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Just add chocolate!
The weather is still pretty dull after the heavy storms of yesterday and it's still raining today, which whilst isn't what most people would want for their summer season it's a welcome relief for the garden, in particular the lawn which is a rather nice shade of brown at the moment.
I'm on a rest day from the gym today so to fill the couple of hours that I need to leave Rupert on his own I take a trip around town to see if I can pick up a knicker spinner (for those of you not in the know, it's a contraption you can hang on the washing line which is like a mini rotary washing line, on which you can hang lots of knickers and socks and the like). Unfortunately my search is futile as I can't find one anywhere, so I then go to the aquatic shop and get some more frozen food for my puffers and a few plants to put in the tank as the others have all died.
I manage to be out of the house for the required time and when I get back home Rupert has been well behaved. So while he is out doing his thing in the garden I get on with tidying up my fish tank with my purchased goodies.
The rest of the afternoon is spent just pottering around and I also make some Pistachio Bark which is a sweet treat they recommend on South Beach. It's basically some very good quality chocolate which you melt and into which you put some chopped up pistachio nuts and then leave it to set. I decided to pour my chocolate mix into some star shaped flexible ice cube molds since that way I can get some portion control into the equation and after I'd left the chocolate in the fridge for an hour or so the newly formed chocolates popped out of the mold very easily. Of course I had to try one to make sure the effort of preparing them was worth it, and I'm happy to report they more than pass expectations :) The only problem now is kicking my will power into action and control how much of it I eat in any one sitting, I'm hoping I'll be able to control myself however :)
Posted by Abi on the July 7, 2006 9:51 PM
Caught!!
I had to try ONE. ... to report that THEYmore ...
Either you tried one and bow IT was good or you tried MORE THAN ONE and know that they are good.
^___^
Pistacho bark - noooooooooooo! Too yummy. I don't make that, or the chocolate dipped strawberries (also delightful) - because I'll eat them all. I'm impressed by your willpower!