I'm having such a good time with the daily short YouTube videos, a good reason to get up each day. Bare bones simple production, minimal editing, it's not the contrast, framing, cutting etc, it's the content. There's an idea or vision or feeling behind every tiny short. Anyway that's the plan.
I'm so bored by wannabe producers on YouTube who get all excitable and technical when they're not conveying any interesting content. I've blocked a lot of copycat channels, too. You can't copy your way to the pleasure that comes from creating from your own vision, even with less techie skill.
Meanwhile today I remembered one more cooking task I'd forgotten -- red lentil tofu. I'd washed the lentils and soaked them, then, this morning, realized I still need to make the tofu. Here it is cooling in the fridge in s glass pan
And here's the process after you blend lentils and water, and I added in Better than Bouillon to season it. This is half a cup of lentils, one cup of water. Stay tuned till it shows up on my plate.
Meanwhile here's the cubes, ready to become tofu katsu.
One big reason to soak lentils is to make them more digestible, particularly green and brown lentils. The red is more tender but it's still a good idea to soak it overnight. And definitely wash it well first, like rice, a ton of dust and debris washes off.
Yesterday despite a dewpoint in the 60s, uncomfortable, I did get a walk, and tossed a couple of golf balls back onto the course.
Under the beech trees there's a variety of fungi, evidently a symbiosis going on, shoe in pictures for scale
And at home, despite the heat and humidity, this is really a beautiful August.
I had a hummingbird sighting a couple of days ago, rare in this neighborhood, so that was exciting. There are hummingbird clearwing moths, butterflies and bees all over the flowers and shrubs.
I finished the current bracelet, still need to do the fastening. As you see, this is a two sided pattern.
At this rate I'll have an armful.
They're so light in weight you hardly feel them. I'm not pushing to make anything significant just now, it being August after all.
Happy day everyone, those of us who push ourselves need to try not to, at least for now. I need your solidarity on this.
