Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 3:19 pm
Okay, normally i'm not quite for treating oneself cos one tends to overlook one's real problem. However, in acute situations (like a cold or straining a muscle) i believe it completely justified to treat yourself. So last Saturday i strained some of the muscles in my back. No problem walking, just the bending was giving me grief. So went for a walk on Sunday, and then decided to go windsurfing on Monday. Wrong decision. After ten times of trying to get on the board my back decided that was it. So i managed to get back to the beach and sat myself done. Getting up was the problem after that, just like getting out of the wetsuit, putting on my trousers, lacing my shoes, well, i guess you get the gist. So at home i decided to get back into my herbs and made myself a mix, which i guess i would have never dared to give to a patient. It contains: Eschscholzia, Gelsemium, Piscidia, Lobelia, Symphytum fol, and Vib op. Lots of anodynes and sedatives and muscle relaxants. And i did sleep very well for a change...
Friday 02 July 2010 at 5:46 pm
Outside the weather is beautiful, quiet on the streets except for the shouting of people, and occasionally you hear some annoying music from the neighbours. From inside i can hear his comments on the footbal. And all i want to do is peacefully read my book...
Another post about this item. It's just that i really don't understand it.
Wednesday 30 June 2010 at 3:50 pm
Remember this post? Guess not.
It has been such a long time since i've had a problem with a bike. However, today it started. Suddenly my bike started to make a hell of a noice and now i can't use gear no 1 anymore. I've already asked the BF to give me a hand cos DIY is more interesting. Hopefully i'll still be able to use my bike after the weekend. The update will follow soon!
Tuesday 29 June 2010 at 4:01 pm
So the footy is on. And lots of people are crazy about it. Not me. Or at least: not till yesterday. I now must admit that i really do like the football. Especially during the rush hour. Cos it means a very relaxing trip home...
Saturday 26 June 2010 at 11:16 pm
Remember those days when St Nicolas would come around or your birthday or a trip with school, final exams? The excitement and anticipation would just be too much?
That's how i feel at the moment and i can't sleep. Being a semi-insomniac anyhow, the anticipation of seeing him at the airport (where he'll be arriving around 7.30am) is just enough to keep me awake. And since i can't fall asleep now i'm slightly afraid that i won't be worth a penny tomorrow am, which -of course- adds to the stress. Tried lots of things already but nothing seems to work. Guess it's a good chance to finally read all my new books...
Saturday 26 June 2010 at 8:50 pm
Okay, at the moment i'm only at home during the weekends (and this w/e i'm only here on Sat and Sun-am), and i'm really having a hard time check of the food i buy (i always bring too much home). So last week's rhubarb was looking at me when i got home and the elder is still flowering sooooo beautifully around the house. Putting one and one together and inspired by rhubarb and verbena recipe, i decided to bake a rhubarb-elderflower pie that turned out great!
Ingredients:
Dough:
100g flour (i used half wholewheat/half plain)
30g demerara sugar
15g ground almonds
60g butter (frozen in cubes)
1/2 egg
Combine the flour, sugar, ground almonds, and a pinch of salt, add the cold butter and knead the dough very quickly. Add the egg till the dough just comes togehter. Wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for at least 30mins (preferably 1hr). Take 2/3 of the dough and either roll it out or just press it in the spring form tin (btw i used a 15cm (or there about) spring form tin). The other 1/3 you can either use to decorate the pie, bake sugar cookies, or eat (just be consider the raw egg that's in there). Put it in the freezer for about 15mins (or fridge for 30mins). In the mean time preheat the oven to 170C, and bake the shell blind for about 10mins.
Filling:
3 elderflower heads
500g rhubarb
2-3tbsp demerara sugar
1tbsp tapioca
1tbsp whipping cream
1/2 egg
Clean the rhubarb and cut in 2-3cm pieces. Put into a bowl together with the elderflower and sprinkle 2-3tbsp of sugar on top of it and mix well. Let it stand for 2-3hrs. Take out the elderflower heads, and put them in a pan together with the rhubarb syrup (add 1tbsp water if needed). Cover the pan and heat till it simmers. Turn of the heat and let it stand for approx 10mins. Put the syrup through a sieve, let it cool a bit and add the 1/2 egg and the cream.
Putting the two together:
Put the tapioca on the bottom of the shell, add the rubarb pieces and bake for approx 30mins. Then add the syrup/custard mixture and bake for another 10mins. Turn the oven off and leave the pie in the oven for another 20mins (or until the custard has set).
Bon appetite!
Sunday 20 June 2010 at 08:36 am
Apparently he got promoted. He's now the ship's photographer. Looking at the pic i can see why...
Saturday 19 June 2010 at 5:08 pm
So he dropped in last week to enjoy a piece of lemon pie (and dinner as well). We really enjoyed some of the recipes though not all. The 4 course menu consisted of: avocado-coconut soup, Welsh rabbit, quinoa-pilaf and the pie. If anybody is interested in the recipes, let me know (i'm too busy to write them down at the mo).
