Fat n' fluffy

A few weeks ago I blogged about making pancakes and how I was disappointed that they were not fluffy enough. On this blog I was given advice not to over mix and that lumps were good.

Today I made pancakes and rather then using an electric mixer I used a hand whisk. The result was lumpy batter and fabulous aerated fat n' fluffy pancakes!

Michie Sushi

Miche Sushi is a little restaurant that is about 2 minutes walk from our house. It is situated down a lane in an old garage. We went this afternoon for some sushi for our lunch. It was so fresh and tasty. It's a tiny little restaurant with only 6 tables! We had sushi and also hot food. All tastes really good.

Iron on this!

There was 50% off Ironing Boards in Woodies DIY this weekend so we took a trip to Woodies in Tallaght to buy one. There were lots of different brands of various prices. I chose a large Brabantia that is guaranteed for 10 years.

I tested it out the minute we got home. It's great! Good cushiony padding and the perfect height. I was able to speedily iron a shirt.

Obviously I am not a fan of ironing (who is?) so hopefully this new board will make the task at hand easier!

Chocolate pudding

What a dessert! An overly generous chocolate sponge pudding from Superquinn. Warmed in the microwave and served with ice cream. Yummy - but I am quite stuffed now!!!

Hungry doggy

We ran out of dog food yesterday. Normally I get Bones dog food "Gain" in Petstop in Blanchardstown.

I wouldn't get to Petstop until today so I decided to go to Petland on Camden Street yesterday. Unfortunately after walking to the shop with the dog I discovered that they don't stock Gain. I probably should have phoned before I set off.

Today I went to Petstore and got Bones his food which he wolfed down when I got home! He eats the small dog food which he loves - it is smaller sized pieces which I think he finds easier to eat. This is about the 5th brand of food we tried with Bones who is one fussy Shi Tzu. Thankfully he liked it straight away and now turns his nose up at any other food!

See below for a charity event organized by Gain in aid of Barretstown. Olympic champion Katie Taylor will be in attendance and it looks like it will be a great day out for all the family.

Oblivion

Tonight we went to see the new Tom Cruise movie "Oblivion". I enjoyed it! It's your typical big budget sci fi movie - you can't go wrong with it.

Afterwards we had sliders in Eddie Rockets. A very enjoyable movie was topped off by 20 mins in the hot tub when we got home. Seems like the weather is getting milder in Ireland which is nice!

Ad men of Madison Avenue

Do you watch Mad Men?

I adore this programme from the characters, to the clothes, to the setting, to the script, to the sexism, to the smoking and drinking. I adore it all!!

My favourite scene is the

Kodak pitch

I know the new season was shown in the States during the week. We probably won't see it here in Ireland for a few weeks.