Pictured below are the Moroccan meals we had at Semo's tonight. Both meals were traditionally cooked In a tagine and served with a choice of saffron rice or cous cous. We both chose cous cous. I had the chicken cooked on the bone with garlic, saffron, fresh coriander and onions, garnished with saffron potatoes and…
A good feed on the Sunshine Coast
Tonight Andrew and I decided to dine at our favourite restaurant in Mooloolaba, Hot Pippis. Once was not enough; we were both craving a steak our first night in town and we were not disappointed with the fillet steak. I was familiar with the Seafood Curry, Hot Pippis Signature dish as I have had it…
Desperately seeking downtime
Another day of work (Wednesday) then we are off to Queensland's Sunshine Coast for 5 nights. A quick break to make a long overdue visit with Roo's mum and a chance to not have home chores to occupy us. It's all work lately and my body threw a fit last week. A bit of R&R…
New iPhone WordPress Application
Andrew downloaded the WordPress app for me yesterday. This is my first attempt at using it. First impression, it's intuitive enough but I would like more dashboard functionality. Not sure how to add photos, links etc. So I will save this text and check it out. Right-o, all I had to do was click Done,…
Chili con carne
The chili turned out quite well. Just the right amount of bite and a bit of my secret weapon - a chunk of dark chocolate. My friend Ange gave me a bar of Lindt 70% dark chocolate with orange peel, so some of that went in. Went well with the cornbread from yesterday. Mmmmmmm.
And while we’re on the topic of old cookbooks…
Another cookbook that I bought during my Tempe years (1976 - 1979) was the somewhat alternative Tassajara Bread Book. My husband baked bread from this book in the 1990s and reckoned that he felt 'at one with the dough'. Well the book was brought to us by the Zen Mountain Centre in Tassajara Springs California,…
Making the most of a sick day
Well, as my previous post mentioned, I was having my third sick day EVER on Wednesday. It is now Friday and I am still home, but starting to feel a little more human. Glands still swollen (diagnosis of Pharyngitis) but much reduced by late morning today. Still feverish but not like the last few days. …
My third ever sick day
Yesterday was my second ever, so two in a row is my personal best. Swollen glands suck big time. Going to doctor later today.
Fruits of the world!
Normal and flat peaches Originally uploaded by lou_roo Hey there everyone, I thought I'd share this picture of some heirloom peaches grown locally. They were rather delicious. I first saw them in China with Andrew in 2007 and when we asked a local to translate the name the vendor told us, the local said "flat…
Vulgargrad at Womadelaide, 9 March 2010
Vulgargrad at Womadelaide, 9 March 2010 Originally uploaded by lou_roo This band had us all up dancing like a lot of drunken gypsy thieves. The setting was idyllic, the red sun was sinking behind the stage which itself was framed by the huge Moreton Bay fig trees in Botanic Park. This is my favourite stage…
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