't seen, met them for year+ maybe 2 and they're leaving for new (and most terrific) positions next week. Both former grad students, now finished postdocs and the most wildly accomplished/published kids. Kerala-esque sour fish curry (meen moilee) and Bengali style alu among other things. And they got for us Brazilian laddoos (ok brigadeiros; I ❤️ condensed milk but wow these were sweet, ok I ate 3)

#Food

Kerala style fish curry with coconut milk, yellow from turmeric in a white bowl
Table with a number of dishes and rice and salad
Small round Brazilian laddoos - brigadeiros - small balls in small paper liners, some white with coconut flakes and others chocolate & covered with 100s&1000s (round sprinkles)

SRDas, 14 days ago to random

Blood Orange

(random appreciation post)
#Fruit

Cut half of a blood orange

SRDas, 16 days ago to Pittsburgh

They've changed some of the routes, so I ended up on the wrong bus and got off downtown at not my usual spot and had to walk a bit to get to the train station. So here you too can enjoy some nice downtown (or dahntahn as they say in) #Pittsburgh buildings in this lovely blue sky weather

Old Church with two towers and tall skyscraper and blue sky with high white wispy clouds
Old Church with tower and spire with tall skyscraper in 3 buildings behind and blue sky with high white wispy clouds

SRDas, 18 days ago to food

Light lunch - "tiffin" perhaps
Uppuma and sambar

South #Indian #Food

SRDas, 18 days ago to baking

It is risen!
And after the 2nd rise this morning, ah - soft as a baby's bum

Partner gets busy with dough this Saturday morn...
[developing thread 1/n]

#Baking #Cooking

SRDas, 19 days ago to random

Cooking in the kitchen and Kid1 called black pepper - 'sneezoning'
and now I'll never get that term out of my head

SRDas, 21 days ago to art

File under #homeschool #Art I suppose
Been a while since she did some henna - last was in 2023 while in Japan*. Kid2 worked on Mom's hand this afternoon
#Henna

*https://mastodon.online/@SRDas/110999285418574017

Palm side up hand on a table with intricate henna covering almost the whole hand, palm
Palm side up hand on a table with intricate henna covering the whole hand, palm up to the wrist. A henna cone/tube is next to the hand

SRDas, 24 days ago to Japan

Kid1 uses their blue steel (aogami) (#1 😳*) that I picked up at a hardware store in Shimabara #Japan to make short work of some cabbage for knife practice.

#TeachYourChildren #KnifeSkills #Cooking

*Wasn't on the cards (they have ok knives) - but couldn't pass up

SRDas, 24 days ago to food

Been 20+ yrs and even tho partner and I saw it a few times then, we can't seem to remember too much by way of specifics/details.
Rewatching now and it's the overall treat we recall. Hilarious too

#Food #Movie #Japanese
#MovieNight

Two people sitting and reaching out towards bowls of raamen in front of them
Chopsticks picking up pork from a bowl of ramen. Subtitles say Caress it with the chopstick tips

SRDas, 24 days ago to random

#SilentSunday

SRDas, 1 month ago to random

#SilentSunsday

SRDas, 1 month ago to cooking

I don't care where you got your whole urad daal (black lentils) or that you're going to pressure cook - make sure you pick through first before rinsing and using

#Indian #Cooking #psa

SRDas, 1 month ago to random

16:9 so you can use as a phone wallpaper if you want

SRDas, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

#BloomScrolling while I can for it'll soon be leafScrolling

SRDas, 1 month ago to random

This time around in Oxford Mississippi for the 4 day conference, I had the time for a quick stop at a grocery store. It's the best place to pick up local items/foods.

Initially I was a bit dismayed at the grits offerings at Kroger. Besides the Quaker brand 'instant', these were the only others. Being a self respecting type

• I only picked up one pack. Should have picked up more! This is quick (not instant!) - but that 'cooks in 5 mins", nope - takes 15 and is very good! (see next)

A yellow box with red top that reads Dixie Lily quick Grits - enriched white corn. Cooks in 5 minutes.

SRDas, 1 month ago to random

Am back here in Oxford MS for the joint Oxford ICSB conference (intnl conf on Science of Botanicals) + 7th World Congress on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants.

Never knew of this till 2 weeks ago and never been to this before, but I did manage to get into what I think is suitable professional attire. (Also #MaskOn - can't believe I'm one of maybe a handful using one)

#ProfLife

Selfie view of a t shirt with a cartoon showing a cup of yogurt with berries and holding a sign up that says Probiotics and on the other side is an orange pill bottle holding up s sign that says antibiotics

SRDas, 1 month ago to random

Had forgotten about this aspect of couture.
Guess it's designed for the climate and weather
Dinner jacket (solid green) over shorts and sneakers
Ah who cares (actually it's cute).

It's nice to be able to sit out and eat on a 77 ⁰ F (edit not C😅) evening under the moon in here in Oxford MS
(after a week of cold rain high of 55 in Pittsburgh)

Looking at the white and green roofed country court building with clock tower , down the street with cars parked and a railing with the back of a person in a green jacket to the edge of the frame
A pint of beer and a tray with black and white checkered paper with potato chips and a thin burger