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Australian Heat

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Holy…hot. Everyone I know is probably laughing right now. I purposely came to Australia to enjoy their summer. I really do not like being cold. I get grumpier every winter. So, when I made the decision to go down under on a work and holiday visa, I decided to wait out the summer at home, and then have summer part deux in the southern hemisphere.

All of the Australians that I met back in October/November, before summer officially commenced, said that I really didn’t understand how hot it was going to get. Apparently, the UV rays are more intense here. Well, I tell you, today…I believe it. The high was supposed to be 93F today, and it cleared 100F. It wasn’t supposed to hit 100F until tomorrow. So, tomorrow, I will be inside. Just in case anyone needs me.

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And what would my post be without food?

This morning, I made…ready?…*drum roll*big breath in*…Hawaiian Buckwheat Coconut Banana Pineapple Raw Breakfast Cereal! Oh yes, it was just a delicious as it sounds.

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(I added photos of the cat and the view from the backyard just because I thought perhaps this blog needed more of such images.)

I also went to the beach today, thinking it was only going to hit 93F. And ended up in the water the whole time because it was, in fact, over 100F. A good day, though. Ready for a cooler night.

And now, I will end this post because I believe that my computer is overheating.

SIKE! (That word still makes me laugh.)

Before I go, a friend and I have been exchanging raw ice cream recipes. Since this week will be really hot, I will likely try them all. My favorites are:

Raw Coconut Ice Cream

Raw Avocado Coconut Lime Ice Cream

Vegan Peach Ice Cream (can likely be made raw by replacing the brown sugar)

And this Raw Green Tea Ice Cream (I love green tea ice cream…hell, I just love ice cream.)

Thanks, Angi, for the suggestions!

New house. New year. Food.

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I will start this post by saying, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A lot has happened over here this past week. The biggest thing, I suppose, would be that I have moved into a new house. It is only a few blocks away from where I was living before, but MUCH nicer and there is a cat!

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A cat that now follows me around and thinks that I am her bed. Which is a-okay with me because I have missed having animals my life. It is also nice to be in a house that is treated like a home and not like…I don’t even know what to call the last house. Except that it was falling apart and nobody, besides me and one other housemate, cared to attempt to clean it. I am now renting one room in a house owned by a dude and his chick friend. And this is their home and they treat it as such. And there are windows in my room! I’m not in a cave anymore!

The house is right next to the train tracks. I actually enjoy hearing the trains go by. And the backyard has a straight view of the city. So, this New Year I sat out back with my old housemate and watched Melbourne city’s fireworks.

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Now, for more food. I made chia-pudding again, but this time instead of mangoes, it was a vanilla-cinnamon chia seed pudding. And it was delicious. I used an organic Pacific Tahitian vanilla. “Pacific Tahitian vanilla” just sounds so…sexy to me. Is that weird? Probably.

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And today I made a raw hazelnut chocolate cake. I actually messed up the recipe. I did not read the part where it said to divide the 3/4 cup cocoa powder. So…there was twice as much cocoa powder in the cake part than there should have been. (Is there ever too much cocoa, though? NEVER!)

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They are quite a bit more dense and sticky than they would have been had I followed the directions properly. I also bought hazelnuts that were already ground, instead of whole. So, I wasn’t sure how much of that to put in, so I just guessed. They still taste like chocolate…which is a success if you ask me.

Now, off to read the letters and cards from home that have finally arrived. Still more on the way, the Australian post is not as fast as at home. “No worries, mate.”

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That is, if I can get the cat out of the way…

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