Food Minia

My photos will all be crap iPhone photos from now on because we were burgled and my camera was stolen. SAD FACE I fell to talking the other day to someone about Sam's sleeping. Specifically, about how he still wakes up once in the night at 21.5 months (i.e. NEARLY TWO YEARS OLD). He wants a bottle and also needs his nappy changed as otherwise it leaks all over the bed. They were shocked. Their mouth hung open. "You're up once a night. EVERY night?" They knew how well Kitty has always slept, how ferocious I was about it, about her. They were genuinely stunned that I was up once a night. It was as if Gina Ford herself was standing there shrugging her shoulders going "Yeah, it's not the end of the world." I found myself in a metaphorical corner, on the back foot, stuttering, making excuses of the sort that I used to not be able to stand in other parents - about how it was cute when their kids came into bed with them so they couldn't say no, or about how

I try a few new recipes a week and lately nothing has been that good except for tonight.  We LOVED this Coconut Shrimp Curry.  So good and so flavorful with a touch of spice.  I especially loved how easy it was to make.  Prep the ingredients and the dish will come together quickly.  I adapted the recipe from Jo Cooks  and Mel's Kitchen Cafe .  Check out their blogs, they have some good looking recipes.    PREP TIME:  15 mins COOK TIME: 20 mins INGREDIENTS For the shrimp marinade: 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice  1pounds raw medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (I like the 26/30 shrimp per pound) For the sauce: 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil 1 small zucchini, slice and quarter  1 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2-3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced 2 teaspoons ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon

You're supposed to be looking at the broccoli here I once went to a talk by Irma Kurtz - where and why now escapes me - about getting old. She said that as you get older it's important to change your mind about things. "I try to address one of my prejudices each year," she said, "and try to change my own mind." Otherwise you get stuck churning out the same old boring opinions year after year and you start to be the person no-one wants to sit next to. Since then I have always sought to change my prejudices about things, to change my mind, to move on, to modernise. Only the other day, for example, I discovered that a really serious prejudice in my hair care routine was majorly holding me back. I've grown my hair really long. Like, very nearly crazy cat lady long: it's down to my bra strap now and I'm wondering how much further it can go. I've only got so much time left to have really long hair, you see, and there are no more babies coming along