Inspired by Masterchef Australia, I am going to try a new recipe once a week. Not one of theirs necessarily, but I need to get out of the doldrums of my hum drum, same old same old dishes.
This week's was a Masterchef one, their beef stroganoff, which is a cross between goulash and stroganoff. They use Paprika for one thing, something I never use in my recipe, Brandy (hello! I blew my newly formulated weekly budget on that) tomato paste, something I stopped putting in Stroganoff over 20 years ago, and creme fraiche rather than sour cream. Well I saw no difference between how the sour cream blended into the mix and how the creme fraiche did, therefore I will not be using that more expensive version in future. In fact I will not be making that version again. It was not bad, just different but I prefer my old recipe Anyone interested can find it on the Masterchef Australia website. I had fun making it.
Next dish is going to be a fritatta. I'll probably find that on line,as I do most of my recipes these days.
The earth has settled on its axis today. The new PM is forming her new Cabinet, Spain(my favourite team) is through to the round of 16 in the World Cup and England meet the old enemy Germany in their next match. Ah well more sleepless nights and groggy days ahead.
Three months old and Skye is working us. She knows it's bed time when we start fastening her into her sleeping bag and tells us off. She does not hide her feelings. Her chatterbox tendencies continue, yeah!!! (She's got to have something of mine to inherit)She loves songs and tries to sing herself. Lovely girl.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
a wild twenty four hours
The planets are wobbling surely, must be something like that, so many strange things have happened in the last twenty four hours.
1) Biggest news here is a new prime minister. Even the pundits didn't see that coming as quickly and savagely as it did. Moreover she's a woman, Australia's first. Now we have a female prime minister, female governor, female state governor and female state premier in NSW. Wonderful!I like Julia Gillard the new PM. Hopefully she'll win in her own right at the next election. After talking about refusing to vote at the next one I will now vote Labor.
2) The longest tennis match in history. It's ridiculous, all those hours played over 2-3 days. I hope you weren't stuck there Valerie. I wonder what happened to the ticket holders for that match. Is it because the Queen attended for the first time in yonks? No I think it's those misaligned planets.
2) Italy and France are out of the world cup. (Yeah!!!!) The Asian teams are doing well, there's a changing of the guard.
3) England have beaten the Aussies at cricket...twice. They're looking good this season.
4) The American commander in Afghanistan dropped his bundle and has been given the flick.
Apart from that the sun keeps shining the rain keeps raining, babies keep growing, and my back is getting better, yeah!!!
1) Biggest news here is a new prime minister. Even the pundits didn't see that coming as quickly and savagely as it did. Moreover she's a woman, Australia's first. Now we have a female prime minister, female governor, female state governor and female state premier in NSW. Wonderful!I like Julia Gillard the new PM. Hopefully she'll win in her own right at the next election. After talking about refusing to vote at the next one I will now vote Labor.
2) The longest tennis match in history. It's ridiculous, all those hours played over 2-3 days. I hope you weren't stuck there Valerie. I wonder what happened to the ticket holders for that match. Is it because the Queen attended for the first time in yonks? No I think it's those misaligned planets.
2) Italy and France are out of the world cup. (Yeah!!!!) The Asian teams are doing well, there's a changing of the guard.
3) England have beaten the Aussies at cricket...twice. They're looking good this season.
4) The American commander in Afghanistan dropped his bundle and has been given the flick.
Apart from that the sun keeps shining the rain keeps raining, babies keep growing, and my back is getting better, yeah!!!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Celebration
Last week the joy of music, this week the joy of reaching age 70 without a major mishap.
Maxine, Cristina and her mum pulled out all stops to provide wonderful food for my party. Ed lugged big speakers up to the fifth floor to help provide music which I must admit was lost in the cavernous room, amidst all the chat and laughter. Dirk pulled strings to provide the wonderful venue, and did a sterling job looking after Skye since her mother was too busy in the kitchen. Skye did the rounds in her pretty pink dress, looking a little startled.
I cried at my own speech, hard to speak when your throat is full of tears!
My writing buddies were as usual screaming with laughter. When I dropped in to overhear I discovered they were talking about body parts especailly the one beginning with 'V'. I wished I'd been in at the beginning on that topic of conversation!
It was a fun occasion, and I spent Sunday on the couch recovering, and since my back is playing up, it looks as though Monday is going to be spent the same way. Not a bad proposition since I have a couple of good books to read.
Maxine, Cristina and her mum pulled out all stops to provide wonderful food for my party. Ed lugged big speakers up to the fifth floor to help provide music which I must admit was lost in the cavernous room, amidst all the chat and laughter. Dirk pulled strings to provide the wonderful venue, and did a sterling job looking after Skye since her mother was too busy in the kitchen. Skye did the rounds in her pretty pink dress, looking a little startled.
I cried at my own speech, hard to speak when your throat is full of tears!
My writing buddies were as usual screaming with laughter. When I dropped in to overhear I discovered they were talking about body parts especailly the one beginning with 'V'. I wished I'd been in at the beginning on that topic of conversation!
It was a fun occasion, and I spent Sunday on the couch recovering, and since my back is playing up, it looks as though Monday is going to be spent the same way. Not a bad proposition since I have a couple of good books to read.
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