This week - random photos

Valentine's day main course - scallops in apple brandy cream sauce. Last year's attempt was marginally better. But hey it was fun. :)


Sydney 14/2/07 - from our balcony.


Saturday brunch after house hunting - Pumpkin & feta fritatta at Forbes & Burton, Darlinghurst.


Poached eggs with chicken & tomato sausages - Forbes & Burton, Darlinghurst.

Stumped...again

Yes, again. I have no idea what to cook on the the day that makes half the male population queue up for chocolate in desperation (which is what I saw at a chocolate store at lunch time today).

I've been feeling extremely lazy of late, add to that J is hell busy at work again, and you can see why the motivation is at an all time low.


Scallops with apple brandy cream sauce 14/2/2006

5.17pm here and just about to leave work to do some grocery shopping, fast running out of ideas. Might make the trusty favourite from last year. Delicious and a cinch to make, or might just stick to the safe (and even easier to make) steak and 2 veg.

Decisions, decisions.

Edit: Just got back from David Jones Food Hall and it was mayhem - I've never seen so many men lining up at the cheese and seafood counters! So what's on the menu tonight? A seafood bonanza. Got some lovely plump scallops, so I'm kind of excited about making the dish again. After all, it's been a year since I last tried!!

Settling in

Things are slowly starting to settle back to normal. Going back to work was a bit of a struggle, but I think we've gotten over that hurdle. The clutter of wedding paraphernalia has finally been packed away, so our apartment now consists of lots and lots of boxes.

Does married life feel different? Yes, in a way I think it does. When you've been with someone for almost seven years, you think it might not. So it was a bit of a surprise for the both of us.

So here I am, slowly getting back into the swing of things. I have to admit though that my cooking obsession has waned somewhat due to the wedding. I must also confess that since moving back to Sydney, the whole eating out thing has also died a little. I guess you could say I'm still missing New York terribly, but that is something that will just take time. I hope.

We got our professional photos back as you can see above. All 1,029 of them. How we're meant to choose 100 for our wedding album is anyone's guess. I also need to print some out for the thank you cards and our parents' album, so I've been trolling the web for a reasonably priced Australian online photo printing site. Big Photo seems to be the best one I've found so far, but if anyone has any suggestions or recommendations, I'd love to hear from you.