Despite popular opinion I haven’t spent the last week passed out in an alcohol-induced coma. I’ve tried several times though, but not successfully.
So for the coming 2 weeks I am either on holidays, or undergoing a “period of study uninterrupted by classes” (according to one of our lecturers) depending on which school of thought you subscribe to.
Aside from studying, there are several things I intend to do over the next fortnight, namely:
- Get a haircut
- Go to the dentist
- Buy a new pair of glasses
Buy a pair of fingerless gloves– done on Sunday. Found an awesome red and white striped pair in Cabramatta for only $1.50 – BARAGIN! Don’t hold your breath, but pictures may be forthcoming.- Attempt to jog the Bay Run at least twice, in preparation for the actual event on 30th July. This is the extent of my city to surf training as well.
- See Romeo and Juliet
- Spend some time with the fam in the gong.
- Finally unpack the four remaining boxes of books and CD I have that are STLL UNPACKED 18 months after moving in here (Is that right: are they still unpacked, or are they still packed??? hmmm)
- Tidy up the verandah and throw out all the dead and neglected plants left languishing there.
- Go to Daydream island for 4 days and be warm
- Cook something other than tinned soup.
- Try not to posion myself every night with alcohol. So far 1 day without!
Tonight’s dinner was lentil soup, a recipe recently given to me by a uni friend that I made for the first time tonight. I present to you…
The easiest Lentil Soup in the WORLD
Fetch a pot
Sautee a chopped onion with some oil
along with 2 tsp of ground cumin
and 2 tsp of ground coriander
Add 8 cups of fluid (about half water and half stock (use salt-reduced ready-made stock if you don’t have 4 hours to make your own)) Add 1.5 cups of red lentils Rind of one lemon (make sure its finely grated) Bring to the boil then let it simmer for 15-20 mins
If you want, just prior to serving, stir through a bunch of chopped English spinich
Serve with a dollop of natural yoghurt and S&P to taste. A good handful of fresh sourdough also doesn’t go astray.
I give it the thumbs up! Although I added a bit of paprika too, and possibly would add some curry powder next time as well. I also tossed in some fresh parsley on top of the yoghurt, because for some reason I thought the recipe needed parsley so I had bought a fresh bunch this afternoon.
Stay tuned for my next culinary experiment, as well as holiday list item updates. Scintillating stuff, I know!