Scrambled out into the cold morning last week to see the full moon set at sunrise. I love the light of the rising sun reflecting on the neighbouring houses. Makes the numb fingers and toes worth it.
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Tagine
After my visit to Kazbah, I had a craving for more Moroccan food, so last weekend I tried out two recipes: chicken and date tagine, served with curried apple couscous.
The tagine was wonderful, with the subtle flavour of cinnamon, honey and almonds. I couldn’t find any dates so I used prunes instead. And the curried apple couscous is a dream, good enough to have on its own.
Bake It
I was raring to use the apples that I picked on my visit to the apple orchard, and the first recipe I tried was this apple cake. It turned out very, very well, since it’s a crumble/pie/cake all-in-one. It was also enormous, and freezes well, meaning that I still have a couple of portions left for dessert.
A couple of days later I made some madeleines for the international lunch that my department was having. It’s a little vanilla/lemon cakelette from France. Now, I know that I’m not French, but in my defence I was delegated sweets to bring and I had no way of buying anything remotely South-East Asian sweets mid-week. Besides, I don’t mind being an honorary Frenchie for the afternoon if I get to spread a bit of baking joy.
Foggy Morning
The fog descended one morning this week, and being a fog fanatic, I just had to run out and take a shot.
The crepe myrtle leaves are turning so winter must be just around the corner.
My Garden
After two weeks of rain, my garden was lush with summer blooms on the weekend.
End of Winter?
A cold and wet beginning to spring – or is it finally the end of winter?
Home Sweet Home (At Last)
In the past year or so my eyes have been open to the wide world of interior design and home decor. I’ve given a few examples of how I’d like my place to be and with the help of my parents and a dozen tradies, my dream has been realised.
It’s been about 5 weeks since I’ve moved into my new place and the place is starting to feel like home. Personally, I love it. The abundance of wood makes the place feel homely, and to that I bought more beautiful wood pieces so that it’s a real pleasure just to stay at home.
Static and Silence 