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Warning: this post contains discussion of menstrual issues.  Feel free to pass.

Sigh.  I can see it’s going to be one of those weeks.

I’ve been horribly premenstrual for the last few days, and it came to a head last night.  I was in an evil mood.  Realising this, I decided to say as little as possible (having been there before, I know I tend to be beyond horrible whenever I speak when I’m like this) in order to spare SO from some of the pain.  Unfortunately he saw I wasn’t talking much and asked if anything was wrong.  This, of course, gave me the perfect excuse to snarl, ‘No, everything is fucking fantastic!!‘.  The scene ended up with me in tears and SO with the look of a rabbit caught in a car’s headlights.  Not the best evening for either of us.  I apologised profusely and went to bed early, as I couldn’t stand myself any longer.

Cut to this morning.  I woke up with the kind of cramps that make you wonder if something is actually disembowelling you.  When I worked out this wasn’t the case, I realised that work was not on the cards.  SO very kindly got me a hot water bottle, a glass of milk and a panadeine forte, which helped to zonk me out until about midday.  I’m not feeling the best tonight, but my mood is substantially improved, for which my poor long-suffering husband is grateful.

The only thing I can put all this down to is the problems we’re still having with the unit we’re buying.  Settlement has been delayed a week, and we think the bank have lost our loan application documents for the second time.  It’s getting beyond ridiculous.  To be honest, because it’s been such a drawn out process (we put in our offer in March!), I’ve lost interest.  Still, final pre-settlement inspection is this Friday, so hopefully I’ll get excited again when I see it.

recipe: arrabiata sauce

I made this the other night.  I gave it a go because not only is it low GI, but it’s also vegetarian.  In my experience, arrabiata contains hot Italian sausage.  Now, I adore Italian sausage; but it’s a highly processed meat, which contains a lot of fat.  So when I saw this recipe, I was intrigued enough to give it a go.  (Of course if you wanted to, you could include the sausage.)

Link:  Arrabiata sauce, from Taste.com.au.

Taste:  Fantastic.  Absolutely had the authentic taste of a beautiful traditional arrabiata.  One thing to note – I only used one red chilli, about 10cms long, as SO isn’t able to eat really hot food.  It was still hot, but not unbearably so.  Next time I make this I’ll do the same.

Difficulty: Very easy.

Approximate cost of ingredients:  I didn’t keep details, but this would have cost no more than about $5, including the pasta I cooked to go with it.  It will do us for two dinners (ie. it serves four people).  Very cheap.

Quickness or otherwise:  Very quick.  Took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

Other comments:  We both really enjoyed this one.  Delicious.  SO didn’t even complain much about the fact it was a vegetarian recipe.

Overall:  Brilliant recipe.  Loved this one.

Score: 9.5/10.  Quick, easy, few ingredients which are easy to source.  This one is a definite keeper.