It is perfect for French style trips to the local market and hot bread shop.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Birthday Bike
Last year for my Birthday my wonderful husband gave me a bike and the promise of a basket to complete it. The perfect basket has been difficult to track down but he has done so and now I have this awesome bike!
It is perfect for French style trips to the local market and hot bread shop.
It is perfect for French style trips to the local market and hot bread shop.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Ethiopian Try-birds
Context: In our house we have a nickname for people who are willing to try new things. We call them "Try-birds"- and to be clear, it is a compliment.
For my ever so special birthday dinner last year, I took my brother and husband to an Ethiopian restaurant for dinner. We may have a lot of different types of restaurants here in BrisVegas, but this one is actually the ONLY Ethiopian restaurant here.
I have had Ethiopian food in our nations capital when I have traveled there for work a couple of times and I really enjoyed it. So for my birthday dinner I located the only Brisbane restaurant to serve this style of food. Conveniently it was only a few minutes from our house.
The restaurant itself was pretty basic; very hot and humid. It was located at the back of a small suburban shopping mall next to a pool hall.
The food was excellent. The flavors in the meat and vegetable dishes were so different from the food we usually eat. It is made with wonderful blends of spices. While a bit similar to Indian food it is certainly not curry and was not too hot or spicy, just really tasty. The platter we ordered looked a little like this...
Ethiopian food is usually served on injera which is similar to a pancake or crepe as you can see in the photo above. The food is usually eaten without cutlery using the injera to scoop up the meat or vegetable dishes. I went to the restaurant prepared to eat with my freshly cleaned hands but we were given cutlery and crockery and we were glad of that, however I would guess that if we looked African we probably just have been served the platter.
We all enjoyed the meal. I was impressed with Tom and my bro for being such good try-birds.
For my ever so special birthday dinner last year, I took my brother and husband to an Ethiopian restaurant for dinner. We may have a lot of different types of restaurants here in BrisVegas, but this one is actually the ONLY Ethiopian restaurant here.
I have had Ethiopian food in our nations capital when I have traveled there for work a couple of times and I really enjoyed it. So for my birthday dinner I located the only Brisbane restaurant to serve this style of food. Conveniently it was only a few minutes from our house.
The restaurant itself was pretty basic; very hot and humid. It was located at the back of a small suburban shopping mall next to a pool hall.
The food was excellent. The flavors in the meat and vegetable dishes were so different from the food we usually eat. It is made with wonderful blends of spices. While a bit similar to Indian food it is certainly not curry and was not too hot or spicy, just really tasty. The platter we ordered looked a little like this...
Ethiopian food is usually served on injera which is similar to a pancake or crepe as you can see in the photo above. The food is usually eaten without cutlery using the injera to scoop up the meat or vegetable dishes. I went to the restaurant prepared to eat with my freshly cleaned hands but we were given cutlery and crockery and we were glad of that, however I would guess that if we looked African we probably just have been served the platter.
We all enjoyed the meal. I was impressed with Tom and my bro for being such good try-birds.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Welcome to 2010: Reflections on 2009
Welcome to 2010 everyone.
I didn't stay up last night to watch the fireworks; we were in bed by 9.30. I did however wake up to hear my neighbours yelling Happy New Year and took the time to lean over and wake Tom up with a new year kiss.
This year, like the last one, is going to be a great one.
I have some specific goals for this year. I would like to work fewer hours, get through a few more uni subjects, start our house renovations, convince Tom to go to France for a cycling holiday with my bro and some other stuff.
I have no specific new years resolutions (despite the goals), however if I were to eat better and exercise more I wouldn't be disappointed.
2009 was a good year for me, both personally and professionally. My first niece was born. I had some great opportunities to work in some quite senior roles. I received my first high distinction for a university subject. Tom attained the professional certification he has been working on for a couple of years. We hired and fired our first cleaner. I turned 30, we had a great party.
2009 went by very quickly. I hope 2010 is a little bit longer, and feels a little bit slower. Life is good, it would be nice to slow the pace this year and enjoy it more.
I didn't stay up last night to watch the fireworks; we were in bed by 9.30. I did however wake up to hear my neighbours yelling Happy New Year and took the time to lean over and wake Tom up with a new year kiss.
This year, like the last one, is going to be a great one.
I have some specific goals for this year. I would like to work fewer hours, get through a few more uni subjects, start our house renovations, convince Tom to go to France for a cycling holiday with my bro and some other stuff.
I have no specific new years resolutions (despite the goals), however if I were to eat better and exercise more I wouldn't be disappointed.
2009 was a good year for me, both personally and professionally. My first niece was born. I had some great opportunities to work in some quite senior roles. I received my first high distinction for a university subject. Tom attained the professional certification he has been working on for a couple of years. We hired and fired our first cleaner. I turned 30, we had a great party.
2009 went by very quickly. I hope 2010 is a little bit longer, and feels a little bit slower. Life is good, it would be nice to slow the pace this year and enjoy it more.
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