Only Tuesday?

I feel like the last two days I have dealt with a week's worth of work. Also started a new routine of working out before work in order to not get panicked at 6pm that I need to get home to go to the gym. Day 2 and so far so good. Might be a bit tougher next week when I am in Whistler for work and need to be at the venue at 6am! That would be a 4am gym time. Not going to happen.

Dinner was leftover pork roast, yams and carrots from having a friends over for Sunday dinner. Gave away some of the leftovers so I didn't have to eat it 4 meals in a row. Much more enjoyable. Now on to the turkey chili I made on the weekend and froze.

A week of dining

Wonderful meal last night with the Vancouver sisters and the mumma. We dined at Cobre on the dine out menu. The portions were small but I enjoyed that because it means you get to taste more. Starter, main and dessert for $28. Services was super slow but other than that I think I would go back.

On Monday I tested out Plan B Eatery. I wasn't that impressed. The food was kind of average. We ordered 6 share plates between 3 of us and only 2 of them were really tasty. The others were average. They do have this deal on Monday's where you get 1/2 off a bottle of wine if you order 2 share plates so I could be tempted to go back, order the 2 dishes I enjoyed and drink.

On Tuesday my volunteer organising committee for the Women in Sport Awards had our debrief at Yew at the Four Seasons. So tasty! They had wicked prawns, this duck dish, cheese platter and some lobster rolls. It was all a specialized menu for the group since our event was hosted there. We finished with these chocolate mousse with salted caramel topping. Unbelievable. They were served in tall shot glasses and so decadent. I want to learn how to make it myself.

Luckily I have fit in some workouts around this eating out and will be heading to the gym with Rachel in the next half hour.

No dining out plans for the coming week. Instead I plan on making turkey chili and another pork loin roast to ensure I am eating in all week.

last Sunday

I tried to start a tradition of having a Sunday dinner with Rachel and Chris. I really want to keep the dinner invites flowing from 928 Richards and can finally return a few meals. Those people (aka Rachel) really know how to cook and since they are just a block away I figured it is in my best interest to stay on the good side of my local soup kitchen.

Last week I made my first pork roast and was supposed to have Rachel and Chris over. Chris had to bail because of a family thing (really, I think he was worried I would under cook the meat and give him trichinosis) so Rachel and I tucked into a meat and potatoes meal (on the menu based on Chris' dietary likes) with a great Greek salad as the veggies from Rachel.
Since Chris didn't show I ended up with 4 massive servings of this and had to call it quits on the after having had it for 2 lunches and 2 dinners in a row. I cooked the roast on a bed of carrots and they carrots came out very tasty. Roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes are also pictured. You can also see Rachel having a a dinner roll in the other photo. Red wine and strongbow complemented the meal.

I already scammed free dinner and wine from Rachel last night (a lovely prawn, vegetable and lentil curry along with some white wine) so tonight I am on my own. After a long snowshoe this morning I am not feeling up to making anything. It might end up being a chicken noodle soup evening.

Not that I don't appreciate the compliment of being a 'fierce' snowshoer but Richard was not at her best this morning given the fact that a) she had done two kick ass workouts the morning before (and FYI Rich - we are no longer national team athletes) and b) she went without coffee. She also forgot sunglasses. I think the only thing holding her together was the pride in her new gators and the fact that this was the first sun we've seen all week since this fog landed in Vancouver.

busy is as busy does

Brother Dave is the only committed Blogger. This becomes apparent to me as I search to see what the sibs are up to. Rachel is obviously way too busy these days. Me? Just not putting the priority on it. I moved back to the city, have one of the sisters a block away, a longer commute to work and am enjoying being in my new place...not sitting at the computer in my new place.

The couch I ordered has arrived and I just need to organise delivery. Once I have that in place it is just the matter of the real bed I ordered. They said 6-8 weeks but I am thinking it will be mid-Feb before I get a call on that one and I ordered at the beginning of December.

I have started a facial routine, kept to my New Year's resolution to eat more fruits and vegetables, and I have my third visit with the financial planner at the end of the month. Really getting my house in order.