I really should go out and dig the hole for that extra chook yard post. Some physical action will definitely help my state of mind and body.

It's grey today, with a drizzle of rain every now and then, and a general feeling of dampness. I'm sitting in the lounge room with Maladicta curled up on a cushion beside me, and a file open in 4TheWords and I' ( Read more... )

Will be having gardening permabee on Saturday after Lunar New Year.

Thoughts on a Chinese vegetarian menu:
Jai - main dish served with plain white rice for soaking up the good flavour
Shallot Pancakes - can be made ahead
turnip cake (lo bak goh) - for snacks
Doufu Fa - dessert

And hah, that would also cover my
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Dukkah Roasted Cauliflower

Pinterest board: nommy
- baked parmesan zucchini
- chicken enchilada casserole
- breakfast skillet
- 7 layer dip

Maybe later in the year.

There's a lot of sweets and cakes and tarts and icing/frosting on that board, though. Going to have to limit that. Maybe stick with the donna hay/marie claire/delicious recipes which are a ( Read more... )

And to start off my
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January is going to be marked by several things:

• B1 (housemate) is going to be away in the coming week
• weather is cooler than usual, not quite so hot
• high likelihood of being asked to change diet following coronary calcium scoring
• garden is pumping out leaves (rocket, silverbeet, spinach) and various vegies (onions, could probably get tomatoes) plus ( Read more... )

I'm pretty terrible at following recipes. I'll take the elements of a recipe and approximate amounts, or turn it into a pie or a pastie, or use pasta instead of rice, or replace a herb in the recipe. That said, I have a fairly extensive pantry when it comes to little bits and pieces. The trick is - as always - using up what I have before it all ( Read more... )