"Simple Joys of Samosas and Shared Conversations"
Oct 21, 2024 - 6:51pmSummary: Yesterday was an amazing day for me. I spent the morning making samosas with Jono, which was a great experience, especially learning to deep fry for the first time. We tried various fillings, including lamb and potato, and made our own tamarind and mint chutneys. Though we realized we could improve the fillings, the process was enjoyable, and sharing fresh young coconut with Jono was the highlight of my day. The joy of that simple moment was unparalleled. Later, I had a brief chat with Josie, cleaned up, and headed to Juggling Club on my bike. There, I caught up with friends, Edgar, Jack, and met someone new, possibly named Matt or Mike. Ray joined us too, and catching up with him was so nice that I invited him over for dinner. We spent about five or six hours just talking. For dinner, I made garlic chicken and a kale salad with feta, bell pepper, and a lemon Dijon olive oil vinaigrette with a hint of dill, which turned out pleasantly. Overall, the day left me feeling grateful for the shared experiences and simple joys.Comment: Amazing day yesterday
Transcript: So, I need to talk about yesterday, because yesterday was a really nice day. Jono came over in the morning, and we made some samosas together, and we made a tamarind chutney and a mint chutney ourselves as well. Made some lamb samosas, some mixed potato and lamb, and some potato samosas. And it was really nice to get to do that with him and learn how to deep fry. I think my first time deep frying anything. And also just learned how much better we could do next time in terms of the filling. Like, the potato could have been excellent. The lamb could have been excellent. And it was both kind of just kind of winging it, which was okay, but it could have been so much better. But regardless, it was great. And getting to share some fresh young coconut with Jono was probably the highlight of the day. Just the happiness and joy that came from sharing that with him was really, really wonderful. So I really, really, really appreciate that. And it was just a nice time. Had a short phone call with Josie. And then kind of cleaned up my kitchen and went to Juggling Club. And was juggling. And Edgar was there. Jack was there. I met this other guy named Matt. Mike. I forget. And at some point, Ray showed up as well. And I biked over there. So that was a nice bike ride. And it was so nice to catch up with Ray. It felt like we could just talk for hours. And I had him over for dinner afterwards. And we continued to talk until about 1030. So we hung out for five or six hours just being people. And that was just excellent. And I made the classic garlic chicken thing. And we did a kale salad with some feta, bell pepper, and made a, like, lemon Dijon olive oil vinaigrette with a little bit of dill in there. And that was really quite pleasant. And the garlic chicken, I also put a bit of dill in as well. And a little lemon to finish it off. And cut just some of the savoriness just a tiny, tiny bit. But, yeah, it was a really wonderful day yesterday.
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