South Indian Brinjal Eggplant Curry by Nagi Roasted Eggplant: Curry: Curry Spices: Serving Instructions Roasted Eggplant: Curry: Recipe Notes: 1. Eggplant – smaller the better eg. 2 x 300g eggplants, they hold together better. Asian eggplants ok too. Alternative to roasting – pan fry in a little oil over medium high heat, rotating to brown allContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 164”
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Book Review The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
Step into the otherworldly realm of the deepest parts of the #ocean. Susan Casey promises and delivers on a journey so #alien and immersive that you emerge drenched in oceanic wonder. #BookReview #books #review #bookquote #quote
Book Review: She Rises by Kate Worsley
She Rises is an erotic, sea-faring adventure by debut novelist Kate Worsley. Under the tutelage of mentor and maven of the historical novel Sarah Waters, Kate Worsley has created a beautifully sculpted jewel of a novel set in an Essex fishing village in 1740.
The magic of Matariki and Māori winter sea navigation
Every year at around this time, Matariki rises in the mid-winter sky. This is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. In Aotearoa Matariki rises in late May or early June. This traditionally heralds winter solistice in New Zealand or the Māori new year.
The Songs of Tangaroa ~ Ngā Waiata o Tangaroa
Te Au o te Moana Our nation was born in the bosom of the ocean where the sea leans on the land Our stories are intimately written in the narratives of ocean canoes sailings driftings taniwha whirlpools discoveries making our world wider The salt in our veins brought us together to find each other TheContinue reading “The Songs of Tangaroa ~ Ngā Waiata o Tangaroa”
Amazing Website Alert: The Deep Sea by Neal Fun
The Deep Sea is a scrolling deep-dive into ocean life and charts how deep each organism can go into Earth’s final frontier, the deep ocean. There are a lot of surprises and little-known facts about obscure ocean creatures you have never heard of. As well as tales of adventure from humans who dared to delve
Ancient Word of the Day: Whelm
Whelm originates from Old English and it means to overturn or capsize a hollow vessel (a boat, a heart); to bury by wave, flood, storm, avalanche. The etymology is from the Old English hwelfan, to ‘upheave’. This explains the modern use of “overwhelmed” and “underwhelmed”. No voice divine the storm allay’d, No light propitious shone;Continue reading “Ancient Word of the Day: Whelm”
Wellington Walks
Over the summer (which is Christmas and New Year in New Zealand) we were walking nearly every day over the hills and to the beach. Here’s a record of some of these walks. It is a pretty place for nature,hills and beaches Wellington. Although it is not a good idea to swim in the oceanContinue reading “Wellington Walks”
Ancient Word of the Day: Thule
Thule or Tile is a legendary island in the North Europe, which was first written about by Ancient Greek Explorer Pytheas of Massalia during his travels between 330-20 BC. Later, a Roman citizen named Strabo wrote about Thule in his treatise named Geographica c. 30 AD. Thule – is the great unknown. The land ofContinue reading “Ancient Word of the Day: Thule”
Ancient Word of the Day: Hell Kettle
Hell Kettle: n. A deep abyss or bottomless pool The deep pools in Darlington, Co. Durham in England are a part of fearsome local legend. These mysterious pools are said to have inspired Lewis Carroll’s endless rabbithole, where Alice tumbles into another world – in his classic book Alice in Wonderland. They are known asContinue reading “Ancient Word of the Day: Hell Kettle”
