Asides
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I missed Christmas…
Clearly, that’s not true but I did miss St Patrick’s Day, which is a holiday I enjoy nearly more than Christmas. Criticize if you like but as holidays go, I think St Patricks Day is pretty good. It’s one of my favourite holidays ranked just behind Thanksgiving and my birthday– no really, in Australia sometimes…
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An unexpected benefit…
So far, this little experiment is not only fun but is already yielding unexpected benefits: 1) An excuse to catch up with friends for dinner– did I mention I LOVE throwing dinner parties 2) A way to occupy myself while I’m in between paying gigs- a lot more entertaining than some of the alternatives…. 3)…
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Coming up next Sunday….. Apples for Jam!
Thanks to the randomness of the “Close your eyes and point” methodology, I’ve now chosen the cookbook for next week. Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros. This book is absolutely gorgeous, given to me by lovely friends as a birthday gift (I think?). The pictures are beautiful and it’s a fairly thick book with recipes…
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Our first attempt- Nigella Express Anglo-Asian Lamb Salad (p.7)
This recipe seems pretty straight forward to be honest. There are no super crazy ingredients and most of the ingredients were already in my pantry. I bought the lamb, salad leaves, mint and spring onion this morning thanks to Coogee Woolworths and the local Coogee butcher. The only issue I have…
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A quick word on Bikes, not Books…
So The Boy has a new bike, it’s shiny (well, actually it’s matte finish) but it’s supposedly a big deal…..A Scott Plasma or something like that. It’s pretty– probably not the right athletic and masculine word to describe it but it’s nice…. for a bike. It looks something like this….. Obviously I’m not up…
He Runs, I Cook 