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Month: August 2011

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Supporting the Snook’s porter at Brewshare homebrewing night. Only girl here so far… (@ The Local Taphouse) http://t.co/BHPJfeG

    Mr Snook presents his homebrew porter to the masses. @ The Local Taphouse http://t.co/D0xxCEM

    @heathergracious @sarahhazelton Interesting! Hello! There aren’t many women here. Who is this Jez person? (I’m on beer #5…)

    @sarahhazelton @heathergracious @jezfletcher Ha! And I just introduced myself to Jez. Small world!!

    @sarahhazelton This was my (reluctant) first. I’m having fun tho! You should come next time and we can sit in the corner and tweet snark. 🙂

    @sarahhazelton Jez gets to finish off the night. Very nice beer!! http://t.co/uKtijuz

    @sarahhazelton He’s into the big Taste-Off!!!

    @heathergracious Wait, what?! You’ll have to forgive me; I’m the Worst Person Ever with names. And you have no photo! Remind me…

    @heathergracious Ha! I’ll take your word for it then. I think I left in 2007? It isn’t TC anymore these days; barely recognise it.

    Hm. Trying NINE different porters on a Tuesday night was maybe not the best idea ever.

    @sarahhazelton @jezfletcher Awesome, congrats! We had to bail; it was just too much for a Tuesday…

  • Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals #27: Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

    This is our 27th cooking/blogging experiment from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. This one was going to be our dinner the night before the City2Surf, so we were thinking “carb-loading.” And what’s better for carb-loading than pasta? With that in mind, we chose “Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca, Crunchy Salad, Garlic Bread, and Silky Chocolate Ganache.” We made sure to watch the episode so we knew what we were in for. I was on cooking duty for this one, and I actually pulled it off in 29:49!

    Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

    Substitutions: We used fettucine instead of spaghetti (simply because we already had a box of it in the pantry). We used a pinch of dried chilli instead of a fresh red chilli. For the dessert, we had an Australian mandarin rather than a true clementine. Other than that, everything was as written in the recipe.

    Quick verdict: Nice! This is the perfect pre-race meal, if you ask me. My fettucine went a bit gluggy, but that’s more to do with me overcooking it and not separating the strands enough. The sauce was a different sort of puttanesca than I’m used to: the Snook normally doesn’t put tuna nor so much tomato in his version. He wondered at its authenticity but agreed with me that it was a very tasty tuna pasta regardless. The crunchy salad was better than I expected, but be warned – the recipe makes a LOT. We had heaps left over. The ganache was simple but effective, and having it with cookies and orange wedges was a nice combination. Overall we both rated it a 9.5 out of 10. It was quick to make and very tasty, but it just lacked the “wow” factor to make it a perfect 10. It’s a great weeknight meal though… or even a pre-race feast!

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    Mr Snook presents his homebrew porter to the masses.

    Mr Snook presents his homebrew porter to the masses.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @redambition Nice job!

    First Spudds class in nearly 2 weeks. I can barely lift my arms to tweet now.

    RT @knitterjp: joining @knitdra wishing @drkknits all the best for today // Me three!

    Dear @imdominating, This is for you. http://t.co/FcvWRSn

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  • Shared today on Twitter

    @kunaal84 We’ve been there and gone! Sorry to miss you. Got very cold after we finished!

    City2Surf! Race went exactly as planned. 1:48:21 is unofficial time. http://t.co/ZxiuCpx

    Getting my post-C2S reward in the form of some exquisite muscular torture! (@ Massage Link Health Centre) http://t.co/QAM4iE7

    Well, crap. I had hoped to wow my office with Whoopie Pie Cupcakes tomorrow… but WHOOPIE PIE FAIL. Just choc cupcakes now. 🙁 #cupcakeday

    Cupcake Day for the RSPCA! My Whoopie Pie cupcakes didn’t turn out so bad after all. http://t.co/2Q1Obv7 http://t.co/rlbPlrd

    @imdominating I think it was a flawed recipe. They didn’t puff up; they spread out flat and thin. And my fake fluff filling oozed all over..

    @imdominating However, I’m still serving them to my co-workers. They won’t know the difference. 🙂

    @blakkat Half of mine did. Rodd convinced me to bring the rest in anyway. 🙂

    @VenessaHunt Where are they? Hurry up! 🙂 #cupcakeday #rspca

    @witty_knitter We did it in our office 2 years ago, but missed it last year. I saw somebody mention on Twitter. Should’ve promoted it more!

    Rodd: “I imagine this is how you’d look in the same situation.” http://t.co/zKvy0bL Me: “I’m taller, but YES.” #viking #vampire #god

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    Well, crap. I had hoped to wow my office with Whoopie Pie Cupcakes tomorrow… but WHOOPIE PIE FAIL. Just choc cupcakes now. 🙁 #cupcakeday

    Cupcake Day for the RSPCA! My Whoopie Pie cupcakes didn’t turn out so bad after all.

    Cupcake Day for the RSPCA! My Whoopie Pie cupcakes didn’t turn out so bad after all.

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    City2Surf! Race went exactly as planned. 1:48:21 is unofficial time.

    City2Surf! Race went exactly as planned. 1:48:21 is unofficial time.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @sixandahalfst Ahh, I didn’t know you knew @jenwburn! So we’re all running tomorrow, right? Will be fun!

    Guild today was great. Lots of new faces, and @knitterjp did a fantastic job leading the meeting!

    @jenwburn @sixandahalfst Haha, nope. Last 2 weeks have sucked w/ injury & illness, so will be taking it very slow! Aiming for ~110 min…

    @sixandahalfst @jenwburn Meeting up with some of the dailymile runners afterwards at meeting point D…

    Carb-loading for tomorrow’s City2Surf with Jamie’s Spaghetti Puttanesca, Crunchy Salad & Garlic Bread. 29:49 FTW! http://t.co/iXSUudu

    @jenwburn After my horrific marathon, rain will never be a fear factor for me. 🙂 Do you best, and I’ll see you at Bondi!

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Fuelling up with the Snook before we head out for the City2Surf, the largest run in the world. We’ll be running 14km (8 miles) from Sydney to Bondi Beach along with 80,000 other people. This will be my 5th time running it (and the Snook’s 4th). We’re actually scheduled for a 17km training run today, so we’ll be doing an extra two miles before the start. HARD CORE! Wish us luck…