How to cook a chook...maybe

Hello world!


Remember I promised the Husbands' "famous" roast chook recipe. Well turns out He can't exactly remember said recipe. I know what you're thinking, like seriously whatta lamo excuse but sadly this is totally true.

Seems the Husband is an organic cook. Not as in he only uses organic ingredients ( which he occasionally does) but a cook who uses whatever ingredients takes his fancy and just "goes with da flow". While this all sounds very cool and hipster in theory, recording his tried and tested recipes is a pain because he never tests anything!

Anyway in order to pin point exactly why the damn chook is so delicious, I'm going to have to instigate a whole new cooking session, and watch him like a stalker while 'he goes with da flow'.

In the meantime you may wish to know Lily is hotfooting off to Malaysia for a week to overdose on Laksa and Roti.

What a tragic life she has, final semester at Uni, a job that keeps enough cash flow to buy shoes but not enough for mum and dad to kick her out (not they ever would mind you) and a sister as cool as me.

Anyway no doubt she will be updating ya'll in a weeks time. As for me, despite a serious case of horrendous hayfever I've bought a few nifty items, one of which I'd like to share:

 

This Napoleon Perdis Brow Pencil is awesome. For around $28 you get precision perfect brows without the chalky residue. As a retired make-up artist (meaning I did a course at our local technical school thinking I could be the next Kevin Aucoin, mmm not so much) I thoroughly recommend it.

That about it from me today, but I'll check in soon. Totes proms.

xx Rose.
 

The final countdown

Hello world!

I have some very exciting news. Finally, FINALLY after three years of living in the Sahara Desert (or somewhere in Canberra) the Husband and I have started backyard renovations.

For me this is comparable to getting VIP tickets to The Oprah Reunion/ Favourite Things Show and never having to pluck my eyebrows ever again. For those who know me intimately, you know this is a BIG call.

Anyway before I get ahead of myself and completely lose the plot, basically 'the dirt track once masquerading as a backyard' is slowly looking less ‘dirt like’ and I guess more respectable ‘family home like’. See evidence:

Of course the sum total of my contribution to the renovation has been Googling “landscaping Canberra” and procuring said landscaper. I know it’s sooo hard right? but someone had to do it. So while the landscapers have been hard yakking (which to non-Aussies is an Australian colloquial term from um olden times meaning ‘hard work’) I’ve been hard knitting!





I’ve always wanted to knit, but having been hindered by a fear of fiddly activities I’ve generally avoided anything crafty. But my lovely colleague at work Miss B has taught me that just because something is fiddly doesn’t mean it’s not satisfying, bit like playing music I spose. I’m still totes at the beginner stage but Miss B tells me I’ll get the hang of it in no time. We’ll see eh?


That’s about it from me folks and before any of you get all “hold on there little missy, you promised in your last post that you’d put up photos of your dinner party”, I confess the dinner went so seamlessly that I completely forgot to pull out my camera. I mean fancy hosting/attending a social gathering and not putting up photos on Facebook/Blogger/Twitter within a nano-second. Some people are so weird...

Anyway all jokes aside it was super fun and I really did mean to share it with you but my camera died and I was too busy eating and hobnobbing. No photos this time but chook recipe up toms. Totes proms.


Lots of love for now. Until next time...Rose. xx