https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/dining/in-defense-of-cabbage.html

WRAL News: Man murdered in Durham was Afghan refugee who risked life to help American troops. https://www.wral.com/man-murdered-in-durham-was-afghan-refugee-who-risked-life-to-help-american-troops/20664228/

«The Finnish chef Kim Mikkola, who worked at Noma for four years, said that fine dining, like diamonds, ballet and other elite pursuits, often has abuse built into it.

“Everything luxetarian is built on somebody’s back; somebody has to pay,” he said.»

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/dining/noma-closing-rene-redzepi.html

«…a spreading plague of far-right disrupters in Western democracies, as hard-liners radicalized by incendiary political rhetoric refuse to accept election losses, cling to unfounded claims of fraud and undermine the rule of law.»

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/08/bolsonaro-invade-congress-lula/

In the course of my semi-random web surfing….

https://medium.com/climate-conscious/boxed-water-isnt-better-b183ba90b3b7

Another recipe any moron can make. Mail-order yourself some garam masala.

Cook Time: 40 min | Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients:

14½ OUNCE CAN WHOLE PEELED TOMATOES

2 TABLESPOONS TOMATO PASTE

3 TABLESPOONS GRAPESEED OR OTHER NEUTRAL OIL

1 LARGE RED ONION, FINELY CHOPPED

4 LARGE GARLIC CLOVES, FINELY GRATED

4 TEASPOONS FINELY GRATED FRESH GINGER

3 TABLESPOONS GARAM MASALA

KOSHER SALT AND GROUND BLACK PEPPER

1 POUND 90 PERCENT LEAN GROUND BEEF

2 CUPS FROZEN PEAS

½ CUP PLAIN WHOLE-MILK YOGURT, PLUS MORE TO SERVE

⅓ CUP CHOPPED FRESH CILANTRO LEAVES AND TENDER STEMS

Directions:

In a medium bowl, use your hands to crush the tomatoes into small pieces. Stir in ½ cup water and the tomato paste, then set aside.

In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high, heat the oil until shimmering.

Measure out and reserve ¼ cup of the onion, [I always forget this]

then add the remainder to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, about 6 minutes.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Reduce to low, add the garam masala and ½ teaspoon pepper, then cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Stir in the tomato mixture. Bring to a simmer over medium and cook, stirring and scraping up any spices, until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Break the ground beef into 1- to 2-inch pieces and add to the skillet on top of the tomato mixture, but do not stir. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons salt over the beef, then cover, reduce to medium-low and cook without stirring until the beef is no longer pink on the exterior, about 6 minutes.

Stir in the peas and cook, uncovered and breaking up the bits of beef, until the meat is no longer pink, another 4 minutes.

Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.

Stir in the yogurt. Serve topped with the cilantro, the reserved chopped onion and with additional yogurt.

Notes: Tip: Don’t stir in the yogurt without first letting the keema matar cool for about 5 minutes. Adding the yogurt while the mixture is piping hot increases the chances the yogurt will curdle.

Source: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/indian-spiced-beef-and-peas-keema-matar

«I’ve had people say to me that they know layoffs are harmful to company well-being, let alone the well-being of employees, and don’t accomplish much, but everybody is doing layoffs and their board is asking why they aren’t doing layoffs also.»

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

All hail GitHub Copilot?

https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/06/flaws_rust_projects_ddos/

Good to know people can change their minds.

«“It is the decline in support for Brexit among those who originally voted for it that primarily explains why there has been a swing against the idea during the last twelve months.”»

https://qz.com/genesis-silvergate-crypto-layoffs-ftx-collapse-losses-1849957544