The magic box
I have discovered the joys of online shopping, and I love it.
I despise food shopping. I walk into a shop, forget everything i’m meant to buy (even if I do have a list), panic and make bad decisions.
I’m almost as bad at online shopping (it is a running joke, but it’s better to be bad at online shopping than have no shopping done) but it makes me a lot less grumpy.
I still have to take my time and read all the descriptions. Last week I bought store brand milk arrowroots (I don’t buy store brands as a matter of principal – I don’t support monopolies), this week I bought a giant tin of condensed tomato soup. I have difficulties with quantities.
It probably doesn’t help that when I placed the order I was feeling very under the weather, so we ended up with a lot of comfort food.
But there’s always some reason. Usually because at home food shopping and wine go very well together. And pajamas. Food shopping is bearable with pajamas and wine.
But one of the things apart from the convenience is the choices I don’t have to make.
Every week now I buy a fruit and vegetable box of seasonal vegetables.
It’s like a goody bag of things to cook with for the week.
So each week new things to try and new gluts to figure out what to do with. I now have 7 bulbs of garlic! (I’m still chasing ideas for that one)
But I did have success with the excess carrots. Carrot cakes.
Super duper easy recipe adapted from taste.com.au carrot and poppy seed muffins it would have been better with poppy seeds though.
the ingredients
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour, sifted
3/4 cup (165g) brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup (160ml) extra virgin olive oil
2 cups finely grated carrot (about 4 carrots)
the method
Combine the self-raising flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
Combine the eggs and olive oil in a different bowl.
Combine the wet and dry together and then add the grated carrots.
Divide into greased muffin trays and bake in 180deg oven for 25-30 minutes.
All done!!
These got rave reviews and a request to make more very soon.
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Cut Chemist – Festival Gardens
Perth Festival has been impeccable this year.
Not only is the location darling (see my post on Death Cab for pics of the rubber ducky fairy lights) but there have been some awesome bands too.
Cut Chemist are one of my Misters bands. The story goes, if he hadn’t have discovered Cut Chemist then he would still be into gangsta rap, and his first impression would not have impressed me enough to date him.
I still can’t stand rap, but Cut Chemist’s talent is undeniable.
He is a talented musician on those turntables. Just watching what he can do is impressive.
And he’s a nice guy too! He came out and signed some merch and my bloke got a photo with him (which has made all of his workmates very jealous).
We also saw Russell Woolfe (a local radio celeb) who was also really nice as we chewed his ear off while he was having a night off.
Cut Chemist isn’t an artist I would buy a CD of (the Mister certainly would) but his live show was very entertaining.
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Crazy cat lady
So crazy cat lady is one of my beau’s nicknames for me. And I call him my crazy cat.
And then on my twitter timeline I found it! My crazy cat pattern.
So now I’ve started knitting cats.
Crazy cat lady here I come.
The black one is Snowball and the grey one is Lucille.
Snowball because of the Simpsons and because I mucked up the pattern and it looks a bit like a snowball. It’s my Buffy cat because I was watching a lot of Buffy whilst knitting it and there’s a black cat in the credits.
Lucille because of Arrested Development and because it’s fun to say ‘loose seal!’
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Colourful Addictions
With coloured and patterned tights.
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Stuck in my head – Wolf Parade
I still miss these guys and wish they were still together.
And this song makes a great ringtone.
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This is what happens when you follow a recipe
I’ll let these photos speak for themselves.
Apparently the secret is to listen to what the cooking shows say.
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Death Cab For Cutie – Festival Gardens
I seem to be gushing a lot lately, but Death Cab on Saturday night were amazing. Festival Gardens is an awesome venue and I sincerely wish that it becomes a permanent venue, not just for 3 weeks during festival.
Couches should be mandatory at gigs. It felt like we were watching a band whilst relaxing at home.
It also helps when the band you’re watching is polished and professional.
Fun times.
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A sock addiction
I’m still working my way through the Scylla socks. I’ve completed one and am not quite at the heel of the second.
The first one doesn’t really fit on my foot though.
So I’m adapting the second one to make it a little bit bigger.
Maths to the rescue!
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Tasty business meetings
Attached forthwith are the minutes of the last meeting (at Sherbert).
A berry sponge cake, a chocolate brownie, and a polenta cake.
Of course the actual minutes were a lot more detailed. Even though I think my work is really interesting, I’m pretty sure not many other people would share my enthusiasm. That and it’s not a subject for the internets. Some anonymity is nice.
Perfect spot for a good coffee and cake.
polka-dots & sparkles 