Posted in food on Dec 5th, 2009 3 Comments »
If you like fish, can I recommend the following sauce - mayonnaise, wasabi paste, coriander, green onion (i.e. what most people call shallots but aren’t actually shallots) and lime juice. Mix together and spread on baked fish. Delicious! I had this for dinner last night, and loved every mouthful. Don’t overdo the wasabi though, especially […]
Posted in the weather, science & technology, food on Sep 7th, 2009 No Comments »
In what must be a record of sorts, I have spent the past two evenings attempting to put together a modular wine rack. Being fluent in IKEA and handy with an allen key, how hard could it be? How hard indeed. Yes, I followed the instructions, but in my defence they weren’t very clear and […]
Posted in the weather, food on Nov 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Snow peas are dead.
Tomato plant has the droops.
Rocket has gone to seed.
Marjoram is woody and the sage is bare.
Strawberry plant and thyme are green.
Basil is flourishing.
Seedlings are going gangbusters.
Posted in fauna & flora, health & wellbeing, simple living, food on Sep 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
Rich, dark, moist soil smells great. Planning and setting up a small vege pot plot on the balcony space and getting my hands dirty - literally - is very satisfying. Potting pots, assembling cane tripods, digging and scratching in the soil, planting and watering plants. Good, engaging, calming work. So far there are some herbs, […]
Posted in food, family & friends, work & study on Jun 8th, 2008 1 Comment »
Never again am I going to get involved in an intranet project. The actual work is interesting, but the politics is so dull and tiresome. The New Owners have decided that migrating the rest of the content isn’t a priority. They just don’t seem to understand that intranets are about supporting people. Anyway, a fracas […]
Posted in ordinary joys, food, family & friends on Apr 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Thursday seems like a long time ago. The last three days have been a good mix of social, solo and study.
Starting Thursday night with dinner at Jev and Chris’s, and introductions to their loveable husky Meshach and Take Two Scrabble. Good conversation and a fun night. Have already blogged about Friday morning. Caught up with […]
Posted in ordinary joys, food, family & friends, god, faith & spirit on Apr 6th, 2008 5 Comments »
If only I’d had a camera to take a pic of dessert on Friday night. Ricotta mousse with berry coulis. On top was what looked like fine, white wool, but it was actually spun sugar. Gee, it looked fantastic! A nice end to a nice meal with Jules. I miss her a lot since she […]