AI – is it better than me?
Here’s what I wrote, scrambling during a live podcast seminar thingy thinking I’ll go over the notes later… Talking about google gets blah, people...
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Congrats on reaching 60 clicks in 28 days!
Congratulations! Your site reached 60 clicks from Google Search in the past 28 days
AI-powered stock recommendations
This is a parody, in case you’re dumb. https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/17g0jgg/bored_seo_show_me_your_page_and_i_tell_you_how_to/k6deq89/ Harnessing AI for Smarter Stock Investments: Navigating the Future of FinTech In the rapidly evolving...
Quick takeaways for SEO in 2024 post Helpful Content Update
Snippets of SEO wisdom about dealing with ranking in 2024 in a post HCU world.
SEO Strategies Post-2024: Adapting to the Google Helpful Content Update
Discover essential strategies for adapting to Google’s Helpful Content Update in 2024, ensuring your SEO efforts align with the latest standards for quality and user-focused content.
Website elements to avoid/remove in 2024
Summary of “13 Things To Remove From Your Website Immediately” by Orbit Media Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWTUE9-mDk Vague Homepage Headlines Vague headlines on the homepage make...
Happy endings for women by women in Adelaide
Uh, what would I know, don’t massage me, ask u/PepperBunny83. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/19e7hho/happy_ending_for_women/ Prompt: [ Image Type: Photorealistic.Setting: A digital, futuristic cyber-space background. Main Subjects:...
SEO Testing: Exploring the Use of Hidden Test Keywords
Hidden test keywords in SEO are unique, non-competitive strings added inconspicuously to a webpage. They serve as markers to understand how search engines index...
SEO Analysis: AshSimmonds.com “Gout and Keto”
Based on the provided content from the URL “https://ashsimmonds.com/2014/07/14/gout-and-keto“, I will assess its relevance, quality, and helpfulness in relation to the specific query “Gout...
ChatGPT SEO Analysis: MayfairFinanceAustralia vs MortgageChoice – term: “Mortgage Broking Adelaide”
Testing out some random SEO GPT tools: https://chat.openai.com/share/f30a9dbc-841f-4737-a013-2601580fa185 Having reviewed both your website (Mayfair Finance Australia) and your competitor’s (Mortgage Choice), here is a...
20 Essential YouTube Settings for Maximizing Your Channel’s Success – summary of video by @Marcus-Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fEU3aJQzCU&list=PLpTPRepz0Toq7BHzpYS-TTAdZQ1tTW8Vq&index=91 Publish to Subscriptions Feed and Notify Subscribers: Toggle off this setting for unrelated content to avoid negative algorithm signals. COPPA Compliance (Child Online...
Video – I use Perplexity MORE than Google and ChatGPT – @rileybrownai
Reasons for Preferring Perplexity: The five main reasons for preferring Perplexity are its clean interface, real-time information, accuracy, context awareness, and organization features. Play...
Navigating the 2024 Email Authentication Changes: A Guide to DMARC, DKIM, and SPF
Key Points New Authentication Rules: Major email providers like Google and Yahoo are enforcing stricter email authentication standards in 2024. Mandatory Compliance: Compliance with...
Home Finance in Adelaide: Navigating Your Options with Mayfair Finance Australia
Aspect Detail Expertise Over 25 years of experience in finance brokering Services Comprehensive home finance solutions, including home loans, refinancing, and more Personalized Approach...
Thanks to all who ‘reunited’ last night! RT @jdtoo : Bad Ash & Good Ash – you decide @socadl @TripleB #Socadl #Reunion
https://twitter.com/socadl/status/1125935981704642561
Twitter protected account security test
https://twitter.com/AshSimmonds/status/981251861259759616 Yeah no doubt – this is why I spent $thousands on testing back in the day, the data simply didn't exist, and I...
SP3 W10 phantom touch on upgrade to “Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709”
I don’t know why yet, but when upgrading my Surface Pro 3 to “Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709” everything went haywire with...
(almost) zero carb pepperoni and bacon pizza
It’s been forever since I made a pizza, so here’s this year’s. Using the base from: Keto/Low-Carb Pizza Base This is about 1.5 teaspoons...
I’m now Level 6 Google Guide whatever
Previously: http://ashsimmonds.com/2016/06/03/im-now-level-3-google-guide/ Dunno why, they just bumped everyone up randomly it seems, and I don’t think there’s any further incentive from what I can...
Bah Humbug!
Xmas gift from Mama Bear. Go jingle somewhere else and Stop bothering me. This isn’t my idea of fun It’s not my cup of...
Tarakihi (NZ fish) crumbed fillets
My favourite fact about this fish is that it’s AKA Jackass Morwong: https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=jackass+morwong It’s a really flakey and semi-delicious fleshy thing, suits well to...
Mega beef n avocado n cheese n shrooms n onion burger, topped with a runny egg yolk, wrapped in lettuce
Now let’s wrap it in lettuce and try to eat the monolith. Gross, I know, but how satisfied do I look…
These pies are just so fucking good
Trisha’s Pies in Wellington. I’ve eaten many meat pies, these are the best.
How to solve “Einstein’s Riddle” in under 5 minutes (without cheating, just re-ordering the questions)
Who’s fucking fish is it anyway? It’s dubious as to whether Einstein put together the Zebra Puzzle, but either way it’s widely attributed that...
Pip at a girl’s night – by @hiley90photography
Party Girls in a Restaurant – Girls’ celebrations can get playful when the camera comes out and it’s been free drinks all day. This...
Hike up Mt Victoria to the random antenna tower thing, Wellington
Runkeeper: https://runkeeper.com/user/AshSimmonds/activity/810655172
Release the Kraken soup
I don’t know what happened. It was delicious. I upset some gods, but whatevs.
Slow cooked beef ribeye ribs in Mexican marinade
This slab was so big I took the meat off and parcel’d into their own steaks, and am cooking the bones on their own....
I’m now Level 3 Google Guide
Only a few hundred more photos/reviews and I get elevated to Googlinati SEO Cogniscenti. As a Level 3 Local Guide, you can: * Get...
KetoGains: protein vs mTOR vs aging etc random rant
It’ll probably be deleted, but I’m drunk and felt like ranting on all the stuff against protein and such lately. –> https://www.facebook.com/groups/ketogains/permalink/1245298425481005/ Longform post...
Congrats, you’re on a “mobile” device!
Likely redirected from: –> http://ashsimmonds.com/2016/06/02/redirect-mobile-users-to-another-page-rweb_design/ If not on mobile and not being redirected by this: <script> if (screen.width <= 800) { window.location = “http://ashsimmonds.com/2016/06/02/redirect-mobile-users-to-another-page-rweb_design/”;...
Redirect mobile users to another page – r/web_design
Congrats, you’re not using a “mobile” device. (or have javascript disabled) Why? /u/Rogerss93 asked, and it’s something that can be done within minutes without...
Convenimince, prawn skewers, sausage, parmesan
This stuff: –> http://ashsimmonds.com/2016/05/28/convenimince-prime-nz-angus-ground-mince-beef-by-green-meadows/
Convenimince – prime NZ Angus ground / mince beef by Green Meadows
It’s pretty good, mostly just a few flavour thingies in it, not much junk. Dunno what coconut sap is.
Wagyu beef burgers n onion
Really digging these patties – 99% grass-fed wagyu beef. Not ridiculously expensive either.
Savour & Spice – Mamma’s Mexican Marinade
Pretty decent. Nice Argentinian chimmichurri flavour with a citrus twist. Ingredients list nothing to obsess about.
Porkopalypse Now – kinda
Semi-decent rendition of this recipe I invented several years ago, which was the best pork meal I’ve ever had. Not as fall-apart as the...
Seafood medley n cream
Random seafood chunks is $17/kg, 300g of which with some white wine creamy garlic sauce makes an awesome budget seafood meal.
750g t-bone on the stove burner
Yeah, stupid idea, but had to be tried. Messy, but still fucking delicious.
Solved: Android “Waiting: [phone] is busy” moving files over USB in Windows 10, usually from SD card to main storage
I won’t bother with technical details here, just accept that it is what it is, and any workaround or fix is ridiculously complex. Here...
L’Authentique chicken & bacon sausages, chicken nibbles
These snags are pretty expensive, I think they were NZ$12 for six/280g, but I like the cut of their gib. The taste was good...
Domino’s Pizza (Carb Backloading™)
Just got back from a 1.5 week roadtrip after a 16 hour ride. Blow me. Interesting side note – of a 68g/2.4oz piece of...
My new butcher: Kelburn Cameron Harrison
Had a lot of intermittent luck with decent meat in Wellington. Eg back in July 2015 I wandered into Preston’s and they sold me...
Inability to run in dreams and do other quick-limb stuff
Stumbled on this the other day. Basically, you have difficulty running like it feels super sluggish as in stuck in peanut paste and doing...
Egg yolks, beef bones and fat and gristle, bacon, chilli
400g Beef bones @ $6/kg, 4 egg yolks @ $0.80c ea.
Rump steak, avocado, cheese, shrooms
300g Rump @ $13/kg, half avocado @ $4 ea, 100g cheese @ $9/kg, 100g shrooms @ $15/kg?
JJ Murphy’s $17.50 500g Rump Steak
Frank got the bitch bubbles cos they were only $5 bucks. Love it when a hokey pub knows how to cook bleu. One beer...
Monsoon Poon – Firecracker Chicken – 3.5 plates
Another reddit meetup. The first two were delicious. The third was a bit uncomfortable. Halfway through the fourth I was nauseous and sweating and...
Chicken heart / giblet curry
With onion and courgette fried in beef drippings. And spinach wilted in white wine. Plus coconut cream. Dump in a shitload of tumeric. (or...
Fat bombs, with cashews
Lindt 85% Cocoa chocolate. Melt on super low heat. Whip the cream (step not shown). Splash of coconut essence. Couple dollops of coconut oil....
Doctor Karl sharing wisdom on nutrition science
2 years ago: Why we need Dr Karl to actually research nutrition science rather than dole out ideology Summary of above: Dr Karl doesn’t...
Best magnesium supplements in New Zealand
Type Elemental (%) Bioavailability (%) Carbonate 45 30 Chloride 12 ? Citrate 16 90 Glycinate 18 80 Hydroxide 42 ? Lactate 12 99 Malate...
Thirty Nine
Oz vs NZ – which bubbly is better with birthday breakfast oysters? pic.twitter.com/05WQhWH80V — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) October 3, 2015
Phallic processed meat
I’m staying in a hotel room in Thorndon and can’t cook anything, so basically living on stuff like this.
My Seafood Keto / Carnivore Diet Challenge [N=1 Experiment]
I met a girl with a “GHOTI” tattoo recently and immediately pointed at it and remarked “FISH!”. She said I’m the first person to...
Erskine College – Wellington NZ – Old Haunted Mansion
Update 6 Sep 2015: I’d been sitting on these pics and vid in draft as I didn’t want to spoil the experience for anyone...
Cleaver time
When all the cutlery is dirty but you still want the meat… Laura Barrett Reference: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153134324206236&set=a.10150209580221236.331013.781806235&type=1&theater
Cheap tomahawk ribeye steaks
Tomahawk steaks had no price sticker, I asked, he said "no idea, how's $7.50?", "Sold! Gimme both." pic.twitter.com/MevZySd0j7 — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) April...
Principia Ketogenica: #1 bestseller in Science, Medical Nutrition, and Weight Loss Diets. Whatever.
Get it here. Probably mostly thanks to a mention by Dr Mike Eades, or because I put it on sale for under a buck,...
February 2015 – Round up
"Your body makes glucose if you stress it by not eating it." ~ "#Paleo"tards Your body also makes poop. Stop stressing your body: eat...
Pulled pork belly leftovers
My housemate is a chef and they serve pulled pork, which is basically pork belly which has been slow-cooked over 24 hours and then...
Grub Log – January 2015
1st – Christchurch, Point Break Chicken drumsticks. Mussels. 2nd – Lake Tekapo Sausages, chicken drumsticks, cheese. 3rd – Lake Tekapo Canned fish. 4th –...
January 2015 Round-up
Nothing like curling up on the sofa with a mug of wine and a good book. pic.twitter.com/GtbNki2O1S — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) January 1,...
I Am Legend: Christchurch edition
8:30am on a Friday in the CBD – ghost town. @CaloriesProper @GerardPinzone @Kindke "no bueno"–http://t.co/ys03T47Ris — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) January 2, 2015 Warning...
Beach frolick interrupted by finding a dead guy washed up on shore :(
These shots all taken before I had the great fun task of dragging a drowned body in from the surf, and spending the evening...
Landed: Point Break
Filthiest crappiest 8-ball table ever, but hey it’s free Nice book I FUCKING LOVE MUSSELS Cool Argentinian folk, liked my recital of a chimmichurri...
December 2014 – Round-Up
New country, new (lack of) hair-do. Wellington Confused when drunk. Te Puni Village building is super weird. Cool view tho. Lived on this stuff...
Silverside – Leaving Kaikoura
Heading to ChCh, couldn’t find any other real food. So lean and dry – had to wash it down with vodka.
Why Paint Cats – Book Review
The Ethics of Feline Aesthetics Found at a random backpacker’s in Kaikoura, New Zealand. I thought it was going to be about artists who...
Pies – Kaikoura
After quite a while of almost strict ZC thought I could get away with some fucking delicious pies. Ouch – bloating and general malaise....
Cooper’s is “craft beer” in NZ? Sparkling and Pale Ale, a-huh…
The amount of evens I don't. #Coopers #craftbeer pic.twitter.com/RarTViOTr7 — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) December 21, 2014
Protected: 12,071 steps. Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Jerky, bacon, eggs
Yeah, taken by potato. One of the best jerky’s I’ve ever had – from Butcher Boys in Nelson, NZ.
Hellers Country Pork Sausages – The Villa, Picton, NZ
I can only assume I utilised this BBQ for preparation of pictured sausages.
Pam’s Corned Beef
Popped the lid and it was squirting fat. Another one that’s a bit dry when eaten alone. Thankfully I had some aioli to back...
700g JJ Murphy’s rump steak Wednesday $15 special
First day back in Wellington, NZ. Great value and so what I needed.
Hellaby’s corned beef [review]
Thinking maybe I’ll travel the world doing tinned corned beef reviews… This stuff is nice enough, but it seems like all the fat has...
Welly digs
This is the most confusing building I’ve ever been in. From the street you go down two flights of stairs and you’re at reception...
Bussin’ all day
Yeah, seriously – 14 hours. Had an inkling I wouldn’t be able to get any food all day, so grabbed a couple Massive McMuffins,...
Baldness
Yeah I know, I look like the fleeing criminal that I am, but oh well. Was actually kind of a mistake. I was drunk...
Golden Country Corned Beef #thuglyfe
Basically living on this stuff at the moment. It’s cheap-ish, 20% fat and 20% protein and basically zero carb – so wins on all...
November 2014 Round-up
If you can't afford my Happy Meal priced book, then here's 350 pages of pure unadulterated science, free: -> http://t.co/J1aJ6lWo5Q (1.4mb) — Some Idiot...
New Zealand and its expensive but great interwebs, vs Oz
Internet speed here is GREAT, I’m getting an almost constant 4G signal throughout Auckland so far, which means almost instant response to any of...
Destination: Unknown
Have no idea how I stumbled on it, but discovered a recent Kickstarter campaign for Minaal bags – a carry-everything bag thing. -> http://www.minaal.com/...
Interstellar Review
It’s basically the opposite of “The Inner Light” from Star Trek TNG 1992. Also: Facebook expert for hire. pic.twitter.com/oHjEKyySLt — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds)...
Grill’d Low Carb SuperBun Burger Review
Ok so every bastard in the Aussie keto/”paleo”sphere has been going on about the latest commercial burger chain incarnation – that of Grill’d‘s (!?)...
Site overhaul – Pinterest’esque free WordPress theme – Pinboard
Quite like this one, probably one of the easiest to use and make purdy that I’ve played with in a long time – and...
Misunderstanding Rotten Tomatoes
I never really paid much attention to RottenTomatoes rating system before, but I nearly always consulted it prior to watching a movie – just...
Carbohydrates in wine – residual sugar, and why nearly all online guides are wrong
Carbs in wine are mis-reported across the board because they don’t know what “carbohydrates, by difference” means. It’s only 2-8g per litre in “dry” wine.
Low-Human-Intereference diet (Lo-HI)
Folk ask occasionally, it’s easier to post my manifesto here and refer to it when necessary. It’s not some fad diet, not about losing...
Comment on: Insulin Index – Hormonal Obesity XXIII
Ash Simmonds: Insulin gets all the spotlight, but not many folk talk about the insulin: glucagon ratio which gives insulin levels context. – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8811328...
Gout and keto
There’s loads more to it than simply blaming red meat or whatever is this weeks uric acid demon food. Some people with high uric...
On Plants and Carnivory: Comment on CaloriesProper.com
http://caloriesproper.com/paleo-plants-and-carnivory/#comment-1478139844 Further resources: Much of this (about the default nature of healthy plant eating) is covered in the response to MDA here: Are vegetables...
Comment on: The Nutrition Debate #216: Is Low-Carb High-Protein or High-Fat?
Source: http://www.thenutritiondebate.com/2014/06/the-nutrition-debate-216-is-low-carb.html?showComment=1402151980193#c8569486406063005557 Back in the day when I was fat my meat volume intake really was no different to today. Only real difference now...
The Zen Of Drinking Alone
Love this article: Via Drunkard. RT @MagpiePants "I want a few drinks but it's lame to drink alone :/"– False. The Zen Of Drinking Alone: http://t.co/qc61rt7TkD...
Comments on: “Personally I find it highly unlikely that the USDA dietary guidelines contributed to the obesity epidemic” – Stephan Guyenet
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/57440891958/permalink/10152951317861959/ Context: It came up in my feed with 150 comments on it already, the last couple arguing about the Inuit/Stefansson thing. Well,...
Comment on: Fat-Head – Safe Starches And Logical Consistency
I love Jaminet’s stuff, but his glucose and mucus deficiency etc assertions are just silly. Paul JaminetI ate a high-vegetable but extremely low-carb diet...
Big Head Zero Carb Beer – is it?
I sent them an email a while ago asking about it because I don’t know of any other zero carb beer, so I was...
I #rocur @WeAreAdl
I took over curating this “We Are Adelaide” twitter account for a week. (Ignore whatever comes up embedded as the author as the curator...
A month of calorie counting
I’ve been recording absolutely eeevverything since 1th Feb. I initially started out intending to go hardcore ketovore after a couple months of laxness over...
Dadd jokes
No more Dadd jokes. #Mumm pic.twitter.com/jwGEQIfWlR — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) February 15, 2014
Facepalmbook
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151951620297043&set=a.426160937042.213042.638382042&type=3&theater
Harvard is the fucking weatherman of nutrition – always wrong but everyone listens to them again tomorrow.
@ThePaleoDiet @robbwolf Harvard is the fucking weatherman of nutrition – always wrong but everyone listens to them again tomorrow. — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds)...
Gettin some solar photon/electron particle dance thingies up in mah schnoz, thanks for the tip @DrJackKruse
Gettin some solar photon/electron particle dance thingies up in mah schnoz, thanks for the tip @DrJackKruse. http://t.co/pthraD9Vsq — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) December 6,...
I’m personally responsible for injuring people on the internet – because they see me eating steak n eggs
anyone who is new to /r/keto, please ignore ashsimmonds, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. you will notice cavemanketo’s recipe has (some) vegetables,...
November 2013 Round-Up
Golfers have pretty creative math. http://t.co/FBXpzqeAzs — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) November 2, 2013 Adding lightness. http://t.co/lH82qv99kQ — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) November 2,...
Why we need Dr Karl to actually research nutrition science rather than dole out ideology
Ok, so Dr Karl did an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit the other day which was really cool. When someone asks how he...
Optifast Ketogenic Diet Scam
Just saw an ad on teevee with a chubby chick talking about how her doctor or whatever suggested a ketogenic diet for weight loss...
2004 Lotus Elise 111R for sale – SA
Righto – it’s on the market. Here’s the spiele: For those who don’t know, the 111R is the Elise package with an Exige engine...
Stumbled into a Soylent circlejerk at Tim Ferris’s joint
I admire the idea, but it appears to be being made out of junk food. Anyhoo, my comment: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2013/08/20/soylent/#comment-214219 I don’t understand why they’d...
Slab o’ scotch fillet, wood-fired steak, chimmichurri sauce, and seagull bro
These bad boys are going into the fridge like this with some salt on them to dry them out. The rest get individually wrapped....
Thoughts on Prakky’s 4 Tips on Working From Home … and Being Productive
Full post here: http://prakkypedia.prakky.com.au/2013/08/19/my-4-tips-on-working-from-home-and-being-productive/ My responses to her points: Working hours are for client work, not housework I don’t bill by-the-hour or whatever, I tell...
Spotted on Twitter
A lotus on the way to Marion 🙂 pic.twitter.com/EzvTI4wmpB — J☮N☮ (@Cypherage) August 19, 2013
r/keto comments on glucose and ketone metabolism
From: http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/1kh120/fat_metabolism_questions_xpost_science/ This stuff is above my paygrade so excuse me if I simplify things AFAIK them – I’ll try not to make shit up....
Non-flour batter for fish and pancakes
Another simple recipe which stems from the “Oopsie”ish pizza base. As it turns out when you fry it instead of baking, it ends up...
r/keto “guy in medical field’s” bullshitorama about a ketogenic diet
http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/1k8ejn/science_can_someone_help_me_respond_to_this/ Glucose is necessary in your diet This is so dumb – no it is not, we 100% know this. long term depletion of...
I chuck up some info on keto and water weight / fluid managment etc
From: http://aussieexotics.com/forum/off-topic/the-stop-talking-start-showing-results-exercisedietlifestyle-challenge-12575.msg457938.html#msg457938 …while on that topic apparently during ketosis your body doesn’t retain water as easily, so a small amount of the loss may also...
Flour free cheesy garlic bread
I got distracted and overcooked the base whilst trying to make a pizza – as in cooked too much to use as a base...
Surf n turf low carb pizza
Today we’re knocking up a surf n turf pizza using scotch (ribeye), barramundi (Aussie fish), bacon, mushroom and onion. My go-to for a quick...
Bashams Whale Watching and Shitty Flying Fish Cafe Food Again
Some cool whale action, no decent shots though.
BasketCricket
Don’t get much exercise, thought I’d come up with a new solo game I can I play at the local basketball court. I get...
Keto-friendly meat lovers pizza
Had an aching for a pizza, I have no delivery places nearby and besides – I don’t really eat pizza as I’m not fond...
Low carb pizza base
Impatient? Here’s the TL;DR Separate 3 eggs Add 1 tsp vinegar to whites Beat until stiff/can form peaks Add 2 tbsp cream cheese to...
X-Com: EU – Chryssalid Party
Ended up with SEVEN chryssalids chasing my final guy (as in, very last soldier in my Impossible/Ironman run) across the map, was actually quite...
How to burger
Following on from yesterday’s post on whether a McDonald’s McDouble is the world’s greatest source of nutrition, I thought there might be some folk...
Most nutritious food on the planet
I don’t think anybody – even McDonald’s – is touting “fast food” as a godsend to nutrition, but out of the “Good, Fast, or...
Scotch Fillet (Rib-Eye) Steak-Off – Gourmet vs Budget
A friend recently sent food porn of his best home-cooked steak ever and referred to it as a “Chamois Steak”, WTF… never heard of...
Budget “Chamois” Scotch Fillet Steak
So I tried to recreate this steak as best I could the next night – except using a self-cut bit from a big slab...
Chamois Steak
God made you to be somebody very… delicious! Had heard of this so-called “Chamois” cut of steak from a friend who got it from...
Rainbows, gales, discoburgers and jerky
Had a hankerin’ for a Discoburger… Blowing a gale out there today – the waves were actually going back OUT to sea! Then made...
The Blurgher – Beef, Bacon, Cheese, and drool
For some reason I was craving a Hungry Jacks/Burger King experience, but delete a few ingredients – such as anything that wasn’t animal based....
Oysters Florentine
Nothing better than some fresh oysters naturale with champagne on a lazy Sunday morning. Unfortunately the only oysters we had on hand were from...
The Last Of Us – Review – Great Story, Crap Videogame
Ok so I’ve finished The Last Of Us… I give it 5 out of 10. Warning: contains more spoilers than a Fast n Furious...
Barossa / Vintners exotic car cruise
Occupy McDonalds Payneham. Occupy Lobethal. Uh oh – Tim’s rear screen bollocksed itself when trying to up/down the roof. Meals at Vintners were ok....
Beef fat prevents alcoholic liver disease in the rat.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2646971 Nanji AA, Mendenhall CL, French SW. Source: Department of Pathology, University of Ottawa, Canada. Abstract The amount and type of dietary fat is...
Steak, eggs, salmon, @Baxters, @Melburnian, @Peteski_AU, and degustation at Celsius
Got up at 5am with a hankering for steak n eggs, covered in butter of course. Then the girl cooked up a second breakfast...
High Steaks: Why and How to Eat Less Meat – “live” book review – part 01
Forum discussion here: http://highsteaks.com/forum/whatever/high-steaks-why-and-how-eat-less-meat-live-book-review-104.0.html This is a book which has the same name as my website, but seems antithetical. I can’t claim to read...
Roast stuffed quail
Sometimes you aren’t hungry enough to eat a regular sized chicken, this is where the beauty of a quail comes in – it’s like...
Bulletproof Broth
Forget Bulletproof Coffee – broth is where it’s at. Here’s the full recipe on how to cook bone broth. 250g serving from freezer –...
Stag half-price steak, Yalumba Uncorked, Universal Wine Bar scallops
Nice little Elise on Rundle. Jordyn’s new Ray Bans. Uncorked, Yalumba. I bought a bottle of Bin 28 for $37 bucks, left the table...
Movie Shorts
Caught up with SJ and JodieH for a night of wine and short movies. Then onto a new joint in the old Black Cat...
Victor Crown T-bone, end of warm weather, and making babies
There’s a steak under there somewhere. Cold weather only from here on in, put the lid on the car. Then got caught in the...
Mega Cheese-Filled Meatballs [VIDEO]
Discussion in the forums. If anyone cares maybe I’ll put up a proper recipe, for now, here’s a drunk guy making meatballs: Oh, and...
Ministry of Sound Avalanche
Sick of having no radio reception and shitty internet connection being unable to support online radio smoothly. Went on eBay and bought buckets of...
Mclaren Vale Vintage and Classic, Coriole Vineyard and Oliver’s Taranga
Went through McLaren Vale for a couple laps checking out all the cars in the Mclaren Vale Vintage and Classic. Pics via the above...
Weber BBQ’d whole trout, asparagus and creamy garlic prawns
http://highsteaks.com/forum/food-glorious-food/weber-bbqd-whole-trout-asparagus-and-creamy-garlic-prawns-100.0.html
Eye Fillet Steak with red wine jus and broccoli
http://highsteaks.com/forum/food-glorious-food/eye-fillet-steak-red-wine-jus-and-broccoli-99.0.html
Smoked Octopus
This is an amazing snack, way more tasty and more-ish than I was expecting. Wanted to just have a tentacle or two, but ended...
Random Melbourne Getaway – day one
Brekky at Beachcombers. Went on an interesting tour of Melbourne CBD with a comedian guy – called “2013, When We Were Idiots”. Basically you...
Chimmichurri Grill and Panacea
Seeing I don’t eat any of the other stuff, it was basically $9.50 for a sausage. A really good sausage, but not $9.50 worth....
Car bath, Union T-Bone, Universal Dinner
The Steakmobile got a much needed detail, and I finally got the gay E thing and the AussieElises kangaroo decals and the residue from...
Tash, Stag, Jordyn, Diluz, Town Hall, Jam Factory, and Universal – oh my
On the way to town, dropped in on Tash at McLaren Vale. Then half-price steak lunch at Stag with Jordyn and Diluz. Woo –...
XCOM – Classic Ironman – Game #10 – fail
Man this game is raping me – I won 10 out of 13 battles and still my Geoscape strategies weren’t enough. Things I learnt...
Steak n egg yolks
I’m not racist but, just not a big fan of egg whites. #albuminsupremacy Egg yolks make an awesome steak sauce. Uncooked to perfection.
Bacon Explosion
Inspired by a Redditor’s try at Caveman Keto’s recipe, however I’m lazier so I didn’t want a multi-step process – just make it all...
Swan Reach to Encounter Bay – Fueltank Roadtrip Day 5
The girl left her credit card on the bar the previous night, so we spent the morning on the deck looking over the Murray....
Eildon to Swan Reach via Bendigo – Fueltank Roadtrip Day 4
Great “wagyu” burger at some quaint cafe in Bendigo. Then we found some real C roads… But they come with hazards… But beats the...
Kerang to Lake Eildon via Echuca – Fueltank Roadtrip Day 3
Cruised to Echuca for brekky/lunch – such a charming little town. Had food at the Purple Fig, first time we’ve both completely finished our...
Renmark to Kerang – Fueltank Roadtrip Day 2
Went for lunch at Alfonso’s in Mildura – very nice. I got the mussells, she had some fish thing. They were burning shit in...
Adelaide to Renmark (and new tyres) – Fueltank Roadtrip Day 1
Decided to go for a random roadtrip, basically just driving around until it was nearly dark/out of fuel and then find somewhere to crash....
Low-fat beef rib-eye steak
Actually amazed I could find a piece of meat with so much fat on it – and it was only $17/kg, normally ribeye is...
Eat saturated fat – not polyunsaturated – to minimise liver damage from alcoholism
Yeah, it’s only a mouse study, but still… http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2010/09/is-it-smart-to-drink/ Anyhoo, here’s some extracts from the article: A primary safety concern with alcohol is its...
Osso Veno – Braised Venison Shank (T4HC Osso Buko hack)
Bought this at the Willunga Farmer’s Market last Saturday, can’t believe I managed to pull off the mother of all dad jokes… Her: “Venison…...
Pork belleh on the Weber
Needed some fat so went to Feast butcher, well, with a slight detour cos, why not? Two hours in: If there's a better smell...
Valentines Day Beef Heart Stew
The girl got me a Valentine’s Day gift, all she mentioned is she got it from The Meat Man of Adelaide – what’s in...
Scotch Fillet Weigh-In
Just wanted to see the actual yield from a steak once cooked. tl;dr – steak starts out weighing 276g raw, ends up 236g cooked...
Willunga Farmers Market and christening Gordon Ramsay
Real mayonnaise, made with olive oil, none of this soybean/canola shit – first time I’ve ever seen it available pre-made like this. Also, fucking...
Double bacon and egg day
This is the best bacon – nice smoked stuff from Feast Fine Foods, it tastes more like a good pork belly than your usual...
Redback Grill – Aussie Steak
This is in my top 5 sauces I’ve ever had. It’s a little joint in the food court at Marion Shopping Centre – been...
Offloading my 20yo stash of vinyl rave/techno to @Vinteloper
@AshSimmonds ill swap you for some wine if they are good 😉 — Vinteloper (@Vinteloper) January 17, 2013 @Vinteloper Oh yesss… All early-mid 90's...
All my stuff
Everything I own, ends up owning me. Mostly just booze glasses and steak knives. Yay me.
Cleaning stiletto heel marks off the ceiling
Damn you, Pip. Ref: http://ashsimmonds.com/2010/12/01/stiletto-marks-on-ceiling/
Mongol – Movie Review
300 crossed with Legends of the Fall, with a Genghis bent. I needed to take a pee break and so paused it – right...
Apocalypse, er, Retirement: Now
One last bit of business… Done. Just got paid for taking a dump for the last time. New status: Retired. #bogtweet — Some Idiot...
Ribeye Fish n Corn
That’s almond meal coating. Don’t usually do corn and salad stuff, but hey the gf made it.
King Leonidas on Productivity Overwatch
One week into my spontaneous productivity focus, my training buddy stays my fortitude.
Sexy Time Steak Hack – (Four Hour Chef partial review)
This is a relatively simple and almost infallible method for consistently cooking a perfect steak and sauce, all in a single pan and with...
“Paleo” Almond Meal and Parmesan Crackers
The gf baked these up, the yeller ones are just grated parmesan, the others are based on Jordyn’s recipe. The dip is olive tepanade...
Sexy Time Rump Steak n Vale Dark Beer Mushroom Sauce
This is a slightly modified version (adding the sauce) of the Four Hour Chef’s Sexytime Steak.
Accordian Spud and Chimmichurri Prawns
Got the idea for this via Richard Nikoley on Free The Animal (includes video instructions). Cut slices about 3/4 of the way through the...
“Paleo” almond meal and dukkah crackers
This was a recipe from Jordyn that we butchered: * 1 cup almond meal * salt n pepper * couple tablespoons of dukkah *...
The Corner Bistrot – French Joint
Pretty damn good. Prices reasonable – ~$15 bucks entrees, ~$35 mains, $90 bucks for the wine. http://www.thecornerbistrot.com.au/ King Leonidas approves of this vino. Steak...
King Leonidas
My new mascot, a gift via Bad Ash. “The old ones say we Spartans are descended from Hercules himself. Bold Leonidas gives testament to...
Brogress
We were discussing the difference lighting and posture can do to “progress” photos, I just gave it a name…
Lotus 111R at Phillip Island – PIARC Sprint November 2012
Prelude: I “trained” for this weekend by doing ~50 laps of PI in this simulator – http://ashsimmonds.com/2012/11/07/goobers-simworx-driving-simulator-ash-driving-phillip-island-in-a-porsche-gt3/
Lotus 111R Wheel Alignment
Just got the wheely stuff done… I haven’t taken it for a hills drive yet so no idea on how it feels – even...
Smoky chorizo sausages and Simmichurri sauce
RS’s Woolies sausage pic the other day inspired me to get stuck into some. 😀 Hmm, this whole ribbed pan to send the excess...
Diet pork fat
Went to Feast Fine Foods at Unley to get some food, asked the butcher guy for the fattiest pieces of pork he could muster...
Scorched duck something
Scorched duck something with scorched veggies. The duck breast marinating – turns out it was in a sugar-based marinade, oh well… Interrupted by some...
Greenham grass-fed beef t-bone steak brekky
Picked up this from the O'Connell St Butchers in North Adelaide, Greenham Beef from Tassie – grass-fed and hormone free and all that jazz,...
Jim’s Jerky Fatty Original Biltong
Got my jerky, sooo fatty but I’m the type of guy who actively seeks out the fattiest foods so it’s no problem for me,...
50km Trailblazer Hike in the Adelaide Hills – Fat Powered
Firstly, WTF was I thinking? Come for a walk in the park, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Man, this was an epic...
Lotus 111R Epic Images Photoshoot
Didn’t need the car for a couple days, so chucked the keys to Dave from Epic Images to play with – here’s the results…...
GOR Roadtrip – Day Two
Doofus was up bright and early, keeping an eye on those evil birds. But in the end he was happy to just watch the...
GOR Roadtrip – Day One
New plates for the car FINALLY arrived. Got pulled over 2 minutes from home because I still had the old plates on – was...
Louca’s Hutt St – Seafood Platter
Been reading a lot of Jack Kruse for some reason and found his position on fish – especially oysters and shellfish – being the...
MOAR RIBEYE and a Gary Taubes quote
Drove around for a couple hours wondering where to get a steak – ended up back at The Stag, ah well. Whilst finishing off...
Sky and steak
You can hardly tell where the panorama software did the stitching. Hit the Leicester for a ribeye again, can’t help it. Then got late...
Victory
Felt like going for a long Sunday drive today, but was at a loss for direction. Was also aching for a good slab of...
Bay to Henley wander
Nothing to do today, so me the girl and Jordyn trammed it to Glenelg and walked to Henley – just under 8km I think....
HDR 111R
Just playing around with the settings on my HTC One X, first pic is mostly standard, second pic is HDR mode – both unedited....
Sostas 1kg T-bone
Boozehags. 1kg T-bone with chimmichurri. Mmm, barramundi – I mean boobies. Mmm, bleu. Really thought I’d struggle as I wasn’t that hungry. Got to...
The Wash
Should have taken a close-up of the car, it’s rained a bit lately and the thing was filthy. Good excuse to try out The...
Cork & Cleaver and Diluz
She’s mad! Nice menu. Garlic prawns. Chicken something. Ribeye and jus. Not bad.
Tap Inn Beef Burger
Really nice quality piece of meat, I must say. Just add butter. Oh hello there gorgeous. Buns abandoned.
Adelaide City To Bay – Keto Style
I’ve been doing the 12km fun run for the last 5 years, and also running my legs ragged for a few months prior to...
Pork Belly on Beryl
In preparation for tomorrow’s City To Bay run I’m loading up on fat. 800g Berkshire pork belly – mostly fat. This is the point...
Boys Day Out
Went and picked up Rod in the Lotus, both of us looking quite dapper in our suits, me in bow tie. Pity we forgot...
Aussie Elises Monarto Trek
The lads on Aussie Elises have a great thread on the forum which is all about getting you out in your car. Didn’t have...
Alphutte
Steak Tartare. This is how I bread. The girl necking a decanter. Salmon something. Rack o’ Lamb.
Lotus 111R Giant Number Plate Fiasco
Good strategy for getting SA folk to pony up for premium plates, make the standard ones unusable/fugly. 🙁
Adelaide to Hong Kong
Cashed up and ready to go. Flight was about 10 hours from Melbourne – watched Dark *Something* with Johnny Depp about some vampire thing,...
Mapo and Katie
The steak tartare was interesting – it started out as a 5 inch tall totem of ground beef n stuff with a concave top,...
Parmesan crusted salmon cutlets with fennel and haloumi rosti
The batter – mostly shredded parmesan cheese, an egg, a couple cloves of garlic, some oregano, and a bit of flour (not much) to...
Pork Belly on the BBQ
Pork is so difficult to do in the oven as it makes my apartment look like my flatmates are Cheech & Chong, and I’ve...
Morialta backwards
Runkeeper only caught about 1/3 of the hike, was 1hr20m of average heart rate @ 160bpm, we went up backwards and maaaannnn I didn’t...
Keto Eggs Benedict
3 poached eggs, ham and haloumi cheese fried in grass-fed butter, homemade mayonnaise.
Semaphore
The girl’s ex-client put on a lavish show, turns out I vaguely remember the dude from 20 years ago when I worked at the...
Leicester Hotel Ribeye Steak Of Awesomeness
It’s like my favourite emotion ridiculously smug just sat on my face. $32 bucks with a glass of Churchblock shiraz – couldn’t believe the...
Urban Bistro – Festival Of Food
Entree – pork belly, some kind of arancini ball, shrimp thing. Girls had the duck. I went for the wagyu steak (tiny bits) with...
Austral Sunday Sesh
Put out a Batsignal in the morning, got there at noon, throughout the day 20-30 people turned up for a drink and left. Fucking...
Out n about
Met the girl for a Hendricks G+T with cucumber at Botanic, then a drink at Exeter, then a Spanish film – As Luck Would...
George’s – not a Beatle
350g scotch fillet, came out extremely quick – usually for a bleu steak they take their sweet ass time, but this came out in...
Payday
Cheque for AE finally arrived – not bad. Pork crackling for lunch – they just had to put those veggies on there, the idea...
Burger n barra at Austral
Lazy as fuck day. Eventually got up around 2pm for brekky, hit up Austral for the burger and barramundi and some ‘pussy. ...
Lofty fucken
Took the girl for her first trek up the Lofty thingo, we had loads of breaks – asthma inhaler things and stuff – but...
Friday el randomness
Went to Rob Roy, big fucker Jase turned up for a pint then left. Cunt. Luckily Jordyn and SJ and Mikael and Sophie turned...
Grace The Establishment and TaschaD
Penny’s Hill Cracking Black Shiraz and TaschaD Duck Rillete, the best a man can get. Something sashimi. Ribeye. Then several hours later at Universal...
Sostas Without Steak
The Goat – looks like a plate of hot mess, but the meat is so tender you could eat it through a straw. Delightful...
Red Rock Noodles Chilli Assplosion
Thought I could handle chilli – turns out I can’t really detect it in the mouth anymore, but by god I feel it in...
Jackets, movies, barramundi
Bought four new jacket cardigan things today, $300 bucks, reckon I did pretty well. Also spied a nice trenchcoat I’m quite enamored with –...
30 Day Steak Challenge June 2012 – Round-Up
Here’s the final tally for consumption for the month [calories in brackets]: Steak: 13kg [39,000] Other food: 17 eggs [3,400] 1.8kg processed meat (jerky,...
#socadl, Mapo, Hans, Burger, Steak n Bacon – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 30
Scooted along to Mapo on Gouger for my final night of “forced” steak eating. 🙂 Love the atmosphere there, the staff are friendly, and...
Leicester Hotel, humungo ribeye steak – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 29
Went to the Leicester Hotel with the IT boys… Finally! They’ve been going to The Cremorne a lot lately, they are crap for steak,...
The Rocks – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 28
Soft-shell crab, very nice, but too much batter for my liking. Pork belleh – divine. Lobster arancini balls – simply amazing. Barramundi...
Diluz, Yu Xi Elite and Saldechin – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 28
http://www.yuxielite.com.au/ – King William St, 9th floor above Quest Apartments. Current weight: 85.8kg Other food eaten: 150g of barramundi, 100g of (battered) soft-shell crab,...
Speed dating and drunken 2am steak – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 27
Current weight: 85.9kg Other food eaten: 150g of beef jerky Alcohol: 7 glasses of champagne, 4 gins, 4 beers Total steak eaten: 10.9kg Total...
Andre’s Cucina striploin steak and shrooms – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 26
Part three of Triple Steak Day. Then the girl turned up, she had a couple drinks with us and wanted dinner. Fair enough, I’ll...
Griffins Head tightarse rump steak – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 26
Part two of Triple Steak Day. Then a few hours later Jodie H wanted to catch up for a drink, then after a drink...
Double boner ribeye roast – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 26
Part one of Triple Steak Day. Had the day off and was quite hungry, I wasn’t going to be catching up with anyone today...
Low heat pan fried ribeye steak – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 25
Having eaten basically way too many ribeyes lately, I was looking of ways to mix it up a bit – by having another ribeye....
Ferrari F430 Spider on Grenfell
From the girl’s place. http://aussieexotics.com/forum/cars/spotted-thread-414.msg198209.html#msg198209
Ribeye steak, scrambled eggs, hash browns and fire trucks – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 24
Lazy day off from the world, didn’t get up till nearly noon. Cooked up a ribeye, some very weird coloured scrambled eggs, and this...
27 Dresses – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 23
Hit the markets with the girl for a mediocre brekky and to purchase basically everything available. Tash calls – still drunk from the night...
Random – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 22
Quite the soggy day, walked to the office rockin’ the Assassin’s Creed look. Water levels in the parklands were rather high… Was content with...
Curry eh – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 21
Inspection day, the bachelor pad is finally nice and clean again – see how long it lasts before the floordrobe is back. Hit up...
Ridiculously Indulgent Burger – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 20
Full post here. Ingredients 300g Wagyu scotch fillet steak 2 giant mushrooms 1 avocado 1 rasher of bacon 2 slices of pancetta A bunch...
Filet Mignon and Barramundi Something – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 19
http://highsteaks.com/arab-steed-filet-mignon-steak-30-day-challenge-day-19/ Then: http://highsteaks.com/forum/general-discussion/what-is-for-what-was-for-dinner-tonight/msg280/#msg280 Current weight: 84.1kg Alcohol: 1 bottle of white wine, 2 glasses of red wine Other food: 100g of barramundi, 200g of...
Stag Hotel Chateaubriand – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 18
On weekdays The Stag do half price steaks for members, and the waitresses are very attentive and entertaining because they’ve got nothing better to...
Mt Lofty and Austral Scotch Fillet – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 17
Current weight: 84.8kg Alcohol: 1 bottle of red wine, 3 beers, 1 glass of champagne Other food: none Total steak eaten: 5.75kg Total other...
Press* Restaurant – Hanger Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day 15
Headed to a place I’ve been looking forward to for a while, Press*. Been there once before and had the pork belly which was...
30 Day Steak Challenge – Week Two Round-Up
For all the posts so far, see here. For the introduction, see here. Consumption stats (for the week): Steak: 2.55kg/5.6lbs Processed meat: 200g/7oz Seafood:...
Havelock Hotel – Ribeye Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day 13
Hit up The Havey and there’s a few smaller steak options on the menu at the moment, a 250g porterhouse ($23), a 350g ribeye...
Katie and the surf n turf – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 12
Today was the first home-cooked steak of the month… wow. Sadly our options of meat were limited, so we ended up going to Foodland...
Sea and Vines – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day 11
Big day out at Sea and Vines wine tour in a stretch Hummer, started the day at 9am with champagne and eggs benedict and...
Eros Ouzeri – Striploin Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day 10
Eros Ouzeri, two steak options, the menu has a 300g petit fillet, and on the specials was a 450g striploin, the latter is what...
Fail – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day Nine
Went to a jazz festival in Mt Barker and the only options on the menu were schnitzel and pizza, opted for chicken schnitzel with...
Universal Wine Bar – Petit Fillet Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day Eight
Day 8 – went to Universal Wine Bar, the choices on the specials board at the moment are a 350g ribeye or 250g fillet,...
30 Day Steak Challenge – Week One Round-Up
For all the posts so far, see here. For the introduction, see here. Consumption stats: Steak: 2.35kg/5.2lbs Processed meat: 420g/1lbs Seafood: 600g/1.3lbs Carby stuff:...
Stag Hotel – Scotch Fillet Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day Seven
Day seven – went to The Stag on Rundle St, during the week they have half-price steaks for members. Ordered the 350g scotch fillet...
Boho Bar – Scotch Fillet Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day Six
Day six – Boho bar in Unley, 250g scotch fillet with creamy mushroom sauce, $27 bucks. Nothing special but not bad for a pub...
A Hereford Beefstouw – Chateaubriand Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day Five
Day five – went to A Hereford Beefstouw on Hutt St, Adelaide, been there a few times. Always great quality for me (some folk...
Jolly Miller’s – Rump Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day Four
Day Four – Men’s Club – our once a month meeting of blokes. Went to Jolly Miller’s, some quaint backyard old-school pub joint in...
Old Lion Hotel – Sirloin Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day Three
Day three – training is going well with the new girl, this morning she suggested I might like steak for breakfast… 🙂 Went to...
Cafe Eros – Ribeye Steak – 30 Day Steak Challenge – Day Two
Cafe Eros on Rundle, bleu 400gm ribeye on a sizzling plate with pepper sauce – $33 bucks. Meat could have been better quality, it...
Cremorne Hotel – Rump Steak – 30 Day Challenge – Day One
30 day challenge starts off with a meh. Cremorne Hotel, Unley Rd. 300g rump was the only option today – I seldom order rump...
30 Day Steak Challenge – June 2012
June is Steak Month. Not that I don’t already eat a lot of it, but now carbs are 99% gone from my diet I’ve...
More eyepatches #socadl Bad Ash looking sartorial & @nwynn
https://twitter.com/jdtoo/status/208119694039851008
Giving up the Foursquare game for a while, it’s been fun. Catch you in the real world, bitches!
https://foursquare.com/ashsimmonds/checkin/4f88d1e5e4b060b7f6e478d4
Quiz In My Pants – @ Earl Of Leicester
https://foursquare.com/ashsimmonds/checkin/4f855da9e4b05ea63f5a4f57
Rotten egg ruins the meal :(
Was just about finished cooking this bacon n lamb extravaganza and wanted to chuck some eggs in… Ugh. 🙁 I just gag every time...
Pork belly and butter [FAT LOADING]
Total size was 618g and 60g of butter, I ate all the fat, about 2/3 of the butter, and left about 1/3 of the...
Biception
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150616917932043&set=a.10150173064137043.304084.638382042&type=3&theater
Slow cooked beef ribs @ Stag
My first meal in 55 hours. https://foursquare.com/ashsimmonds/checkin/4f640ba4e4b09987d0fc9c88
T-bone emasculation @ Sostas
Couple walk past, guy’s eyeing off my steak, woman goes “honey, that’s too much meat for you” – my balls shrank in emasculation sympathy.
Double Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe replaced buns with slices of cheese
Heart healthy version of the Bacon Double Cheeseburger Deluxe – replace buns with cheese. https://foursquare.com/ashsimmonds/checkin/4f4f7a1ae4b0cad93c1d92c7
Beef rib
High steaks ribs, fat glorious fat. https://foursquare.com/ashsimmonds/checkin/4f2ca7e5e4b056f83a647cf3
Damn song been stuck in my head for weeks now, is the only reliable method for getting rid of it to deepthroat a shotgun?
Damn song been stuck in my head for weeks now, is the only reliable method for getting rid of it to deepthroat a shotgun?...
Podcast #0000
Welcome to our first attempt at recording a podcast about fascinating stuff! Take a listen to the various subjects – mostly backed up by...
Thirty Five
My impression of a drunk unicorn: http://t.co/LIRhpYSl Happy birthday me! Pic via @TashStoodley — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) October 4, 2011
Raw lamb chop and broccolini
@TashStoodley @danaesinclair @TaschaD @geckowebs @sophieliddy @LVS Meat, broccoli, red wine. Carbless dinner win.http://t.co/I3IXppoD — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) September 19, 2011 @TashStoodleyI’m so sorry...
I don’t have the shakes, my fingers are doing interpretive dance.
I don't have the shakes, my fingers are doing interpretive dance. — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) June 5, 2011
Stiletto marks on ceiling?
How does this even happen? Um, does anyone else have stilleto marks on their ceiling after last night? : http://twitpic.com/3bqf7e — Some Idiot actually...
Adelaide Honda NSX Club Run
Aussie Exotics Full album: http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/thumbnails-478.html 3D wanky thing: http://aussieexotics.com/photo/3d.php?album=478 Will add a bunch of pics to the thread now, as usual – click for...
Surf n turf @ Seven Stars
Poor @anepiphany is too sick for lunch today, had to get Diluz as a ring in. http://twitpic.com/2ze870 — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) October 21,...
Adelaide Zombie Walk 2010 – It’s not easy being gangrene
Details: http://www.adelaidezombiewalk.org Full album: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/ashsimmonds/AdelaideZombieWalk2010 I made you a brains, but I eated it The guy from Blue Man Group eventually carked it A...
Thirty Four
Midnight snack at mine. Crispy skinned salmon w/ hollandaise, asparagus & sweet potato & carrot mash Pip This was by far the best meal...
Inception – the idea movie
I was a long time non-believer in this whole reality gig – so it wasn’t so much an epiphany for me (as is being...
Adelaide Metro Journey Planner
Designed and implemented in 2004. Real-time suggestions as you type. Searching for a street or bus stop: Searching for a Suburb or Landmark/Location/Business/etc. Using...
Partial lunar eclipse – Adelaide style
Camera settings: Canon Powershot S5 IS 1/250s 8.0f 80 ISO 7:00pm – Lunar preclipse 7:55pm – First bit of the Earth getting in the...
GOONHENGE
Thanks to Mum staying with me while sis is in hospital, I bring you the 8th Wonder of the World: http://twitpic.com/1z4oky
Dream vs Reality – microwave lunch edition
Proscuitto wrapped chicken with carrots and creamy mash eh…? Dream vs Reality: lunch packaging designed by the folks who advertised Sea Monkeys. #WorkWed #foodfail...
Little sister vs car crash
Thanks Splatters and twitterers for the positive thoughts etc, and Laughing Owl for pointing MMM out. On Sunday night my little sister (21yo) was...
I just pulled a hamstring
I just pulled a hamstring. http://twitpic.com/1orcz3 — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) May 18, 2010
Hmm, what should I drink? (iphone photo by @Sprigggy )
Hmm, what should I drink? (iphone photo by @Sprigggy ) http://twitpic.com/1nn482 — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) May 14, 2010
Deliver unto me cheap wine and priceless friends.
Deliver unto me cheap wine and priceless friends. (@ Lord Melbourne Hotel) http://4sq.com/cCcgWO — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) May 3, 2010
Burst watermain on Rundle St, Adelaide
11pm – Thursday 6th May, 2010 Just near the Austral Hotel, Zambrero, and Cibo – also raining on the parade of American Apparel. News...
Quad Stacker @ Burger King
Was out drinking with this chick and after decorating my toilet with red wine and indian food she needed meat… Went the HJ’s and...
I Am Legend (of Rundle St)
http://twitpic.com/v2quk – I Am Legend (of Rundle St) — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) December 25, 2009
Season’s Greetings
http://twitpic.com/uwx8f – Seasons Greetings — Some Idiot actually (@AshSimmonds) December 24, 2009
Aston Martin drive – V12 Vantage, DBS Volante, V8 Vantage, DB9
By Ash Simmonds. Aston Martin have just released two new pieces of rolling art loaded with V12 warheads, and two of the first in...
Bull’s Run – Lamborghini Club SA – October 2009
Discussion in the Australian Lamborghini forums. Someone bribed the BOM and delivered us a perfectly sunny day, cos as I write this less than...
Wagyu scotch fillet steak @ Gilbert St Hotel
Now I’m depressed – that’s like 3 crap steaks in a row eating out, over $100 in meat which is enough for 5 awesome...
Amanda Ellis and Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Photoshoot
Lana Jones Magazine will be producing a 2010 Glam Cars calendar featuring hot girls and exotic cars as a fundraiser for their chosen charity.
SEO: Adwords – chasing your long-tail – getting proper qualified traffic
The thing to remember when trying out a PPC (pay-per-click/Adwords) campaign is not to get too hung up on the prime keywords which are...
South Australia bans plastic bags to save 6 fish per year
Or, how a 1 in 66 million chance isn’t an inconvenient truth… The reasoning for the plastic bag ban? Planet Ark spokeswoman Anne-Marie Byrne...
Scotch fillet steak with “layonnaisse” @ Brunswick
7 or 8 of us went to The Brunswick on Gilbert st, was pretty good – nothing amazing. But the sauce was fantastic –...
Porterhouse and ratatouille @ Sostas
Decent porterhouse – I’ll give it 7/10 because the mushroom sauce was pretty bland tonight and added almost nothing. But what’s with drinks service...
Petit fillet and Mother’s Milk wine discovery @ Stag
Stag on Friday with Les, both of us have had far too many poor steak experiences there but there wasn’t much else available at...
Windy surf n turf
New rule: don’t use the BBQ when it’s windy. 😕 Didn’t think it’d be an issue cos it’s pretty well enclosed, but turns out...
Goat slop @ Sostas
Sostas always do such fantastic food, had the goat tonight – succulent!!! However – I dare say the presentation could be improved…
Kangacide
I was trying to get some nice shots of this kangaroo when this dumb car came burning around the corner and made it freak...
Ribeye with butter champignons
Only 630gm today. Delicious cut of rib-eye – still no luck finding a decent sauce. 😕 Been hearing good things about a steak joint...
T-bone with Cork & Cleaver Peppery & Hickory Spice
Well I shallow-fried my t-bone. Was only like a $9 buck supermarket steak, but still turned out alright.
996g t-bone demolition
Went to the butcher – aching for a T-bone, the only ones in the display case were like 20mm thick – pffft! I ask...
Flaming ribeye
Standard Sunday breakfast at Chateua le Ash… This bad boy is $29 of the finest piece of cow in the state. Anyone know where...
Ribeye steak brekky slam
For the “jus” I put together some butter, crushed garlic, finishing sauce, chives and a healthy splash of ’03 Lost Block cab sav.
Petit fillet @ Havelock Hotel
Went to Havelock on Hutt – was dying for a steak and a bit disappointed when I saw the only two options on the...
$20 buck scotch fillet steak
So I was in my butcher’s and I ask for a yea-thick chunk of dry aged scotch fillet – she goes “just one?” and...
Dry aged scotch fillet steak
Today’s gut filler is a dry aged steak – this piece of cow cost $26 bucks! Must say – not a fan of the...
1978 Fiat X1/9, 1.5 carb for sale
Hey ladies, I don’t need this X, I want to focus on sorting out my turbo-X and this car is just taking up room....
Surf n surf – scallops and salmon
Ok, I dusted the scallops with a nice and mild salt-n-pepper combo – it has a very vanilla smell to it, it’s quite nice...
Kristen driving the blue turbo X1/9
Miss Kristen cruising in the Turbo X. It shoots blue flames out the quad exhaust on some changes and on over-run etc.
Book: Vinegar Remedies And Recipes – An Essential Ingredient For A Healthy Lifestyle
I “won” this book at my work Xmas party. :\ Yes. It’s an entire book devoted to woo about how vinegar heals everything ever.
88.6kg – lowest weight since teenager
Just out of hospital four days, couldn’t eat cos tongue is broken.
Dew knot awl wheys trussed yaw spell chequer
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Gifts
My rule for gifts – it should be something they can’t or wouldn’t do for themselves. Money/booze/food/knick-knacks… ugh. When someone says “Ooh she’s got...
The Perfect Storm – Movie Review
Some dudes went out fishing, never came home. Everything apart from them leaving the harbour is bad fiction. Cool waves bro.
