Breakfast: Leftover onion/carrot/ham omelette roll-up; sausages; black coffee
Snack: Couple handfuls of roasted almonds; some ham
Dinner: Leftover Paleo Tex Mex casserole

Me: Good morning! So I just saw on Facebook that it’s International Kiss a Ginger Day. *suggestive eyebrow*
Rodd: But you’re a fake ginger! I’ll give you a fake kiss.

Brunch: Caramelised onion, carrot, and ham omelette roll; green salad with olive oil and lemon; black coffee
Dinner: Paleo Tex Mex casserole with mango salsa

Breakfast: Three eggs scrambled in ghee with chorizo, capsicum, onion, and coriander; black coffee
Lunch: Chicken satay skewer; lots of fruit; black coffee
Dinner: Pork scaloppine with lemon, capers, and rocket; fennel and potato gratin; zucchini

We were at a family function in a pub for lunch, so my options were pretty limited. The server kept bringing around trays of deep-fried spring rolls and pies, which were very tempting. I managed to stick to the fruit trays and sparkling water. (I did have a chicken satay skewer that had a fair bit of mango chutney smeared on it, which I mostly managed to remove with a napkin.) At dinner, I pulled a container of leftover veg from the freezer without realising it was a gratin (ie with dairy). I rationalised it to myself as being not a very big portion, so I ate it anyway. It was pretty good. 🙂

Breakfast: Black coffee
Lunch: Roast of the day at Palings: Pork belly, apple sauce, lemon potato, fennel salad
Dinner: Lamb shoulder, pumpkin, zucchini

Best of Bootie 2014 – is available! How did I miss that? As I said to the Snook, “THERE’S THE WEEKEND SORTED.”

While we were driving around Tasmania in November, I subjected the Snook to quite a lot of T. Swift. He started arguing that there’s no way she writes all her songs herself. “SHE TOTALLY DOES,” I argued persuasively. He checked Wikipedia and said, “Huh. This guy Max Martin has a co-writing credit on “Shake It Off.” Hmm. WHOA. He’s produced, like, every single song you like.” I didn’t believe him at first, but it’s so true. Max Martin is a one-man Swedish FACTORY OF CATCHINESS. He has written or co-written 19 #1 singles, third on the list behind Lennon and McCartney. Today I discovered that someone has curated a Spotify playlist with over 200 of his songs. And they’re all good! Seriously, even the random ones I’ve ever ever heard of. Max Martin – I applaud you.

Quoth the Snook: “I, for one, WELCOME our new Swedish pop overlord.”

And don’t even bother giving me shit for liking pop music. I am way past the age where I care about hipster cred.

Ikea Is Reissuing Amazing Old Designs From the 1950s and 60s – Wow. Suddenly rethinking my decision not to buy IKEA furniture anymore. I love that chair and coffee table. I wonder if this collection will make it to Australia?!

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled in ghee with chorizo, onion, capsicum, and coriander; black coffee
Lunch: “Roast of the day” at Establishment: BBQ lamb leg with saute potato and zucchini; lemon-lime & bitters
Dinner: Salmon, pumpkin, and zucchini

I suspect there was probably a little bit of dairy (butter) involved with the potato at lunch. The big mistake was the lemon-lime & bitters. I don’t know why I thought that it wouldn’t be super sweet, but it was. I regretted it from the first sip. I ended up watering it down more than 50% and at least then I could drink it. Not eating sugar really makes you sensitive to this stuff!

Foley gay marriage stance may hurt Labor in Newtown – We just got notice from the Electoral Commission that Chippendale has been redistricted and now falls into the Newtown Electoral District. So this guy is now our local Labor candidate. Not that it matters very much; I haven’t preferenced them first in any state election I’ve voted in.

Edited to add: Thank you to Lyn for correcting me! Foley isn’t the Newtown candidate; he’s the party leader.