We were staying with some family the other day, and marvelling at the glorious grapevine that framed the back porch. An ancient and revered plant, whose presence is a testament to our passionate commitment to wine and whose grapes really suck arse, it was shaken up a bit recently when the back porch was remodelled: [...]
Also tagged awesomeI’m on a health kick today. My health kicks are lucky to last a whole day, let alone a week. Today I’m roasting capsicums, making dolmades (awesome) and eating salads and fruit. Check out my lunchtime smoothie – soy milk, half a banana, strawberries and a fistful of frozen blueberries: The colour of healthy is [...]
Also taggedThis is another entry from the “Holy crap it worked!” file. This morning, during the day’s ritual net-trawl, M discovered this link: Easy Butter, and, well, it’s just wonderful. I’ve never been much of a butter eater — I don’t dislike it, but I’ve never had butter or margarine on my toast or sandwiches, so [...]
Also tagged awesomeToday’s post comes from the “Holy crap it worked!” file. First “Holy crap it worked!”: This weekend M and I bought a gazebo. Not a cemented-in, static gazebo, but a poles-and-mesh job from the hardware shop that dismantles and packs away into a convenient carry case. We were meeting some friends for a picnic by [...]
Also tagged awesome, blog blah blahWhile relaxing in my contemporary art-deco distressed-wood-floorboard gazebo-adorned lighthouse mansion, I often take some time to have a cup of coffee and browse the intermowebs. It’s important to keep up with what the regular people are doing, don’t you think? The search for the perfect boiled egg seems to continue to wrack humanity’s finest minds. [...]
Also taggedWhen I was in primary school, ordering my lunch from the canteen was incredibly exciting. Our system was that you put your lunch money in an envelope and wrote on the front what you wanted for lunch, as well as your name and what class you were in. You dropped this off at the canteen [...]
Also tagged awesomeFollowing my Chocolate Chip Cookie triumph recently, I decided to continue the cooking theme of Things That Need A Rest. This is my new, improved, ratatouille (kinda). Previously, my ratatouille has been a fairly involved process, involving sauteeing, deglazing, simmering, regular checks and a bit of stirring. For those among my devoted readers who are [...]
Also taggedBagel bagel bagel, nom nom nom I go! Last night, after a few glasses of wine, I jumped in and made a batch of bagels. I’ve made them before, but I couldn’t find the recipe, so I simply grabbed the first one I saw on Google groups and ran with it. They’re a bit amateurish, [...]
Also tagged awesomeSo, I was reading in the New York Times the other day, as one does, about chocolate chip biscuits (I feel self-conscious when I say ‘cookie’, as pleasant a word as it is). There’s been a fair bit of chatter out there on the interwebs about the article, which discusses the origins of the famed [...]
Also taggedAmateur cocktail hour is awesome. I heartily recommend you introduce it into your life. In lieu of a cohesive and well-reasoned argument, I present you with the following evidence, as concocted by M: How about that? Eh? That, right there, is gin, crushed ice, lemon gelato and mixed frozen berries whirred together in the blender. [...]
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