I showed Jac the website for Ottoman Cuisine after TFP reader Stephaniee recommended it in a comment at my post Where to eat in Canberra? Jac took one look at the menu and fell in love as soon as she saw two words: lamb’s liver Jac is a big BIG fan of offal. I’m not; […]
Despite eating seven courses plus dessert at The Chairman and Yip the night before, we woke up the next morning hungry and ready to eat again. We walked from our hotel back to Civic and headed to Dobinson’s Bakery Cafe for breakfast. We spent what seemed like an eternity of tummy growling trying to decide […]
When I travel, I plan my itinerary by my meals. I try to make the most of every opportunity to eat, especially if it’s a relatively short trip. This doesn’t mean non-stop eating; it means I’m careful not to eat any meal too late, which can then throw off the timing/appetite for the next meal. […]
On a Sunday morning, hungry for brunch, we found ourselves wandering up and down Albany Highway in Victoria Park. Dim sum at a restaurant called Yummy House sounded good. We were shown to a table badly in need of clearing and a good wipe-down. Not a problem; we could see the restaurant was pretty busy […]
We’re always on the look-out for places that sell nasi lemak. We discovered Mak’Indos Cafe at the Centro Shopping Centre in Victoria Park – the more shopping centres where you can buy nasi lemak, the better! It makes it so much easier to feed our regular nasi lemak cravings. We each ordered the full-sized nasi […]
This afternoon, Jac, Juji, Jay and I went to see the Dachshund UN in the Perth Cultural Centre Amphitheatre, an installation by Western Australian artist Bennett Miller. The stage is set up as a meeting of the United Nations, with dachshunds instead of people representing 47 countries. The sausage dogs are led onto the stage […]
The weekend before Jac and I went to Canberra, my eldest sister CW and her hubby M hosted family afternoon tea at their home. My parents were on holidays overseas, so it was just us siblings and our partners, my two nieces Ruby and Zoe, and CW and M’s chihuahuas. As usual, we all brought […]
Last month, we had dinner at Viet Royal in East Perth one night after work. We were in the mood for something simple: Jac craved vegetables, I craved noodles. A dish of prawn crackers was placed on our table as we perused the menu. I always like it when Asian restaurants serve complimentary prawn crackers. […]
We’re home from 6 days in Canberra. We had a lovely time. Unfortunately I developed a sore throat and cold while away – it’s such a bummer to be sick when on holiday! Because I was unwell, I didn’t have as much energy as I normally would have, but I didn’t let that stop me […]
I wrote about Danish butter cookies in the previous post on comfort food (I really must get a tin of butter cookies soon!). Do any of you remember these little beauties? When I was a kid, these were another special treat. I think they’re known to many people as “little gems” or “gem biscuits”. I […]