Sep. 20th, 2009

nishatalitha: image: lots of ladybirds crawling up fencepost.  white rope is wrapped twice around top of fencepost (Dozing in the sun - Garfield)
This has been a good weekend. Logan Brown was fantastic as expected and we finished up just after the crowds came in after the rugby. The Hawthorne Lounge was unfortunately closed, we couldn't find Alice, and ended up at Pollux. We were favourably impressed by the bartender who said that there wasn't a cocktail list, but people could say what they were in the mood for and he would come up with something. He did pretty well for us, and the location is convenient (next to the Opera House), so we might well end up there again.

I have made two batches of italian parsley pesto (although the second was a double batch). The first was the Stephanie's Cook's Companion recipe that I like which uses peanuts and peanut oil, fish sauce and palm sugar. The second was the Joy of Cooking recipe, in which I substituted parsley for basil, toasted peanuts for pinenuts (since they're the only nuts we had in the house), and tasty cheese for parmesan. The garlic and olive oil remained the same. It tastes all right, although it may have been better with blanched peanuts, as it also has a very strong peanut flavour. I don't like blanched peanuts, so I toasted them. We now have a jar and a half of each type in the fridge. Bets are open as to whether there will be some left this time next week.

Study has been achieved; I have be reading through my notes on applying for legal aid and the criteria used, as well as the family law stuff.

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