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Beef brisket and roast pumpkin

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Gary
Slow-cooked beef brisket leftovers, served with roast pumpkin and rye sourdough bread spread with cultured butter

I wasn’t sure what to cook today. During the week, I thought about another pumpkin soup, this time with a ham hock and bacon.

I woke up this morning and didn’t feel like cooking and eating pork.

I still had some brisket in the fridge after I had slowly cooked a large piece last Sunday, and I’ve been enjoying it throughout the week.

I also had some leftover pumpkin from last week.

In a lazy mood, I thought I’d just reheat the brisket and cook the pumpkin in the Weber Q+.

I went for a wander in town today and, at the market, bought some cultured butter and rye sourdough bread.

Tonight’s dinner was simply beef, pumpkin, rye sourdough bread, and cultured butter. It was simple and delicious.

Slow-cooked beef brisket leftovers, served with roast pumpkin and rye sourdough bread spread with cultured butter

I got sent a couple of photographs from when I spoke at a conference a few weeks ago in Melbourne.

Gary at NATA Accreditation Matters 2026
Gary at NATA Accreditation Matters 2026
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  1. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    Fine sounding meal, some of our best come from earlier in the week. You look very comfortable and professional at the podium.

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    1. Gary Avatar
      Gary

      Thanks, Karen 😃

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  2. Lorraine Elliott Avatar
    Lorraine Elliott

    Well done Gary on the speech! I dislike doing speeches but I do like being part of panel discussions :)

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    1. Gary Avatar
      Gary

      Thanks, Lorraine, panels can be fun, especially if the questions are straight forward.

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  3. The Mouse Avatar
    The Mouse

    Roasted pumpkin. Yum!

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    1. Gary Avatar
      Gary

      It was indeed, Brother.

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  4. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    the brisket and roasted pumpkin looks delicious, Gary!

    looking very professional in your pictures ☺️

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    1. Gary Avatar
      Gary

      Thank you very much, Becky. Much appreciated.

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  5. Eha Carr Avatar
    Eha Carr

    Good evening, dear Sir! Very much like all you have put on your plate today . . . no arguments! Would you enlighten us as to the raison d’etre for the Melbourne conference . . . with my rather insufficient vision I can see the ‘engage’ and ‘enlighten’ verbiage but even the names of the sponsors and supporters leave me behind the eight-ball . . . ? And – I honestly do not think you need AI created faces > you seem to ‘scrub up’ very well indeed :) !

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    1. Gary Avatar
      Gary

      Thanks, Eha. I was speaking at the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia’s annual conference. I was speaking about the role and importance of accreditation in public health.

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      1. Eha Carr Avatar
        Eha Carr

        Gary- thanks! Tho’ obviously needed if one thinks about it for a nanosecond – I knew nought about the existence of such. Glad I asked. I have already had my bot tell me the basics and I’ll go back and learn a tad tomorrow. Good I did ask!!! Would love to learn a bit about the public health side of it in Australia. Have a good night . . . I’m off to Glasgow in a minute . . . naturally :) !!!

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        1. Gary Avatar
          Gary

          Enjoy, Glasgow.

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          1. Eha Carr Avatar
            Eha Carr

            Loved Tour de France . . . am loving this almost as much . . . feeling very patriotic > not hard with all the gold we are reaping :) ! The Australian MasterChef is coming to and end also . . . have to actually begin working again in my daytimes . . .

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          2. Eha Carr Avatar
            Eha Carr

            2pm Sunday – have reached the Conference – had absolutely no idea of the size and those attending. Hugely interesting to see who is involved! Very silly question – there is no way an ‘ordinary Australian’ can hear your talk – is there?

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            1. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Thanks, Eha. I don’t believe the recordings are publicly available.

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              1. Eha Carr Avatar
                Eha Carr

                Did not think so but a gal can try :) ! When I get a chance shall readopt more in general ! Thanks!

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  6. A_Boleyn Avatar
    A_Boleyn

    Looks like a pretty tasty meal.

    Conferences … haven’t attended one in decades. I think the last one was in Denver.

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    1. Gary Avatar
      Gary

      I used to attend a lot of them. This one was the first time in many years.

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      1. A_Boleyn Avatar
        A_Boleyn

        I used to be nervous at public speaking but after 20 plus years of substitute teaching in the public high school system, you get over it, eventually.

        It’s nice to be able to talk to colleagues in your field.

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        1. Gary Avatar
          Gary

          I usually don’t feel nervous about public speaking. I enjoy it.

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