Archive for May, 2007

Another amazing office morning tea

On Friday, we had morning tea to farewell one of our workmates. She brought in a selection of exquisite and decadent little cakes for everyone, from the Sugar and Spice Patisserie in Joondalup. Sorry, I don’t know what everything is – the tall fruit-topped ones are cheese cakes, the little yellow one with white peaks […]

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Four out of five weeknight dinners

Monday: Jac made chicken burgers. Panfried chicken thigh filets, lettuce, tomato and mushrooms in toasted focaccia. As you can see, she went heavy on the lettuce. Hahahaaa. P.S. I do like eating lettuce stems. Tuesday: My day off. The cats and I fell asleep in the late afternoon, snuggled together and all toasty on the […]

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A day off

I spent my day off mostly in a horizontal position. I put the DVD player on the coffee table, which I’d moved right next to the couch. On the coffee table I put a stack of DVDs, the TV, DVD and stereo remotes, and of course, an assortment of snacks. I lay on the couch […]

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Work lunches

Believe me when I say that my job, workplace and workmates are fantastic – but this week was a horrendously shitty week. My lunches were great though – time to walk in the sunshine, eat and take a temporary breather – all very important things. Monday: two papercuts by 10am and the first of many […]

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Hearty cold weather food

Last night for dinner Jac made a beef, mushroom and red wine casserole, which she served with mashed potato. I love eating meals like this on cold days. We’ve now brought the gas heater in from the garage (it lives there during the warmer months), and I am wearing my ugg shoes around the house […]

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Dinner at Roxby

On Friday night, we went out for dinner with some of our friends at a Thai restaurant in Willetton called Roxby. We ordered three mixed entrees – each mixed entree plate (AU$7.50) consists of a fish cake, a spring roll (filled with minced chicken, vegetables and water chestnut), a golden bag (filled with mized chicken, […]

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tfp vs. the curry paste jar

And so on Thursday I got the coconut milk on my way home from work so I could make the Thai green chicken curry while Jac was at hockey training. Everything was all set. I put the rice on to cook. I sliced the chicken thighs, I sliced the fresh green beans and the tinned […]

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Home delivery Italian dinner

On Wednesday evening Jac worked late and I planned to make Thai green chicken curry for dinner. But when I got home I realised we didn’t have any coconut milk and I was tired and grumpy and just could not be bothered going back out to the shops again to buy some. I rang Jac […]

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Marinated veal steak sandwich

For dinner on Tuesday night, Jac made veal steak sandwiches. She’d marinated veal steaks in sweet sherry, garlic and herbs overnight and then panfried them. She made the sandwiches with toasted focaccia and fresh lettuce and tomato and a little mayonnaise. She’d cooked the veal perfectly – I hate having steak sandwiches where you …

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A week’s worth of work lunches

For one of the first times ever, I have photos of my work lunch for every day of the week just gone. Monday: teriyaki fish, rice and those yummy crunchy green pickles, and a garden salad. The salad came with a wee bottle of sesame oil dressing. I loved that little bottle. I took it […]

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