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Ivana's Calamarities

@calamarities.bsky.social

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Passionate homecook & a bit of a geek in general. Trying, testing, tasting and learning as much as possible. Cookbook collector. Avid gamer. #ESOFam

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 4d

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Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee (Official Music Video)

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 4d

The beautiful amber of freshly made ghee. 🥰

Stew done, cabbage for salad prepped and salted.

This productive morning was powered by Rise Against.
(Sorry neighbours...)

Small pot on a stove with amber coloured, warm ghee in it.

Two jars on a white dish, both filled with amber coloured ghee.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 4d

I'M GOING TO WRITE IN CAPS BECAUSE OTHERWISE I CANNOT EXPLAIN THE JOY OF FINALLY SEEING THE MAYO I GREW UP WITH HIT THE DUTCH SUPERMARKET SHELVES 😁

Supermarket shelf of the Albert Heijn with Thomy mayo on it.

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 8d

Goodbye Duolingo, it was fun while it lasted.

Duolingo screenshot of them introducing the new energy system on my device.

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Nik Sharma @niksharma.bsky.social · 11d

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Ultimate One-Pan Dinner: Lemon-Braised Chicken and Couscous | Flavor Forward

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Nik Sharma @niksharma.bsky.social · 11d

A love letter to lemons in the latest episode of FLAVOR FORWARD

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 11d

Aaah that is gorgeous!

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11d

'Between the Leaves' by Brighton-based UK artist Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
#Autumn #Fall

Painting of a tree with orangd leaves, some of which fall gently towards thd ground on which a stylisef slim figure and a dog walk

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 12d

Hahaha!

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 12d

I'm 191 days into German, they better not take away my super useful proof of learning how to say bears love to surf and owls like to paint.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 12d

The fake middle aged men accounts only following women are doing my head in.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 13d

What a nifty little app!
I have no Apple devices so sadly cannot use it, but tip for anyone who does 👇

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 13d

Saw a cookbook I was interested in was on sale for €35 (from €56).
Saved myself the money on time by learning it uses cups and spoons only instead of weight.

How can you call something science and then use cups without alternatives? 😑

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 15d

(Also ps if you have more - always free to spam me!)

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 15d

Hear, hear.

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 15d

I only know a few, looking forward to checking them out. :D Listened to Officium Triste today and really liked it.

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James Read @jamesreadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 30

Names redacted, because I know AI is shoved at us to solve every problem lately, but please don't ask it for fermenting (or possibly any cooking) advice!

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 15d

If anyone has tips 👇

Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 15d

A friend sent me this message 2 days ago.

Today I started chatting with the two guys who came to fix our kitchen top and one of them ended up writing down a whole list of metal bands I should check out.

Wdym social butterfly, I truly don't know what she was talking about. 😂

Discord screenshot from 15 Oct, it says 'your social butterflyism makes me *sick*'

A list of metal (/doom) bands written on paper.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 15d

Brought a cookbook from the library to check out.

Hashtags in writing.
'Classic English shepherd's pie' - beef mince.
Chicken ragu (white kind, filling for vol-au-vents) - chicken breast boiled to death in plain water and put in a sauce of cream and flour.

I don't think I need to read the rest.

a green dumpster sits in front of a wall with graffiti

Alt: Man throwing a brown box in a green dumpster.

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Aaron Vallance @1dish4theroad.bsky.social · 16d

As well as the brilliant writing and evocative stories in Anna Ansari's new book, Silk Roads, the recipes are fabulous too. Kicked things off by making a dish of Uyghur ziran doufu (cumin tofu), and loved its aromatic spices and kick of heat against the crispy tofu cubes. Can't wait to try again! 🔥

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 16d

What a beauty!

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 16d

Great news, congratulations!

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Dr Darren Abbey @thebiologistisn.bsky.social · 16d

I've grown a pink and a yellow lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) for a couple of years on the same trellis. I've been looking for hybrids made by local pollinators transferring pollen, but I wasn't expecting to find a new mutation.

Four dry yellow lima bean seeds are at left. Four dry pink lima bean seeds are at right. Two freshly shelled lima bean seeds rest in half of their pod at the bottom. They are pink with white spots. The background is dark grey.

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Ivana's Calamarities @calamarities.bsky.social · 17d

😱
I only have one thing to say to that!

Jokes aside, it's an amazing piece. Do give it a go sometimes.
This book is different so far though. More personal, warmer, less of a factual tome.

a woman in a hijab says shame in front of a crowd of people

Alt: Veiled woman walking, ringing a big bell in the hand. There is 'shame' written below.

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