Mobile Blogging

Laptops are nice... they get the job done. But, they're not very convenient. I don't want to take it on holiday with me. I can't use it from the car (as a passenger only, of course - blogging while driving will invalidate your warranty).
So I decided take the plunge into the smartphone age and try Blogging from my phone.
First attempt was to text a registration request to go@blogger.com. Alas, message not sent... So I fell back on the backup plan of Blogging by email resulting in the message you see before you.

The world will never be the same again.

Women and cats will do as 

they please, 

men and dogs should relax 

and get used

to the idea.

-Robert A. Heinlein

Speaking of tomatoes....

Foreign food from local places

Yes, yes, I'm back with lots to share...

First off, dinner!  Foreign foods made with local ingredients.  Tonight we dined on chile rellenos con queso and a corn and tomato salad.  All the ingredients were local, with the most miles on the Monterey Jack cheese from an English dairy and the Spanish beer.

During an outing last week with work, I stumbled upon a farmer's market stall selling salsa and chutneys made primarily from peppers.  These didn't really stand out but behind them was a bushel of Anaheim peppers, looking absolutely gorgeous and begging to go home with me.  The vendor was a little stunned when I proceeded to stuff a bag full of them, ten total. 

The recipe was made from scratch and all went well, even the frying which always seems to make me cringe a bit.  The tomato sauce was made with our own tomatoes from the greenhouse.  Our corn isn't quite ready yet, but this morning's local farmer's market had one lone ear that served us well.  

The corn and tomato salad was inspired by a recent post from Chez Pim.  It's definitely a salad that will come up again for us once our corn comes due.

It's been a while since I last wrote... it's not for lack of trying there are a heaps of 'drafts' within CasaHaggis that just weren't up to snuff.

I wonder if it's the weather that makes blogging possible for me. The lack of longing grey puts a much clearer spin on the muddle in my head... plus things have been busy.

The weather broke Easter weekend, an official four-day holiday with Friday and Monday "bank holidays" for all, I've learned, except those in care professions... like me. So I worked on Friday which was fine for me because I have things to do and a holiday will only get in the way. The rest of the weekend turned out to be quite delightful with our first snow of ... winter. Yes whilst everyone else is thawing out we got a good weekend of white stuff, enough for children to scatter large snowpeople throughout the city.


Meanwhile, Alastair and I indulged in a good American-style brunch hosted by a Brit with a Malaysian story. The menu was influenced by recent travels to Seattle and included good huevos rancheros, homemade granola, British hot cross buns, lots of tea and coffee, followed by several newspapers to read. And, yes, people! British people actually rose out of their beds for the occasion and brought their smiles, well, mostly. So, a great weekend, and the social connections, led on to some baking and an impromptu dinner with lost friends.

In between snow storms, Alastair and I snuck out to peak at our rhubarb plants which have been glistening with potential for some weeks now, like rubies against the darkness of their cloches. We managed to harvest sixteen ounces of rosy-ness, and thanks to Epicurious, we turned it into the best compote we've ever tasted. This paired with a polenta cake traveled with us to dinner where it was welcomed with open arms and mouths. I think Alastair's even planning more rhubarb plants for our future so we don't loose any sunny, ruby goodness.

It's good to be back. Hope you missed me!