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My favorite picks – sushi and Madison

I have been big time neglectful of my blog over the past two weeks. I’ve had quite a whirl-wind of a fortnight and I’m at the point where I don’t know what day of the week it is. Except maybe if it’s a day off. I’ve found it hard to find highlights to my weeks over the past while, and that’s bothering me. It’s mostly due to my schedule.
1. Blue Mondays at Yo! Sushi. An excuse in and of itself to stuff my face with my all time favorite food. 
2. Jesus Christ I’m a lion, by Married to the Sea. Always brightens up my day.
3. Tattoo Goo. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I was luckily given it by my tattoo artist at Tattoo Prime. 
4. Madison, Anne Street, Dublin 2. I only recently found out about Madison. It’s a shop. Dedicated. To hydrangeas. It’s as if Madison was made purely for my own unhealthy fascination with hydrangeas. Also, I feel I need to hook them up with a working website.
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Anchors aweigh – Part 2

I thought to share a little picture of my tattoo design. I like old tattoos. And I like pirates {’cause they’re awesome}, and just to balance it out I put a hydrangea in the mix.

You know when you’ve been trying to figure something out for a long time, and the moment you know it’s right, it clicks? And everything falls into place? Once I added the hydrangea I knew that was it. I don’t have all the shading done yet, but it’s healing nicely.
I ordered a handheld black light, and it should be here in a couple of weeks {all the way from NZ}.

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Quarter-century

I celebrated my 25th birthday this week. I don’t think it’s sunk in completely though … I attempted to throw a mature dinner party, and ended up ungainly stuffing my face along with the people I hold dear, through strawberry tainted champagne. Mmm.

Homemade scones for breakfast. Strawberry jam and cream – the ultimate treat. I first had a strawberry-cream scone in Orillia at a fundraiser about 9 years ago. So good. I can only handle one though. They pack quite the punch. 
Tiered snacks, and mild moment with antique plates. I picked up this moss green plate the other day for €0.50 (Connemara earthenware). What a sucker.
Castleknock flowers. Including, of course, hydrangeas. 

Yummy shrimp, potato and basil salad I make on repeat, from my cookbook quick & easy healthy eating. It’s my favorite salad at the moment. To see the full delicious recipe, click to see more … 


Ingredients
12 – 16 new potatoes, cooked, cooled and diced
2 tablespoons basil leaves, torn into pieces
4 small radishes, sliced
1 scallion, chopped
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 cups peeled cooked shrimp, cold
salt and freshly-ground black pepper
A few lettuce leaves, to serve

Method
Boil the potatoes until tender, drain, and leave to cool. Place in a bowl with the basil, radishes, scallion, lime juice, and yogurt and mix well. Season to taste. Just before serving, gently mix in the shrimp. Arrange a few lettuce leaves on each plate and place the prawn salad on top. Serve immediately. And stuff your face.

Click here for a handy cooking calculator, should you prefer to measure in cups, mls, oz etc.