Kara Shallenberg

Kayray@zirk.us

I live in Portland, OR, with my Beloved Englishman. Mother of <a href="https://zirk.us/@zinn" class="u-url mention">@zinn</a>, grandma of Lulu and Freyja. I narrate audiobooks for LibriVox (visit my blog to find links), knit a lot, and sew. I like UK culture, history, linguistics, reading, BBC, The Archers, documentaries, funny stuff, music of many kinds. Chronic illness: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Depression and anxiety under control, mostly.I like cozy video games, thrillers, “chick lit” (ugh hate that term), and classic movies

Posts

Post #3171266
Good Zoom appt with pulmonology specialist. He’s so great! Gonna try to figure out a way for me to feel less miserable, starting with maybe a different form of potassium, if he can find something gentler. And he suggested I take my big diuretic agan tomorrow to try to get ahead of the edema. Thank heavens for intelligent docs who care. #ChronicIllness
Post #3171265
Feeling pretty good today! Have not eaten yet so stomach is behaving. Things I’ve done: Tidied my bedroom a little bit Pounded dried bread scraps in my mortar to make breadcrumbs Shredded up more stale bread to dry on lowest heat in oven for more crumbs Started straining a quart of kefir for yogurt Assembled my mini eggplant parm to bake later Made banana-nut muffins Washed up all my dishes and made the kitchen a little bit nicer Whew! Now I will CHILL for the rest of the day! #Spoonie
Post #3171264
Omg this mini eggplant parm is really REALLY good, and made two little Kara meals. I think you could use a medium eggplant and double everything else for a family meal (I needed more crumbs and egg, so next time I’ll use 3/4c crumbs and add a couple tablespoons of water to the egg to make it go further). It’s tiring to fry all those eggplant slices, so I might try baking them on a sheet pan next time. But man, it was worth it. #recipes Turn on your popup blocker! https://onedishkitchen.com/eg...
Post #3171263
People of Earth! I’ve just made a lemon yogurt as good or better than the discontinued lemon yogurt from Trader Joe’s. I used my homemade whole milk very thick strained kefir yogurt but I imagine it would work with store-bought Greek yogurt. Whisk together 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. When thoroughly combined, whisk into 1/2 cup plain yogurt. Now, I like a LOT of lemon. If you want it more mild, start with 1/2 tablespoon juice. #recipes #fermentation
Post #3171262
@Judeet98@mstdn.social yeah the recipe I modified called for zest but, strangely, I’m not a fan. Give me ALL THE LEMON but keep the zest.
Post #3171261
My sweeties are here! My sweeties are here! Granddaughter Lulu is harvesting cherry tomatoes for me, and son @zinn brought delicious leftovers for my freezer. We’re gonna snuggle in bed and play on our Switches now, and I’ll give Lulu her early 6th birthday present— #FaeFarm! https://faefarm.com/en-us/ #Nintendo
Post #3171260
@Kathy_in_KY i know exactly which eggplant parm you mean, Kathy. It was out of this world!
Post #3171259
@wcow @thearchers i love these. Never stop.
Post #3171258
Soon-to-be ginger ale! #fermentation
Post #3171257
After spending the previous, what, three days in bed, today I’m UP — for a while at least. Got my ginger ale started, picked tomatoes, steamed some cauliflower for breakfast, commanded the Roomba to do some work. #Spoonie
Post #3171256
Back to bed at noon but at least I was up for a few hours, and I don’t feel super exhausted. Just done being UP for the day and want my cozy bed, movies, and knitting. #spoonie
Post #3171255
#GBBO Watching first ep of new Bake-Off now! They got rid of super-annoying Matt Lucas, thank god, and replaced him with a woman who seems really sweet. The contestants are uniformly charming. The challenges so far are NORMAL. If they can stay away from nonsense like tacos and weird impossible things that literally no one has ever heard of, I have high hopes for this season going back to the pleasant, comfy bake off we used to enjoy so much!
Post #3171254
@KatyKnits Alison Hammond https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Hammond She’s lovely! Fewer stupid gags, more warmth 👍
Post #3171253
@haydenthorne@sunny.garden Same! Same! Mexico Week was appalling. Oh my god those “taacos”. Alison Hammond seems lovely, and there were far fewer stupid gags and much more warmth. Enjoyed it tremendously, more than in years. #GBBO
Post #3171252
I will protect Saku with my LIFE. #GBBO
Post #3171251
I woke up with a strange name in my head. Stringfellow Hawk Yes, I could google and find out exactly who it is in three seconds flat, but I’m enjoying the old-school feeling of having no idea who this person is. I don’t read romance novels or I’d guess he’s the bare-chested hero in a bodice-ripper. Maybe a soap opera character? Character in a 19th century historical novel about colonial days? Don’t spoil it for me if you know, and if you don’t maybe you’ll join me in puzzling over it.
Post #3171250
Late night emergency lemon craving but running low on lemon sorbet? Solution: mix equal parts thick plain yogurt and lemon sorbet to make that lemony goodness go further 🍋 #recipe
Post #3171249
Good news, everyone! My favorite browser for iOS, DuckDuckGo, now has versions for mac and windows! Go to http://duckduckgo.com/browser So CLEAN!
Post #3171248
@Malwen hard same
Post #3171247
#TheArchers (Thursday) Who could have seen THAT coming? Oh. Me, you, everyone. Right. 🙄