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I know this isn't strictly a food post but considering the cross over of animal lovers and RTE readers here I thought you'd want to take a moment for this good boy. Vale Dozer

Critical vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 found in react and next.js - allows pre-auth code execution on the server. Pretty widespread campaign at the moment targetting any and all websites.

The website above is official advisory - this is a good overview too https://youtu.be/iV48tEiHFDY

I have a busy week coming up so doing some meal prepping and figured I would not be the only one - let's swap notes. Basically I like to prep components so I can swap around with ease with one or two meals in there.

This week's menu

Breakfasts - yougurt + berries everyday

Roast veg salad:

Prep:

• pre roast potato and sweet potato with onion and left over fennel
• pesto+ avo dressing
• seeds and saltanas in a jar to put on top

Assemble:

• leaves, roast veg and toppings in a bowl. Dressing.
• if hungry chuck a chicken tender in the oven too

Stew and polenta - dinner last night Prep: cook and portion (X2 in fridge and x3 in freezer)

Assemble:

• steam veg or chuck rocket on the side
• reheat

Tofu stir-fry

Prep: cut veges and store in fridge cut

Assemble: I'll pan bake the tofu and make a satay sauce at the time. Probably Wed night when I have time. It doesn't last as well so will be dinner/lunch

Mushroom risotto and chicken tenders

No prep but easy. Do risotto in the instant pot so I can leave it unattended and chicken in the oven. Serve with some left over rocket..

I am also cooking some white navy beans to add here and there or just to mash on its own. I have some eggs in the fridge and an apple a day. My aim

I have a few people to buy for this year and once again thinking how to do this frugally and sustainability (I get a bit sick when I see mountains of plastic crap in the shops). Any ideas?

Some things I have done in the past:

• Little plant cuttings in jars (got some on the go again this year)
• Op shops and second hand gifts - look for unusual things from the op shop. This works well for some but not unless they are a bit quirky themselves
• Buying a bunch of treats/snacks and doing my own hampers up.
• Baked goods - I always make a big batch of spice cookies and a couple of slices. I am crappy at packing them nicely tho, but I can cook.

I am not great at crafts but I will try anything!

I've been playing around with DIY cleaning at home and thought I'd share my current setup. Love to hear suggestions or other tips

Equipment

• I bought a couple of glass spray bottles from amazon but you could reuse old ones (mine had all broke)
• box of rags - I like microfibre but also old tshirts and tea towels (tea towels are great for drying off surfaces)
• old toothbrush for fiddly bits in the bathroom

Basic cleaner - option 1 : Grease / shiny things / tough surfaces

• fill up bottle with 3:1 white vinegar to water
• add a good bloop of dishwashing soap
• I add in a few drops of eucalyptus oil (optional)

I use this for most things. People caution against using it for stone top benches. I haven't had an issue but if you want to be cautious use this

Basic cleaner - option 2: Gentle and deodorising

• fill up bottle with 100% water
• add a good bloop of dish washing soap
• add a couple of teaspoons of bicarb
• I add in a few drops of eucalyptus oil (optional)

Don't mix the vinegar + bicarb. They will neutralise each other and add nothing.

If you are sensitive to smells etc - use option 2 for everything

In the bathroom

Not quite basic glass and metal cleaner and disinfectant

You can use the vinegar mix for this but I have a fair bit of glass so I bought a litre of isopropyl alcohol from amazon and mixed this in a separate bottle that lives in the bathroom:

• 70% Isopropyl alchohol
• 30% water (you want a 70% mix for disinfecting)
• Bloop of dish washing soap
• optional drops of oil - again I do eucalyptus or clove oil but doesn't matter

toilets and drains

• a tablespoon or two of bicarb in the drain or in the bowl and flush with water is simple gentle cleaner
• For the shower I have one of those squidgy glass wipers and a refillable dish cleaner wand thing for the shower - filled with dishwash soap and some drops of clove oil). I wipe down the excess water after every shower and once a week give it a scrub with the dish cleaner wand and dish soap.

I do still use a name brand toilet cleaner once a week and maybe once a month use some oxygen cleaner or bleach on the shower tiles but I'd like an alternative.

Hard floors

I've got a spray mop and am still working through a bulk by of some eco floor cleaner but I'm thinking i'll just use mix #2 (bicarb) above when that runs out - suggestions welcome

My old xps13 is old in the tooth and the new ones have some things I don't like. So I am after recommendations. My preferences

• Linux (Ubuntu/Debian friendly). Happy to wipe and install and will check compatibility beforehand but if anyone has a Linux daily driver they love let me know
• good CPU and decent RAM (32gb would be nice)
• Lightweight - smaller preferred (currently on a 13" and happy)
• Touchscreen would be nice
• Usb-c
• Decent battery life

I have access to other machines for heavy GPU stuff that's not as important as CPU and RAM.

Uses:

• Programming/terminal use
• Reading docs and papers
• Watching movies etc
• No gaming

That's my wishlist. What do you suggest, Aussie tech friends?