Simmer for 2 hours

Jamie Oliver was on TV last night, and although I'm not a fan of his (although my wife is) I did see a few things that made me think;

The first was a cracking puff pastry pie made from beef, guinness and a few other nice things - looked very tasty.

The second was his insistence that one should "Simmer for 2 hours" the pie's filling before baking it in the oven. "Simmer for 2 hours" he said again, stressing how important that aspect of the process was.

I got thinking. When was the last time I was a "Simmer for 2 hours". Those of you who know flight simulation as a hobby will know what I mean by this. And those of you who don't will have to Google to find out more about it!

Anyway, the last time I was a "Simmer for 2 hours" was a very very long time ago. In fact it's something I don't really ever do anymore, largely down to working in the industry where every waking hour spent in front of the PC ends up being "work" rather than "play".

This just has to change. After all, it's the reason I got involved in the industry in the first place, right ? All "work" and no "play" makes for Jack (or rather Chris in this case...) a dull life...

TTFN

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