Cooking up a stormy-weather recipe

http://sueradd.com/resources/recipe_lentilsoup.html - Tangy Lentil and Silverbeet Soup - http://twitpic.com/5rdld9/full

Substitutions

• Using spinach instead of silverbeet
• Shredded the zucchini instead of cubing it
• Using already-cooked lentils instead of raw ones
• Added some chicken-styled stock powder

It's turned out alright - http://twitpic.com/5rerww. Again it's not really what we're after. It looks like muddy dishwater with bits in, and is missing a bit of flavour, which is why I added the stock powder. The six boxes we have of it contain 4 ladles, which is a "main meal size" according to the recipe, plus one because we don't have enough of the boxes. 

I tried a small bowl of it, and now look forward to seeing how it turns out after being thawed tomorrow for lunch. 

My rating - 6/10

Round 17 Wash-up; Round 18 Tips

Round 17 (my tips)
Fri 15Jul11
#AFLCrowsDons @ AAMI : 5.3 8.7 9.9 10.13 (73) def by 0.2 2.7 6.11 12.12 (84)

Sat 16Jul11
#AFLTigersSuns @ Etihad : 6.8 6.9 8.16 9.16 (70) def by 1.2 7.6 7.9 12.13 (85)
#AFLBluesPies @ MCG : 2.1 4.6 9.11 11.13 (79) def by 2.6 5.11 11.16 13.20 (98)*
#AFLSaintsEagles @ Etihad : 6.1 8.4 8.4 13.4 (82) def 0.1 4.2 8.6 9.7 (61)
#AFLPortDees @ TIO (Darwin) : 6.2 9.6 16.8 17.11 (113) def 2.2 6.4 10.5 14.8 (92)

Sun 17Jul11
#AFLSwansFreo @ SCG : 3.2 6.3 8.5 13.9 (87) def 3.2 7.4 14.7 15.8 (98)
#AFLLionsCats @ Yo Gabba Gabba : 4.6 8.8 13.11 15.14 (104) def by 3.4 9.4 13.8 20.13 (133)
#AFLNorthDogs @ Etihad : 3.3 11.7 13.11 21.16 (142) def 5.3 7.4 13.6 17.9 (111)
#AFLHawksBye

Got 6/8
*My summary, thanks to @KKazza007, of #AFLBluesPies is here, and my 1/4-by-1/4 stats are here. Kaz sat there with the radio and a dodgy computer, pulling her hair out while I was taking my boy to the beach for the first time. That computer cost us the 1/4-time stats but what the hey: I haven't had a good collation of the stats for three weeks now!

Those results make the ladder look like this:
Collingwood         15 14 1 0 1762 1003 56 175.67%
Geelong                16 14 2 0 1683 1246 56 135.07%
Hawthorn              15 11 4 0 1531 1164 44 131.53%
Carlton                  16 10 5 1 1611 1252 42 128.67%
West Coast           15 10 5 0 1442 1196 40 120.57%
Fremantle              15 9 6 0 1368 1385 36 98.77%
Essendon              16 8 7 1 1599 1451 34 110.20%
Sydney                 16 8 7 1 1327 1240 34 107.02%
Melbourne            15 7 7 1 1403 1395 30 100.57%
St Kilda                15 7 7 1 1218 1219 30 99.92%
North Melbourne  16 7 9 0 1519 1551 28 97.94%
Western Bulldogs  16 7 9 0 1458 1517 28 96.11%
Richmond             16 5 10 1 1500 1767 22 84.89%
Adelaide               15 4 11 0 1138 1456 16 78.16%
Brisbane               16 3 13 0 1277 1637 12 78.01%
Gold Coast            15 3 12 0 1063 1869 12 56.88%
Port Adelaide        16 2 14 0 1264 1815 8 69.64%  

and next week [#AFLRound18] we have (my tips)
Fri 22Jul11
#AFLSaintsCrows @ Etihad from 1940
Sat 23Jul11
#AFLNorthLions @ Etihad from 1410
#AFLSwansDogs @ SCG from 1410
#AFLSunsPies @ Metricon from 1910
#AFLDonsBlues @ MCG from 1910
Sun 24Jul11
#AFLCatsTigers @ Etihad from 1310
#AFLDeesHawks @ MCG from 1410
#AFLFreoEagles @ Subi from 14:40 AWST

R17 Carlton v Collingwood @ MCG 16Jul11 1410

When ever I watch a match, I always get the stats together on a ¼-by-¼ basis. This week I didn't get to do that, but one of my twitter friends gave it a go and saved my bacon! Here are the ¼-by-¼-basis summaries which I would have tweeted on the day...

¼-time
Carlton 2.1 13
Collingwood 2.6 18

Scorers - Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy & 39. W Twomey 1.0

Collingwood
32. T Cloke & 10. S Pendlebury 1.0
13. D Thomas, 47. J Blair, & 1. L Davis 0.1
rushed 0.3

½-time
Carlton 4.6 30
Collingwood 5.11 41

Summary

Scorers
Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker & 13. C Yarran 0.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson & 11. R Warnock 0.1
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.1
10. S Pendlebury 1.0
13. D Thomas 0.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis & 18. D Jolly 0.1
44. L Keeffe 1.0
rushed 0.5

Stats 

Carlton
Disposals 173 (C Judd 17; B Gibbs, K Simpson 15; M Robinson 13; M Murphy, H Scotland 12; A Walker 11)
Tackles 28 (Twomey 4; Judd, Robinson 3)
Hitouts 17 (Warnock 11)

Collingwood
Disposals 176 (D Swan 19; B Johnson, S Pendlebury, D Thomas 14; T Cloke, S Sidebottom 11; L Ball 10)

Tackles 31 (Krakouer 6, Thomas 4)
Hitouts 21 (Jolly 13)

¾-time
Carlton 9.11 65
Collingwood 11.16 82

Scorers

Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker 2.1
13. C Yarran 0.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson 0.1
11. R Warnock 0.2
12. M Robinson 0.1
32. B Thornton 1.0
38. J Garlett 1.3
19. E Betts 1.3
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.4
10. S Pendlebury 2.0
13. D Thomas 0.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis 1.2
18. D Jolly 0.1
44. L Keeffe 1.0
36. D Swan 0.1
 3. J McCarthy, 22. S Sidebottom, 15. L Brown, and 12. L Ball 1.0

Full Time - Carlton 2.1 4.6 9.11 11.13 (79)
Collingwood 2.6 5.11 11.16 13.20 (98)

Scorers – Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.2
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker 3.1
13. C Yarran 1.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson 0.1
11. R Warnock 0.2
12. M Robinson 0.1
32. B Thornton 1.0
38. J Garlett 1.4
19. E Betts 1.0
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.4
10. S Pendlebury 2.1
13. D Thomas 1.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis 1.2
18. D Jolly 0.2
44. L Keeffe 1.0
36. D Swan 0.1
 3. J McCarthy & 22. S Sidebottom 1.0
15. L Brown 1.1
12. L Ball & 35. A Fasalo 1.0
Rushed 0.6

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/raHwlY except for ¼ time due to tech difficulties on the day

Round 16 Wash-up; Round 15 tips

Fri 08Jul11 (my tips)

#AFLEaglesCats from 20:40 AWST @ Subi: 5.5 11.7 12.10 14.12 (96) def 4.1 6.2 11.5 13.10 (88)

Sat 09Jul11

• #AFLHawksLions from 14:10 @ Aurora Stadium, Launnie: 5.2 6.5 10.8 16.9 (105) def 1.2 4.4 8.5 9.9 (63)
• #AFLDonsTigers from 19:10 @ the G: 3.5 5.9 8.12 15.15 (105) def 5.1 7.6 9.9 9.12 (66)
• #AFLSunsSwans from 19:10 @ Metricon: 1.6 3.6 3.9 4.12 (36) def by 5.4 9.7 10.12 15.16 (106)

Sun 10Jul11

• #AFLPiesNorth from 13:10 @ the G: 4.3 10.6 16.12 22.15 (147) def 1.5 2.8 3.9 3.12 (30)
• #AFLPortSaints from 15:10 ACST @ AAMI: 1.2 4.2 4.4 8.5 (53) def by 4.2 9.3 12.6 17.7 (109)
• #AFLDogsBlues from 16:40 @ Etihad: 2.4 6.7 11.9 14.12 (96) def 2.7 6.9 8.11 9.15 (69)
  Another embarrassing loss to Carlton. 1/4-by-1/4 Stats (taken properly this time, although the scoring order isn't necessarily right) at http://j.mp/ntKzAb 

That puts the ladder at

Collingwood 14 13 1 0 92.86% 52 1664 924 180.09%

Geelong 15 13 2 0 86.67% 52 1550 1142 135.73%

Hawthorn 15 11 4 0 73.33% 44 1531 1164 131.53%

Carlton 15 10 4 1 66.67% 42 1532 1154 132.76%

West Coast 14 10 4 0 71.43% 40 1381 1114 123.97%

Sydney 15 8 6 1 53.33% 34 1240 1142 108.58%

Fremantle 14 8 6 0 57.14% 32 1270 1298 97.84%

Essendon 15 7 7 1 46.67% 30 1515 1378 109.94%

Western Bulldogs 15 7 8 0 46.67% 28 1347 1375 97.96%

Melbourne 14 6 7 1 42.86% 26 1290 1303 99.00%

St Kilda 14 6 7 1 42.86% 26 1136 1158 98.10%

North Melbourne 15 6 9 0 40.00% 24 1377 1440 95.62%

Richmond 15 5 9 1 33.33% 22 1430 1682 85.02%

Adelaide 14 4 10 0 28.57% 16 1065 1372 77.62%

Brisbane 15 3 12 0 20.00% 12 1173 1504 77.99%

Port Adelaide 15 2 13 0 13.33% 8 1172 1702 68.86%

Gold Coast 14 2 12 0 14.29% 8 978 1799 54.36%

Next Week: Round 17 (my tips)

Fri 15Jul11 #AFLCrowsDons @ AAMI from 20:10 ACST

Sat 16Jul11

#AFLTigersSuns @ Cazaly Stadium from 14:10

#AFLBluesPies @ the G from 14:10

#AFLSaintsEagles @ Etihad from 19:10

#AFLDeesPort @ TIO (Darwin) from 20:10 ACST

Sun 17Jul11

#AFLSwansFreo @ SCG from 13:10

#AFLLionsCats @ the Gabba from 14:10

#AFLNorthDogs @ Etihad from 16:40 

#AFLHawksBye

Carrot, Rosemary & Zucchini Muffins

Baked by me from a recipe at http://sueradd.com/resources/recipe_carrotmuffins.html

Substitutions

1. As I didn't have a muffin tray, I put the mixture in a cake / slice tray and cooked it for an extra 10min
2. As I didn't have wholemeal flour, I just used plain flour
3. I didn't actually grate the carrots and zucchini; I shredded them using a potato peeler
4. I took the opening-paragraph suggestion of using chives instead of rosemary, because I'm not a big fan of the lest-we-forget herb. 

But it turned out pretty OK - http://twitpic.com/5l1pbu/full. It wasn't what I expected: I don't really know what I expected to be honest, but it tastes like quiche. I cut it into small slice-sized pieces and it's packed nicely into a 1.3l Systema box.

Was considering taking it to work but there's only a couple of people I would want to share it with; also considered giving it to mrs_g to take to her gathering tomorrow. 

Or maybe I'll just keep it in the fridge and we can have it for morning / afternoon tea for the week. 

My rating - 6/10: not bad for a first effort

AFL Round 15 wash-up; Round 16 tips

A couple of upsets this round saw my tipping take another tumble. How did you go?

Fri 01Jul11 (my tips)

#AFLDogsDees 4.5 8.9 13.10 19.13 (127) def 2.4 4.9 7.13 8.15 (63)

Sat 02Jul11

• #AFLTigersBlues 1.4 4.6 6.8 12.9 (81) def by 5.2 11.7 20.13 28.16 (184). This is Carlton’s highest score against Richmond since Richmond entered the VFL in 1908. Before this, the biggest score against them was in the 1972 Grand Final (but Richmond got 150 points on that day!). The biggest margin against them still remains at 115 points (I’m still trying to ascertain the details of that match. When I find them, this bracketed sentence will be replaced). My ¼-by-¼ stats (but not the third quarter for some reason) are at http://bit.ly/kVTzi3
• #AFLFreoSuns 3.2 7.2 13.5 17.10 (112) def 4.1 7.5 8.8 9.8 (62). A bit of a scare for punters at half-time, with the Suns ahead by three points. Appears, however, that whatever the Freo coach said to his charges at the main break worked, coz they then came out with 6.3 to 1.3 in the third!
• #AFLDonsCats 4.3 8.4 13.5 18.7 (115) def 3.3 5.7 9.12 16.15 (111). A part-time Bombers-supporter I know was in town for the Tutankhamen exhibition this weekend and asked me if he should go to the match. After all, it was against Geelong and they weren’t expected to win. I said that, as a full-time Carlton supporter, the only other time I’ve seen my boys win (apart from at the SCG in April) was at the NAB Cup when we beat the Swans by 100 points; we actually plan holidays and social occasions around the fixture! I think that gent will be a happy man when I speak to him on Monday!
• #AFLCrowsSwans 2.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 (57) def 3.1 4.5 4.10 6.14 (50). With shooting like this, the Swans deserved not to win!

Sun 03Jul11

• #AFLLionsPort 4.1 7.3 13.5 15.9 (99) def 4.2 8.5 13.6 13.10 (88). "somehow I don’t think I’m going to get this one" was my comment this morning, and I was right (if I'd have changed the tip, though, the result would have been different!)
• #AFLPiesHawks 4.4 8.7 13.10 15.16 (106) def 0.4 2.4 6.6 9.11 (65). "Should be a sitter for the Pies" was my earlier comment, and the headline as I turned on to update this was "Magpies brush Hawks aside".  
• #AFLNorthSaints 3.2 7.3 9.6 10.10 (70) def by 3.4 10.5 12.7 12.7 (79). I had said earlier that, "Neither side is having that good a run at the moment, but the Roos have pulled out a couple of surprises in recent weeks." Unfortunately the Saints did the pulling today (again with the 20/20 hindsight), despite being kept scoreless in the last. That brought my tipping down to 3 from 8! Bleaghh!! 

That makes the ladder

Geelong               52           14           13           1              0              139.77%

Collingwood       48           13           12           1              0              169.69%

Carlton                42           14           10           3              1              138.28%

Hawthorn            40           14           10           4              0              129.52%

West Coast         36           13           9              4              0              125.24%

Fremantle           32           14           8              6              0              97.84%

Sydney                30           14           7              6              1              102.53%

Essendon             26           14           6              7              1              107.47%

Melbourne            26           14           6              7              1              99.00%

North Melbourne  24           14           6              8              0              104.18%

Western Bulldogs 24           14           6              8              0              95.79%

St Kilda               22           13           5              7              1              92.94%

Richmond           22           14           5              8              1              86.49%

Adelaide              16           14           4              10           0              77.62%

Brisbane              12           14           3              11           0              79.34%

Port Adelaide    8              14           2              12           0              70.24%

Gold Coast          8              13           2              11           0              55.64% 

Next week (Round 16)

Fri 08Jul11 (my tips)

#AFLEaglesCats from 20:40 AWST @ Subi

Sat 09Jul11

• #AFLHawksLions from 14:10 @ Aurora Stadium, Launnie
• #AFLDonsTigers from 19:10 @ the G – I would like to think that the Dons will continue their winning ways, but by the same token the Tiges will have a lot to prove after this week’s shellacking by the Blues!
• #AFLSunsSwans from 19:10 @ Metricon – the Swans won’t embarrass themselves by losing this one

Sun 10Jul11

• #AFLPiesNorth from 13:10 @ the G
• #AFLPortSaints from 15:10 ACST @ AAMI – Neither Port nor Saints are doing well this year. Saints should get this one
• #AFLDogsBlues from 16:40 @ Etihad

Three-way bye next week (Adelaide, Fremantle, Melbourne) means a bye in Dream Team

Happy Apple Pie Day for tomorrow!

AFL Round 14 wash-up; Round 15 tips

#AFLRound14 (my tip)

Friday

#AFLHawksDons @ the G – 23.8 (146) def 12.9 (81)

Saturday

#AFLSunsDogs @ Metricon – 13.10 (88) def by 17.8 (110)

#AFLTigesDees @ the G – 13.13 (91) def by 17.16 (118)

#AFLSwansPies @ ANZ - 14.9 (93) def by 13.21 (96)

#AFLFreoLions @ Subi – 12.16 (88) def 10.5 (65)

Sunday

#AFLCrowsCats @ Skilled – 19.11 (125) def 10.13 (73)

#AFLBluesEagles @ Etihad – 10.7 (76) def by 15.13 (103) : Full 1/4-by-1/4 stats at http://bit.ly/kF3uX9 ... when I say quarter-by-quarter, I mean pretty soon after the next quarter began. Sorry

#AFLPortNorth @ AAMI – 14.7 (91) def by 21.10 (136)

#AFLRound13 (my tips)

Friday

#AFLDogsNorth @ Etihad from 19:40

Saturday

#AFLTigesBlues @ the G from 14:10

#AFLFreoSuns @ Subi from 15:10 AEST

#AFLDonsCats @ Etihad from 19:10

#AFLCrowsSwans @ AAMI from 19:40 AEST

Sunday

#AFLLionsPort @ the Gabba from 13:10

#AFLPiesHawks @ the G from 14:10

#AFLNorthSaints @ Etihad from 16:40

I have the ladder as

GEE         13           -              -              1,314     968        135.74%               52

COL        11           1              -              1,393     882        157.94%               44

HAW      10           3              -              1,327     1,003    132.30%               40

CAR        9              3              1              1,311     967        135.57%               38

WCE       9              4              -              1,182     959        123.25%               36

SYD        7              5              1              1,101     1,038    106.07%               30

FRE         7              6              -              1,195     1,244    96.06%                 28

MEL       6              6              1              1,245     1,176    105.87%               26

NM        6              7              -              1,232     1,259    97.86%                 24

ESS         5              7              1              1,302     1,120    116.25%               22

RIC         5              7              1              1,281     1,275    100.47%               22

WB         5              8              -              1,075     1,252    85.86%                 20

STK         4              7              1              1,041     1,134    91.80%                 18

ADE        3              10           -              1,038     1,292    80.34%                 12

BRI         2              10           -              1,011     1,311    77.12%                 8

PTA        2              11           -              1,029     1,470    70.00%                 8

GCS        2              10           -              938         1,552    60.44%                 8