Archive for February, 2009

Basil Leaves takeaway

Workmate J and I offered to pick up takeaway lunch from Basil Leaves for whoever in the team fancied Thai for lunch. All meals were AU$10.50 each. J and R both got the green curry chicken and rice. J had enjoyed the green curry so much at our lunch the week before that she was […]

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Japanese curry with fish katsu

After enjoying the Japanese curry with chicken katsu (see my recent post about my first taste of Japanese curry), I was keen to try the curry with fish katsu. I reckon this was even better than the chicken – both are very tasty, but the chicken was somewhat drier than the fish. I am definitely […]

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Dinner – mystery fish and vegetables

I’m not sure what fish this was, but it was meaty and delicious. Jac seasoned it with “alseason” and baked it in the oven with mushrooms and tomatoes. She served the fish with vegetables – steamed cauliflower and broccoli, and vegetable medley of carrot, peas and corn. I really enjoyed this meal, not just because […]

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Dinner and bento – Japanese takeaway

I’m still posting meals from before Jac went away! The dinner Jac grabbed us takeaway Japanese for dinner from the International Food Hall in East Victoria Park. Jac got herself a large serve of grilled unagi (eel) and rice. She got me a large teriyaki chicken and rice. It was a glorious sight for a […]

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Lunch at Basil Leaves

My workmate J and I had lunch at Basil Leaves (82 Royal St, East Perth) for the first time a couple of weeks ago. We’d both had a crappy morning – no better way to describe it – and really wanted a tasty lunch away from the office. We shared a serve of stuffed chicken […]

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Chicken and salad

Another meal from a couple of weeks ago: Jac marinated boneless skinless chicken thigh pieces in hoisin sauce and chilli sauce*, then panfried them. She served the chicken with salad – lettuce, red capsicum, grape tomatoes, carrot, green beans, broccoli and hard-boiled egg. She also included some of her brother Brad’s coleslaw, which is…

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Fancy sandwich bento

I wasn’t able to make it to a barbecue with Jac’s family recently, but Jac’s brother Brad (remember the Christmas BBQ meats whisperer? :)) and his fiancee Kelsie sent Jac home with a little alfoil package for me – inside, half a dozen chilli and garlic prawns. They smelled wonderful, and I ate one cold, […]

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Trifle for one

Jac went to a barbecue recently on her own. Her contribution to the meal was dessert, and she made a trifle. Since I wouldn’t be there to eat it, she made me a single serve trifle to have for my dessert at home. As you can see, Jac likes to pile on the custard! It […]

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Bangers and mash, vegetables and mushroom gravy

For dinner a couple of weeks ago, Jac cooked pork chipolatas and served them with fluffy garlic mashed potato, steamed broccolini and carrot, and tomatoes she’d panfried in the same pan as the sausages. She also made a mushroom and onion gravy. She wasn’t that happy with how the gravy turned out, because she wanted […]

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Chicken and rice, falafel kebab

We grabbed a quick dinner from the food hall at Belmont Forum shopping centre on a recent Thursday night. Jac got herself a falafel kebab with salad and garlic sauce. It looked pretty good – they toast the bread before serving so it’s warm and crisp on the outside. I got a chicken and rice […]

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