It's hectic at work, too, as every December is.
Luckily, I got to enjoy some peace and quite this past weekend, when me and M. just stayed home for a change and focused on cooking, eating, resting and, well, some cleaning and ironing, too.
I like cleaning, or, I like the final result when the house is clean and tidy, but I hate the moments, when you're gathering yourself and like "ok, I'll go clean now". It takes me forever to get to the point when I actually take a mop in my hands :) but when I do, I clean just about everything. Plant leaves included.
We also were getting in xmas spirit. On Friday I put up the xmas tree in the office and Saturday I did it at home.
We live in a tiny flat and we can only afford to have a tiny xmas tree, that we place on the kitchen table, right next to my cookbooks and blender. Not the best position, but one has to work with the resources she has and I'm making the best I can. And it only lasts a few weeks, right? So, we'll just endure a smaller eating space for some short time.
One other thing I also did this past weekend was relaxing, full time. Like this:
A cup of nettle&mint tea and good reading. Life doesn't get much better.
In cooking news, these are some dishes I made the past week:
The Redwood's Falafel with baked potatoes & peas in creamy sauce
Risotto with tofu & zucchini
Baked polenta with cauliflower and a "mexican" sauce with zucchini, bell peppers, carrots, tomato sauce & corn.
Some more rice: stir-fry with broccoli and cabbage
Well, no Christmas mood here, too much work to do. :)
ReplyDeleteAt home last year we didn't even have a Christmas tree, I just didn't feel the need to have one :) So it seems that I'm getting more and more non-Christmasy :D
I'd kill for a day (or two) when I can just sit and relax, read, etc. Trying to find a day for that somewhere between Chritmas and New Year's Eve.
Any plans for you for New Year's Eve?
Gosh, I'm already so hungry, shouldn't have had a look on your photos :D