nishatalitha: image: lots of ladybirds crawling up fencepost.  white rope is wrapped twice around top of fencepost (Chucks (shoes))
I've been quoting bits of Curse of Chalion to myself this week, so I decided it was time for a reread. I think it's only the second or third time this year. I don't read it nearly as much as I did the first couple of years, which I think was once a month or more.

Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon arrived in the latest lot of new books. It's quite adorable. Very much primary school level, but still lots of fun. And the pictures are very cute.

My eyes are finally settling down again, which means the headaches are not as constant. They're still achy by the end of day, but I'm kinda used to that now and it just makes me very tired. New lenses are maybe a week away - I had my eye test Monday week ago, and she said it would take two weeks to make them.

The good news: the short-sightedness in one eye is .25 better. The astigmatism and the short-sightedness in the other eye hasn't changed.

The bad news: The astigmatism in one eye is .5 worse. The long-sightedness in both eyes is worse. My focus points for near distance (reading) and mid-distance (computer monitor) are different. New lenses are $500.00 and there will be 6 prescriptions in the pair. I won't be able to get away with two pairs of glasses anymore, so they will be progressive lenses.

Does anyone have a good guacamole recipe? Avocadoes were cheap at the supermarket last night and the guacamole I made wasn't particularly brilliant, but it's something I could try making again with a better recipe.
nishatalitha: image: lots of ladybirds crawling up fencepost.  white rope is wrapped twice around top of fencepost (Shoe)
For [livejournal.com profile] sraun who asked.

This is a family recipe insomuch as my mother got it from a magazine and my brother adopted it (he would've been at primary school then, probably just) as the thing he could bake. None of us actually remember its real name so in our house it will always be known as Michael Biscuits.

Everything in metric because I can't be bothered doing imperial conversions, especially since I don't use them.

Michael Biscuits

150g butter
3/4 c brown sugar
1 Tbsp cocoa
1 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 c coconut
1/2 c sultanas

Combine butter, brown sugar and cocoa in a microwave proof bowl and cook on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Sift flour and baking powder and add to fudge mixture. Stir. Add coconut and sultanas. Stir well. Spread mixture in 18 x 22 microwave proof slice dish. Press firmly (a dessert spoon is good for this). It should be about 1 - 2 cm thick. Elevate and cook on high for 2 minutes. Ice when cold.

We always used chocolate glace icing and sliced it when the icing was set.

Enjoy!

Hmmm. I should get a cooking icon.

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