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The Nutty Belgian

Helloooooo!

Last week we went with Belgium because we couldn't think of anything and they have good food right? No links to recipes this week except for drinks because I can't remember what any of them are and I spilt sauce all over the originals.

Enjoy

The Theme

Belgian

The Menu

Entree

Parmesan Mussels

Chef's Rating: 7 out of 10 lemon wedges. 

The topping was a bit crusty but it still tasted good (which is what counts when you're drunk) and the shells were so pretty! Shout out to NZ.

Main

Ummm, some kind of meaty skewers

Chef's Rating: 5 out of 9 cows.

It's meat on a stick. Little chewy the next day but made a pretty good pizza topping the next day.

(There was also bread and some mash with BACON)

Dessert

Pancakes and Melted Chocolate that didn't deserve a photo for not being waffles.

The Drinks

Apple Smile 

(As seen above)

Chef's Rating: 7 out of 10 apples.

It was tasty, and amazing if you like sour. Again I couldn't not find the correct ingredients so substituted apple brandy for Apple Sour Monkey, which may have been the problem. I got a free pen though so it was worth it. 

Nutty Belgian

Chef's Rating: 8 out of 9 Nuts

Couldn't find the right ingredients for this one either, surprise! But still tasted soooo good.

A casualty of some really hard stirring.

Night Sweet Things. 

Espanol

So to celebrate my attempt at learning Spanish (which had totally dropped off now) we cooked a big omelet and got tipsy on sangria!

The Theme

Spanish

The Menu

Entree

Chicken Empanadas

Chef's Rating: 8/10 Chickens.

Even though there were jaepenos in them they weren't too spicey, which is always a plus for me.

Main

Tortilla Espanol

Chef's Rating: 6/8 Potatoes 

Found out that tortillas are actually omelets.... but hearty omelets. I also had no idea about the crazy Mahon Spansih cheese that is in the recipe, but I'm happy to say that any cheese will make it taste good because cheese is God's food.

Drinks

Some nice Mulled Wine-esque cocktail

Chef's Rating: 8/10 Cinnamon Sticks

(I don't really know, I smashed my glass before I really had a chance to really taste it, but look how fancy we are with our cinnamon sticks)

And of course.... SANGRIA!

Chef's Rating: 10/10 Apples

Because Sangria is always good. 

Sleep with full bellies my children.

Adios. 

It's Indian

Hello again already faithful readers.
I'm playing catch up, while I have these goodies still in my soft pink brain.

The Theme

India

The Menu

Side

Garlic Naan

Sooooo, turns out Naan is pretty hard to make yourself . But we chucked cheese and so many different herb and spices on it that it still tasted good. Hint: no use wholemeal flower and possibly let it rise more.

Chef's Rating: 2.5 out of 5 garlic cloves

Main

Butter Chicken

 

I was actually very impressed that we could make something that tasted almost like a real curry (we so white) 

Chef's Rating: 8 out of 10 Cardamon Pods

The Drinks

Indian Summer

Was sooooooo good. Made me pretty happy and it was tasty, exactly what you want in a cocktail. Plus it's full of fruit so you can lie to yourself about it being healthy.

Chef's Rating: 9 out of 10 Umbrellas.

Indian Tea

This one was interesting. Quite strong. I also couldn't find any almond liquor so had to go with hazelnut, which wasn't really a bad thing. Would drink again.

Chef's Rating: 5 out of 8.5 Missing Almonds

Goodnight.

Spring is Finally Here!

Hello to all those sad souls out there reading this. I have finally become bored enough to entice you all with my attempts at cooking.

The Theme 

Spring has Sprung

The Menu

Entree

Avocado Soup with Crisp Pancetta

We used prosciutto instead, because a) I didn't have to go to the deli to get it and b) I like prosciutto, it taste's like heaven. 

Chef's Rating: 7.5 out of 10 pigs.

Main

Lemon Spaghetti with Poached Eggs and Rocket

I discovered that poaching eggs is really really hard. They can just.... explode. I was eating this for a full week afterwards and it was still good. Handy Tip!

Chef's Rating: 6 out of 9 Roommates.

The Drink

Alegria

We reconfirmed the fact that we are not fans of lemoncello.... also grape fruit.

Chef's Rating: 5 out of 9 lemons

I hope you guys enjoyed spring. Feels like it's already over, damn you Australia!

Spring is Here!

Spring has just arrived down here in Australia, so to celebrate we are starting Season 2 of Drunken Armature Hour with something fresh and easy.

Sadly this is not what it looks like where I live, but will try my best to recreate it in food!

Welcome Back Chemo Boy!