Tuna Jerky Experiment

Tuna jerky is a high protein, low fat jerky. Made from fresh lean wild caught Bluefin tuna. Sliced, marinated, and dehydrated until fully dry. It's a savory, chewy snack packed with omega 3 fatty acids.

OK but with an unpleasant fishy after taste. Not popular :-]

The best way to eat tuna fresh out of the sea.

Sugar salt and spices cure.

Dried

Finished product.

New Magnetic Spice Rack

We had lots of herbs and spices for cooking, but they were all jammed in the pantry, and stuff was hard to find. So I got these magnetic shelves to hold them so you can easily see what's where.

Then I explored what herbs and spices I needed for a good coverage of most world cuisines, so this seems to be about 51 as in the list below. This, of course, doesn’t include things like fresh herbs from the garden or vanilla, salt, pepper, garlic, ginger, sugars, or wasabi, etc.

Seems there is a rule that you add dry herbs and spices at the start and fresh at the end of the cooking process. Salt is the primary seasoning added to food to enhance or elevate its flavour, and herbs and spices are flavourings.

Magnetic spice Rack

Sourdough making goods

51 herbs and spices are:

Allspice (Pimento)	Garam Marsala
Aniseed	Garlic Powder
Basil	Ginger Powder
Bay Leaves	Harissa
Black Pepper Ground	Marjoram Leaves
Caraway Seeds	Mint
Cardamom Ground	Mixed Herbs
Cardamom Pods	Mixed Herbs Italian
Cayenne	MSG (Yum Yum)
Celery Powder	Mustard Powder
Chilli Pepper Flakes	Mustard Seeds
Chilli Powder	Nutmeg Powder
Chives Dried	Nutmeg Whole
Cinnamon	Onion Powder
Cinnamon Sticks	Oregano
Cloves	Paprika
Cloves Ground	Rosemary Leaves
Coriander Leaves	Sage Leaves
Coriander Powder	Sesame Seeds
Coriander Seeds	Sesame Seeds Black
Cumin Ground	Star Anise
Cumin Seeds	Sumac
Curry Powder	Tarragon Dried
Dill Dried	Thyme
Fennel Seeds	Tumeric
Five Spice

Lamb Roast in the Wood Fired Pizza Oven

Shoulder of lamb on a bed of rosemary twigs in the dutch oven in the Wood Fired Pizza Oven.

In she goes

Warming up

Sizzling with the lid off

Finishing up

Fell off the bone after the 3 hour cook.

Irish Stew Pies

Getting colder down here in Mexico so made some Irish Stew and after a good meal of that I made some pies with the leftovers .. .  Yum

Not Ready

Ready

Pop Open the Pie Magic Cooker

Yum Yum

Sak Yant Buddhist Good Luck

Traditional Sak Yant tattoos are ancient geometric designs mixed with Buddhist prayers. They are believed to give the wearer magic powers associated with healing, luck, strength, and protection against evil. Sak Yant is a very old tradition and part of Theravada Buddhism, the characters used in Sak Yant designs are not Thai characters, but Khom an ancient Khmer script.

The first and most powerful.

Gao Yord

2017

The Gao Yord is the Master Yant and is a most sacred Buddhist tattoo with very wide ranging powers of protection that will protect the wearer against evil spirits and all forms of “Black Magic”.The Gao Yord is quite possibly the most important of all the Sak Yant designs. Many people will choose the Gao Yord as their first Sak Yant because of its universal powers and later add other Sak Yant designs of their choice.

The basic design of the Gao Yord represents the nine peaks of the mythical mountain of the Gods, Mount Sumeru. The set of 3 ovals are a representation of the Lord Buddha. The Gao Yord Yant has 9 Buddhas represented, with each Buddha bestowing special powers or spells.

The script used is Khom, an ancient Khmer script, and gives the abbreviation for the names of these nine Buddhas as follows; A, Sang, Wi, Su, Loe, Pu, Sa, Pu, Pa

In the centre of the Gao Yord design is a patchwork of small squares, the magic box, each square containing an abbreviation (in Khom) for the names of all the protection spells that this Yant will bestow.

Bua Gao Gaap

2017

The Sak Yant design Bua Gao Gaap is the Nine Petalled Lotus. 

In Thailand, Thai Buddhists will pay homage to the Lord Buddha with offerings of Lotus flowers. In Buddhism, the Lotus represents purity in body, in speech and in mind. There is even a legend which states that Lotus flowers grow wherever the Lord Buddha stepped.

Hah Chet Phet

2026

The  Hah Chet Phet Sak Yant tattoo

Symbolises an impenetrable spiritual armour that is believed to provide the wearer with protection from physical harm, danger and negative energy. 

It also represents and bears Kindness, Compassion and Good Fortune to the wearer.

Hah Taew, Five Lines Sak Yant Tattoo

2026

1. The first row prevents unjust punishment and leans in your favour when the area is grey, cleans out unwanted spirits and protects the place you live in.

2. The second row reverses and protects against bad horoscope constellations and bad fortune.

3. The third row protects you from black magic and anyone who tries to put a curse on you.

4. The fourth row energises your good luck, success and fortune in your future and life style.

5.The fifth row is to gain charisma and attraction to the opposite sex. It is also is a boost to the fourth row.

2026

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