Swallow + Skyrim bday goodness
Swallow is an amazing little cafe. It has awesome kicking coffee, possibly as good or better than some of the cafes in the city! So strong and tasty, with good food too.And then my super crazy lovely boyfriend gave me Skyrim without warning, so now I have to play it too :)
Also today in the city while I was trying to buy juice, some old man asked me if I had $4. I said no, so then he asked me if I had $3. I said no again, and went to buy my drink. Then, from the other side, some old lady approached and from what I heard, it sounded like she was asking the old man if he had $3. It was such a LOL moment! And also why I hate the city sometimes. The look when you refuse to give people money obviously shows they don't need it in the first place.FIREBALL
I am so lucky....
That lamb cutlets are tender :D I was freaking out, worried that I had overcooked them. It also didn't help that I had three cutlets, and all were different thicknesses. But they are suuuuper delicious and nice.I still can't get over the fact that handmade butter tastes weird.I had some pepper and red wine beef sausages yesterday which were awesome. I was worried about undercooking them, but I think they ended up being just right.I've been getting up earlier than usual to feed the cat, open windows/blinds and cook some breakfast. I had bacon and egg this morning. ON A WEEKDAY. That was amazing. This whole looking after myself thing is difficult in terms of what to eat every night, but I also realised just how expensive I am haha - lamb cutlets, gourmet sausages, colourful tomatoes, handmade butter, nice leafy greens, etc. It would be... difficult staying healthy on a budget. It's interesting that when having to feed myself, I really focus on what nutrients I am getting. Vegetables actually taste nice, but I'm getting sick of making the same salad three days in a row. At least my meat is varied. Carbs are also difficult as I've been stuck with a giant loaf of olive bread that I can't finish by myself.I'm thinking noodles tomorrow. Cold soba (or lukewarm) with soy sauce mushroom dip. Maybe.The cat is funny. I give it food, it nibbles at it, then meows at me. Well, it's always meowing at me. Always wanting nicer food or something. Apparently he's very fussy. Next time I'll just toss him a leaf.
Hilarious Bombay Bollywood Bum Burner
So today went out with work friends to dinner, since I pretty much never went to any outing except the half yearly ones. I had chosen an Indian restaurant that I'd see while on the train, which sold both savoury and sweet things. There was a lot of samosa, butter chicken and spicies! I also tried a spiced lemon drink which tasted like preserved prunes.I had only half-planned the whole thing since I wasn't sure of numbers, people don't read their emails, etc. Very impromptu but we ended up with quite a few people and everyone enjoyed it :)The highlight of the dinner was certainly the bum burner that makes you smile!
Smoked trout bagel
Also, this whole blog thing is only half done!However I went to Single Origin Roasters (because I could), spent way too much on a smoked trout bagel. I asked for a smoked trout bagel, and thought I was going to get a smoked trout bagel in a brown paper bag. Instead, THIS IS WHAT THEY GAVE ME:
An amazing smoked trout on really awesome bagel with side salad IN A BOX IN A BROWN PAPER BAG.Made me super happy.<3 Single Origin lol