Where??

Butternut

Our local grocer has an absolute mountain of butternut squash on offer,
at a good price. And there are myriad ways to cook this wonder, described
on the net. Because I live alone most of the time, I choose to cook the
whole thing at once in the oven, and freeze in portion size. Thus in eight
chunks, on a plaque, with a bit of butter. At 350 F, this takes about an
hour.

One then has access to the pulp. It is very tasty as a savory; I had some
last night fried in the pan, like French Fries, with cayenne pepper. The
calorie count is surprisingly low: 45 per 100 grams, as opposed to 322
for 100 grams of potato.

It does come into its own in sweet dishes, however. And cinnamon enhances
its flavour and covers that (slight) multivitamin after taste…

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING !

One of those things I never really understood: how toffee candy is
made!




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And from my morning mail; Under Armour trying to get a handle on this
gender thing. Relax, you're doing fine…

Saucification

 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financiarisation

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finanzmarkt-Kapitalismus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finance_capitalism

Aeration

I watch a lot of weird things on YouTube. But this one - after I decided I was not
going to comment - has stayed with me. WT actual F is going on here; it all seems
just so sad for everyone concerned.

Religions need to get aerated, come into conctact with outside influences.
The penalty for not doing so seems to be the kinds of toxic outcomes we
are seeing here...

Asylum

Requests for asylum status to the European Community are
down sharply since 2015:

source: Libération

https://www.liberation.fr/planete/2018/10/03/europe-le-nombre-de-migrants-decroit-fortement_1682713

Document It

Not all tariffs have the same meaning or function.
Canada's tariff on foreign milk was a throw-away: so high
it meant no one would pay it, and Canadian milk
farmers could plan production in a sensible manner.

The current tariffs the US is imposing on aluminium
and steel do get paid, and will affect prices in its production
chain. The economic effects could be many, and need
to be documented.