Wan Tan Soup
Saturday 12th November 2011
Yum Yum Yum!
Shop 5, 113 Collins Road, Willetton
And I'm back here for dinner again! Jocelyn has been wanting to try this restaurant for a while now so we took Mum tonight. Mum is such a huge critic when it comes to eating out. She doesn't really like to dabble in other cuisines so we usually take her out for Asian. However, because she is such a great cook herself, she usually ends up either not liking the food or dissecting all the ingredients in each dish and telling us how easy it would be to cook it at home.
Tonight, however, she really enjoyed the food.
We didn't really like this dish. It tasted like the prawns had been deep fried much earlier and the sauce simply coated over them because the batter on them were soggy and not crisp.
It's a pity Jocelyn forgot to ask for it to be boneless!
I really really like this dish! I wish Mum would recreate this one at home!
Definitely the runner up dish tonight! Delicious, crispy battered pieces of fish.
Thursday 10th November 2011
It's Thursday! We usually do our weekly lunch at work on Thursday but we already had Pie Day on Tuesday. Still, some of us couldn't resist bring some food in to share.
My Hokkien Noodles and Alison's Lasagna.
A bit of East meets West.
A bit of East meets West.
Wednesday 9th November 2011
I had the day off work today so I spent it pottering around at home getting chores done.
Breakfast
Baked Beans on Toast
Lunch
Baked Fish Fillet in Beer Batter with Salad
SHIMIZU GRAND
Shop 17, 1 Howtree Place, Floreat
Tonight we dined here at this restaurant and it was a ridiculously fantastic deal. A few weeks ago I had called the restaurant to speak to the manager to ask if I could purchase some gift vouchers to shout my cousin and his family to dinner to thank him for helping me install my air conditioners. After a few conversations, the manager told me he would email me the vouchers. I checked my email and chuckled when I realised that the manager had given me not gift vouchers, but gift vouchers. Two for the price of one!
I couldn't print the vouchers out for my cousin and give him money to pay for dinner, so I phoned a few friends and we went to use the vouchers. However, while I was there, I spoke to the manager face to face and finally got him to understand what I wanted. He printed out a gift voucher for me. Woo!
As usual, the food was awesome and great value! The buffet is normally $42 per adult and $20 per child. There is all you can sashimi, hot dishes, cold dishes and dessert.
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
You ask for tempura, wagya beef and takoyaki to be cooked fresh and brought to the table. Healthy and delicious food!
Baked Beans on Toast
Baked Fish Fillet in Beer Batter with Salad
Shop 17, 1 Howtree Place, Floreat
Tonight we dined here at this restaurant and it was a ridiculously fantastic deal. A few weeks ago I had called the restaurant to speak to the manager to ask if I could purchase some gift vouchers to shout my cousin and his family to dinner to thank him for helping me install my air conditioners. After a few conversations, the manager told me he would email me the vouchers. I checked my email and chuckled when I realised that the manager had given me not gift vouchers, but gift vouchers. Two for the price of one!
I couldn't print the vouchers out for my cousin and give him money to pay for dinner, so I phoned a few friends and we went to use the vouchers. However, while I was there, I spoke to the manager face to face and finally got him to understand what I wanted. He printed out a gift voucher for me. Woo!
As usual, the food was awesome and great value! The buffet is normally $42 per adult and $20 per child. There is all you can sashimi, hot dishes, cold dishes and dessert.
You ask for tempura, wagya beef and takoyaki to be cooked fresh and brought to the table. Healthy and delicious food!
Tuesday 8th November 2011
Ian also brought in the pie maker's manual to attempt quiches. However, by following the instructions, the quiches weren't cooked properly so luckily we had our little mini oven to finished baking them in until they were perfect!
Monday 7th November 2011
I had the day off work today so I treated myself to a nice breakfast that I ate while reading my book.
Bacon, Eggs & Baby Asparagus Spears
While grocery shopping in the afternoon, I was lucky to snag some oysters on special! A whole dozen for only $6.99. START THE CAR!
For dinner, I had:
A dozen Oysters Kilpatrick
Simply combine some tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, worcestershire sauce and tobasco sauce in a bowl with some finely chopped bacon. Spoon a bit of this mixture onto each oyster in the shell and bake in the oven for about five minutes at about 180C or until the bacon begins to crisp up and the sauce caramelises.
Dolmades, Sundried Tomatoes & Baby Asparagus Spears
Aah... the finer things in life.
While grocery shopping in the afternoon, I was lucky to snag some oysters on special! A whole dozen for only $6.99. START THE CAR!
For dinner, I had:
Simply combine some tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, worcestershire sauce and tobasco sauce in a bowl with some finely chopped bacon. Spoon a bit of this mixture onto each oyster in the shell and bake in the oven for about five minutes at about 180C or until the bacon begins to crisp up and the sauce caramelises.
Sunday 6th November 2011
Tonight I steamed some rice and looked in the fridge for what I could use for some stirfry dishes.
Saturday 5th November 2011
I had tonight free and being a Saturday, I was considering making plans to catch up with friends. I started to text some people several times but each time I'd erase the message and finally decided to just have a quiet night at home with dinner.
Seafood Laksa
Friday 4th November 2011
I did some cooking tonight. I used up the rest of the eggplant that I had in the fridge for a moussaka minus the potato.
Eggplant Bake!
Fettucine Vongole
Thursday 3rd November 2011
I have never cooked kangaroo before. I never used to want to even eat it because as a child growing up in the Pilbara, we used to nurse joeys when their mothers were injured or killed on the roads. I've tasted it when other people have ordered it when we eat out, but I have never ordered a whole steak to myself, much less cooked it.
Today was a day of firsts for me.
I bought some kangaroo fillet steaks from Woolworths that were on sale. I know that the meat is lean but you can't over cook it or it will be dry. The steak fillets were marinated in a herb and garlic sauce and the instructions said that although kangaroo steaks should be eaten medium rare, the marinade contained a tenderiser so even if we cook it well done, the meat should not be tough.
I cooked the steaks for a few minutes each side, aiming for medium rare.
I prepared a fresh salad of Mum's homegrown lettuce, cucumber, mushroom and baby asparagus spears.
Another first for me was cooking potatoes in the microwave. I only had two small potatoes left in the pantry so there was no point in parboiling them and roasting them. I put them into the microwave and selected the 'vegetables' function and the microwave used its sensor function to cook the potatoes. After a few minutes, the potatoes were cooked but still had a little crunch to them. I could have zapped them for another thirty seconds or so but I like the crunch when I'm eating potatoes in salads.
The steak was cooked perfectly.
Aside from a few little strands of sinew in the steak, it really was very tender and lean. It's got a gamey taste, that's for sure. It may be an acquired taste for some people but I think I can really enjoy adding kangaroo into my repertoire in the future!
Today was a day of firsts for me.
I bought some kangaroo fillet steaks from Woolworths that were on sale. I know that the meat is lean but you can't over cook it or it will be dry. The steak fillets were marinated in a herb and garlic sauce and the instructions said that although kangaroo steaks should be eaten medium rare, the marinade contained a tenderiser so even if we cook it well done, the meat should not be tough.
Another first for me was cooking potatoes in the microwave. I only had two small potatoes left in the pantry so there was no point in parboiling them and roasting them. I put them into the microwave and selected the 'vegetables' function and the microwave used its sensor function to cook the potatoes. After a few minutes, the potatoes were cooked but still had a little crunch to them. I could have zapped them for another thirty seconds or so but I like the crunch when I'm eating potatoes in salads.
Aside from a few little strands of sinew in the steak, it really was very tender and lean. It's got a gamey taste, that's for sure. It may be an acquired taste for some people but I think I can really enjoy adding kangaroo into my repertoire in the future!
Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Omelette with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Spring Onions
Bacon, Leek and Mushroom Quiche with Salad
Tuesday 1st November 2011
Unfortunately, I did not win anything in the sweep at work but we did have a nice lunch today!
Monday 31st October 2011
In preparation for tomorrow's gastronomical festivities at work for Melbourne Cup Day, I got busy baking. I couldn't really think of anything else to make for our lunch tomorrow so I settled on quiche.
Bacon, Leek and Mushroom Quiche
The large one turned out more like a deep pan pizza because the pastry and filling sank down heaps after baking. The smaller quiches were much better. I need to find myself a deeper flan dish.
The large one turned out more like a deep pan pizza because the pastry and filling sank down heaps after baking. The smaller quiches were much better. I need to find myself a deeper flan dish.
Sunday 30th October 2011
Summer Soup with Seafood and Risoni
Saturday 29th October 2011
I had a few friends over for dinner tonight. I tried to cook the spicy potatoes that Ramona made for me the other night and it turned out great but I had to make some adjustments. For starters, I could have sworn I had turmeric at home, but I didn't. So, I used some saffron for a splash of colour and flavour. I also didn't have any green chillies at home so I added some sliced fresh spring onions for some colour. That's what cooking is all about...improvising and using what you have!
After much deliberation, we took the maiden journey from my house to the video store on foot and spent the rest of the night trying to stay awake for a really really bad movie. *shudder*
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