today

why does everyone annoy me so much?

no - not you - just all the other people.

this dessert could kill you

The Australia day dinner party was only a slight disaster - but after a private laundry room meeting, some tears, and forgiving Hammy - we redeemed ourselves in the end - and by 11pm (or Tash's fourth dark & stormy - whichever came first), everything was perfect:

Lessons Learned:

1. See above photo: Shlee holding a batch of her famous Killingtons (aka - poisonous lamingtons) - after cooking the frosting, we assembled the lamingtons - and only 2-hours later while cleaning up did we realized while cooking the frosting on the stovetop, we scrapped about 1/4 of the non-stick surface off the pot.

2. Bubble and squeak is much harder to make than you think - it's not the Aussie Lattke as previously thought.

3. It's important to check on lamb while you are cooking it in a french oven - 180 degrees is not medium rare.

4. When you ask people to bring an appetizer - don't let them make it at your house - especially if it involves raw pork and seafood and frying it on your stove - at least the fire alarm stopped going off right before everyone walked through the door.

5. Dark rum + Waltzing Matilda + 80's Trivial Pursuit = super fun dinner party!

Happy Australia Day!!!!
(or as we like to call it: Paul & Tash appreciation day)

G'day Mates - Happy Australia day!

trip to whole foods

you learn so much at whole foods

I'm having an awesome day today

things were ok - then better - then fantastic!

josh's trip to germany

looks like he's having a fabu time in the fatherland

and ps:

I think I fell asleep in shavasana today.

ummmmm.....

love:


being good to me
yoga
really good salads with chick peas
blobing
planning menus for dinner parties
listening to the pup-pod
smiling
even years
rosemary smelling soap
joshie


hate:
spending too much time on the internet
salads without chick peas
talking spiders
all food in the vending machine at work
facebook
flavored coffee creamers

blue iris is the new chili pepper

Pantone 18-3943 is so 2008

My family is SynesthNEAT!

Alison's latest amazing article:

"My synesthesia made me feel like a freak. But if my son has inherited this neurological quirk, I hope he realizes what a gift it is."

i heart you blob

Facebook:
I find you totally confusing and strangely impersonal and too personal both at the same time.

Blob:
You help me bring Shleetopia to the world!

I am calling yoooooou......

bestest idea ever - this would have been perfect Saturday night.