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I have had this recipe for quite a while now, I have even made it a few times. It was given to me by my father on the back of an envelope. Inevitably, I will lose the envelope, so I am storing it here for safe keeping. Please note that you will need a Cookhelp to slice some of vegetables into fine shoe strings.

Vietnamese Chicken Coleslaw

Salad

• Carrot. Peel and then ran through the cookhelp
• Purple Cabbage, finely sliced
• Daikon (White radish, put the Cookhelp)
• Coriander
• Peanuts. Roasted then chopped
• Fried shallots (available pre-fried from asian stores)
• A large chicken breast. Poached or Grilled then shredded

Dressing

• Fish sauce
• Lime juice
• Sweet Chilli sauce
• Hot chilli sauce
• Palm sugar

Place equal quantities of carrot, daikon and purple cabbage in a large bowl. Toss to combine.

Melt palm sugar in a small saucepan until it becomes a thick syrup. Stand.

Combine fish, sweet chilli and hot chilli sauces in a bowl along with the palm sugar and lime juice. Stir and then taste. Adjust quantities so that there is a balanced hot, sour and sweet taste.

Sprinkle the shredded chicken over the salad and then dress. Sprinkle salad with pennuts and coriander leaves. Garnish with fried shallots.

Its been a while since I last posted. Maybe I should rename this blog Vobiscum’s Quarterly Update. I felt it was time to post all of my exciting news.

On the work front, not a lot has change, except for the fact that the money is actually flowing in and people are settling their debts. The work keeps on coming too. One of my clients offered me a full time position. After getting excited about it, It was decided that I would only get 20 hours a week, at a bit over half the rate I currently get for 10 hours. Same pay, double the work. Better to just stick to being a lazy/poor bugger.

The web site mentioned in my last post is almost complete. I know, it still isn’t online, and the client certainly hasn’t paid, but its only a matter of days away now. The money will come in handy for my debt reduction strategy. I aim to be completely out of debt by January next year.

A friendly has lent me a Camry to drive around for the past few months. Unfortunately, this one too has a cracked head gasket. Aside from the cost of getting it fixed, it has actually worked out ok because for the last few days I have been riding my push bike to work. Its amazing how much of a difference a little physical activity makes.

One thing I will say, the pollution in the city really sucks. It’s ok while I am on the Goodwill Bridge or through the City Botanic Gardens, but once I hit the peek hour traffic, ewww. Who’s dumb idea was it to run a bike lane down Adelaide Street? That has got to be one of the filthiest streets in Brisbane with all the bloody busses.

I have also join the Australian Greens. I am just so sick of what is happening with politics in this country. No one except for The Greens have anything interesting to say about anything. Hopefully by becoming a member and handing out how to vote cards etc, I might be able to convince at least one other Australian that there is another way. That you don’t only have a choice between dumb and dumber. As some of you will know, my ex partner Elissa, is running for the for the seat of Bonner in the upcoming federal election. Please vote for her if you live in Bonner.

Thats about it. Before I go, I thought I would put up some photos of the No-Dig garden I constructed in the back yard. Currently we have tomatoes, rocket, pak choy, mesculin, and parsley.

My oldest and dearest friend Reuben, who lives in Miami and plays violin for the New World Symphony came round on the weekend. We have known each other since primary school. It was so good to see him again and catch up. Come back to Brisbane soon.

More to come soon.