With Dani and I both working, in an effort to save time we often cook four plates at a time, leaving the leftovers for the following night. Tonight's leftovers were Japanese in origin and contained lots of good things like beef, shiitake mushrooms and tofu in a mirin and soy broth - just the thing for these cold nights we're now experiencing.
With a big year ahead of us I thought a Project 366 would be the perfect way to look back at the way it was.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Day 121 - Leftovers
With Dani and I both working, in an effort to save time we often cook four plates at a time, leaving the leftovers for the following night. Tonight's leftovers were Japanese in origin and contained lots of good things like beef, shiitake mushrooms and tofu in a mirin and soy broth - just the thing for these cold nights we're now experiencing.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Day 120 - Colours
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Day 119 - Undercover
Friday, April 27, 2012
Day 118 - On set
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Day 117 - Inside information
Since the end of the Easter school holidays, traffic has increased to new levels. In a bid to combat the snail pace start-stop routine, I decided I would subscribe to the traffic service on my TomTom iPhone app. I set off from work and the news was grim, delays along the M4 - nothing new. I was then asked if I'd like to reroute to save 6 minutes, I thought who wouldn't? So I followed the new directions through some vaguely familiar streets and rather than the wildly optimistic indicative destination time getting away, it was holding steady. So far I was impressed - until I was told to turn onto the M2 and M7! I usually avoid toll roads on my daily grind, but I decided to use them for the purposes of the experiment and I made it home in record time. Now the next test is for TomTom traffic without the toll road cheats!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Day 116 - Housing around
As one might imagine and probably observe, I spend a lot of time at the construction site of our new home. To the casual observer this photo probably looks the same as the last, so today's photo is all about the detail of change. For those who failed to pick it, we now have a completed entry roof frame. Unlike project homes where you can see what you're going to get, we've been waiting a while to see the house look like the drawings and today the small detail of the last roof line completed the outline of the design. More spot-the-difference challenges next week!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Day 115 - In the deep
In a growing line-up of deep fried dishes Dani and I have served up in the last couple of weeks was this one: Chicken and Mushroom Crepes. My brother-in-law Dale was visiting after a track day at Eastern Creek Raceway on his motorcycle, so I thought this offering would fit the bill well. Unusually this time the early ones worked out better than the latter ones as my attention became diverted among the three-way conversation with Dani and Dale, this resulted in the crepes taking a dip in the deep for marginally too long :-)
Monday, April 23, 2012
Day 114 - A golden city
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Day 113 - Grounded
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Day 112 - By candlelight
Friday, April 20, 2012
Day 111 - Solving problems made easy
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Day 110 - DIY stairs
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Day 109 - Garden fresh
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Day 108 - Stuff
Monday, April 16, 2012
Day 107 - A book report
When I was in high school, very few of my essays on the books we 'read' were not really based on having read the book. Since then I've grown into a much more eager reader - I guess the result of being able to pick the material myself. The latest book I've read is the biography of Eddie Jordan, the founder of the Jordan Grand Prix Formula One team. In short, the bits about his entry into motorsport and starting his own team were extremely interesting. He revealed his and others many deals, including his roadside carpet selling days to fund his racing. The book loses its interest as he loses his team, eventually selling it to a Russian. He talks of his life after motor racing which consisted of two things: golf and an almost narcissistic account of his charity work; I found myself skimming those chapters. For the F1 fan, worth the read: 3.5 stars!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Day 106 - On show
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Day 105 - Dani gets a tattoo
Friday, April 13, 2012
Day 104 - Snack stash
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Day 103 - A side view
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Day 102 - Wanting cake and eating it too
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Day 101 - There are instructions?
Monday, April 9, 2012
Day 100 - My Colorbond moment
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Day 99 - Easter food groups
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Day 98 - A following friend
Friday, April 6, 2012
Day 97 - A road well travelled
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Day 96 - Unassuming design
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Day 95 - Procrastinating
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Day 94 - Egg hunting
Monday, April 2, 2012
Day 93 - Recipe of the week
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/27137/crisp+noodles+with+pork