For the dad who has everything, how about a large aquarium in which he can play the part of the fish? Envious passers-by could then press their noses to the glass and admire his swimming style....And if you needed a model for this type of pool, our hares led us past a beauty on this Sunday's trail. No-one was swimming, but that didn't stop us pressing our noses to the glass and admiring the automated pool cleaner.
From this point we were taken past billions of dollars' worth of real estate, through some local walkways, and on to our favourite Brook. The runners eventually made their way along the creek to Stafford, where Le W*nk had to be restrained from diverting into Maccas for a chocolate sundae.
And a good thing too - because waiting for us back at the hares' was a huge, varied and delicious feast. By popular demand, here are the recipes for two of the tasty offerings:
Idle Vice’s Layered Pumpkin and Bean Bake
Ingredients
Pumpkin2 tins of refried beans
I clove of garlic
Packet of mountain bread/flat bread or wraps
Spinach
Jar of Leggos stir through tomato and roasted garlic
Grated cheese
Method
Cut and cook pumpkin with chopped garlic clove (I use microwave).Mash cooked pumpkin, garlic and refried beans.
Layer pumpkin mixture, flat bread and spinach in baking dish.
Put the sauce on top with grated cheese.
Bake for approx. 20 minutes in a moderate oven.
Idle Vice’s Dahl
Ingredients
Chopped onion1 tin of Ardmona tomato and chilli
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of massaman curry paste
1 vegetarian stock cube
Spinach
Packet of yellow lentils
Method
Cook onion and chopped garlic clove.Put lentils in saucepan with tinned tomatoes. Add 2 tins of water to pan. Crumble in stock cube.
Stir curry paste through.
When simmering add spinach and cook on low for approx. 30 mins.
Many thanks to our hospitable and talented hares!
Courtesy of Snappy, here are a few shots from the walk:
And a few more shots from back at the hares':
And now for something a bit more significant and serious than the Bledisloe Cup....Last year we missed out on bestowing our Fathers' Day Tight Jocks Award. So it was great to be able to hold the annual ceremony again! Our last Dad of the Year, Budgie, showed off the trophy before passing it on (with an added adornment) to a worthy recipient - our hare Upstanding!
and then the gorgeous Tight Jocks themselves allowed him to show just how Upstanding he is.
It's now his responsibility to guard the Tight Jocks with his life, to add some further adornment to the Family Jewels, and to make sure that the Jocks never see the inside of a washing machine. Congrats, Dad of the Year!
Finally, here are a couple of late shots from last week, featuring our Electric Duo and a little white dog:
Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 12th September, 4 pm
Where: Miss Demeanour and Shockjock's Bunya hideaway
Hares: Shockjock and Miss Demeanour
Chairs appreciated.
On, on!
