Steadily climbing the mountain, enjoying the view along the way

debtfreewannabe321

Oo never heard of cooking rocket. Have some in the fridge, I might have to try that.

KajiKita

debtfreewannabe321 said:

Oo never heard of cooking rocket. Have some in the fridge, I might have to try that.

Let me know what you think / how you perceive the flavour changes? 😊

KK

ladybird1106

I think it’s pretty similar reasons to why rocket can taste weird (bitter?)to some, KK.
love 🐞

PennysIntoPounds

KajiKita said:

PennysIntoPounds said:

Sounds a grand day 😊

You'll beat me at wussy situps attempts soon just like you've done at books read in 2025 😂
What's your technique and aim for chair squats? I could really do with improving the muscles around my chronic pain condition knees but everything I ever try just makes them worse! 

I fully read your snacks list to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas 

I only just beat you on the book reading, and my big surge of books read happened during a particularly intense time of building admin for you …

Chair squats - there is a an old fashioned, wooden with padded seat, dining room chair, in the kitchen that is there for people to come in chat to the cook, or for the cook to take a load off during activities such as reducing …
I sit on the front edge, so my sit bones are only just on the pad, make sure that my lower legs are vertical (90 degrees to my thighs), then lean my upper body forward with my head up and push up through my heels as much as possible. I tend to move my arms forward as I go up as well. I don’t go to locked knees, just till my pelvis can swing forward a little, then I sit down again - usually not fully, but so I can release the tension in legs etc - I keep the leaning forward, head up posture. Yesterday I did 10 and that was enough! I don’t normally go beyond 20 - at that point I start holding a small hand weight. 

Does this ^^ make sense?

KK

That does make sense, thank you. Will try it and see how the joints take it.

I kinda feel that you cheated on book reading by getting ill at the end of the year when there was no chance of anyone catching you up 😂
(Obvs very glad you're feeling better)

Those finances don't look hairy at all, well done, and on all the home grown produce. You've made your home nicer, got nice things to look forward to, got enough to keep things going if things unexpectedly go haywire which there's no sign that they will, what a great start to the year! 

Team coriander tastes of soap here

skint_spice

Just spotted your new thread, onwards and upwards we plod!

beanielou

Always plodding! 

KajiKita

@PennysIntoPounds, I hope the chair squats are doable 😊
I cheated??! 😂😂 Well, I suppose I did, a bit … 😉
I’m glad there is another Team Coriander is soap! 😊

Hi @skint_spice and @beanielou 😊

KK

themadvix

Ooh, I may be Team coriander tastes yum, but I am totally with you on rocket - it’s disgusting (I hate how one tiny bit you miss in a salad when out can taint the whole mouthful) - I didn’t realise others felt this way, nice to have company!

KajiKita

themadvix said:

Ooh, I may be Team coriander tastes yum, but I am totally with you on rocket - it’s disgusting (I hate how one tiny bit you miss in a salad when out can taint the whole mouthful) - I didn’t realise others felt this way, nice to have company!

Interesting. So the rocket dislike is not a genetic thing then … 🤔

Ive got into the habit of when going to eat out, if there is any salad on the side etc of specifying no rocket - sometimes it means you get no salad! But better that than having to dissect and pick through your plate …

KK 

Greying_Pilgrim

Oooh, I knew about the coriander taste thing (Team Yum here) - and asparagus, ahem, "processing" is similarly genetically determined, but I find with Rocket, that I like 'bought', but found when growing my own that it went too peppery, too quickly, and wasn't a nice eat.  Having said that, I don't buy bagged rocket regularly, DH isn't a huge fan.  

Greying X