Saturday, August 27, 2011

Gnocchi

Tonight I made pesto gnocchi. It is definitely going on my carb-loading recipe list.

Garlic, red onion, mushrooms, chilli, oregano, pesto, parmesan sauce with 1/2 cup of stock & wine reduce. Mixed in with Baby Spinach an gnocchi until the spinach was slightly wilted. Very simple, very delicious!

Next time I could focus on cutting down the oil, because the pesto is quite oily itself.

Exercise Log

3 rounds:
5 x Push-ups
10 x Sit-ups
15 x Russian KB swings
20 x Lunges

Friday, August 26, 2011

Dish Bistro

Last night Cameron and I went to Dish Bistro (www.dishbistro.com.au) and enjoyed a wide range of Tapas. The Tapas reminded us of Spain and the late carefree nights we would spend snacking of various bite-sized dishes. I felt the Tapas at Dish were made with more care and attention than some of the quick Tapas that were churned out in Spain, but that is probably a reflection of our budget while travelling. I loved the seared scallops with mojo pican and chickpea puree on a gluten-free bread (slightly crisped) and even the Seared Morcilla with Red Briased Vegetables & Saffron Alioli on gluten-free bread (also slightly crisped). If you don't know what Morcilla is - don't ask until you have finished it and it will taste great.

Type of food available: Mediterranean, Modern Australian & Spanish
Price Range $$ ($49pp for the Tapas feast, but I guess this was entree, main & desert equivalent)
Overall food rating 4/5
Gluten Free Rating 4/5 (most things could be done Gluten-Free)
Service 3/5 (Waiter service was great, but the food was slow coming out)
Value 3/5

Overall impact on ability to exercise 0/5 (because the food came out late I slept in and missed training)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Attention Seeker

Today I entered the world of Blog. This is obviously my first blog, and one day I will look back and think 'ah how amateur'. I do not wish to be compared to my relative bloggers, husband 'Aussie Peregrino' http://aussie-peregrino.blogspot.com/, sister 'expat mummy' or brother-in-law 'mumbling to my self' aka infamous VPCG (abbreviated to ward off stalkers) who all appear to have some genuine purpose for blogging. As opposed to these experienced bloggers, I have joined the blogging phenomenon for one main reason - attention. Too many facebook friends cloud my lime light and not enough people follow me on twitter. So stay tuned and satisfy my need for attention!