I went to bed heavy-headed last night and woke up the same way this morning. That's how my headaches feel sometimes, just a heaviness in my head. Not a good way to end the day, or to start a new one either. We have to run long and hard today too, which is another thing I hate. I'll be out the door by 10:30, and a late meeting will keep me out until at least 7:30 or 8. Let's just say it's a two cup of coffee day for me today, instead of just one.

Perhaps to make up for the rushing we'll do today, we had a quiet evening at home last night, thanks again to Fran Warde. Neel made Pimm's and Gingers, and I made the Crusted Golden Rice Bake from Eat, Drink, Live.

I really have yet to make a dish in the book that I haven't liked, although this one may need more tweaking than the others. Persian in feel, it has some of my favorite Indian spices (cardamom, tumeric and Garam Masala). Perhaps because we're so used to eating Indian, this felt a bit mild to me. Maybe some more cardamom. Or even some cumin. Still, it was lovely and delicious, and the house smelled amazing.

Callum and Neel made the pupodums, we love to see them bubble up in the microwave, and we had those with some cranberry chutney. But what's missing?

Ah, that's better...Have a great day everybody! See you tomorrow.