I made coconut "whiskers" or "haystacks".
I am in Wellington for the last part of my New Zealand adventures, house-sitting for my relatives who are holidaying in Japan and China. I celebrated Christmas with my friend Christine and her family, enjoying a lovely feast and conversation and the liveliness that's generated when you put eight people together in a room. Plus the kiwi accents! I had fun. Food highlights included the amazing Pavlova (below) put together by Noel and Tess, Christine's lovely roasted very tender turkey, and my first ever attempt at mashed kumera, or sweet potato. I love all things sweet potato, so it wasn't hard to like this one with a bit of cinnamin and nutmeg.
Pavlova, the classic kiwi christmas dessert: sooo delicious! It's a type of meringue, silky smooth, light, airy, beautiful, topped with freshly whipped cream and fruit. It's inspired by a Russian ballerina who toured NZ. That pock on the side of the slice was created from me poking it, testing it, amazed by the silky texture!
Christine and
me.
It's been so nice to hang out in a real house, where I can put down my toothbrush in the bathroom, where I don't have to pack my bag every morning. When I'm not out, I've been reading novels and catching up on movies. I may see what the fuss is all about with Grey's Anatomy since there's season 1 and 2 here. I've also been doing a little baking. I am thinking about baking some bread and making "everything from scratch" pizza, well, except for the toppings.
In the back of my mind while I've been baking and reading and watching movies, I am "struggling" with planning the next phase of my journey to Australia and southeast Asia. There's some logistics to sort out before I can get on with buying plane tickets. Basically the problem is Australia is too darn big! And I have too little time there (a month). But I'll get through this challenging time and emerge triumphant, I am sure. :)
Milestone: filled up a 4gb memory card with photos.
Sadness: the public library won't lend me books because they're afraid I'll take the stack back to the US with me! :/
Christine and
me.It's been so nice to hang out in a real house, where I can put down my toothbrush in the bathroom, where I don't have to pack my bag every morning. When I'm not out, I've been reading novels and catching up on movies. I may see what the fuss is all about with Grey's Anatomy since there's season 1 and 2 here. I've also been doing a little baking. I am thinking about baking some bread and making "everything from scratch" pizza, well, except for the toppings.
In the back of my mind while I've been baking and reading and watching movies, I am "struggling" with planning the next phase of my journey to Australia and southeast Asia. There's some logistics to sort out before I can get on with buying plane tickets. Basically the problem is Australia is too darn big! And I have too little time there (a month). But I'll get through this challenging time and emerge triumphant, I am sure. :)
Milestone: filled up a 4gb memory card with photos.
Sadness: the public library won't lend me books because they're afraid I'll take the stack back to the US with me! :/
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