Archive for January, 2010

Poffertjes (dutch mini pancakes) test run

I’m still working through the posts from December! Better late than never, right? :D Some of you may remember that my sister Juji gave me a Dutch mini pancake maker for Christmas in 2008. Somehow (and I feel kind of bad about this) I didn’t get to use it until almost a year later! Well, […]

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Sunday brunch – Hungry Jack’s

A Hungry Jack’s Whopper makes a fine brunch! I love HJ’s onion rings too. I can eat them hot or cold. The Whopper was a particularly oniony one this time, so this was a very oniony meal! Their nuggets are pretty good, though I prefer McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. There’s just nothing like a McNugget. I […]

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Dinner at Spencer Village – it’s been too long!

We haven’t been to Spencer Village for such a long time. I just had to order hainan chicken rice and a can of A&W root beer. This is one of my favourite combinations ever. There aren’t many things better than salty delicious chicken rice with a cold can of root beer. I could have this […]

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The cats in the garage

We still have lots of unpacked boxes and junk in the garage that we need to work through and tidy up before we can actually fit the car in there. Does this scenario sound familiar to any of you guys? We also use the garage to store Jac’s gardening tools, items we’ve bought in bulk […]

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Friday night hot dogs

I love hot dogs! We made hot dogs for dinner one Friday night when we were both exhausted from work and wanted something quick and yummy. I’ve grown to love my hot dogs with both tomato sauce and what is called “mild American mustard” over here. To all my American friends, “American Mustard” happens to […]

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Dinner – Nando’s chicken

A quick dinner at Nando’s! Jac ordered the BBQ chicken thigh pieces with a small garden salad. The salad, as always, came with two dressings – the traditional balsamic vinaigrette and the creamy trio of roasted bell peppers. Jac used the vinaigrette. I decided to try the new “Portugese paella”. You get grilled chicken breast…

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Takeaway dinner – Roman Palace Italian Restaurant

On her way home from work one night, Jac got us takeaway dinner from Roman Palace Italian Restaurant (25 Manning Road, corner Hamilton Street, Cannington). We’ve dined in and had takeaway from there before and always enjoyed it. I left the ordering up to Jac – she knows my likes and dislikes – I knew […]

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Dinner – panfried fish, curried potato salad and garden salad

Jac seasoned fish fillets with barbecue seasoning and panfried them for dinner. She served them with two salads – a garden salad and a curried potato salad. I wasn’t expecting curried potato salad – it was a delicious surprise! The garden salad was very simple – spinach, grape tomatoes and sliced hard-boiled eggs. As soon [&…

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Tuna in chilli oil with bow pasta and green beans

This was my favourite dinner of the week. Jac cooked up a pot of bow pasta (farfalle). I blanched some chopped green beans, then opened a can of Sirena tuna slices with chilli and oil. I love canned tuna slices – I find it more meaty, satisfying and pleasurable to eat than chunk style or […]

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