Yeah well not really reason #692 but you get the idea.
Today for 50 odd dollars I got a whole weeks worth of meals - essentially all already made and all I have to do is reheat.
I have beetroot gnocchi and ragu along with Gluten Free lasagna, goat pie, falafeal and kale. This is enough for at least a week when you consider the lasagna is two meals, as is the gnocchi. The falafeal will be used as a crust on a roast, and the kale will be turned into chips. The pies were a 2 pack for 7 dollars, but I ate the mushroom and goat pie for lunch - it was really good, with big bits of goat, peas and a lovely creamy layer of mushrooms under the top. Talking to the people selling it they admitted that its the one item they find hard to keep in stock as they keep eating them!
The farmers markets are smaller than they are in summer, but you can still get lovely things there. I have noticed as its got colder there are more people selling "meal" type things than fresh fruit and vegies themselves. Last week I got bletted medlars, which are amazing and I wanted more this week but the girl I bought them off wasnt there...I hope she is there next week!
In other cooking adventures I made Potato Potage tonight and wonders never cease it looked like the picture!!! Everything in it except for the stock and thyme I bought at the farmers market in Melville street over the last couple of weeks. I overdid the bacon bones (I used a 500g Ham hock I bought off Matt and Ross a couple of weeks ago along with the bones Ross gave me today), and substituted the celery with white radish from the asian grocers from Campania. Other than that it was the recipe and it was really yummy and filling. Ate it with a couple of bread rolls from Zum while watching Dr Who. Made enough for 2 meals tonight and 3 meals to go into the freezer and minimal washing up as well which is good.
Am heading to The Beachhouse for netball lunch on Friday - should be interesting to say the least. Will report back, am unsure if its a set menu or we just order...I do know there is going to be LOTS of people there!!
In other news, my attempts to get up to Terraces in Lonnie to try the freefall menu may finally be paying off. Tournament of Minds in in Lonnie this year and as I will probably be adjudicating, so will head up a day early and treat myself. Only however if I have a completed first draft of the dratted thesis. I should do as I only have the discussion, intro and conclusion left to write. So all going to plan it will be submitted by november and I will have to be a grownup and get a real job......oh dear. Oh well, it will pay for my cheese and decent dining addiction.
Sunday 27 June 2010
Monday 14 June 2010
Procastination.
I should be writing my thesis. I have spent since 10am this morning attempting to re do a chapter which can not decide if it wants to be one chapter or two. This has taken me 2 avocado and brown mustard cress rolls on sour dough and 3 fundraising chocolate bars to do...and its still not done.
An update to the food adventures in my life - been no where spectacular. However the Japanese resturant on Liverpool street is probably my new favourite lunch/early dinner place for cheap eats.
Two large sushi rolls and a drink will set you back less than 10 dollars, and they will make the rolls up fresh if you want something slightly different. Have eaten there twice in the last fortnight - once as a take away and once as an eat in. Both times the food was plentiful and full of flavour.
Am having Monty cravings, so am saving my pennies to treat myself once I get a full draft of the thesis into the supervisors (all going well that will be mid next month). Am still trying to find an excuse to get up to Lonnie to try the free fall menu @ the Terraces. My last two excuses didnt pan out (the meeting ended up be tele confrenced and the post grad thing was cancelled). May have to just go up there one weekend for the heck of it. Am eating alot of porridge at the moment - which is odd as until 6 months ago I HATED the stuff. But now I will gobble it down with golden syrup, nutmeg, vanilla and cinamon. My taste buds are odd.
Farmers market wise I have had some interesting things lately. My latest purchase on Sunday was a Vitabeet (sp?) which is apparently a type of swede/turnip. The leaves can be used in salads and the root cooked like a swede/beetroot. I ate some of the leaves last night, they have a spinich type texture and taste with what tastes like a coriander aftertaste. Definately healthy. Also been eating alot of Kale - Kale chips are amazing and dead simple to make. Am craving oranges but not getting any, but have been devouring limes in my water. I will admit to buying a couple of avocados from Frescos to satify a craving for avocado and cress sandwiches and some bananas for the potassium.
Oh well, better get back to it.
An update to the food adventures in my life - been no where spectacular. However the Japanese resturant on Liverpool street is probably my new favourite lunch/early dinner place for cheap eats.
Two large sushi rolls and a drink will set you back less than 10 dollars, and they will make the rolls up fresh if you want something slightly different. Have eaten there twice in the last fortnight - once as a take away and once as an eat in. Both times the food was plentiful and full of flavour.
Am having Monty cravings, so am saving my pennies to treat myself once I get a full draft of the thesis into the supervisors (all going well that will be mid next month). Am still trying to find an excuse to get up to Lonnie to try the free fall menu @ the Terraces. My last two excuses didnt pan out (the meeting ended up be tele confrenced and the post grad thing was cancelled). May have to just go up there one weekend for the heck of it. Am eating alot of porridge at the moment - which is odd as until 6 months ago I HATED the stuff. But now I will gobble it down with golden syrup, nutmeg, vanilla and cinamon. My taste buds are odd.
Farmers market wise I have had some interesting things lately. My latest purchase on Sunday was a Vitabeet (sp?) which is apparently a type of swede/turnip. The leaves can be used in salads and the root cooked like a swede/beetroot. I ate some of the leaves last night, they have a spinich type texture and taste with what tastes like a coriander aftertaste. Definately healthy. Also been eating alot of Kale - Kale chips are amazing and dead simple to make. Am craving oranges but not getting any, but have been devouring limes in my water. I will admit to buying a couple of avocados from Frescos to satify a craving for avocado and cress sandwiches and some bananas for the potassium.
Oh well, better get back to it.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
