mostly just food

mostly, i hovered around the kitchen this weekend.  friday night low key dinner at mangosteen, drinks at bourbon & branch, and two episodes of the wire.  saturday unsuccessful studying and some successful as well as unsuccessful baking.  sunday, a nice dinner!  roasted leg of lamb, chickpeas, chard, hummus, couscous, cucumber salad, pita and some accompaniments.

 

it was kind of crazy to get a whole leg of lamb from the butcher.  i suppose we see whole chickens and turkeys all the time.

notes

a relaxing three-day weekend, mostly around the house.  highlights:

• couch potato.  tampopo, avatar, the wire, and the lives of others.
  
• college friends!  kate's kitchen and hanging out with sammy, kammy, jimmy, harry, and drew.  jimmy's housewarming later.
  
• bike shopping.  should i get this bike?
• other delicious things:  thirsty bear, baked grapefruit ginger tea bread (a little too sweet for my taste :), french toast with john & company, lucca's ravioli, and chilango.  today i am also making my first niu rou mian (taiwanese beef noodle soup), based on mom's rather vague instructions.
  
• brew day!  making a bock, our first step into lagering.
  

adventures of a lulu

• work parties.  small sun get-together and cornerstone party at exploratorium
• take 2 of east bay bike ride.  15ish miles felt easier this time.
• tried my hand at "indian" food.  made fresh cheese (just okay), saag paneer (threw it all away), and channa masala (decent).

the new year

a nice, slow beginning:

• homemade new year's eve dinner at rebecca's.  mulled cider, carrot walnut bread with dukka, salad with kale and apples, lamb stew with quinoa, and hazelnut cake!
• slept in.
  
• video games.  beat mario for the wii and started pixel junk shooter with matt!
• beer.  bottled the mint chocolate stout and brewed an oatmeal stout.
• hiked. six miles of the matt-davis trail at mt. tam.
• cooked.  roasted chicken with root vegetables, chicken stock, and bacon shallot mushroom pizza.