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Thursday, 24 September 2009

Ma semaine (14-20/09/2009)

Lundi:
Dejeuner avec les garcons pour leur rituel du lundi midi: Langue de boeuf. Rien a voir avec la langue de boeuf sauce piquante de maman, mais pas mauvais...
Monday:
I went for lunch with the guys for their usual ox tongue monday lunch! Not as good as mum's ox tongue in pickle sauce but quite good :)

Mardi: Galette des rois :)
Mardi soir, galette des rois. Je sais, c'est pas la saison mais j'adore ca!!!! Elle etait trop trop bonne! (Donc non, c'est pas moi qui l'avais faite!)
Tuesday night: Galette des rois :)
The galette des rois is a desert we have France (mainly in the North half). We can only find it in January. It is one of my favourite desert ever (even though it doesn't contain a drop of chocolate!). It was so so so yummy :) (Don't worry, I didn't cook it myself, that's why it was good ;) )
Here is a little description of the French tradition from wikipedia:
“La galette des Rois” (the cake or "wafer" of the Kings) is a cake celebrating the Epiphany and traditionally sold and consumed a few days before and after this date. In modern France, the cakes can be found in most bakeries during the month of January. The cake consists of flaky puff pastry layers with a dense center of frangipane.
Tradition holds that the cake is “to draw the kings” to the Epiphany. A figurine, “la fève”, which can represent anything from a car to a cartoon character, is hidden in the cake and the person who finds the trinket in their slice becomes king for the day and will have to offer the next cake. Originally, “la fève” was literally a broad bean (fève), but they were replaced in 1870 by a variety of figurines out of porcelain or - more recently - plastic. These figurines have become popular collectibles and can often be bought separately. Individual bakeries may offer a specialized line of fèves depicting diverse themes from great works of art to classic movie stars and popular cartoon characters. The cakes are usually sold in special bags, some of which can be used to heat the cake in a microwave without ruining the crispness of the cake. A paper crown is included with the cake to crown the "king" who finds the fève in their piece of cake. To ensure a random distribution of the cake shares, it is traditional for the youngest person to place themselves under the table and name the recipient of the share which is indicated by the person in charge of the service.
Formerly, one divided the cake in as many shares as guests, plus one. The latter, called "the share of God," "share of the Virgin Mary," or "share of the poor" was intended for the first poor person to arrive at the home.

Samedi: Torquay!!!!
La semaine derniere on y a cru, on pensait que l'ete, ou tout au moins le printemps, etaient la et bien la... Et bien pas du tout! Mais il en faut plus que ca pour me decourager!
Du coup, samedi, depart pour passer le weekend a Torquay (la ou j'ai passe la plupart de mes weekends l'ete dernier)!
Apres midi sur la plage de Jan Juc.
Nuit passee dans Kevin le camper van :) KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIINNNN... J'adore Kevin :)
Saturday: Torquay!!!!
Last Saturday, I thought the 30 degrees we got meant that we were entering summer... Well I was wrong but it didn't discourage me from going to Torquay for the weekend!
Afternoon reading my Frenchy cosmopolitan on Jan Juc beach.
Night in Kevin the camper van :) Love Kev :)
Heureuse de voyager avec Kev! - Happy to be in Kevin, on my way to Torquay!

Dimanche:
Marche de quelques kilometres entre Jan Juc beach et Bells beach (la ou il y a la Rip Curl competition).
Retour a St Kilda dans l'apres midi.
Enorme priere pour Kev qui va au garage lundi. Il est pas tout jeune (plus de 20 ans) et son sauvetage par le garage n'est pas assure.... :(
Sunday:
Walk between Jan Juc beach and Bells beach (where the Rip Curl surfing competition takes place).
Drive back to St Kilda in the afternoon.
That day, big big prayer for Kev who is going to the garage on Monday. His advanced age could prevent the garage from saving him. Pray with me!!!!!
Jan Juc beach:
Oui c'est des surfers tous les petits points noirs!
Bells beach: