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  1. Herman30

    Seasonal celebrations.

    I don´t celebrate anything, not birthdays, not christmas. Nothing. But sometimes other people force me to.
  2. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Mutti brand is high quality. I use nothing but.
  3. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    HP and Worchesteshire sauce, I have used both in sauces. Gravy as an american would say.
  4. Herman30

    Winter blues.

    Bingo! I think it is wonderfull when it´s dark outside. Short time of daylight does not bother me at all.
  5. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    I´m not. I´m talking about adding depth to the flavour in form of kechup. Ketchup is not only tomatoes and sugar, there is also spices, depending of the brand there can be a lot of spices. Even hellishly hot ketchup excist. And adding sugar does not take away the acidity of tomatoes, the acidity...
  6. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Chris sertainly know what he is talking about.
  7. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Proper caramelizing (maillards reaction) gives a lot to the taste so it is important.
  8. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Not quite. Ketchup also contains tomatoe so it gives more than just sugar.
  9. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Try adding ketchup. Adds sweetness (=depth) to the chilli.
  10. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    I find the best spice is rasping the hoof of a unicorn. The powder you get gives the food a heavenly taste.
  11. Herman30

    Thermal Trousers Recommendations?

    Wintertime I use the british army softie trousers on top of my normal trousers. Toasty and warm enough to be bicycling in -20 C. Colder than that I add a pair of thick merino underpants.
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    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    A big mistake many do when frying minced meat is they do not let it get brown enough. Remedy: #1. Take it out of fridge a couple of hours before cooking. #2. Preheat the pan, do NOT put the meat in a cold pan. #3. Once the meat is in the pan, do NOT touch it for at least 3 minutes, let it be...
  13. Herman30

    Is Die Hard really a Christmas film?

    And Horatio Cane worked there as a young constable before becoming a crime scen investigator and going to Miami-Dade.
  14. Herman30

    What did you buy today?

    Wow, that´s like an officers campaign tent from early 1900´s.
  15. Herman30

    9 inch leuku or Martindale paratrooper?

    And last time he was logged in was 2010.
  16. Herman30

    What did you buy today?

    Ordered a Cold Steel Bushman. Want to have the ability to make a hiking staff into a spear without having the head permanently assembled.
  17. Herman30

    Tea

    Though not a teadrinker I have fond memories from mid-80´s. Our gang of friends, when hanging out on the town at weekends, usually ended the night at a friends house where his parents gave us tea and open top cheese sandwiches. I suppose the parents wanted to see us if we were allright and still...
  18. Herman30

    Is Die Hard really a Christmas film?

    I concur. Part 1 is since the plot happens at christmas time.
  19. Herman30

    Is Die Hard really a Christmas film?

    I have no recollection about christmas having any significant part in those movies unlike Die Hard where Bruce comming to visit his ex for christmas. If the christmas part is too vague in the story then it is not a christmas movie.
  20. Herman30

    Is Die Hard really a Christmas film?

    No, the plot in the film has to be at christmas-time to make it a christmas-movie. That is the rule.