Thursday, October 11, 2007

T.G.I.F.

The aroma of Saturday won't be a happenin' thang this week at Chez Traylz as we will be out at a friend's 'big hole in the middle' birthday bbq all day. But do not despair, fellow gastronomes [hmmm, sounds like a term we came across in Week 6], there's always Sunday :o)
During the week we flagged a recipe that seems perfect for a lazy [insert hungover] Sunday brunch. It's a, ummm, *much wracking of memory here* individual Parmesan baked ricotta wrapped in pancetta and you bake them in a muffin tin! I found it in the October issue of the Donna Hay mag and if you want to have a squizz, it's now on shelf at your local library :oD In my head I'm picturing ... around 11ish we'll kick start with a large Bloody Mary each, sans celery. Then hopefully these gorgeous little savoury tarts with possibly some fresh spinach or asparagus on the side, followed by copious amounts of freshly brewed coffee and some thick chunky toasted bread drizzled with honey. Aaah yes. Then we can resume our regular Sunday habits - a leisurely dive into Saturday's Age, natch reading all the bookie news, then we do the 9 Letter Word thing, the Code Number thing, and the "this is soooooo not a General Knowledge" General Knowledge crossword. If you're any good at Bolivian Mythology, quotes from obscure plays from the 15th century, and the middle name of the mother of the person who invented the Synchrotron, then this is definitely for you! "^ ^"

Taking a left turn at Albuquerque here ... the feeds I put on all our blogs are working fine, and I've been diving in and out as updates come through, ooohing and aaaahing over what everyone is getting up to. What an amazing lot we are! So many quiet achievers, so much creativity, so many cats and sunsets ;oD In all honesty, I think we should crank up our own CCLC awards and not wait for our brilliance to be stumbled upon by others. How's about the CLOG Awards? You know, a hybrid of CCLC and BLOG. :o) We could have 31 awards, or however many bloggers we've got, and could stamp each one with this: The awards could be the "Black is the New Black Award", the "Flickr Fanatic Award", the "Master of Understatement Award", the "Feathers Fins or Fur Award", the "Very D&M Award", the "So Focused It's Frightening Award", etc. etc. Man, I can think of heaps! Or, *insert lightglobe*, we could do the Ribbon Thing, like back in Lesson 5? Let's see if I can generate one; hopefully it will appear across the top right hand corner.
Anyway, I'd be interested to hear what you think. Maybe Michelle could be the Honorary Bestower of awards???
OK, back to work. Have a great weekend everyone.
My VIP Noticeboard quote of the week?

"Birthdays are very good for you!
The more you have, the longer you live!"