The week in brief: 14 May – 20 May
Happy Sunday! This week: my first visit to MoVida (I know, I know) and… not much else. Austerity measures!
But there is also stuff on my cat. Hah.
So it was my first ever visit to MoVida this week (disclosure: it was a complimentary dinner). Dastardly and I met up early and we had a quick drink at MoVida Next Door. It got progressively smokier and smokier in there and by 5.50pm it was chocka.
After that we went to MoVida, where it was incredibly dark, so no instagramming occurred of all the food we ate (there was a lot). Post coming up next week, but here’s a spoiler: I was a bit disappointed. Ho hum. Read I-Hua’s post on our night here.
For lunch at work, mostly I eat leftovers. This was leftover zucchini noodles, steamed broccoli, a hard boiled egg, tuna and half an avocado that my colleague gave me. I always eat my lunch with a metal spork that just showed up one day in the work kitchen. I promptly confiscated it and now it’s MINE MINE MINE. 😀 No one else there would appreciate it as much as I do!
I’ve implemented Austerity 2012 (much to Alastair’s disappointment) because I’ve just paid for flights for our holiday in September. I’ve been trying to cut back on our eating out so I’ve started cooking brunch at home rather than heading out to a cafe. This was yesterday’s brunch: fried egg and creamed corn and avocado. It was awesome.
Later on in the day, we then went out and had pho for lunch. Austerity fail.
In the late afternoon, we worked off pho with a round of squash with Adrian and CnC, and then refueled with dinner at Wayside Inn. We had the seafood platter, which was awesome as usual, followed by steak.
Read my post about Wayside Inn here.
We also had desserts – a really good VERY dark chocolate tart, and a scoop of burnt honey ice cream. The ice cream was AMAZING. I’d go back just for another scoop of that ice cream.
Tonight’s dinner was slow cooked beef and stout stew with beans on cauli mash. The stout was one of Alastair and Bro’s homebrew bottles. The stew turned out really well – I was very pleased.
I can’t finish without a dose of catspam. I present to you: stuff on my cat.
Don’t worry, he wasn’t as grumpy about it as he looked.
How was your week?
Adrian (Food Rehab)
May 20, 2012 @ 10:24 pm
Munchy Munchy!The Burnt Honey Ice Cream was too good and so worth all that running around we did. Squash wasn’t it? I tend to erase any form of sports from my mind. It. Never. Happened.
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:01 pm
I don’t think anyone would call what we played squash.
msihua
May 20, 2012 @ 10:46 pm
Poor Cat!!! Waa Waa… and Austerity failed many times this week I see *pfffttt*
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:02 pm
Haha Cisco was cool. He was all, “Is that all you got?”
And yes, multiple austerity fail.. Sigh.
leaf (the indolent cook)
May 21, 2012 @ 1:21 am
Well, Austerity is hard to do in the face of a lovely hot pho…
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:03 pm
Hehee, yes it is! Must keep trying.
Trish
May 21, 2012 @ 5:01 am
uh oh – Im looking forward to the Movida review. I’m stoked you captured the sunset yesterday, it was magnificent.
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:05 pm
Hmmm Movida… ho hum…
There’s been some magnificent sunsets lately.
Lisa
May 22, 2012 @ 6:05 am
In what crazy world does CREAMED CORN count as an austerity measure?!! Liquid gold! 😉
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:05 pm
Haha it’s the Greek style of austerity. Creamed corn for all!
Winston
May 22, 2012 @ 10:37 pm
Oh my gosh your homemade brekkie looks AMAZING! If practicing austerity indirectly forces you to cook such great dishes at home, I hope you do that more often hehe! ;p
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:06 pm
Haha thanks Winston. Must stop going out so much!
Annette
May 24, 2012 @ 6:14 am
Austerity —for a good reason!! How exciting to have the tickets! Glad the home brewed stout was put to such good use. Who needs to go out with the home-cooked meals on this week looking so good.
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:06 pm
It is for a good reason – it’ll be worth it come September. 🙂
Hannah
May 26, 2012 @ 3:54 pm
BFF, I’ve been meaning to email you and ask about the September travels! Squeeee! Austerity = totally worth it 🙂
P.S. I’m on a honey kick right, so that ice cream sounds awesome.
Agnes
May 26, 2012 @ 10:07 pm
WE ARE ON LIKE DONKEY KONG. Wheeeeee!! (But the bank account weeps.)
Are you on a honey kick cos you has the plague?
Hannah
May 26, 2012 @ 10:27 pm
Bank account, schmank account. Life is about moments 🙂
Yes yes! Also because super-tangy lemon honey drinks are deeeeelicious, sore throat or not!