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Give easyeffects a try.

Be honest, and when there is something you don’t know, just say so. I am hiring right now, and many people adjust their CVs to match the job description, but then don’t actually know some of the technologies mentioned there…

Also, the line between confidence and arrogance can be very slim. Try to be confident, but don’t overdo it.

Ffmpeg is totally capable of doing this. Something like ffmpeg -i in.mkv -vf "crop=width:height:x:y" out.mkv might work. You would need to specify the crop area (x:y), which you can get with ffmpeg’s cropdetect. Here’s an article about it. To automate this, I would use a for loop in a shell script, for more control, or just a one liner if width, height and x:y are the same for all:

for file in *.mkv; do ffmpeg -i "${file}" -vf  "crop=width:height:x:y" "cropped_${file}"; done

It’s something new for me, I recently learned a decent meatball recipe and decided to use it. It brought some variety, and the kids loved it. :)

Chicken:

I used chicken breast, seasoned with salt and pepper, seared in a bit of oil.

Took it out and let it rest while I made the rest.

Couscous:

Basic couscous, cooked in hot water, spiced it with ground cumin, coriander, paprika, cumin seeds, a cinnamon stick, salt and pepper. Let it cool a bit, forked it until fluffy.

Chopped a leftover hot pepper and some mint at the end, after it cooled down.

Salad:

Red onion, red bell pepper, tomato, kalamata olives, feta.

Dressed it with olive oil, lime juice, salt, pepper, and a bunch of fresh parsley.

Took canned chickpeas and roasted them a bit in the chicken pan, added them on top for some crunch.

Had some random stuffed peppers in the fridge so I chucked them in for colour.

Fair enough. In my native tongue we don’t really have different terms for all of those. I updated the title :)

It’s chicken, fried in a pan :) how would you call it?

It’s 9pm where I live, this was dinner for us :)

Cut firm tofu into cubes, pat dry, toss in a bit of cornstarch and fry in a pan with oil til crispy, set aside.

In the same pan, mix up a sauce with 2 spoons soy sauce, minced garlic & ginger, 1 spoon of rice vinegar, a bit of brown sugar, and some sriracha (or some hot chili sauce). Let it bubble a bit, then toss the tofu back in, stir it until sticky, viscous.

Ingredients I used:

• 1 rooster, cut into parts (chicken works fine)
• 150g smoked bacon, diced
• 2 onions, roughly chopped
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 head garlic (half minced, half whole cloves)
• 3 carrots, thick slices
• 500g king trumpet mushrooms, sliced
• 500ml red wine (nothing fancy)
• 500ml chicken bouillon dissoled in hot water
• 2 spoons tomato paste
• 1 spoon dry thyme
• 3 bay leaves
• 5 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• Salt & pepper
• Oil

1. Fry bacon bits in a large pot, then set aside.
2. Brown rooster pieces in bacon fat, remove.
3. Sauté onions, shallots until translucent, add garlic, carrots, mushrooms, 2 spoons tomato paste, simmer for a few minutes.
4. Return meat and bacon, add wine, bouillon water, thyme, bay, salt, and pepper.
5. Simmer covered on medium heat for 1.5-2 hrs.
6. Add potatoes last 30-40 mins. Cook until tender.

Thanks! I know I could find plantains in the big city, but I live in the countryside. I order spices online, but fresh produce is a bit more difficult to get where I live.

This is a great addition to my home-lab, no more “free online convert” tools needed.

It’s not…

I don’t know if I can explain what it tastes like :) it’s poultry, but heavier. Somewhere in between chicken and beef, I guess? Just grab a piece from your local grocery and try it out :)

I have the same issue, but with beef. Still working on it.

Royale with cheese.

Thank you!

Posted there as well :)