mom in oz...sunday brunch, derby market, didgeridoo music, and brownies!

after a restful friday (full of cooking, baking, reading, napping, and resting) we had an insanely busy saturday. up early for garage sales (where we got our first jaffle iron!), sunday brunch with friends, sampling my prune brownies, then to the derby markets for fun, food, crafts, and (lucky us!) didgeridoo playing. the guy playing the didgeridoo was incredible. my favorite so far.  then we took photos outside derby or bust, a tradition now with visitors.  walked home and rested before heading off to the derby rodeo!  see photos here in the Mom's visit in derby 2011 album

peruvian night!

so we prepared a feast for a few friends and had a really amazing peruvian night! we made a yummy, light salad, green rice with chicken (very peruvian), salteñas bolivianas with lime juice, papa a la huancaina (potatoes with a spicy sauce), and then i baked some sinfully dark chocolate brownies with cookies and cream ice cream on the side!  talk about food coma.  we listened to peruvian music and chatted and drank lovely australian wine.  a friend even brought over a lovely dessert wine. i was in heaven until this morning when i had to get up at 6 for a "fun run" 5k.  started out a little rough but the walk/run made me feel better despite the cobwebs. More photos here at Derby 2011 Album