I spent yet another raging Friday night hanging out with my family as well as making meringues. I think my life is comparable in its extremeness to that of Bear Grylls or a world champion BASE jumper. Ooh I did some washing too. Two loads of washing in fact. I really should have posted about it on Facebook but then again sometimes it's best not to boast.
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Spicy Roasted Winter Vegetable and Lentil Salad
My raging Saturday consisted of buying vegetables, visiting my Nana, cooking vegetables, going to see an animated Pixar movie with my parents where I then wept when the imaginary friend got forgotten and then coming home and giving myself a wax. It was so raging. I could have joined the party upstairs but instead I put my ear plugs in and went to bed so that I would be well rested for my early morning spin class. Judging by the number of people who liked my look how raging my life is..not post on Facebook it would suggest I am not alone.
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Little Lemon Meringue Pies
I had a hankering. A hankering for crisp pastry and rich, thick lemon curd. Lemon meringue pies up until recently had never really floated my boat. Sure they were nice but often it was just a sugar fest with some half assed lemon curd trying to convince you it was a classic worth remembering.
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Almond Croissants
I am a huge fan of almond croissants. My first ever experience of one was in Dunedin in my third year of Uni. I discovered this café that sold freshly baked almond croissants. I had been told they were good but they exceeded my expectations. They came from this French bakery up on the hill called the Friday Bakery. Coincidentally they only ever open on Fridays, funny that. These croissants bring back memories of treating my friends when they needed a pick me up. They were that indulgent treat that for $5 could turn a cold Dunedin Friday into something special. I miss the Friday bakery. I miss the people I used to go with and the people I used to surprise with treats from there.
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The Ultimate Cauliflower Cheese
My dinner consisted of two members of the brassica family doused in cheese. It was smoked Havarti cauliflower cheese and broccoli and blue cheese soup.
The highlight of my day was scoring some eco store vanilla and coconut body wash from the showers at the gym.
I am listening to Justin Bieber, in my room, by myself.
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Boysenberry Ripple Chia Ice Pops
One of the perks of working for a company that makes ice cream is that from time to time you get treated. I usually go for the delicious Kapiti ice creams sticks and for just a few minutes zone out into my own little bubble of joy as my mouth wraps around the sweet sweet goodness. This is the second time in the month of June I have had to forgo this delicious novelty in the name of Junk Free June.
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Roast Beetroot and Sweet Kumara Soup
As women I think we say sorry too much. Unless of course you are my friend Sophie M.
Someone steps in your way, you say sorry. When we ask for something we say sorry. You gently bump someone else crammed up next to you with your elbow when blow drying your hair at the gym, it wouldn’t have hurt but yet we say sorry. When we tell guys who don’t treat us well that they are dicks and that you are over wasting your time with them we then apologise afterwards. Sorry for having standards, sorry for wanting to speak up, sorry for the way I look.
WHY?!
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Raw Energy Salad
I am not a very superstitious person. I am always the first to open umbrellas inside or to bring bananas onto a boat. There is one thing I am somewhat inclined to believe in though and that's Karma. You get from the Universe what you put out into the Universe. Good things happen to good people and the like. Pay it forward etc etc. I would say I believe this 90% of the time.
This morning was that futile 10% where I just didn't know what to believe anymore.
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Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup
Some broccoli soup came up on my Instagram feed the other day and the vibrant bowl of green caught my eye. I just had to have some. Conveniently the Universe agreed and made all the greens required super cheap at my local vege shop
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A Cold Brew For You
During my days as a student in the darkest depths of Dunedin, I came to know a rather cool collection of people pursuing all manner of paths. I came to become friends with a gentleman called Arjun who had a bit of a thing for coffee. He started making this delectable liqueur called Quick Brown Fox. Things have progressed and he now has a finger dipped in the oh so trendy cold brew scene with his Harpoon Cold Brew.
I recently got a message from Arjun asking if I would be interested in concocting a variety of bevvies using his Harpoon cold brew. Of course I said yes (I was up for anything after being stuck with the dregs that come out of the machine at work).
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