Gourmet Saturday

My third weekend in a row with Linus. Such luxury. Especially since I didn't have to do the travelling. Well I get some cred for studying dubble credits - sort of. Naturally we spent part of the week-end indulging in one of our favorite past times: food. I had this gift certificate for a french/spanish restaurant in town which I had to make use of before December. Man, did we. I chose the best starter (foie gras on a bed of apple with honeytruffle oil) and Linus chose the best main course (beef with foie gras and creamy red wine sauce...). We both enjoyed the white chocolate mosse on a bed of mango puré, although we were stuffed afterwards. Such joy. The restaurant was very cosy down in a vaulted basement with a wine celler attached. And candle light. Soooo romantic.

Otherwise my tip of the week is to watch "Studio 60 - The Sunset Strip" when you can. It's written my Aaron Sorkin (of the west wing) with a few actors from thats ame project. Very good. Can't wait for the next episode.

Chocolate casserole

After a sumer of emailed reports and blogging I came to realise (again) and received comments about how important food is in my life. Not mainly as a ingrediantfor my everyday survival, but mostly for the pure pleasure of eating it. We invited Linda and Jonas for dinner before going to a house warming party and my main consideration a couple of days was: what to serve. There are mainly two alternatives: something deliscious which has gone through the trail of being made before and consequently eaten, or taking a risk and making something which seems interresting but might just be disgusting. We opted for the second one and prepared a mexican choclate based casserloe Mole de Oaxaca. We did good. Served with tortillas, guacamole and quinoa this dish based on a paste mad of (amongst other things) bananas, raisins, onions, garlic, chili, nuts, seeds and spices of many sorts , diluted with broth, in which, when simmering, was added chocolate to melt and when having cooked a while to athick sauce was complemented with chicken and vegetables (slightly cooked in advance) and then left to simmer was absolutely deliscious and an experience to be repeated. Or else the daiquiris and mojitos made us believe so. :) No, I'm planning on making this again. So all you have to ask yourselves is: who will be the next MOLE-VICTIME.

It could have been a really BAD weekend

This Friday Linus was coming to see me after five weeks apart. This Friday Linus missed his flight de to the Standsted Express standing still. This Friday Linus booked a new flight for Satrady morning. Thank God. It could have been a really BAD weekend.

But we had a very good time. We went to Linda's and Jonas's engagement party. Loads of people and a nice time. And Sweden beat Spain. In football. (There are some pics from the do on Flickr.)We went to nearby mall. We had pizza, mmmm... And Linus will be back on Friday. Hurrah!

Why does everything happaen in the weekend

As usual I have the most to write after a weekend - shouldn't everyday life be more exciting?

Lots to do this weekend - I didn't spend much time at home. It started very slow and comfy with an evening of telly at linda's. We talked, had snacks and I finnaly got to see Brokeback Mountain. I really liked it - but it was very sad. A lot of hopelessness and tragic fates, but weell played and it managed to avoid most hollywoodian traps. he scenery was beautiful and it really got to me. Must admi that I even got shocked at one time - and that doesn't happen that often. :)

On Saturday there was a thankyou and final party for the CArnival that I was part of this past spring. The party was at the sports sdaium Victoria and the amount of guests around 2000? We were first treated to a show - a sort of "the best of" with performances from the different shows of the carnival. AFterwards techno?star E-type played - but I left so I can't say if it was any good.

The day after I went to Malmö to visite my old au pair family. I hade a lovely day doing mostly nothing in their company. We did bounce on the trampoline they have in their garden, we made dinner (chanterelles again!) and Dag, Dora and I biked along the boardwalk in the afternoon sun. Sweeeet! I feelt very happy after many hours in their company and didn't get home until around 22.