Our Apartment: The Wardrobe

The wardrobe, just off the lounge, was the last room we focused on. While probably the smallest (it was the smallest room) it was perhaps the most difficult and most physically demanding to do. I wasn't completely sure what to do with the room, but knew it needed some attention. 

I moved the coat rack to the other side, removed some shelves, painted everything and brought shoe rack and hung a mirror to give some depth.

We brought the basket from TJ Maxx, and the rug from Fab.com.

Everything was done for next to nothing, a real simple makeover resulting in a nice clean and colorful room. 

Cooking Idea's: Spring Rolls

During term Emsu’s time is pretty much consumed with studying so it falls on me to do the cooking.

As a result I often find myself traipsing round the Supermarket trying to think of different meals to cook on a budget.

This week in an effort to use up remaining ingredient’s, rather than letting them go to waste, I decided to make some spring rolls with some beef I found reduced.

Recipes are great but every so often I want to experiment, see if I’ve learnt anything from countless hours of cooking shows and recipes.

I made three different types of Spring rolls. First was beef with ginger, garlic and oyster sauce.

Second was beef with chickpeas in Terakihi.

And third beef with beef with spinach, carrots and cilantro (coriander to us Brits).

Mixed in with complimentary spices the final results were good, though the third kind, the beef with spinach carrots and cilantro were the best.

I haven’t listed the recipes as that’s not really the idea behind the post, just an solution to making something a bit different, use up leftovers, and play chef.