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I have a lot of cookbooks, which I seldom look at because...
...they live on the top of the kitchen cupboard above the fridge.
Even if I drag a chair over and stand on my tippy toes, I can't quite reach them. Because not only are they high, but I also have to reach over the fridge! Needless to say, I sometimes think I'd like to make something, then I look up at the books and go naaaahh, I can't be bothered.
So I had this brilliant idea: Why not put a shelf up at a height that I can actually reach? (Duh!) I chose a floating shelf because I liked the look of a shelf without the ugly brackets underneath. That seemed like a good idea until I looked at the load restrictions. 10 kg only.
So how many cookbooks = 10kg?
Not many!
4 books, 1 binder and a ½ dozen magazines to be exact.
I bought some stupid brackets today.
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This morning was sunny & pleasant, but the afternoon was kinda crappy. A good day for baking. I had some apples that were past thier best, so I decided to use them up in this coffee cake. I screwed it up though. I was supposed to press the apples into the batter so that it would rise up and over them. Oops, mine are just sitting on top and as as a result they're kind of dried out. Oh well, I'll know better next time.
I still had 2 apples left, so they became apple streusel muffins. Yeah, I know, they aren't very streusel-ly, but they taste pretty good. (Better than the cake at least)
And some tofu "sausage" rolls. Quit snickering - they're pretty good. Dan even likes them!
Now I'm off to have tea with a bunch of Spanish speakers at a coffee shop in Marda Loop. This'll be my 3rd meetup in the last couple of weeks. I still can't contribute much to the conversations, but I'm starting to feel like less of an outsider. They seem like a nice bunch of people - if only I could understand them...
7 comments:
Dan is a very nice man.
I'm guessing you're not a fan of tofu.
I have never tried tofu, but look at the name ? Toe fu ?? Really just think about it. The shelf looks good. But you have a computer, you can google every recipe in the world.One thing I learned here, thank you Google ! HAve fun with your spanish friends. I would be as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
So we'll call it bean curd, or soy-based vegetable protein. Whatever.
Yes, the internet puts every recipe ever invented at your fingertips, (I especially love my Flickr group "Recipes to Share")but the recipes usually lead to a blog, which leads to another blog and by the time I look up again it's too late to start cooking.
Oh, and I'm definitely nervous at the meetups. I went to write some notes last night and my hand was actually shaking.
Yep, you're very brave. I was wishing tonight that every Mexican would just talk to me like Isabel does, simply and somewhat slowly, with a knowledge of my strengths and weaknesses and my limited vocabulary. Then I could really speak Spanish! But I think if I was in Calgary I would just give it up, I admire your commitment.
O.K. I have to confess, we went to Lima today and ate at a Sushi bar and they made a tasty little didy out of tofu and veggies, it was very yummy, I repent. Yes, I forget about the whole one thing leads to another in blogs. My sister-in-law has a great mostly food blog. You will do fine speaking spanish, and I am with Mel, I think you are very brave. When we get home, you can talk to Doug ! He can actually speak and understand it !
Thanks, but if I was really committed, I'd be fluent by now, wouldn't I? The meetups are helping though. I still can't contribute much to the conversations, but my comprehension is improving somewhat. You're right, if everybody spoke like Isabel we'd have a chance at it.
And see? Tofu is our friend!
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