Jac had been craving oysters and seafood for some time, and so to celebrate her birthday last month, Jac, Juji, Jay and I went to Kailis Brothers Fish Cafe in Leederville for a seafood dinner. The restaurant was busy and well-staffed. There was a mouthwatering aroma of garlic in the air, and glorious sights all […]
Just before new year, my sister Juji and her boyfriend Jay came over for a homemade hamburger dinner. I was really looking forward to this – we hadn’t made burgers at home in a while. Homemade burger with cheese and bacon, my burger with Swiss cheese Juji made big beef patties, which we cooked in […]
We visited relatives for Chinese New Year a couple of weekends ago. First, we went had breakfast with Aunties S and J. A big pot of rice porridge (we call it chok, some call it congee) awaited us. Juji helped spoon porridge into individual bowls. The porridge was full of plump homemade pork balls and […]
Jac: You have to try the Himalayan Nepalese Restaurant in Victoria Park. Me: Sure… What’s it called? Jac: The Himalayan Nepalese Restaurant. Me: Yeah…what’s the name of the Himalayan Nepalese restaurant? Jac: That IS what it’s called – it’s called the Himalayan Nepalese Restaurant. And why not – we ha…
My family got together for a Chinese New Year lunch at my parents’ home a couple of weekends ago. We started the meal with yee sang, a Chinese raw fish salad (“yee” means “fish”, “sang” means “raw”). Many Malaysian Chinese families eat yee sang at Chinese New Year as it symbolises prosperity, ab…
Mt Barker Country Bakery The last day of our holiday. We drove home from Albany to Perth via Albany Highway. We turned off Albany Highway when we reached the town of Mount Barker, in search of a local bakery for breakfast. I had pies on my mind and was very excited to see the Mt […]
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One of the things I was very keen to do while we were in Albany was visit a strawberry farm. Since we didn’t have dessert at Nippers Cafe, we had the perfect excuse to visit Freshpict Strawberry Farm and try their strawberry sorbet. I had hoped for a tour of (or at least a brief […]
Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve After our buffet breakfast at the Dog Rock Motel, we got in the car and drove to Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, a protected area with two small secluded beaches, beautiful bushland and breathtaking views. It is home to a number of threatened bird species, most notably the rare noisy-scrub […]
The morning after our Wild Duck degustation dinner, we decided to try the Dog Rock Motel’s buffet breakfast at Lime 303 restaurant. I did a quick walk through checking out what was on offer at the buffet before grabbing a plate. There was: bottled fruit juice on ice – orange, apple, pineapple and tomato fresh […]