Day three

I went grocery shopping yesterday, and I came home with (amongst other things) avocados. I love these suckers. On their own, in sushi, as guacamole, I love it. So I made something I hadn't made before: avocado chocolate mousse. It's really really simple: just add a tablespoon of honey and two tablespoons of cocoa (in my case: two and half) to a ripe avocade and mix. You can use a handmixer, blender or a machine, I used a hand blender. The mixture is not liquid enough for my table blender. You can use a bit of water (as I did anyway) or some milk (rice/soy/almond if you want to keep it vegan) to loosen it though.

My husband didn't really like it, but he's not one for heavy chocolate flavours. I did enjoy it a lot, though I was surprised by the slight "raw" aftertaste. Not something I'm used to, and not unpleasant, but if you're making this for someone you don't know that well, you might want to add a bit more honey or a very ripe banana (the most common added recipe I ound online) to take that away. Next time, I'm adding either a banana or some

Definately one to repeat. Especially for others, and then not tell them it isn't regular mousse until afterwards. Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it, right?

This weekend I hope to turn my hand at sushi. I love it, but haven't made any in a while. And since we'll be away on Sunday at a comic book fair, taking along sushi seemed a really good idea. It's quite expensive to buy though, so I prefer making it if I get the chance. Most of the ingredients I have anyway, just need to decide what fish to add.

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Day one

So I start Lent being sick. I have been sick for a few days, but tomorrow I'm going back to work. So this day is not a great start for my resolutions. Except that I got a gorgeous recipe for cheesebread this morning, which goes on my todo-list for the next 40 days.
And so now I'm hanging on the couch watching all three Transformer movies and making my grocery list. With a blank space for the market on Friday :)

the start of something... not so new

Here I am, starting a blog. I've done this several times, and let's just say I'm not so good at keeping it up as I am at starting. Why then a new try? Because I want to catalogue some things.

It's Fat Tuesday, tomorrow (actually in 7 minutes) Lent will start and I feel I need to do something this year. I feel inspired, as over the past few weeks I have found several blogs and sites that are about people making a conscious effort in making their life better. No more supermarkets, using no plastic, a daily act of kindness: all are examples of different peoples efforts.

What will I do? Well as I plunge headlong into this blog, I have yet to set firm goals. But some of the things going through my head are:
- visiting the market in our village every week for (mainly) fresh fruit and veg
- using that fruit and veg without binning it because I forgot I had it
- eating less meat (we eat meat nearly everyday, my aim is 2 meatfree days a week)
- making myself what I can, instead of buying readymade. This will for the moment not include bread, as I have this weird breadbaking phobia. But you never know, I tackled puff pastry with success, so...

 So these are my goals for now. Are they clear and concise? Not really, but they are things I have been wanting to do and there is no time like the present. Wish me luck!