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How YOU can change the world through WRITING with Alan Moore | Meet your Maestro | BBC Maestro

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Oh, this is so bad. The BBC program "BBC Maestro" (which is similar to Skillshare or Master Class or other educational creative programs) has "resurrected" Agatha Christie with AI as the host of their writing program. The result to me looks really creepy and the uncanny valley phenomenon kicks hard.

More about this in Willow's video.

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How to cook stuffed vegetables with Marco Pierre White || BBC Maestro

Duxelles is a French cuisine term that refers to a mince of mushrooms, onions, herbs, and black pepper, sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste. Cream is sometimes used, and some recipes add a dash of madeira or sherry. It is a basic preparation used in stuffings and sauces or as a garnish.

Yes, Madeira and Port are similar in that they are both fortified wines from Portugal, but they differ significantly in their aging process, flavors, and grape varieties. Madeira undergoes a unique heating process during aging, giving it oxidized, nutty, and caramel flavors, while Port, from the Douro Valley, is aged in oak barrels and has a range of styles from sweet and fruity to rich and complex

Similarities

Fortified Wines: Both are fortified with added brandy during fermentation to increase their alcohol content and preserve them.

Portuguese Origins: Both hail from Portugal, with Port from the Douro Valley and Madeira from the island of Madeira. Longevity: Both wines are known for their excellent aging potential.

Differences

Aging Process:

Madeira: Involves a unique heating process called estufagem or canteiro (or historically, from the heat of ship's voyage), exposing wine to heat & oxygen.

Port: Aged in oak barrels/vats in cooler environment, with no heating.

Flavors:

Madeira: Known for nutty/caramelized/smoky/spicy notes due to oxidative aging.

Port: Offers a wider range of flavors, with ruby and tawny styles featuring red fruit, dried fruit, and caramel notes.

Grapes:

Madeira: Often made from high-quality white grapes like Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, and Malvasia.

Port: Typically made from native Portuguese red grape varieties such as Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz.

Culinary Use:

Madeira: Its versatility makes it excellent as an aperitif, digestive, or for cooking, especially with savory dishes.

Port: Most often enjoyed as a dessert wine, pairing well with chocolates, cheeses, and sweets

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BBC Maestro/ Alan Moore

The anual fee for bbc maestro courses is 40% reduced at the moment - 77 Euro instead of 130 so I finaly made an account after having thought about it forever.

I was/am especially interessted in the Alan Moore course and so far I love it - it does not have that much new info for me, but that will mostly be because I have studied a lot of what he speaks about. BUT I just LOVE his voice and I feel like this way of phrasing certain aspects are highly motivating and inspiring. I am only half way through, but thought I would let other know, as I do not know how long the 40% off offer will last.

There are many other courses on writing although I am not sure how many I will actually completly watch - the other topics look ok, but not that interessting for me personally.

Probably I will try to look into everything a bit to get my money worth. :D

(I do think it is very horrible of them to not offer downloadably courses when you pay so much - does anyone have an idea how one would be able to do that?)

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Michelin-level mash with Pierre Koffmann | Meet your Maestro || BBC Maestro

I was debating between the spud tater-tots Will demo'd, but thought this mash would be easier & I added cheddar to it as Pierre suggested.. it was amazing, just don't serve it lukewarm.

I recognize Fallow got the ball started on mash, so part two not too much water, yay, but now I have to get my timing right so it's still hot off the stove. I ran it thru a plain old sieve, I don't want the clutter of a ricer/food mill. These potato ballen looks so fluffy, never knew all the work that went into s/t like this..hopefully it is worth all the effort.

I will follow you in using rosemary!

(Probably) The First Ever 3 Michelin Star Potato Dish || Fallow

I should probably disclose to you that I was influenced by the fact Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy used to eat mash whenever she was starving..I still dunno why it popped up on my feed. Her minimalist style is very Jane Birkin, not everyone wants to be seen at any cost.

50 Scandalous Facts about Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy | Cultured Elegance

this sort of hunt and peck technique. She'd push things around with her fingers and take what she wanted, but she did it with such grace and style that she was able to pull it off. She literally oozed class. She made it look as if eating with her fingers was something she'd studied in finishing school. If she was still hungry after an entire meal of her own and half of mine, and amazingly enough, sometimes she was, she'd order mashed potatoes and gravy. It didn't matter where we were. Mashed potatoes were mashed potatoes, and she loved them. She had a weird relationship with beverages, too. She could guzzle an entire bottle of Evian, a large one in 20 seconds flat. Then she'd order a Snapple iced tea and work on that and one more after it. She stored food and liquid for long periods of time. The City was her desert. I called her the camel. She behaved as if she didn't know where her next meal was coming from, and the approach worked for her. She looked absolutely fantastic. She walked fast and was efficient. She was known for cutting her mornings to the wire, rising late, then turning herself out with astonishing speed. “She'd leap to her feet like a whirling dervish, and shower and dress and fix her hair in her usual 7 minutes flat,” said Bergen. “Come on, Slowpoke,” she'd say. “I'm going to be late for work. She always walked fast. Too fast. I had trouble keeping up,” Bergen admitted. Though she loved taxis so much she called herself the queen of cabs, Carolyn occasionally took the subway like everyone else. [9:20-11:09]

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ALAN MOORE: BBC Maestro Series