Archive for November, 2005
November 23, 2005 at 22:24 · Filed under life
Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 40 min
INGREDIENTS
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (half a lemon)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2-4 (1 - 1 & 1/2 inch-thick) rib lamb chops (1lb)
PREPARATION
Whisk together garlic, cumin, turmeric, lime juice, salt, pepper, and 2 teaspoons oil and transfer to a sealable plastic bag just large enough to hold lamb. Add lamb and seal bag, forcing out excess air, then massage lamb until evenly coated. Marinate at room temperature, turning bag occasionally, 15 minutes.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook half of lamb about 3 minutes each side for medium-rare. Transfer cooked lamb to a platter. Wipe out skillet, then heat remaining tablespoon oil and cook remaining lamb in same manner. Transfer to platter and let stand 5 minutes.
*For Stu & Harriet wellness, cook 3mns on one side, then flip and do 4.5 minutes on the other. It is still SUCCULENT and extremely tender.
Thank you Jesus.
Oh yes, only use Organic Lamb, and serve with 1/2 chopped onion, 1 hand full of green beans and 1/2 sliced parsnip per person.
Makes up to 4 servings.. depending on how many pieces of lamb you have!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/107353
November 21, 2005 at 0:15 · Filed under life
Victims… hardly. I guess one thing that is AWESOME about living in East London … just over a mile and a half from Brick Lane (check the g-map pedometer if you dont believe me!)… is that there are some great retro shops… Broadgate, Spitafields, and Brick Lane are blowing up! Ok ok… they have been big for a while, but it sure has been exciting for us though. We don’t get to do a lot of retail therapy so when we do… its usually HEAVY.
And I haven’t even started on Broadway Market yet! E8*
So Harry found me a great brown, beige wool sports coat from a place called Rokit. For a very reasonable price. I don’t have much a problem wearing second hand stuff.. as long as it doesn’t look like its been through a war or two. This jacket is great. I love it. I also picked up a pair of sun glasses, (see the fashion vics pic below) and I got harry an awesome necklace (She wants to be all dressed up before I get a photo of her with it on) and… her xmas prezzy. (im not telling)
I’d better watch my spending. just kidding. It’s fine mom.
November 18, 2005 at 1:19 · Filed under life
Yes, I have brought myself to grace the pages of our website once again… incredible, I know.
What can I say, we have been very busy at work with the wine tasting event coming up, alpha, and lots of other activities running.
My garden experiences are not turning out as planned - lavender died, mint drowned and coriander was dug up by a zealous squirrel - but I will not give up… I have planted some more stuff to come up in spring and I have faith that all those will flower. 
The house is feeling very homely and I am going through another culinary-extraordinare phase… must have something to do with the onset of winter!
Looking forward to the Christmas holidays and hanging in there!
I might write again soon, but I might not… ;p
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November 16, 2005 at 22:24 · Filed under ministry
I had tea with Ian Duncan Smith yesterday. We had some important things to discuss, so we met up at the Houses of Pariament to chat. For those of you who don’t know Ian, he was the opposition (Shadow cabinet) leader (the second most important political figure in the UK) from 2001 to 2003. He also established the Centre for Social Justice.
He’s a good guy. Anyhow, we took some of our mentees down for a tour of the Houses of Parliament, and our connection (Philippa Stroud, now the director of CSJ) asked Ian to come for a drink and meet the youth. He graciously accepted. It was exciting and educational!
In this photo, I am unfortunately behind the camera (as usual!). From the left: Philippa Stroud (Director of CSJ), David Ahern (Managing Director of CJ’s), Ian Duncan Smith (MP Chingford/Woodford Green), Okan, Stephen, and Julio Mekki (Chairman of CJ’s).
November 4, 2005 at 16:11 · Filed under life
Just a note to all of you who visit us on a semi-regular basis. We are currently adding lots of photo galleries from our past year and a half of mawwige. All of the links can be found on the right hand side of the page under “_Our Photos”, organised by year and month. You will also see groups of links (Stu’s hobbies). Feel free to check them out. I am working on getting some of Harry’s passions publicised as well.
Love to all.
November 2, 2005 at 0:54 · Filed under ministry
At our pastorate meeting today (which brings together all of the small groups in the church) we changed gear and had a unique experience: We had a debate. Carefully dividing the group into balanced teams, we all prepared for an exciting ride… one I would have never imagined happening through a debate! The debate brought us together. It was a great community building excercise at that time! Some were challenged to “give a reason for the hope they profess” (if they were on the “House” team). Others were forced to think critically at why they believed what they believe, and then to create an argument contrary to what they believe!
The motion:
“This house believes that man was meant for interdependence.”
The opposition, grumbled at the idea, because we have been pushing community for the past 2 months. Still, graciously, they put up a great fight and ended up losing by only two points!! (24/30 - 22/30) Each team had 2 rounds 0f 2 minutes to make their argument and 2 minutes to sum up.
Everyone had a great time.
Here are a few photos of the set up and teams:
THE DEBATE FLOOR SETUP
THE HOUSE
THE OPPOSITION
November 1, 2005 at 17:23 · Filed under life
Hi all.
ANyone who knows me *(Stu) knows i love photography. Anywho - i have been searching after the D200 CSI style since July… rumors had been floating around…. and finally, the cat is out of the bag. I’m happy. Cuz i dont have to search anymore!
Anywho. Here are some of the best links that give great detail on the camera.
Enjoy!
PR NewsWire
DPreview
Let’s Go Digital
Nikon Digital
NikonUSA
