We’re at Marigold, a Chinese restaurant in Sydney well known for its dim sum. The restaurant takes up two massive floors in the Citymark building on George Street in Chinatown. Level 4 opens for a la carte dinner from 5.30pm and Level 5 opens for dim sum from 10am to 3pm. We take the lift […]
My niece Zoe’s been waiting so long for her birthday. In her own words to her mum: “Me waited for Ruby’s birthday, me waited for Christmas, me waited for Caleb’s birthday, me waited for Chinese New Year!” Finally, finally, her birthday is here! She’s turning three and having a purple party! Jac and I are [&hellip…
Remember this fine fellow? Smoked trout by Holy Smoke in Pemberton, Western Australia For family afternoon tea, Jac and I have made a dip using the Holy Smoke smoked trout that came in my Urban Locavore box. We haven’t followed a specific recipe. First, I skinned and flaked the trout, carefully removing all the bones. […]
Happy New Year! Kong Hei Fatt Choy! We get together for our family reunion lunch at my parents’ home on Chinese New Year eve. We begin the meal with yee sang, a raw fish salad (in Chinese, “yee” means fish, “sang” means raw). Yee sang is eaten by many Chinese Malaysian families at new year […]
We’re meeting my friend Charlene for dim sum breakfast. All I’ve had since waking up is a cup of tea, and I am ravenous. Charlene has been telling me all about Northbridge Chinese Restaurant’s deep-fried soft shell crab and I can’t wait to taste it for myself. By the time we arrive in Northbridge, I […]
It’s not a bad idea to do a bit of exercise before a big birthday feast! It’s my nephew Caleb’s first birthday party. “Hi girls,” I greet my nieces. “My daddy built this!” almost 3-year-old Zoe says importantly. “Daddy built our sand pit too,” 4-year-old Ruby says. “Your daddy’s very…
Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoyed good food and the company of friends and family. My father is ill and unable to join us for Christmas lunch, held this year at my brother’s home. I hope he is feeling better today. My nieces, four-year-old Ruby and two-almost-three-year-old Zoe, are really excited about Christmas and tell […]
Whenever we have a family get-together, I hope my mum will cook up a batch of her hokkien mee. To my delight, more often than not, she walks in with a big pot of noodles. I’ve had lots of requests for my mum’s Hokkien mee recipe since my recent post about my niece Ruby’s 4th […]
It’s my niece Ruby’s 4th birthday and we’re celebrating with afternoon tea. This year, she’s crazy about pink. She’s had a pink party with some of her school friends earlier in the week and there will be more pink treats and surprises for her this afternoon. Welcome to Ruby’s house! Ruby’s grandma isn’…
“I’m hungry,” my niece Ruby whispers, as she plays with her cutlery. “So am I,” I whisper back. She giggles and we grin at each other. Ruby, waiting for food It’s fathers day and we’re at family afternoon tea. We don’t really celebrate fathers day as such, but we’ve got a few treats for the [&he…