Friday nights with my favorite partner in crime.

For too many years to count, my naughty little friend Cassandra and I have been bad influences on each other at the best of times.  She is the friend you count on to get wasted with on the weekends, but still call her when your having a meltdown. Most people say we shouldn't be friends because we always end up reeking havoc when we are together, but that is precisely why I will love her forever.

This Friday night (like almost every Friday night) we had our usual dinner and wine date followed by some dancing. We went to an amazing Italian restaurant in the city called 'Pan E Vino's' and we both had the 'Pesto E Pollo' (above) and a bottle of pink moscato.

I was dressed in my vintage floral cape, my high waisted mid calf pink vintage skirt and my $5 clogs. 

Three Monkeys + West End + Iphone + Kathi = Happy Hayley =)

My beautiful friend Kathi and I have a Three Monkeys tradition. All I really do with the girl is eat. But I love her like my right arm...We have our weekly iced mochas (only on soy of course) and I generally get nachos or cake (we all know how much I love cake), but this week I switched it up and had a chicken pesto and sun dried tomato Turkish bread sandwich.

It was fan-fricken-tastic =)

Monkeys in 3 Monkeys... go figure...

Yesterday....

Yesterday was so 'Productive'. I had a few things to do and for once I achieved them all, which is kinda a big deal because I am the biggest procrastinator of all time.

I decided to wear my mums vintage maxi skirt, a belt that I picked up in Singapore & my crazy MJ shoes. 

This photo kinda reminds me of the ring for some reason, but I'm not brushing my hurrr =S

Anywhooo..... So I went and had coffee with one of my favorite people in the world, Nina. I had a Creme Brulee on soy (as usual), she had a plain iced coffee, we shared a few secrets and lies and it was delightful. Then  I moved on and did my groceries because I had planned to cook spaghetti that night. 

I strolled down West End... And went and did the second last thing on my list - posting my ebay items. On the way I passed through the cutest little book store. I love novelty items and this place was full of them. I am currently saving up for 'Insults & Comebacks For All Occasions' and 'Excuses & Lies For All Occasions' because I think it will make me a better person haha...

Finally I got home and did the last thing on my list. 

Make a kick ass spaghetti bolognaise 

I wanted to make spaghetti that my boyfriend would love but wasn't too bad for my thighs so I altered the traditional recipe a little and added capsicum & zucchini and slow cooked it for an hour an a half so the veges werent obtrusive  

The Recipe

1 Onion (diced)

1 Teaspoon of olive oil

1 Teaspoon of butter

500g of lean mince

1 Small Zucchini

1/2 a Capsicum  

I can of peeled whole tomatoes

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 little yogurt tub of tomato paste

3 cloves of garlic

1 cup of beef stock

3 table spoons of tomato sauce (and then add to taste) 

1 Tablespoon of mixed Italian herbs

Salt & Pepper to taste

Sprinkle of white sugar

Parmesan cheese on the top

tadaaaaaa =)