Sheesh those burgers were a little on the bland side i think you need some tzuki or sweet chili sauce with it. Dad did not like them one bit... mum took the rest to work for her lunch. I think they needed to be blended properly.. but unfort. i don't have the right blender. I used a hand blender/puree mixer thing.
SOs they were a bit beanish.. well let me see now.. tomato soup for lunch today that never fails and tastes so yummy. Im using all of dads tomatoes from the garden. I must go put them in the oven now.
So Im back.. the tomatoes are cooling down before i pop them in the blender... or else i will crack the glass and that is one thing i cant afford to replace. I spoke to nicola .. she i busy making little Romans costume... a turtle... cute ha? I can just picture it now
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Chickpea Burgers
Chickpea burgers is on the menu for today... dr gillian mckieth.. at last, the recipe goes as such:
410g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
410g red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 carrot trimmed and grated
1 small onion, peeled and grated
50g sunflower seeds (im not putting them in)
2tbls tahini, drained of excess oil before measuring
1 garlic clove peeled and chopped
1tbsp wheat free bullion powder.
1 preheat oven to 220c/ gas mark 7. Line a large baking tray with grease proof paper.
2 PLace all ingredients in a food processor for 5 or ten seconds until mixture is fairly coarse
3remove blades from food processor wet your hands under cold tap water and shape mixture into 20small balls.
4place the balls on te prepared baking tray and flatten slightly with the back of a spoon.
5bake 15-18minutes until lightly coloured. remove from the oven and allow to rest.
I am serving these with salad. Well i better go start. Dad is asleep in his chair.. must of been up all night, maybe thats showing his age!
Must go start making them now.
410g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
410g red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 carrot trimmed and grated
1 small onion, peeled and grated
50g sunflower seeds (im not putting them in)
2tbls tahini, drained of excess oil before measuring
1 garlic clove peeled and chopped
1tbsp wheat free bullion powder.
1 preheat oven to 220c/ gas mark 7. Line a large baking tray with grease proof paper.
2 PLace all ingredients in a food processor for 5 or ten seconds until mixture is fairly coarse
3remove blades from food processor wet your hands under cold tap water and shape mixture into 20small balls.
4place the balls on te prepared baking tray and flatten slightly with the back of a spoon.
5bake 15-18minutes until lightly coloured. remove from the oven and allow to rest.
I am serving these with salad. Well i better go start. Dad is asleep in his chair.. must of been up all night, maybe thats showing his age!
Must go start making them now.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Brownies
Im baking white chocolate and raspberry brownies.. its early before it becomes a stinker of a day. These will be for mum at work and for dad to take to Mr Redman. There is plenty and besides you only need a small slice.. as it will be very rich. I got a little heart burn from the mixture however..i got my quick eeze tablet things.
I bought some soda water. I just checked on the brownie sheesh its doubled in size.. glad i used mums roasting pan. Imagine if id put it in the little tin i had? Man the oven would be an absolute mess.
Ive been to the gym.. i go when mum goes to work. Its just easier. The house smells delicious. I will make my cousin the blueberry sourcream cake next week. I spent a bit on food today. Im trying to save.. not much though. *Sighs*
Well I watched this interesting doco last night it was called Chant of the Scrub Turkey it was hilarious...all about a buddhist community dealing with the growing numbers of rhw wild turkey population... it was so funny. Think good thoughts, decoy gardens, learning to live beside them. How much patients they must have, I recommend this.
Sat round with dad yesterday afternoon listening to him telling me some stories of his shipping days.. they day he left the boat to go and marry mum. Its hilarious some of the antics that his co-workers got up to. Anyhow.. he has it all down in his sea diaries.
Well looks like im going to do this sewing kids clothes thing at the niegh. house. Its sewing kids clothes.. i thought id give it a bash... i mean its only $5 a session. You so could not do that in the city thats for surE. Who knows it might inspire me to get mums sewing machine out and perhaps do what nicola wants to do.. have her own line of kids clothes.We shall see, i have a feeling that it starts next week so i better call them up today.
The brownies smell ready better go check. I just had a taste... they are so delicious. Yumbo. I think they will be a hit. Well I hope so, I will go deliver some to mum this afternoon. I must off now.
I bought some soda water. I just checked on the brownie sheesh its doubled in size.. glad i used mums roasting pan. Imagine if id put it in the little tin i had? Man the oven would be an absolute mess.
Ive been to the gym.. i go when mum goes to work. Its just easier. The house smells delicious. I will make my cousin the blueberry sourcream cake next week. I spent a bit on food today. Im trying to save.. not much though. *Sighs*
Well I watched this interesting doco last night it was called Chant of the Scrub Turkey it was hilarious...all about a buddhist community dealing with the growing numbers of rhw wild turkey population... it was so funny. Think good thoughts, decoy gardens, learning to live beside them. How much patients they must have, I recommend this.
Sat round with dad yesterday afternoon listening to him telling me some stories of his shipping days.. they day he left the boat to go and marry mum. Its hilarious some of the antics that his co-workers got up to. Anyhow.. he has it all down in his sea diaries.
Well looks like im going to do this sewing kids clothes thing at the niegh. house. Its sewing kids clothes.. i thought id give it a bash... i mean its only $5 a session. You so could not do that in the city thats for surE. Who knows it might inspire me to get mums sewing machine out and perhaps do what nicola wants to do.. have her own line of kids clothes.We shall see, i have a feeling that it starts next week so i better call them up today.
The brownies smell ready better go check. I just had a taste... they are so delicious. Yumbo. I think they will be a hit. Well I hope so, I will go deliver some to mum this afternoon. I must off now.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Good Morning
Good Morning and Hello Sunshine. Already been to the gym, it was packed but all these ladies were just finishing when i got there... so i was able to do work out without it being too hot and crowded. Feel all the more better for it.
Its mums and dads 35th wedding annaver. today. I wished them both that this morning, however i won't be getting them a gift until next pay. I know its going to be some nice plant. Maybe bird of paradise or something.
Well its only 10:30... time for a coffee me thinks. write more later alligator
Its mums and dads 35th wedding annaver. today. I wished them both that this morning, however i won't be getting them a gift until next pay. I know its going to be some nice plant. Maybe bird of paradise or something.
Well its only 10:30... time for a coffee me thinks. write more later alligator
Sunday, January 27, 2008
book i forgot about
I have read another jolley novel... called LoveSong.. i remember it being a beautiful tale.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
quiet day
Went out for dinner to the local place.. I ordered what i felt like, risotto.. not a great risotto mind you.. it was ok.. just a tad bit salty, nit much i could do other than eat it and not say a thing. Until ermm now!It was a huge serving. I guess it wasn't all bad a little over priced for what you got though. Maybe its just average prices... these days. I don't know.
I have had a lot of cheese today.,.. me bad bad. Oh well. Loving the smoked cheese.. its so damned tasty. Today i had a very quiet one.. the others went out for uncle victors birthday.. i dont feel comfortable around my cousins.. guess its just my weight. Cause they are all stUnning.
My blisters absolutely kill when ever something touches them. Grrrrrr ... Anyway...I am ok i suppose. Have been looking up recipes.. just wasting time on facebook. So its the end of a nothing day for me.. a write off in one quiet way. I have picked up a book by Elizabeth Jolley.. which looks ok. The last novel i read by her was The Well. and it was a but of a haunting tale.
Think Im going to google her and see what I can find. Dad bought Bryce Courrtnie's newie.. I must admit ive never read on of his novels.. though i might start.
anyhow off to worm my through the web
oh happy australia day for yesterday.
lol
I have had a lot of cheese today.,.. me bad bad. Oh well. Loving the smoked cheese.. its so damned tasty. Today i had a very quiet one.. the others went out for uncle victors birthday.. i dont feel comfortable around my cousins.. guess its just my weight. Cause they are all stUnning.
My blisters absolutely kill when ever something touches them. Grrrrrr ... Anyway...I am ok i suppose. Have been looking up recipes.. just wasting time on facebook. So its the end of a nothing day for me.. a write off in one quiet way. I have picked up a book by Elizabeth Jolley.. which looks ok. The last novel i read by her was The Well. and it was a but of a haunting tale.
Think Im going to google her and see what I can find. Dad bought Bryce Courrtnie's newie.. I must admit ive never read on of his novels.. though i might start.
anyhow off to worm my through the web
oh happy australia day for yesterday.
lol
Friday, January 25, 2008
Where to start?
Where do I start? Today? No lets begin Wednesday... I headed to the city in the afternoon... changing once again to a connex train.. should i call it snail express? It stops at every bloody stop to the city. So it takes about 1 and a bit hours from there. I didnt mind as i buried my head in a book. Dare i add that it was a chic lit? Due to me having read just about everything i picked the book up from the op-shop. I will dispose of it "(thoughtfully) at the swap box in the library.
Got to the city.. went to a few book shops tracing the book about elizabeth david.. do u think any of them had it? NOPE. Im a hopeless detective.( It turns out its in the abc store.. which i will check next time im in the city. ) Met up with lucy outside the market on elizabeth st. Walked around the corner and almost had a heart attack due to the ampunt of people at the night market.. i guess its peak time for travellers here for the tennis and all that jazz.. seemed like every man and his dog was there.
Getting food meant waiting patiently in the queue.. so i did.. yet again i chose to had pad thai... this time it was a massive serving. Not bad for $10. I might go there again with tammy but a bit later at night perhaps at 9pm or something. Its kind of hippyish. Really well laid out. Two stages for music. Different styles.
Stopped at a few stalls. Looked around... i found this ladies paintings so beautiful.. so i bought two... they are little paintings on wood. Really beautiful. Ill take a photo (when i get the photos off the camera from mums trip away. That was all i purchased.. i could have bought oh so much more.. but resisted.
Made our way back to lucy and pauls house... tried to play scrabble but couldnt get into it... so i went to bed and read for a while. Got up the next day at about 6am
just read my book for a while.. then said goodbye and headed to the city.
I met up with Evonne, took her to the cafe bondplace.. i should have known it wasnt her style of cafe... but the food there is really quite delicious. POr at least i think so. I had toast with ricotta, prosutto and figs... ive never eaten figs before... but the combination was really lovely. Evonne had egg something or other but found shell in it and ordered maple syrup and bacon french toast.
We then headed to a another lunch place... and had the WORST coffee ive ever had in my life.. it was horrible.. even with two sugars... (ok so i have a sweet tooth)It tasted like it was burnt. Absolutely vile. My shoe kept coming off.. much to my dismay. So then decided to go and get some new shoes... i got some burkies again.. i know they take FOREVER to wear in... but then they mould and adjust to your feet... my my i tortured my feet and we werent even out of the dfo. What had i done? I had blisters the size of texas on them. Man so im looking out for some other shoes. No doubt at the cheap shoe store here.
Well of all the stupid things i have done.... I popped my old shoes in the brown bag,, and guess who left on the tram? Oh yeah the bright spark: ME. Oh shit. They weren't cheap shoes either. So i lost my sandels and had no choice but to walk around in burkies. Said goodbye to evonne then on my way to meet up with Catherine.
It was a lovely day... went to fed square to a place called chocolate buddah and just had lemon lime bitters and sat there chatting..about all sorts of things...before i caught the train back home.. it was sardine city everyone heading home... and i can tell you BACKPACKS are a pain in the arse, but i had little choice.
So i got home..relatively fast actually. Well friday rocks around.. and thats about where i will leave this.
tata
Got to the city.. went to a few book shops tracing the book about elizabeth david.. do u think any of them had it? NOPE. Im a hopeless detective.( It turns out its in the abc store.. which i will check next time im in the city. ) Met up with lucy outside the market on elizabeth st. Walked around the corner and almost had a heart attack due to the ampunt of people at the night market.. i guess its peak time for travellers here for the tennis and all that jazz.. seemed like every man and his dog was there.
Getting food meant waiting patiently in the queue.. so i did.. yet again i chose to had pad thai... this time it was a massive serving. Not bad for $10. I might go there again with tammy but a bit later at night perhaps at 9pm or something. Its kind of hippyish. Really well laid out. Two stages for music. Different styles.
Stopped at a few stalls. Looked around... i found this ladies paintings so beautiful.. so i bought two... they are little paintings on wood. Really beautiful. Ill take a photo (when i get the photos off the camera from mums trip away. That was all i purchased.. i could have bought oh so much more.. but resisted.
Made our way back to lucy and pauls house... tried to play scrabble but couldnt get into it... so i went to bed and read for a while. Got up the next day at about 6am
just read my book for a while.. then said goodbye and headed to the city.
I met up with Evonne, took her to the cafe bondplace.. i should have known it wasnt her style of cafe... but the food there is really quite delicious. POr at least i think so. I had toast with ricotta, prosutto and figs... ive never eaten figs before... but the combination was really lovely. Evonne had egg something or other but found shell in it and ordered maple syrup and bacon french toast.
We then headed to a another lunch place... and had the WORST coffee ive ever had in my life.. it was horrible.. even with two sugars... (ok so i have a sweet tooth)It tasted like it was burnt. Absolutely vile. My shoe kept coming off.. much to my dismay. So then decided to go and get some new shoes... i got some burkies again.. i know they take FOREVER to wear in... but then they mould and adjust to your feet... my my i tortured my feet and we werent even out of the dfo. What had i done? I had blisters the size of texas on them. Man so im looking out for some other shoes. No doubt at the cheap shoe store here.
Well of all the stupid things i have done.... I popped my old shoes in the brown bag,, and guess who left on the tram? Oh yeah the bright spark: ME. Oh shit. They weren't cheap shoes either. So i lost my sandels and had no choice but to walk around in burkies. Said goodbye to evonne then on my way to meet up with Catherine.
It was a lovely day... went to fed square to a place called chocolate buddah and just had lemon lime bitters and sat there chatting..about all sorts of things...before i caught the train back home.. it was sardine city everyone heading home... and i can tell you BACKPACKS are a pain in the arse, but i had little choice.
So i got home..relatively fast actually. Well friday rocks around.. and thats about where i will leave this.
tata
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sad Day
It's such a sad day.. Heath Ledger died. Not sure on the details they are a bit foggy.
However Im sure it will all come to light over the day. Sad sad. What a loss.
Im heading to the city later today.. going to go to the night market, should be good i think. I will write more later alligator
However Im sure it will all come to light over the day. Sad sad. What a loss.
Im heading to the city later today.. going to go to the night market, should be good i think. I will write more later alligator
Monday, January 21, 2008
Soup Disaster
That soup i made tasted absolutely terrible... its supposed to be really healthy for u..but tastes so bland..so today im adding a little curry powder some more onion and some tomato puree and see how it tastes with that lot. Thing is dad loved it and ate it all. Funny bunny!
For mum and I it was far too tasteless. Mum is making fried rice tonight. I am going to the gym this afternoon. at about 3ish. I am a little tired so im hoping this good coffee kicks in.
What else is news? Not a lot really. Supposed to be going to the twilight market tomorrow evening. I have been having a bit of uncanny bits where i think ive been there before. Perhaps in dreams but then it becomes reality.
For mum and I it was far too tasteless. Mum is making fried rice tonight. I am going to the gym this afternoon. at about 3ish. I am a little tired so im hoping this good coffee kicks in.
What else is news? Not a lot really. Supposed to be going to the twilight market tomorrow evening. I have been having a bit of uncanny bits where i think ive been there before. Perhaps in dreams but then it becomes reality.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Books
I came across this blog http://bookchase.blogspot.com/ where they review books.It is one of the many blogs i read daily. I read about 10ish blogs a day.Some of them are like mine and have little content! Others are long and languid. some are just plain loooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnng.
Record Man.
Ken the Record Man cards got delivered today. I think the spelling for collectible is wrong but when i looked it up on the computer there are two schools of thought on this. able and ible... both mean the same thing. So which one is right? Im not sure.. ible may be american.
Dad is very happy with them... grinning like the cheshire cat! Oh well, i'm so glad i got them done for him. I have my friend to thank. I still have about 20 odd of my cards to give out at the market too.
At the moment I have the soup on... it has to simmer for about 40minutes.. mum is being good.. she has gone to the gym finally after about 3weeks of not going. I have not had one sweet thing today... there is a shock. Aside from the crackers which probably arent so healthy. I have got plums to eat for dessert and some form of fruit at about 9pm.
I had a day in today. Just sitting around. I hope to go to the twilight market at queen vic. Looks good from what i can gather and its not going to be that hot which is the best thing.
Dad is very happy with them... grinning like the cheshire cat! Oh well, i'm so glad i got them done for him. I have my friend to thank. I still have about 20 odd of my cards to give out at the market too.
At the moment I have the soup on... it has to simmer for about 40minutes.. mum is being good.. she has gone to the gym finally after about 3weeks of not going. I have not had one sweet thing today... there is a shock. Aside from the crackers which probably arent so healthy. I have got plums to eat for dessert and some form of fruit at about 9pm.
I had a day in today. Just sitting around. I hope to go to the twilight market at queen vic. Looks good from what i can gather and its not going to be that hot which is the best thing.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Lazy Sunday
Its a lazy sunday afternoon. I just had a bowl of pasta for lunch with very very olivy sauce... i love it.. Had a coffee out.. then did the grocery shopping.. in record speed. Wizzed around the supermarket with the trolley , ive never seen mum go so fast.
We just got all the stuff off the list... im going to make soup tomorrow night for tea..white bean and cabbage. From Dr Gillian McKieth's book. Then the next day im going to make falafel burgers from chickpeas.
What else? We are having a roast tonight... im looking forward to mums roast potatoes. I bought some plums, watermelon and mangoes... all the summer fruits that i like.
You all shouldcheck this website out... its amazing: http://www.lisakokin.com/buttonwork/
We just got all the stuff off the list... im going to make soup tomorrow night for tea..white bean and cabbage. From Dr Gillian McKieth's book. Then the next day im going to make falafel burgers from chickpeas.
What else? We are having a roast tonight... im looking forward to mums roast potatoes. I bought some plums, watermelon and mangoes... all the summer fruits that i like.
You all shouldcheck this website out... its amazing: http://www.lisakokin.com/buttonwork/
Fly By
The days have just flown as of late. Its now saturday...
Had an adventure with Evonne , left by accident her face products on the tram.. so all the trams that were coming back she checked... and found them again..someone must of handed them into the driver or maybe spotted by a passenger and handed in. It was great that she got it back untouched, by chance, it restores your faith in people i think.
Thursday sat at Evonnes local cafe. They had some lovely food for sale. I went and bought some books. Its not the ones that im after but oh well. I will probably read them anyhow.
Friday I have done little i stayed home all day... same with today.. i just havent felt like going anywhere...so ive been a home body. Anyhow.. i found a few recipes to make this week...including lentil burgers and chickpea soup.. we have most of the food in the pantry. Feeling a bit poor at the moment though, spent waaayy too much in the city.
Had an adventure with Evonne , left by accident her face products on the tram.. so all the trams that were coming back she checked... and found them again..someone must of handed them into the driver or maybe spotted by a passenger and handed in. It was great that she got it back untouched, by chance, it restores your faith in people i think.
Thursday sat at Evonnes local cafe. They had some lovely food for sale. I went and bought some books. Its not the ones that im after but oh well. I will probably read them anyhow.
Friday I have done little i stayed home all day... same with today.. i just havent felt like going anywhere...so ive been a home body. Anyhow.. i found a few recipes to make this week...including lentil burgers and chickpea soup.. we have most of the food in the pantry. Feeling a bit poor at the moment though, spent waaayy too much in the city.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Clothes Swap Party
Tuesday rocked around so fast... I left here on the afternoon train... got to kylies house about 3and half hours later. The peak hour train was packed... I had lots of things with me as per usual. Clothes, food, the whole kit and caboodle. Was not happy about being crammed into the train like a sardine either.They had 3 carriages at that time of night.. stupid connex.
Anyhow..got there...gee she has some lovely friends but then Kylie is a beautiful person herself. She gets along with everyone easily. I was so tired when it came to about midnight. I had to take leave and sleep. I slept rather well. Woke up at 6 . Got an alice in wonderland novel to read... Im still going with it too. The original illos.
I have a coffee next to me at the moment. Need something strong to wake me up a bit.
Anyhow aside from that..I sent wednesday morning catching up with Luiza at this nice little cafe called The Bondstore and you would never guess it was there.. the food is really at decent prices. coffee is good too. It was really nice atmosphere too. Even though it was a bit busy.
We then went window shopping around the place.. cant afford to buy much. Then met up with evonne went to the chocolate shop in this little alley way..l used to be called chocolate fire but its now called choclait. Had an iced mocha. I dont think there was much coffee in it though. It tasted blandish.
We sat there for an hour or so... evonne was wearing sky scraper chunky heels. OWIES.
I got a blister on the bottom of my foot that hurts like crazy.So no gym today.
will write more later in the day....
Anyhow..got there...gee she has some lovely friends but then Kylie is a beautiful person herself. She gets along with everyone easily. I was so tired when it came to about midnight. I had to take leave and sleep. I slept rather well. Woke up at 6 . Got an alice in wonderland novel to read... Im still going with it too. The original illos.
I have a coffee next to me at the moment. Need something strong to wake me up a bit.
Anyhow aside from that..I sent wednesday morning catching up with Luiza at this nice little cafe called The Bondstore and you would never guess it was there.. the food is really at decent prices. coffee is good too. It was really nice atmosphere too. Even though it was a bit busy.
We then went window shopping around the place.. cant afford to buy much. Then met up with evonne went to the chocolate shop in this little alley way..l used to be called chocolate fire but its now called choclait. Had an iced mocha. I dont think there was much coffee in it though. It tasted blandish.
We sat there for an hour or so... evonne was wearing sky scraper chunky heels. OWIES.
I got a blister on the bottom of my foot that hurts like crazy.So no gym today.
will write more later in the day....
Monday, January 14, 2008
Cooking
I sat and watched a film about Elizabeth David...
( it was on the abc.) Wow she writes so well.. Im going to go out and buy a few of her books that she has written., The way she describes food is AMAZING the taste, the whole shabang. So Im amazed angiebear hasnt mentioned her to me before.... oh well.
Im just about to do a google search on her... she had an interesting life from watching the doco/film. I cant sleep so im up. Well I will write more... as soon as ive looked on amazon!
( it was on the abc.) Wow she writes so well.. Im going to go out and buy a few of her books that she has written., The way she describes food is AMAZING the taste, the whole shabang. So Im amazed angiebear hasnt mentioned her to me before.... oh well.
Im just about to do a google search on her... she had an interesting life from watching the doco/film. I cant sleep so im up. Well I will write more... as soon as ive looked on amazon!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sheesh
Sheesh I went to the supermarket.. and they already packing the shelves with easter eggs..and hot cross buns.. bloody hell. Cant they wait? Its only been two weeks after christmas for goodness sakes! Oh well they must figure.. we'll get them thinking about it. Man. I thought valentines day would be high on their agenda..! Its certainly not on mine! Its just another day for me really.
Unless...my luck changes!
who knows ha?
sometimes i get so confuzzled.
Unless...my luck changes!
who knows ha?
sometimes i get so confuzzled.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Easy Tomato Chutney
I got this recipe off RecipeZaar its really simple:
EASY TOMATO CHUTNEY
10 full ripe tomatoes
2 big onions
2 garlic cloves (more if you want)
2 teaspoons of sugar
pinch salt
pinch of pepper
2 bay leaves
4 cloves
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1tbls of oil
1 heat oil in pan
2put bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon in first. Then add garlic and onion, salt and pepper
3 saute for two minutes, add chopped tomatoes and sugar
4 keep covered and stir for 10 minutes or until tomatoes are soft
5 allow to cool to room temperature
add nutmeg, remove bay leaves and blend )if you want to)
That is it. Just so easy only takes about 30 minutes to do. I think it tastes lovely. I will have it with some salad for lunch. I have two jars into which i'm putting it into.. its too much for just 1 jar.
I will have to strain it as i put too much liquid into it. But thats easy to fix.Im excited for evonne its her first article to be published in The Herald Sun. I will get a few copies of it to send to people. I hope this gives her the break she needs.
I slept like a baby.. snoring my head off... scooter took up most of my bed. I had little space left.. and to think she is such a small sized dog and needs to spread out so much. Sheesh. Id hate to have a bigger dog theyd need their own bed!
Back to the gym tomorrow.. just need to work out. The chic lit book.. well she is dealing with a weight issue too. So i can identify with her...*sighs* Well its my fault i am like this. No one forced me. .
In the past i have shyed away from most guys that come into my life. Anyhow.. ive had a few people ask me why i'm still single.. I don't go out very much anymore. Truth is.. i feel i'm too fat for anyone to like me. Thats the bottom line. I don't feel attractive either. So guess does that make me shallow? Probably.
U know personality only gets you so far i suppose. My attitude needs to change a little bit. Anyhow..ive upset myself and I'm crying. Gonna go bottle that chutney.
Re-direct my energy.
EASY TOMATO CHUTNEY
10 full ripe tomatoes
2 big onions
2 garlic cloves (more if you want)
2 teaspoons of sugar
pinch salt
pinch of pepper
2 bay leaves
4 cloves
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1tbls of oil
1 heat oil in pan
2put bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon in first. Then add garlic and onion, salt and pepper
3 saute for two minutes, add chopped tomatoes and sugar
4 keep covered and stir for 10 minutes or until tomatoes are soft
5 allow to cool to room temperature
add nutmeg, remove bay leaves and blend )if you want to)
That is it. Just so easy only takes about 30 minutes to do. I think it tastes lovely. I will have it with some salad for lunch. I have two jars into which i'm putting it into.. its too much for just 1 jar.
I will have to strain it as i put too much liquid into it. But thats easy to fix.Im excited for evonne its her first article to be published in The Herald Sun. I will get a few copies of it to send to people. I hope this gives her the break she needs.
I slept like a baby.. snoring my head off... scooter took up most of my bed. I had little space left.. and to think she is such a small sized dog and needs to spread out so much. Sheesh. Id hate to have a bigger dog theyd need their own bed!
Back to the gym tomorrow.. just need to work out. The chic lit book.. well she is dealing with a weight issue too. So i can identify with her...*sighs* Well its my fault i am like this. No one forced me. .
In the past i have shyed away from most guys that come into my life. Anyhow.. ive had a few people ask me why i'm still single.. I don't go out very much anymore. Truth is.. i feel i'm too fat for anyone to like me. Thats the bottom line. I don't feel attractive either. So guess does that make me shallow? Probably.
U know personality only gets you so far i suppose. My attitude needs to change a little bit. Anyhow..ive upset myself and I'm crying. Gonna go bottle that chutney.
Re-direct my energy.
In full swing
Summer is in full swing at the moment. I have all the windows and doors open just a slight cool breeze not much of one. I didn't make the chutney today as it got hot early. So i just pottered around the house.
Pretty boring today, i got out my pastels.. and drew a few pictures. I have to learn how to really use all the stuff I have.. which is stacks..just need a few books from the library and some good canvas.
I am reading a bit of chic lit at the moment.. something i picked up from the op-shop. Passes the time so its not so bad. I might go for a walk tomorrow and get the paper.Not sure. Know i need to keep moving.
Not that hungry, due to a vegamite sandwhich at about 4pm. I will eat some plums, or a peach at about 8pm. Mum said she loved priscilla, which is good. Im glad that she is out enjoying herself.
welp thats it
signing out.
Pretty boring today, i got out my pastels.. and drew a few pictures. I have to learn how to really use all the stuff I have.. which is stacks..just need a few books from the library and some good canvas.
I am reading a bit of chic lit at the moment.. something i picked up from the op-shop. Passes the time so its not so bad. I might go for a walk tomorrow and get the paper.Not sure. Know i need to keep moving.
Not that hungry, due to a vegamite sandwhich at about 4pm. I will eat some plums, or a peach at about 8pm. Mum said she loved priscilla, which is good. Im glad that she is out enjoying herself.
welp thats it
signing out.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Attempt
Im going to attempt to make tomato chutney tomorrow. I have never attempted it before. Lemon chutney too...we have a stack of lemons that need using up. ALthough id like to make a nice lemon sponge or something. I will leave the sweets alone.
What else? Not a lot really.. see how it all pans out tomorrow. Im buying ,myself an mp3 player too. I need one.
Well im going to look up recipes now.
ciao
What else? Not a lot really.. see how it all pans out tomorrow. Im buying ,myself an mp3 player too. I need one.
Well im going to look up recipes now.
ciao
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wishful Thinking
I got up this morning and thought right i'll go to the gym. Walked outside.. and changed my mind, it was 32 at 8am! Man I changed my mind quickly. Instead i did the grocery shopping... got some fruit etc. then caught the bus home. Its too hot to do much. I got my pastels so maybe i'll muck around with them. I have some good paper too.
Its supposed to cool down this afternoon.. i wonder if it shall. We will see., probably storms and rain. I don't know. I bought myself a magazine to read. If i read all of it it should take an hour or so out of the day. Im very tired... and its only 10:30am. Might go have a nap whilst im tired enough. You know when your eyelids are droopy and you know ur so tired. My eyes are like that... but im trying to hold back until afternoon. Perhaps this calls for a coffee. more sleep is a great idea though.
Anyhow. Will write more later this afternoon.
Its supposed to cool down this afternoon.. i wonder if it shall. We will see., probably storms and rain. I don't know. I bought myself a magazine to read. If i read all of it it should take an hour or so out of the day. Im very tired... and its only 10:30am. Might go have a nap whilst im tired enough. You know when your eyelids are droopy and you know ur so tired. My eyes are like that... but im trying to hold back until afternoon. Perhaps this calls for a coffee. more sleep is a great idea though.
Anyhow. Will write more later this afternoon.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Loss
Just when you think you have put on weight... you lose some. Just. Very little but hey its a start. Right? Next month will be a different story! I weakened today and bought myself a small chocolate bar... shared half with dad. (who is currently a sleep on teh floor)(taking a grandpa nap.)
I am making bake beans for dinner.. a donna hay recipe. it goes as follows (only i am doing half the amount)
Three baked beans
1 tbls of oil
2 onions
4 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon of oragano
sea salt and cracked pepper
400g butter beans, drained and rinsed
2x 400g borlotti beans drained and rinsed
400g white beans drained and rinsed
500 nml of tomato puree
1 cup vegetable stock
1/3 cup red wine
1 tblespoon brown sugar
Heat frying pan over high heat. Add the il, onions, garlic,oregano,salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes or until onions are a golden colour. Add the butter,borlotti and cNNELLINI BEANS, tomato puree, vegetable stock, wine and sugar and simmer for 10minutes or until mixture has thickened. Serve with bacon and hot buttered toast. Serves 4.
Yesterday i was wilting the spinach and from it came a dead bug so i threw the whole lot away... so i managed to compensate that with a whole tub of sundried tomatoes. Which made it taste ok. I am still learning (Forever) how to cook. Im not that good with meats and things like that. I avoid them, so all my cooking is generally vegetarian. Which isnt so bad. Tomorrow night I will make some indian food.
I know i shouldn't have bought wasabi peas but i couldn't help it. I love them. Probably as bad as a bag of chips really. Oh well. I will eat only a handful a day.
Anyhow. Nothing too great going on here. I looked in the opshops, saw a few nice bowls that i could use for my inks.. but thought better of it. I think i will get back to painting next week. The next few days are supposed to be scorchers.
take care out there.
I am making bake beans for dinner.. a donna hay recipe. it goes as follows (only i am doing half the amount)
Three baked beans
1 tbls of oil
2 onions
4 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon of oragano
sea salt and cracked pepper
400g butter beans, drained and rinsed
2x 400g borlotti beans drained and rinsed
400g white beans drained and rinsed
500 nml of tomato puree
1 cup vegetable stock
1/3 cup red wine
1 tblespoon brown sugar
Heat frying pan over high heat. Add the il, onions, garlic,oregano,salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes or until onions are a golden colour. Add the butter,borlotti and cNNELLINI BEANS, tomato puree, vegetable stock, wine and sugar and simmer for 10minutes or until mixture has thickened. Serve with bacon and hot buttered toast. Serves 4.
Yesterday i was wilting the spinach and from it came a dead bug so i threw the whole lot away... so i managed to compensate that with a whole tub of sundried tomatoes. Which made it taste ok. I am still learning (Forever) how to cook. Im not that good with meats and things like that. I avoid them, so all my cooking is generally vegetarian. Which isnt so bad. Tomorrow night I will make some indian food.
I know i shouldn't have bought wasabi peas but i couldn't help it. I love them. Probably as bad as a bag of chips really. Oh well. I will eat only a handful a day.
Anyhow. Nothing too great going on here. I looked in the opshops, saw a few nice bowls that i could use for my inks.. but thought better of it. I think i will get back to painting next week. The next few days are supposed to be scorchers.
take care out there.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Back.
Back to the gym again today. I think i have put on a couple of kgs I get weighed tomorrow. Even if i have lost a little that should be good. How ever all the feasting over the festive season has taken its toll on me..
Back to the gym for mum today too. I posted everything yesterday. Ive never drunk so much water... in ages. Its healthy for you though. I also bought some plums to eat. YUMMY. I think that 2008 will be a good year.
Well lunch is calling.. leftovers from last nights dinner.
Back to the gym for mum today too. I posted everything yesterday. Ive never drunk so much water... in ages. Its healthy for you though. I also bought some plums to eat. YUMMY. I think that 2008 will be a good year.
Well lunch is calling.. leftovers from last nights dinner.
Monday
Went to the gym today. Ive started again. Havent had a great day at all. I did a bit of alice, went grocery shopping. Got some things to make a spinach and ricotta pie thing for dinner tomorrow night. Im also got my fav pasta sauce that is just so olivy. I am going to make dhal on wednesday night. Not that dad will eat that.
Anyhow... I will get going. Just thought i'd drop a line.
Anyhow... I will get going. Just thought i'd drop a line.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Dreams
Lately I havebeen dreaming i can only remember one snippet from each...
1:I won n $121,000 and nicola was there.
2: something to do with tea becoming fizzy
3The march hair from alice in wonderland jumps through me like i am a ghost
4: dreamt about a disney jewellery shop.. all the jewellery was shinny and sparkling. I picked out a pink tinkerbell piece with sparkles on it.
5:I dreamt i had shares in a bottle shop andi was looking at photos with peoples faces.
SO they are just 5 that the land of nod has sent me. I wonder what my dream file looks like! Probably a bit shambly. Who knows what the flip side holds. I cant sleep at the moment... im getting a bit drowsy almost there i think....
What else.. well think i'll call it a night. Hit the hay.
much love
albell
1:I won n $121,000 and nicola was there.
2: something to do with tea becoming fizzy
3The march hair from alice in wonderland jumps through me like i am a ghost
4: dreamt about a disney jewellery shop.. all the jewellery was shinny and sparkling. I picked out a pink tinkerbell piece with sparkles on it.
5:I dreamt i had shares in a bottle shop andi was looking at photos with peoples faces.
SO they are just 5 that the land of nod has sent me. I wonder what my dream file looks like! Probably a bit shambly. Who knows what the flip side holds. I cant sleep at the moment... im getting a bit drowsy almost there i think....
What else.. well think i'll call it a night. Hit the hay.
much love
albell
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Alice
These are some of my Alice pictures. Not all. Just 2. I hope to finish going over them sometime today.. although right now i am procrastinating. I have to fill in all the little spots.
Wonderland
I have finished the main detail of Alice now. I am going over some of the pictures with fine liner, they need it to make them look good. I am not sure how Im going to get them framed just yet. Im sure its going to cost me a pretty penny.
I have decided that I would like to make a few copies of the whole lot.. professionally printed so that I can sell them as well.. maybe just three of each picture. I wish there was a local printing place. The moe one closed about a year ago. So i might have to search around the valley.
Then I can think about having them framed and approaching a gallery or two with my latest work. I think it will pan out well. I am not sure, I am just glad to be finished the initial stage and i'm keeping all the sketches that I made from watching the dvd.
I am going to go to the library tomorrow and make some photocopies of alice and make a few books for some people. I will probably hand stitch some covers , might go to spotlight and look at some material tomorrow.
Well i best be off now.
I have decided that I would like to make a few copies of the whole lot.. professionally printed so that I can sell them as well.. maybe just three of each picture. I wish there was a local printing place. The moe one closed about a year ago. So i might have to search around the valley.
Then I can think about having them framed and approaching a gallery or two with my latest work. I think it will pan out well. I am not sure, I am just glad to be finished the initial stage and i'm keeping all the sketches that I made from watching the dvd.
I am going to go to the library tomorrow and make some photocopies of alice and make a few books for some people. I will probably hand stitch some covers , might go to spotlight and look at some material tomorrow.
Well i best be off now.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Morning Coffee
Went out to maccas for morning tea due to lack of cafes being open in town. Just sat and i had a massive latte. I needed that cafiene hit.. otherwise it would be back into bed and a morning nap. I have been that tired lately, i think its lack of exersize..ah but i never made it to the gym today either. SO monday is d day, that im gonna kick off my new years resolution.
I have nearly transfered all the birthdays and addresses into another diary. SO today i might finish Alice. I have in my mind already what they shall look like framed. I put together a nice piece yesterday, pale blue frame with gold round it,.. and butterflies and paper for the background. I think Louise will like it.
Last night for tea we had beetroot salad..
(Thanks nicola) its as easy as salt, pepper and a little lemon juice as well as grated beetroot. Served with gherkin, cucumber and lettuce and sausages. It all tasted really lovely together. I have a habit of leaving best tasting food on my plate til last.. that way i have a nice taste. Although it has been a bit of hit and miss with the cherries as of late. Mum and I generally have fruit at 9pm, watermelon, cherries/ apples etc.
I have bought the year in dreaming a lot which is terrific.. I haven't remembered my dreams in a while. For the past 4 nights i remember snippets but no more than that.
No nightmares (touch wood). It is a whopping 35 today. So i guess that means i'll be indoors watching movies or drawing or something. I have apple berry tea beside me.. and the air conditioner on... not moving.
Isn't it funny how pets rule the house. Though scooter is a very timid dog when any stranger comes to the house. Her bark is worse than her bite... really shy dog. Though she has gotten used to a few people. Oliver well he knows he is the real ruler of the house (all cats are, right?) the only advantage that the dog has over the cat is the scoot is allowed out side at any time. Oliver has to go on a harness, poor thing. Its for his own good. Thats a bit of teh reason he ran for freedom the other day.. Im glad the prawn eating, fussy cat is back though. It would be a bit different. Although as soon as louise heard she said "so you can get a new cat and i'll train it" (cough cough) (teach it to swear like a trooper?) lol
It was good last night, I watched americas sweethearts. Read some of my book and slept in til 8 i havent slept a full 8 hours in a long time. Usually broken sleep me getting up in the middle of the night and playing scrabble online. Writing emails.. or on the greatest time waster ever: FACEBOOK!
Well think i'll go make some lunch now.
I have nearly transfered all the birthdays and addresses into another diary. SO today i might finish Alice. I have in my mind already what they shall look like framed. I put together a nice piece yesterday, pale blue frame with gold round it,.. and butterflies and paper for the background. I think Louise will like it.
Last night for tea we had beetroot salad..
(Thanks nicola) its as easy as salt, pepper and a little lemon juice as well as grated beetroot. Served with gherkin, cucumber and lettuce and sausages. It all tasted really lovely together. I have a habit of leaving best tasting food on my plate til last.. that way i have a nice taste. Although it has been a bit of hit and miss with the cherries as of late. Mum and I generally have fruit at 9pm, watermelon, cherries/ apples etc.
I have bought the year in dreaming a lot which is terrific.. I haven't remembered my dreams in a while. For the past 4 nights i remember snippets but no more than that.
No nightmares (touch wood). It is a whopping 35 today. So i guess that means i'll be indoors watching movies or drawing or something. I have apple berry tea beside me.. and the air conditioner on... not moving.
Isn't it funny how pets rule the house. Though scooter is a very timid dog when any stranger comes to the house. Her bark is worse than her bite... really shy dog. Though she has gotten used to a few people. Oliver well he knows he is the real ruler of the house (all cats are, right?) the only advantage that the dog has over the cat is the scoot is allowed out side at any time. Oliver has to go on a harness, poor thing. Its for his own good. Thats a bit of teh reason he ran for freedom the other day.. Im glad the prawn eating, fussy cat is back though. It would be a bit different. Although as soon as louise heard she said "so you can get a new cat and i'll train it" (cough cough) (teach it to swear like a trooper?) lol
It was good last night, I watched americas sweethearts. Read some of my book and slept in til 8 i havent slept a full 8 hours in a long time. Usually broken sleep me getting up in the middle of the night and playing scrabble online. Writing emails.. or on the greatest time waster ever: FACEBOOK!
Well think i'll go make some lunch now.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Surfaced
It feels like i have just surfaced from some dark times in my head. The latter that my new pen pal wrote made me go to a space I didn't need opened. Like pandoras box. I can't explain it to anyone really. If you read the letter you'd know what i mean.
I got these great sleeper earings for chirstmas.. i love them i leave them in. One of my ears cant stand crappy metals. SO these are silver, which is great. I love the frames dad got me.
Well its not almost 11. was going to head to the gym but i think i will start again tomorrow.. i know i know... she wont i hear you say.... ah but i will.
I got these great sleeper earings for chirstmas.. i love them i leave them in. One of my ears cant stand crappy metals. SO these are silver, which is great. I love the frames dad got me.
Well its not almost 11. was going to head to the gym but i think i will start again tomorrow.. i know i know... she wont i hear you say.... ah but i will.
Flower
Gee the garden looks amazing, everything is in full bloom. I love it. Anyhow its just past midnight...
will write more soon.
dancing moon.
Cats Adventure
Now i havent mentioned this is my blog yet. However our cat got out of the house. I managed to pry open the front door with his paws and went for a bit of a mystery. WHo knows where. I thought he was a goner, i really thought we had no hope of seeing him again.... then im on the phone to my friend and i hear this thing dragging along the floor...
OLIVER!
He was home, he was panting. he had eaten something black and red... he looked spooked and most of all frightened of us . His whole harness had been put round his feet so to move would have been painful.. I wonder who the hell would want to torch a cat! Bloody idiots!
Never EVER will that happen again. I am buying him a new harness tomorrow... and getting a little tag with my mobile number on it. So Oliver spent the whole of last few nights camping under the bed.. he didnt want to be touched, helped or anything. Atleast he has stopped panting.
He is back to normalish.. he is been quite quiet since the ordeal. He lets us guve him a few more cuddles... he is not really a snuggle up cat though more of a little pat or else swipe swipe.
Anyhow... thats one adventure over.Thank goodness he is alive safe and well.
OLIVER!
He was home, he was panting. he had eaten something black and red... he looked spooked and most of all frightened of us . His whole harness had been put round his feet so to move would have been painful.. I wonder who the hell would want to torch a cat! Bloody idiots!
Never EVER will that happen again. I am buying him a new harness tomorrow... and getting a little tag with my mobile number on it. So Oliver spent the whole of last few nights camping under the bed.. he didnt want to be touched, helped or anything. Atleast he has stopped panting.
He is back to normalish.. he is been quite quiet since the ordeal. He lets us guve him a few more cuddles... he is not really a snuggle up cat though more of a little pat or else swipe swipe.
Anyhow... thats one adventure over.Thank goodness he is alive safe and well.
Chit Chat
This is a photo taken at a friends bbq.
Had a very uneventful new years.. spent it with my parents at home, It was my choice... due to signal failure it took almost a whopping 4hrs. Not happy jan! Other than that..i had a delightful time.
I didnt buy any clothes or anything like that. I am planning to go down bridge road sometime too. There are some lovely clothing stores there. It looks like this thing with connex signal failure is going to last two months. So two months of 3 hour journies into the city. I could be half way to sydney!
Anyhow... I am returning to the gym tomorrow... and get weighed that could be scary thing. I think ive put on a few kilos over the christmas holidays. Such is life!
It will probably take me about a year to get it down from what it is at the moment.
Wellpers..I now have a pen friend in America, he wrote me a 10page letter so i wrote him 3 boradsheet letter in reply. With some of my artwork on it and some photos. I found some stunning photos i took of the garden the other day... they look amazing so im sending them to nicola and scott.
So I hope you all had a great new years... and wish you all safe in your travels.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Sunday
Sunday was a great day met up with friends in the city. Chatted, walked about went for a drink. I will write more tomorrow.. im a little tired now.
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