Thankfully the weekend arrived at last to provide a welcome break from work. Saturday started with a quick check out of the window to see how much snow had fallen overnight, with Steve very disappointed with only 2-3 inches of snow. Nic headed off to put the pork & leek sausages on to cheer him up. Lightly toasting the last of the loaf that Steve made on Sunday we had some very tasty sausage sarnies before Steve headed off to clear the drive of last night's snow.
With ski boots chucked in the back of the car we headed off to Snow & Rock to get Nic's boots adjusted. However, after about 10 minutes of foot measuring and boot checking we established that the boots could not be stretched and Nic had to buy a new pair of boots putting paid to the plans for a new ski jacket.
Leaving Snow & Rock with Nic's bank account a wee bit lighter we headed into Toon and hit The Forth first for a quick (soft) drink and a snack. We made do with ginger beer as we are staying dry during January and had a light snack of salt 'n' pepper squid with lemon mayo - extremely lighly battered and very tender. So nice to find somewhere that can cook squid so that it is not turned into a rubber band. After The Forth we headed off to Pink Lane Coffee Shop for a couple of coffees and a shared Rocky Road cake. Both having different black coffee with totally different flavours we set about the cake which was extremely moist while discussing the coffee flavour web drawing on the wall.
With ski boots chucked in the back of the car we headed off to Snow & Rock to get Nic's boots adjusted. However, after about 10 minutes of foot measuring and boot checking we established that the boots could not be stretched and Nic had to buy a new pair of boots putting paid to the plans for a new ski jacket.
Leaving Snow & Rock with Nic's bank account a wee bit lighter we headed into Toon and hit The Forth first for a quick (soft) drink and a snack. We made do with ginger beer as we are staying dry during January and had a light snack of salt 'n' pepper squid with lemon mayo - extremely lighly battered and very tender. So nice to find somewhere that can cook squid so that it is not turned into a rubber band. After The Forth we headed off to Pink Lane Coffee Shop for a couple of coffees and a shared Rocky Road cake. Both having different black coffee with totally different flavours we set about the cake which was extremely moist while discussing the coffee flavour web drawing on the wall.Suitably refreshed we headed off around Toon for some retail therapy at a Chinese Supermarket, Debenhams, Apple Store, Lakeland, North Face before eventually going to the Laing Art Gallery for a late lunch. We can safely say that this was a big mistake with Nic giving up on her scone after one bite and Steve only finishing the soup as he was hungry - "At least the tea was nice" said Nic.
Nevermind, we headed home safe in the knowledge that we had our tri-tip lined up for dinner. And what a fantastic piece of beef it was too. Really juicy, full of flavour and cooked to pink perfection by Nic. Served up with oven roasted tomatoes, griddled mushrooms, peas and oven chips. Plenty of beef leftover for sarnies tomorrow and other left-over meals no doubt.
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