nuts! etc
tonight i went to see X-Men: The Final Stand. it was alright. i didn't especially like X-Men 2, but i quite liked the first film. anyway i liked the third one more than the second, and probably not as much as the first. i'm hardly a big fan though, i've only seen each movie once i think, maybe twice for the first X-Men..
anyhoo.
also i've nearly finished sorting the mac out after it's disaster yesterday. i managed to salvage my iTunes library by copying everything from my iPod. also tonight i finally got round to downloading "If You're Feeling Sinister: Live At the Barbican London" by Belle & Sebastian. it's good, i'm only about half-way through listening to it at the moment, so far the standout track has been "Like Dylan In the Movies"
i've also been listening to Nouvelle Vague. they're a french group who do acoustic bossa-nova versions of punk/new wave songs. they're really good.
also, yesterday i made really good food. beetroot and goats cheese tart. with chili potato wedges.
the chili potato wedges are easy: cut potatoes into wedges. heat oil in roasting tin in top of oven. boil the wedges for about 1-2 minutes. drain and give them a good shake. tip the wedges into the roasting tin and return to the oven. finely chop a few pickled chilis and then scatter over the wedges, along with some smoked paprika and salt & pepper. roast until brown and crispy.
the tart requires making pastry, which is my New Favourite Thing. you make a pastry tart case and bake it blind in the oven for maybe 30 minutes, while you chop up a few cooked beetroots into wedges, and fry them. then add a handful of broccoli florets and plenty of pine nuts, and keep frying for a bit. then add about 100ml of passata and cook it all together for 5 minutes. then tip the whole lot into the pastry case, top with chunks of goats cheese, and return to the oven until the cheese starts to brown.
this weekend i plan to make The Ultimate Pie. i plan for it to contain vege-sausage, mushrooms, and hazelnuts, in a port wine sauce. as i said, making pastry (and using it in pies, quiches etc) is my New Favourite Thing.
anyhoo.
also i've nearly finished sorting the mac out after it's disaster yesterday. i managed to salvage my iTunes library by copying everything from my iPod. also tonight i finally got round to downloading "If You're Feeling Sinister: Live At the Barbican London" by Belle & Sebastian. it's good, i'm only about half-way through listening to it at the moment, so far the standout track has been "Like Dylan In the Movies"
i've also been listening to Nouvelle Vague. they're a french group who do acoustic bossa-nova versions of punk/new wave songs. they're really good.
also, yesterday i made really good food. beetroot and goats cheese tart. with chili potato wedges.
the chili potato wedges are easy: cut potatoes into wedges. heat oil in roasting tin in top of oven. boil the wedges for about 1-2 minutes. drain and give them a good shake. tip the wedges into the roasting tin and return to the oven. finely chop a few pickled chilis and then scatter over the wedges, along with some smoked paprika and salt & pepper. roast until brown and crispy.
the tart requires making pastry, which is my New Favourite Thing. you make a pastry tart case and bake it blind in the oven for maybe 30 minutes, while you chop up a few cooked beetroots into wedges, and fry them. then add a handful of broccoli florets and plenty of pine nuts, and keep frying for a bit. then add about 100ml of passata and cook it all together for 5 minutes. then tip the whole lot into the pastry case, top with chunks of goats cheese, and return to the oven until the cheese starts to brown.
this weekend i plan to make The Ultimate Pie. i plan for it to contain vege-sausage, mushrooms, and hazelnuts, in a port wine sauce. as i said, making pastry (and using it in pies, quiches etc) is my New Favourite Thing.