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  • Summer’s meandering down to us

    It’s getting warmer – time to start stealing the sun from the Northern Hemisphere in earnest 🙂

    There’s been two or three days in the last week or so it’s been almost Summer time hot, which is great news.

    To this end, there is now a nice new shiny (shiny’s always good!) outdoor table gracing the front patio. It’s courtesy of one of our neighbours who imports outdoor furniture (amongst other things) so delivery wasn’t an issue :p

    Picture for your enjoyment below (It’d probably be more enjoyable if it hadn’t been taken with a pxt phone, of course.)

    Outdoor Table

  • Once more

    …we had a guest chef. This time the honour and glory go to Minh – a friend of Jacqui’s who also enjoys food as much as we do.

    I’m not sure why, but people keep putting their hand up to come around and cook at our (very casual) dinner parties – do we look underfed? (those who watch ‘The Biggest Loser’ may agree here).

    On the menu was steak, marinated in kiwifruit and other various flavours of which I couldn’t describe – mainly because I can’t remember – but it was good! There was also salad which if I recall, tasted ok too. Don’t really know though, as I’m a guy, and there was steak. Nice steak. Flavoursome steak. Mmm, steak…

  • Food, glorious food!

    • The scene: Jacqui and I had Sarah and Julie over for dinner last night.
    • The plan: Jacqui would take care of dinner, I would take care of dessert.
    • The reality…

    Marty called last night when we got home, and asked if we were coming up to Cesar’s – his staff were looking after everything, and he was at a loose end. I answered in the negative due to the aforementioned plans, and Marty offered to cook. I thought he was kidding at first, but he insisted, so we were pretty happy about this, as Marty’s been a chef for 10 years or more, and knew his way around a kitchen. Was that the best decision of the week!

    Chicken with a spinach and cream sauce, and a tomato based pasta. I could be a little biased due to the Wild Turkey used in the cream sauce, but it was the best meal I had eaten in a very long time. Everyone else there agreed though, so it must have been top notch. Sarah and I have been to quite a few restaurants lately, but this topped them all 🙂

    The sauces were very flavoursome, but not too heavy, as can often happen. The chicken was cooked perfectly, and it all came together so well. I have come to accept this is the difference between myself, and someone who is a chef. However, I will continue to subject friends and family to my efforts, just to show I care.

  • Cesar’s (Choice)

    Normally I’m not a huge pizza fan, but I have to say that Cesar’s Choice is definitely divine. Baked chicken breast, spring onions, Brie, and cashew nuts topped with plum sauce – mmm…

    Anyway… Yesterday, as a favour to a friend who owns Cesar’s (it was his birthday, ok – I’m not going soft) I worked the bar. A quiet Sunday, in the middle of Easter, should be a nice relaxing day right? We opened early at 1pm (instead of the usual 5pm) as a few of the usual suspects wanted to come in and watch the Warriors snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (again). by 3pm the place was packed, and stayed that way.

    I’d like to point out at this juncture that I spent 11-12 hours in close proximity to Wild Turkey, and did not have one drink. I have witnesses, as Jacqui, Daile, and Rodney came up for dinner, and inhaled 2 x large Cesar’s Choice and pizza bread.

    As I’ve pointed out, I’m not an alcoholic – I’m a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings.