food revolution day.

yesterday, i noticed pip, posting lots of things about food revolution day, and after a little googling and reading, i discovered that it was definitely something i'd want to be a part of...
and knowing that i had the morning off (i got my night shifts at work confused, still working friday night this week!) i put my brain to thinking about something i could cook to take in and share with my co-workers for lunch...
a soup? a casserole?
i knew that whatever it was, i didn't really want to have to go to the supermarket in the morning to get ingredients... then it hit me!

bolognaise!
i had mince in the freezer, onions and garlic in the pantry, 29084309 cans of tinned tomato and a whole heap of dried pasta.
perfect!



oh and i threw together some no knead bread last night too!

i'm actually pretty excited to head into work and share all this delicious, homecooked food with my co-workers!



oh, and when i get home from work, there's some cashew chicken in the slow cooker too!

a very foodie day indeed!

are you joining in with food revolution day? what did you cook today?

my creative space.

it's been a frigid, wet and blustery old day in melbourne today.
i was somewhat thankful to be at work and out of the weather, except that i would have preferred to be at home in bed. or in front of the heater with my knitting...

so that's what i'm doing tonight!



not before i munched down on an enormous plate of roast lamb and vegies for dinner. it was the PERFECT dinner for such miserable weather!

but now, i'm getting down to business...



knitting up the final beanie to send away to the beanie festival. i've almost got them ready to send... maybe by the end of the weekend!

what are you up to in your creative space today? playing along with kootoyoo and her creative spaces?

i'm loving...

bloglovin!

i signed up a couple of months ago, and i LOVE it!
it is definitely as good, if not better than google reader!
well actually, it is better... i'd never been able to find a way to comfortably read blogs on my phone before bloglovin and now i can!
it's brilliant!



i love that it syncs between the online version and the mobile version, so if i read some posts on my phone before bed, and then i read some posts on my laptop at breakfast, i'm not having to skip through posts i've already read!

oh, and they have a next button type function, just like google reader, but better, because it tells you how many posts you've got left to read.
sheer brilliance!

have you found your alternative to google reader? or did you never use google reader to begin with?

meal planning monday.

monday again?
after working all weekend, and having a quick trip to visit mum last night for mother's day, as well as popping over to visit my grandma on my one day off for the week on wednedsay, this week has FLOWN! seriously!

i always feel a bit lost after working a full weekend so hopefully getting some meal plans down for the week will get me grounded...



tonight, i was supposed to head out on the town for a performance that bb's brother was in, but after getting home this afternoon from my whirlwind mother's day visit, i collapsed onto the bed! i was pooped! i heated up some left over pizza for myself for dinner. so gourmet!

tomorrow night, i'll whip up a quick curry before i head off to pilates. red chicken curry. yep, that'll do it!

wednesday night, i'm thinking a roast, roast lamb in fact, with lots of roasted vegies and some steamed greens.

thursday night, i'm working late! a bit of a change to the schedule with that one! i'm so used to working late on friday nights, i won't know what to do with myself thursday morning ha ha! i'll pop cashew chicken in the slow cooker as i never quite got around to it last friday night...

friday night, i WON'T be working. i won't know what to do with myself friday night either! i have no doubt that there will be football on the tv... maybe i'll make some pies! chicken and veg in fact! i haven't made them in AGES! i hope i haven't forgotten how ;)

saturday night, i'm going to try and organise that dumpling date i was banging on about last week. i completely forgot that i had a work dinner on last saturday night...

sunday night, i'm hoping to have a quiet night at home... hopefully preceded by a quiet DAY at home. hopefully i'll get some bread baked and some soup made and maybe something slow cooked for dinner. pork belly? i think so!

pop over and see what the lovely pink patent mary janes is cooking this week too!

what are you plans for the week? did you have a happy mother's day?

my creative space.

today in my creative space, i'm sorting my beanies out to send away to the alice springs beanie festival



while i'm sorting and counting and tagging and then probably knitting a couple more...
i'm thinking about the way i feel about making these beanies...
i'm feeling like these aren't really my thing anymore... while they're fun and a little therapeutic to make, i feel like i'd get more enjoyment out of making something i can use or wear, or gift to someone so they could use or wear it.
even though i'm sure the people that purchase them at festivals, do wear them, the enjoyment i get out of them just isn't the same...
so, on that note, this will be the last year i send beanies away to the festival i think.

onwards and upwards!

what are you up to in your creative space? are you joining in with kootoyoo and her my creative space fun?

the great british sewing bee.

early last month, my twitter and blog feeds were absolutely a-buzz over this show, the great british sewing bee. and for good reason, it's FABULOUS!
it's reality tv about SEWING! i thought i'd died and went to heaven ha ha!

there are only 4 episodes, all of which are available on youtube... it's well worth checking out!









and afterwards, if you're a complete fangirl like me, you can check out tilly's blog as well as lauren's blog about her new haberdashery store!

do you watch reality tv? have you seen this show already? what did you think?

meal planning monday.

it's monday again which means it's meal plan time!
hopefully i can stick to it a bit better this week...



tonight, we're having a roast! a kangaroo roast in fact... the one we were maybe supposed to have last thursday night... it'll still be good and i'll serve it with some roast vegies!

for tomorrow night, i think i'll pop some osso bucco in the slow cooker. i'm hoping to make it to pilates tomorrow night for the first time in weeks! cue sore abs on wednesday...

wednesday night is craft night! i think i might throw a curry together... and i'll treat myself to some dessert while i'm out ;)

for thursday night, i'm hoping to find some nice looking lamb chops to make this delicious number.

friday night, working late again, so i'll definitely be slow cooking... but what? maybe some cashew chicken? it's been a while and it's an old favourite!

on saturday night, i'm hoping to organise a dumpling date with a work colleague and her man. hopefully it comes together because dumplings are delicious, and so is good company ;)

and sunday? well i'll leave sunday up to bb. i'm working all day AND i have an 8k run planned for that morning before work... i'll be lucky if i even make it to dinner time ha ha!

i'm joining in with pink patent mary janes and her meal planning mondays.

what are you eating this week? care to share your meal plan too?