(shoutout to spots: your other half does not like cardamom? oh dear, then kulfi must not have gone down well then LOL)
nothing heavy going in blog today. just ramblin along
so i cooked my indian-ish inspired dinner after much reading and research into various magazines. i love the whole process of prepping for dinner, from the weeks of "research" for innovative recipie ideas to the actual day of masochistic supermarketing.
mini fiasco with the chicken tonight cos the first batch spelt suspiciously spoilt----mah-der of mine comes to the rescue as she always does by doing a last minute supermarket run for less funky smelling chicken.
i suspect i love christmas partly cos i have excuse to throw atas, pretty dinner parties that i lust over in food magazines. Have a weakness for designing pretty, photo-friendly food...too bad i am not innately a photographer. never document any of my fancy meals, i suppose the memory is enough for me. my friends are my guinea pigs for my "pretend to be caterer" fugue states. :)
the pseudo fancy schmancy menu:
pomegranate peach chardonnay cocktail
spicy lentil soup
Indian roast chicken
baked honey pears with brie and walnut on watercress
lychee kulfi studded with pomegranates and pistachios
marsala chai
ending night with leftover chardonnay and a slice of brie, my G4 and a whole lotta tealights.
Its back to "cai peng" (common rice and vegetables) tomorrow. have yet to draw up christmas list of presents....that's another fun thing, the masochistic search for nice presents for people.
post pictures when Spots passes them to me. We did not take many shots, just 3 or so. We need incessant photographers like the venerable TolkeinFanGrrl for extensive archiving of our wanton youth.
current music: my sister's favourite dinner party mix. Current track is Pink Martini's Sympathique.
current mood: slightly drowsy
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