As you can see, the "Signature Loaf" is huge (I put the camera there for size comparison). It's also the one that, to me, is a bit blah. I don't know, maybe because it's not a type of bread I'm familiar with, it's not white, it's not dark, and it's a little sour.
The walnut bread and the raisin bread, both sort of snack breads really, are both delicious. Great stuff, even with just butter. Danish Lurpak butter for pref.
(I love that with the new digicams with stabilization I can just snap these pictures indoors without flash or tripod.)
Good butter. I grew up on it.
ReplyDeleteWhen the breaking-all-world-records-of-moronicity-outside-Talibanistan Cartoons Affair conflagrated, and Denmark joined Israel on our Countries To Boycott national list, I reminded myseld that I loved some danish products like the Iceberg ice-creams. And recently, I bought me the Lego Creator box #4994, because it was both very interesting and at a good price.
That boycott is long forgotten now (which is still a bit of a surprise to me, as morons are known for their consistency in incoherence). But I just heard today of a new East vs West affair: Lybia has stopped sending Switzerland oil. It seems the youngest of Kaddhafi's four sons was arrested in Switzerland for molesting his domestic employees (arrested in a rather animated manner, 'twas probably Tintin style).
The ironic thing is, a lot of gas stations in Switzerland are lybian... and are 90% owned by the Kaddhafi family! Guess whose wallet will suffer most from that "embargo"?... (Oh, I'm sure the Swiss will NEVER remember that there are a few other oil-exporting countries! Like... Venezuela? Norway?)
BTW, I just noticed I'm munching right now on some excellent Swiss chocolate. You know, the one with a triangular shape.
Ooh, I'm just a daring rebel at heart! I even eat my Oreo's without opening them. Return rented DVDs without rewinding them. Wear a Speedo swimsuit... and swim with it! Put friggin' GLOVES in my car's glove box. Snicker at the bandwagon of non-conformists. Look at porn without masturbating if I'm not in the mood to. Act like a sensitive man even though I'm hetero. Edit a Lebanese blog that talks mostly about non-lebanese subjects. Troll the trolls in a trout-towed trolley bus.
And, I've just blogged about a world event happening in Denmark right now:
http://p-04referent.blogspot.com/2008/07/saint-taklos.html
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Hi, Eolake! Don't you feel like baking the bread yourself @home? These days the electric baking machines are quite popular, why don't you get one and you could bake lots of fine breads of various sorts.
ReplyDeleteYes, maybe I should. One of my friend's wife uses one successfully, and apparently she otherwise can't boil an egg.
ReplyDeleteHeck, you talked me into it. :)
ReplyDeleteI immediately found a Panasonic machine on Amazon with great reviews, so I've ordered it.
I've been considering this occasionally for years, about time.
"The ironic thing is, a lot of gas stations in Switzerland are lybian... and are 90% owned by the Kaddhafi family!"
ReplyDeleteLOL!
"some excellent Swiss chocolate. You know, the one with a triangular shape."
Oooh. That one is my kryptonite.
Pascal,
ReplyDeleteNice choice on the insect set.
Sir Isaac Newton used to like Toblerone, did you ever see the last British one pound notes? The aforementioned chocolate is on his table next to his telescope.
Sir Isaac Newton died in 1727. Toblerone was created in 1908. The non overlapping of these two time frameworks would appear to cast some doubt on your theory.
ReplyDeleteBut I believe you. For the image on the one pound note is quite clear. And the above mentioned dates come from Wikipedia, a resource that has been wrong in the past.
According to the Tobler Suchard page at Kraft's website, there is no reference to Jean Tobler having discussed Chocolate with Newton or his offspring, but in Britain it seems to be common knowledge that this delight has been around since Newtons time.
ReplyDeleteAnd which flavour? I like the dark best of the three I've tried. Never seen the filled blue ones.
Say are the 100th aniversary collectors editions?
My mom also got herself a baking machine recently. Quite interesting results, and I mean it in a serious way, not like "um... interesting piece of charcoal you, um, baked here". It's actually just as good as what you can buy. Maybe even better. In case there's a new war with a blockade like in 1991, when people got even their bread and baby milk confiscated at the checkpoints (I've had quite the interesting and adventurous life!), we only need a good stock of flour. And our trusty generator.
ReplyDelete"Oooh. That one is my kryptonite."
You remind me of a parodic series in one of my childhhod french magazines: Supercatman, and his sidekick Robert the hound. Their "kryptonite" was marshmallows: eating some would remove their powers for one full hour, until they were done digesting the irresistible sweets! "Supermatou" had a costume reminding of Batman, with colors like Superman, and VERY silly adventures.
Alex,
Thanks. The Creator series is very cool. Classic Lego spirit at its best.
BTW, I've just bought the Lego Indiana Jones video game. I'm itching to give it a test run, but I know I'd then spend the whole night at it, and you guys would miss me. You all have such lousy aim!
It's got the super-cute Dr Jones, Sr head, with animated mimics and all. Reminds you of something? ;-)
"Say are the 100th aniversary collectors editions?"
Collectors editions of CHOCOLATE??? Sheesh! It's like the story of the strawberries: "Oh, these are not for eating, these are for selling."
I read a story about the world's most expensive Cocgac. Only two bottles left in existence, very ancient and all. Both, bought independently by separate millionaire connoissors for a not-so-small fortune, got the same fate: the day they wanted to enjoy the Nectar of the Gods, in good company and ceremony and all, some butterfingers butler... dropped the bottle, which broke. I hope at least the ants enjoyed the treat! :-P
Pascal,
ReplyDeleteWhen climbing the ladder with the falling statue heads you need to jump up to the vines and swing to the side. I suggest that you let your buddy do it, then switch control characters, your original character will follow.
My youngest is getting Lego Indy for his 7th b'day, he already loves the demo version. I am almost ready to get a WII since only 1 of our PCs can play it.
I tend to dislike using the PC for playing games, especially with kids. Out of a general principle: PCs are tools, not toys. (I know, I'm probably prejudiced.)
ReplyDeleteThe WII is an excellent choice. It removes the main worry of (normal-minded) parents about video games: that the clild will just be sitting there. (Although, to my experience, some "classic" games can give you quite a little workout, if they're dynamic enough. Far better that couch-potatoing to fully-passivying TV programs.)
One vital thing to remember about the WII: the controller wrist strap is NOT superfluous. Those wiimotes and nunchuks are very prompt to fly off and break either themselves or other stuff in the house. Remember, it's not pronounced "Oops!".
Me, I'm in love with the rather decent equivalent on PlayStation2: the Eye Toy. For those who don't know, it's a USB camera allowing you to play using your body instead of a controller, usually seeing yourself on screen like a digital mirror. The kung-fu minigame of the original edition can be quite physical. And comical for outside viewers! :-)
For added fun, I make Bruce Lee sounds while swinging my limbs.
I'd really love to find back that Mad Magazine bit about a fanatic Lara Croft/Tomb Raider fan, so I can share it with you. It's... awesome!
Ah... Say, Mister E., the boys and I, we've been thinking, see? Now that ya gotta bread, howsabout sharin' the dough, see?
Alex,
ReplyDeleteJust spent a few hours "testing" Lego Indy (more like thoroughly playing!). It's really excellent. Stuffed to the gums with stuff to do and to find, excellent playability, barely found ONE minor graphic glitch in all that time. It's just un-easy enough to be very enjoyable for all ages. I'd say 7 is the minimum age I'd recommend, because there are many dynamic battles and some well-thought puzzles. One of those games where you can expect to get your money's worth in quality playing time.
One thing's weird, tough: I did like you said, and when I went through the cussed temple's door, my Indy found himself in his british mansion, where Marion and Lara Croft were taking a bubble bath together, brick-naked. Man, if you haven't seen Lara's boobies Lego-style, you haven't seen anything!
Marion and Lara Croft were taking a bubble bath together, brick-naked
ReplyDeleteThat sounds worse than the beach troopers in Lego Star Wars II. They are guys running around in speedos and storm/clone trooper helmets.
Does Marion have any moves like Slave Leia in LSWII? Her "alternate weapon" is a harem dance.
Quoting the help prompts from the Tibet chapter: "Women are more nimble than men, so Marion can jump higher." (My, you learn something new every day.) She also packs as mean a punch as the guys!
ReplyDeleteAs for her "alternate weapons of mass distraction", I haven't been able to access them yet. And I'm hesitant: can my heart survive the emotion?
The full version's create-a-character is really cool. I've already got a mini-Me cracking Indy's whip and grabbing all those hard-to-get collectables in free play mode. If you manage to blast the shiny silver gate in the first level [idol's room], behind it is a secret C3-PO. This explains the "wrong idol" that Indy tries to hand Bellocq later on.
I might be able to "create" beach troopers. With every level completed, more pieces become available in the art shop.
[heh] Bellocq's weapon is a book. You can't fight with it, but it allows him to decypher hieroglyph panels and open secret doors. I wonder if I'll end up getting a dry loaf of bread to clobber enemies?