Archive for August, 2009

Egg noodles with chicken

Jac got these takeaway egg noodles with chicken for me recently from the international food hall at Oats Street in East Victoria Park. They were very greasy but so garlicky, charry flavoured and really delicious. The chicken pieces were well seasoned and so bouncy, juicy and succulent. Fantastic.

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East Perth food, how I missed you!

MondayBreakfast, first day back at the old job in East Perth – one of J’s mystery lunch bar toasted ham and tomato sandwiches, on multigrain bread. The bread had been lightly buttered before toasting so it was golden-brown and extra delicious. Lunch was from the Monday bain marie special from 88 Royal lunch bar (88a […]

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Sausages and mashed potatoes, fried onions, corn and broccolini

I’ve said this before – when Jac makes bangers and mash (sausages with mashed potato), it’s always more than just bangers and mash! This time there were beef sausages, garlic mashed potatoes, fried onions, portabello mushrooms, broccolini and corn on the cob. That’s smokey barbecue sauce on one of my sausages. When I sit dow…

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House update: settlement and settling in

There were a few unexpected dramas – things beyond our control that created BIG problems – during the settlement process which made things very stressful. But I’m happy to tell you that settlement of the sale of our old house AND settlement of the purchase of our new house went through today! :D We got […]

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Lunch with my PhD supervisor

The next day, I went to uni and met up with my (now ex-)PhD supervisor for a catch-up over lunch. It was great just chatting and eating and not worrying about deadlines or feedback on thesis chapters!* She ordered the roasted vegetables with chorizo and salad. The roasted vegetables looked good, and nicely seasoned with […]

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Last day food

On my last day at work I ate more than cake! I had a chicken curry puff for breakfast. And I grabbed a quick late lunch – my last kebab with chicken, egg, salad, BBQ sauce and garlic sauce.

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Product review and recipes: John West Tuna & Beans

Sponsored by Nuffnang The nice people at Nuffnang invited me to take part in a promotional campaign for John West Tuna & Beans. They sent me a free sample of the product and laid down the challenge: to make a meal that is healthy and easy using the Tuna & Beans. :-D I’ll get to […]

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Hainan chicken rice for dinner

On one of our busy nights, Jac grabbed me a takeaway dinner from Spencer Village International Food Hall (200 Spencer Road, Thornlie) – hainanese chicken rice from Penang Cuisine. Regular readers will know I prefer to eat takeaway meals on “real” plates rather than straight out of the plastic containers they come in. So here [&hel…

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