Tandoori Chai Thursday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

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[trissie]

Tandoori chai is an Indian street-food beverage made by pouring spiced masala chai into a red-hot clay mug (kulhad). The extreme heat causes the tea to violently froth and boil over like a volcano. This process physically infuses the drink with a distinctly smoky, earthy flavor and a slightly caramelized aroma from the unglazed clay.

Core Characteristics
The Name: It takes its name from the tandoor (a traditional Indian clay oven) where the clay mugs are placed until they are searing hot.
The Taste: It tastes like standard Indian milk tea but features an added depth of charcoal smokiness, mild char, and rich earthiness.
The Presentation: Street vendors typically heat the unglazed pots on charcoal, place them inside a deeper metal container, and pour the liquid in. The bubbling spectacle acts as a highly popular visual experience.

Common Ingredients
Base: Strong black tea leaves (usually Assam or Darjeeling) brewed with whole milk and water.
Aromatics: Freshly crushed ginger and lemongrass.
Chai Masala: A ground mixture containing cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and black peppercorns.
Sweetener: Sugar, brown sugar, or jaggery.

How it is Served
Once the intense volcanic fizzing subsides, the tea is transferred and served hot in a clean, fresh clay kulhad. It is traditionally paired with Indian street snacks like bun maska (buttered buns), samosas, or pakoras

[trissie]

“I like to work in the morning. I just don’t like to be awake while I’m doing it.”
—Nora Ephron

[Kittykatt]

Good morning Trissie and thank you for starting us off !

KitKat, I admire hostas, but dont grow any,.mai ly.becaise the slugs love them so much!

Laura, you're right and my house has a tiled roof. (I forget whether they're concrete or clay, but iirc they are mass produced by a company called Marley (?) so spares are easy 49.9bta8n, and they should last a long time. (70-100 years). I sometimes look at the house where I grew up on Google maps, which was built in the 1950s, and it still has the original roof tiles. You can see where the current owners took the chimney down and had to use new tiles to.fill the gap (they will darken with time and make a better match) but the originals are still good.

Gma, your DMums house must look very.smart with a new roof. I'm sorry about your friend, that doesn't sound good.

Good news that Germane currently likes a cheaper biscuit Dogged. I can relate to the."accidents" - on occasion,. although Freddie has 4 clean litter trays in different locations we still have an accident. At least he is.now to big to get behind the TV.- his favourite place as.a kitten!

Yesterday I managed a good session in y.frontmgarden.before the rain came, so then I went inside and cleaned the kitchen.

Today is church, then Jude has weight loss clinic this afternoon. It's also the after for the post office at the community shop, so I need to go there for stamps ( I need to write a.bietjday card for DF NP whose birthday is next week, and also have friends with birthdays later in June) DH is out this evening with the mens breakfast group. They are having pie, mash and a pint at the local brewery.

[Kittykatt]

Today's short list:
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
Can I hoover the car?
2pm weight check - Jude
Wrote card for DF NP
Stamps from post office in community shop
Can I leave card with post mistress?
DH out for supper with his men's group
Leftovers for me.for supper
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Unpack groceries and PA
Kitties ' supper
Try and have a chat with Dnextdoorneighbour D about roof job and scaffolding!
Email DM re coffees

[Kittykatt]

Today is another decidedly chilly day (16C) so far,.with frequent showers. However, Fred has had his walk and I've hoovered the car and I stayed dry for both activities! I've written the card for DF NP, and it's now in the car with the sign up sheet for parish lunch (that I'll drop off at church) and Jude's weight card. Oh, and I've emailed DM about the coffees (this saga seems never ending!)

[L.Ann]

The hospitalists at our local hospital change out every 5 days or so, helian. They work at all of the different hospitals in the network. The frequent changes make good relationships difficult I think especially since the tendency is to get people in and out of the hospital quickly when possible. We have had good relationships with the specialists who tend to be more consistent. But that may well be the local more rural hospital setting.


1-take Little Bit to camp
2-pick up Target order
3-deliver birthday cake decorations to the bakery

Menus:
Thursday-turkey enchiladas verde
Friday-sweet Thai chili salmon with carrots and zucchini
Saturday-birthday
Sunday-birthday
Monday-turkey and Greek salad lettuce wraps
Tuesday-leftovers

Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit camp 9:30-2:30, take cake decorations to the bakery
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit cooking class 9:30-11:30
Saturday-Little Bit’s party, pick up birthday cake
Sunday-dinner out for Little Bit’s birthday

Weekly House Blessing-
Detailed cleaning of dining room- scrub floor
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet sites
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk
-pick up Little Bit
-feed birds
-summer journal entry with Little Bit

[helia]

I'm here - but like Nora Ephron, I don't really want to be. I'm skipping WW this morning. I don't feel like rushing to get out the door on time. Also, with WW, I'd have meetings at 8, 9, 10, and 11 this morning. LOL! WW is the only one I can cut out as the others are all payroll meetings.

Looks like you're ready for church and errands, Kitty.
I've had chai before, trissie, but not a proper volcanic one! I went through a Nora Ephron phase decades ago, read a lot of her books.
I knew you'd like chai, L Ann!

Friend R is a hospitalist, and I think he's actually quite good at those conversations. I'm not saying all hospitalists are like that; I don't know the trend, but I do know R, and dh talks with R in depth about his job on their weekly coffees. R is generally a mature and very socially attuned person who sincerely wants to help other people, and he's learned over the years how to have hard conversations to the best of his ability. He has explicitly talked to us about that learning process. Sometimes, the patient has wacky ideas; one notable patient refused any treatment because he (and his family) believed God was going to heal him. R tried several times and in several ways to get through to the family the reality of what was happening but without success.

Last night, the lettuce wraps turned out very yummy! Dh left for the airport during kitchen clean up, so I finished on my own - no biggie. I did the payroll collection bin task in the evening and listened to dh's playlist. I like listening to his in the evening as it's a bit softer/ calmer than mine.

Today, I have meetings/ appointments at 9, 10, 11, and 3. I am skipping the 8 a.m. WW meeting. Other things to do: a Kroger run, return a pair of shoes, spend some time working on the house to prep for houseguests. I plan to walk to and from the gym for more exercise. I'm on my own for dinner tonight; dh will arrive home around 8 pm. M is also returning from her travels sometime today.

Weather is gorgeous again! Sunny, still. High of 86F (30C), so a bit on the warm side but very pleasant now.

AC has asked me about subbing F and M. I can do it so I probably will. But that's it for me for subbing before dd30's event and houseguests arrive.

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- some qt

Later:
- payroll: prep for EPT interview
- 9 - payroll: EPT interview
- payroll: type up + turn in interview notes
- 10 - payroll: EPT interview
- payroll: type up and turn in interview notes
- 11 - 12 payroll: academic check in meeting with AC
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- clean up back table area
- errands: return shoes, Kroger, buy pillows?
- put everything away
- dress to exercise
- walk to gym
- 3-4 work out with AS; walk home
- other things?
- dinner: leftover rice and chicken wraps; slice mangos to share with dh when he returns
- after dinner clean up
- catch up with M when she returns?
- catch up with dh when he returns
- duolingo
- update health apps
- pay snail mail bills
- other things?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Wed 12-2 tree guys here
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 9 - 9:30 payroll: EPT interview/ 10-10:30 payroll: another EPT/ 11-12 payroll: CA ci with AC/ 4-5 work out with AS
Fri 11-1 payroll: sub Adv Writing/ Dinner date with dh
Sat 8 - 5K run? (How much rain will there be?)
Sun 10 - 12ish Church/ 12:30 - 3:30 church - new member orientation

Mon (1-1:40 payroll: instructor mtg -- not sure I need to go since I'm not teaching this session)/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: sub Int All Skills
Tue 6-7:30 Christian academics cook out?
Wed 2:30 zoom meeting with new trustee/ (move CA ci meeting with AC to this day?)
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 11:30 - 12:30 haircut in other town/ 2:30ish pick up MP and LP from airport (dsil + dniece)/ 4-5 work out with AS? / 7-ish pick up ds+ family from airport/ dinner for 6 people - in shifts? MP and LP will be jetlagged and ds + fam will arrive late-ish for dinner BUT will be jetlagged the other way so won't be late for them.
Fri 1-2 school enrollment appointment with MP (the mother of SP who will be staying with us in the fall)/ 3 - set up at park farm - site of reception/ host dinner for 11 people?
Sat more set up/ 3 - church ceremony/ 5 - 10ish reception/ post-reception clean up
Sun 10 - church? / dinner - cook out at the girls' place

6/1 - 6/7 Menus:
M - kima, rice, roasted b. spouts and cauliflower
T - pasta, tomato sauce, green salad
W - chicken lettuce wraps, rice, mango
Th - on my own: leftover chicken lettuce wraps
F - dinner date with dh
Sa - leftovers/ tamales
Sun - on my own

JUNE Brain Dumps
Hosting Prep
- order more coffee pods
- buy pillows
- make 2 guest beds upstairs
- spiff upstairs guest room
- clean play room --> guest room with double bed for ds + fam
- car cleaned
- polish kitchen counters
- back table: tidy
- (maybe) experiment with bread recipes
- reach out to Ks
- get high chair

This Week - House
- can I spend some time decluttering in MBR?

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project?
- 2 snail mail bills (lawn guys + tombstone co. - they finally finished engraving dmom's tombstone)

This Week - Errands
- buy pillows
- Kroger
- WF

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually

[kitkat]

Good morning!
Pretty sunny day again:)

Thanks for the start trissie - Hope all is well with you
Love Nora Ephron.

Kittykatt I smile every time Jude goes to weight loss clinic:) You are a good kitty mom:)

LAnn and helia - I'll have to catch up a bit later.

Must get going - but will be back:)

[helia]

Oh, yes, L Ann, interesting - different hospitals must operate differently. R only works at one (UMich) and it is also a research hospital and a big draw across the state and general region. In fact, he is an officer and maybe also a director in the hospital. He's been there for decades.
Is there a walk with the pup on your calendar today, kitkat?

EPT #1 - another Japanese student. My word, we're being overrun by Japanese students this summer! LOL! We love them as students, of course. It's just interesting to see. We will have several Japanese high school students in our school next month too. Their moms actually don't want them in class together.

The next EPT will be more challenging; a 6th grader. We don't usually take students that young. And the presence of Mom during the interview can be disruptive. I've been given info re: tutoring as that might be a more suitable situation.

Next:
- payroll: review written test results again for EPT #2
- 10 - payroll: EPT #2; Chinese child
- payroll: type up and share interview notes

Later:
- 10 - payroll: EPT interview
- payroll: type up and share interview notes
- 11 - 12 payroll: academic check in meeting with AC
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- clean up back table area
- errands: return shoes, Kroger, buy pillows?
- put everything away
- dress to exercise
- walk to gym
- 3-4 work out with AS; walk home
- other things?
- dinner: leftover rice and chicken wraps; slice mangos to share with dh when he returns
- after dinner clean up
- catch up with M when she returns?
- catch up with dh when he returns
- duolingo
- update health apps
- pay snail mail bills
- other things?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegeed and wiped down shower
- payroll: prep for EPT interview
- 9 - payroll: EPT interview
- payroll: type up + turn in interview notes