
Surf & Turf
Scotch Fillet with Butter Roasted Potatoes, steamed Beans & Chilli Garlic Prawns
*raises her glass* "A toast: while most people eat to live, I live to eat. There's nothing like enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal with a fine bottle of wine in the company of fantastic friends. To life!"


Later at night, we were all exhausted so thankfully Mum made dinner and brought it over for us. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, we also enjoyed the lo hei with some smoked salmon. Yum!







I bought the marrows from my local fruit and veg store and Nadine set to work removing the insides with some specialised tools. They're similar to apple corers except the metal bit that goes into the apple is more slender and longer. I need to find me some of these tools!

Once the insides are all removed, we made the stuffing. We panfried some good quality beef mince until it was just cooked with a dash of olive oil and some of Nadine's Mum's special blend of spices. We added the beef to some rice that had been washed and rinsed.
We arranged the stuffed marrows into a heavy set pot, poured in some chicken stock and placed some slices of fresh tomato in. We slowly boiled them with the lid on for about an hour (I think!) until the marrows were done and the rice was cooked and beginning to spill out from the cavities in the marrows.

We caught up for lunch in Fremantle today. The weather was warm but there was a gorgeous cool breeze. We wandered up the cappuccino strip trying to find somewhere enticing for lunch. We eventually settled on Sandrino because they advertised the best pizza in Perth, except we didn't actually end up ordering pizza!







