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An ex-chef & wine industry veteran with many miles on the tires ever striving to eat well, laugh often & enjoy swell wines! (& oh yeah, Tottenham Hotspur & dogs!)

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He has stated that he never goes back to where he’s been. For him to consider it, even for the short term, they’ll need to offer a king’s ransom.

15.03.2026 00:28 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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It's Pi Day (3.14) in the States, so by request of @fergusmckee.bsky.social I am posting my adaptation of a family many generational apple pie recipe. Mea Culpa - I am an ex-chef who doesn't use recipes, but I have attempted to lay out the recipe & process in an easy, detailed manner. Ask if needed.

14.03.2026 18:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Will be posting the recipes shortly to Bluesky. I'm an ex-chef & rarely use recipes so I had to think & set it up for a lay person. Hopefully the steps will be easy to follow.

14.03.2026 18:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stay safe!

14.03.2026 15:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The egg makes the crust flakier. Reserve a bit of the beaten egg to brush the top crust & also then sprinkle a bit of sugar on top. Bake on a sheet pan to catch any seepage for 1 hour in a 350°F oven. I will elaborate more if needed. #COYS

14.03.2026 15:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You can also add a splash of liquor, brandy, Calvados, bourbon or spiced rum (to the apples) as they cook. This process negates the need for flour or corn starch. For the dough, use white & whole wheat flour with a bit of corn meal. (I could put together a recipe if requested). Also add an egg. 2/

14.03.2026 15:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Apple pie has been a staple in my family passed down through generations. I use a combination of apples, usually Rome & Granny Smith, about 10/pie. The trick is to cook the slices 1st in butter & sugar (1/3 cup), a tsp of cinnamon & pinch of nutmeg until the juices evaporate. 1/

14.03.2026 15:11 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I lost a very close friend who was 26 when he succumbed to colon cancer. Funny and energetic, I will continue to miss him. Rod, this donation is for you who are gone but not forgotten! 🙏

13.03.2026 15:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The vultures are out with Neville & Liew actively rooting for Spurs to be relegated. It continues to amaze me the pleasure people get from trashing the club.

13.03.2026 12:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I understand, but I don't believe that players' lack of technical ability can be fixed with motivation. I hope that Tudor's system will embed enough so that players will react better & play faster with & without the ball. Will it happen? Who knows? Either way, it's all a crap shoot.

11.03.2026 19:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Figured, but I just don't see the benefit of injecting another change when this is the 3rd manager in the last 2 years who has encountered the same problem. That tells me it's not the manager & to change system again (especially for Dyche) would perpetuate players' slow responsiveness on the pitch.

11.03.2026 18:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

No

11.03.2026 14:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Looks like a good mouthful!

11.03.2026 13:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

He is high up in Tavistock & everything that I’ve read, he is the one who oversees ENIC & speaks for the Lewis family. So when he speaks, the board jumps. He most likely knows little about football, but hopefully he can sanction good appointments.

11.03.2026 13:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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There has absolutely been a lack of direction at Spurs since the Levy sacking. Even though he’s not on the board, Nick Beucher came in & demanded Frank be sacked. He needs to come back to finish the job & sack Lange & Venkatesham. It’s too late now but tomorrow is better late than never. #COYS

11.03.2026 00:23 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I rarely drink beer but I will nurse one through a match. Today it was gone at 4-0.

11.03.2026 00:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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10.03.2026 23:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No

10.03.2026 23:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This whole season has been a Lindsey Vonn downhill crash.

10.03.2026 23:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We’ll never know, but what would’ve happened in season 3 if Ange had been backed instead of sacked. Perhaps similar injuries & results, but guaranteed the players would have been together, fighting for the badge. Instead, Levy had to make the change resulting in this total train wreck.

10.03.2026 22:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I will also say that if Kinsky had gotten a few starts here & there, his confidence wouldn’t so easily have totally collapsed. He must have been so amped for this start only for his balloon to be quickly popped.

10.03.2026 21:16 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

The same. He was also the first to inquire about my Spurs fandom. I tried searching for him a little while ago, but came up empty. I’ve always valued his posts & I hope that he is well.

08.03.2026 13:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Words are meaningless. Affecting the wallet is the only thing that will get the board’s attention.

06.03.2026 15:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A rebuild may not be the worst thing. Think of the youth here & coming. The biggest thing Enic has to do is get the new DoF right.

06.03.2026 15:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Granted but grasping for silver linings here

05.03.2026 23:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A small silver lining if Spurs are relegated. It last happened in 1977 under Kieth Burkinshaw. They won promotion the next year, then consecutive FA Cups & the last UEFA trophy before Ange’s last season. So the cockerel can rise from the ashes like a phoenix (assuming a lesson is learned.) #COYS

05.03.2026 23:29 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

When Palace had the first goal chalked off, I thought finally getting a break. That lasted about 5 minutes.

05.03.2026 21:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1. Hard to say as 3 strikers are starting. If they rotate a lot, it could be a brilliant strategy!

05.03.2026 19:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Brennan Johnson will start on the bench. So he won't score, right? Right?
#COYS

05.03.2026 19:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tudor going with the triple striker set up. One of them is bound to score, right? Right?

05.03.2026 19:09 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0