There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Put the following in a roasting tin; - 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped - 2 large carrots, roughly chopped - 2 large onions, roughly chopped - 5 sage leaves - 2 bay leaves - 2 sprigs of rosemary - 2 rashers of smoked bacon, diced - Estimate, but looked like 7 or 8 chicken wings (bones cracked– bash em up well with a meat cleaver) - Teaspoon of salt - Good pinch of pepper - 1-2 star anise Mix it all well and roast for about an hour at 200'C or so. After it has roasted, remove from the oven and mash it all together with a potato masher on a high heat on the stove. Add 2 tablespoons of ordinary flour per pint of gravy you intend to make. Add as much water as you would like to have gravy, and boil for 20 minutes, mashing occasionally to release the flavours. Once it has boiled for 20 mins and darkened in colour, pass through a sieve and store in containers/bags in the fridge/freezer. When it comes to using it, bring to the boil and mix in the juices from the roast turkey (drain the fat first). If you want to add an extra twang, mix in 2 heaped dessert spoons of cranberry jelly. I guess you could also add a few knobs of butter for some extra gloss and richness