I replanted some of the shoots from the propagator last night – including the competition Apaches.
There’s more coming through too:
I also seem to have set up a dedicated Pho Restaurant chilli farm. Mind you, if Burt keeps recruiting his chilli bitches, he’ll be needing some of my supply:
On Friday we tried out the Meltdown pizzas kindly donated by Dominos.
On the positive side, chilliheads will love the heat – if you go for the max strength it’s certainly hot. The downside of all the heat is that no actual flavour comes through, or maybe the flavour needs upping, or balancing with the heat. Mind you – let’s be honest – no-one’s going to buy this pizza for its subtle flavour tones – but, just because I like heat that doesn’t mean I don’t like taste. But, my major problem however is the American hot mustard – which is completely unneccessary, once heated it gets a plastic feel and taste and dominates the overall taste. From the first bite to last (and we did work our way through them) all I really got was the mustard taste.
Verdict: I wanted to like this pizza, but for me it desperately needs two things if it is going to raise itself from the level of teenage ‘challenge’ / novelty food category: a bit more balance between flavour and heat (that doesn’t mean lose the heat) and keep the American mustard for burgers.
I do want to say thanks to Dominos for letting us try them out.
Today I checked the propagators (possibly soon to be banned under Blacksheep’s Law) – and the first shoots of spring have sprung:
First – many, many thanks to those who sponsored Greenbud and I to do the fun run last Sunday. Greenbud really enjoyed it:
Greenbud bringing it home
And so did I – for about a mile and half – seemed a good idea to run with the buggy!
Left foot in fine working order
And then disaster struck. I trod on the back wheel of the buggy – and this was the result (look away now if you’re squeamish):
Ouch
Once the pain had subsided the realisation set in that I had done the one thing I didn’t want to do – injure myself and therefore be unable to play football. The irony of the fact I did it raising money for a football pitch is not lost on me. To say I am gutted is an understatement. I am also the only member of the family not to have a Fun Run finishing medal. A point that has been made several times in recent days.
The BCGS received a very nice email from Dominos PR department asking us if we wanted to try out their new Meltdown – The Revenge pizza. As we recognise that sometimes food is pain we happily agreed. Expect some tears and much quaffing of beer in a house near you soon.
Get the full SP over at Burty’s blo
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Greenbud and I have finally done the planting for this year’s competition.
Everyone benefits from a little light fluffing....
Obviously we planted the competition grade Apaches but also the donations from The English Chilli Company.
All that fluffing caused a few sacks to burst
With all these seeds we’ll need a plan. I began explaining to GreenBud that we could use GenStat, as it was originally developed for the Design of Experiments in agriculture. Greenbud said “I’ve got a better way”:
Who grows where...
Can’t argue with that logic. As well as the sacks, we also planted extras in the propagator. And so it was done. Now we wait.
Always feels good to spread your seed around
…comes great responsibility. Am taking care of Burt’s young seedlings whilst he’s off breaking limbs on the snow. Oh the pressure.
Made doubly embarrassing by the continued lack of planting in Green mansions.
Bibs: Todd, Allen, Russ, Grant, Keith (Andy N part)
Shirts: Mike, Rob, Dave, Rich A, Nick, (Andy N part)
On a cold, wet, night we finally proved that 6 – 5 does not work – to the extent that we considered opening the list up to new registrants, as it proved so difficult to get players this week. We decided not to – but we can’t really have any more matches like this. The peripatetic Andy N summed it up at the final whistle – when the sides are unbalanced it becomes more of a practice match than a serious game.
Anyhoo – many hat tricks abounded again – as evidenced by the lack of people at the post-match interviews (the £5 fine certainly has an effect). There were some highlights: in and amongst the tap-ins, there was the odd nice goal including a “it’s just like watching Brazil” move from the bibs, Rob ensuring he got the ball in a challenge with the Russinator – only one winner there – and not one shot went out the cage; but I suspect this had less to do with the accuracy of shooting and lack of balls and more to do with the amount of space the side with 6 had to finish.
The usual few ales were quaffed – mine mostly in vases kindly supplied by Grant – and conversation was lively; mainly around the fact that people of a certain age were totally messed-up by watching Jaws as a kid. Oh and Shameless (a Rich N production) is back – which makes for a nice wind down when I get in from the pub.
GreenBud and I will be doing a quick smash and grab at Woods for supplies and then we’ll be planting those seeds……
At last night’s BCGS meeting – we were issued with our share of the kind donation of seeds from the English Chilli Company. Better get planting. Although I noticed yesterday that Smith has chewed a hole in my portable greenhouse – thanks Smith!
