ANZAC biscuits

I mentioned recently that Jac’s discovered the joys of baking. She’s been going through our cook books to find recipes for biscuits (cookies) and slices (bars) to bake. She’s been saying we should get a mixer so we can make cakes and breads and everything else more quickly/easily. Sounds good to me – wonder if […]

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Cravings cafe, East Perth

Workmate J and I decided we’d go to 88 Royal lunch bar to get lunch, since we hadn’t been for a while. As we walked on the 88 Royal side of Royal Street, a man walked in front of us, swaying and staggering, turning around to look at us every now and then. We couldn’t […]

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Chicken burger, steak burger

I love mini burgers like the sliders we ate at Sizzler recently, but I love a big juicy burger too. Jac made us burgers for a recent Saturday lunch. They were pretty simple, but really delicious. For me, a chicken burger. It was a juicy chicken thigh fillet rubbed with salt and pepper then panfried, […]

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Sizzler – sliders, pork ribs and salad bar

We’ve been seeing these ads on TV about Sizzler’s new slider burgers. You get two in a serve at lunch time, four at dinner time. I love burgers and I love little foods, so naturally the idea of mini burgers is very appealing to me. As it so happened on a recent Wednesday evening as […]

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Pancakes with maple syrup and bacon

This was the plan: Jac would get up early on Saturday morning and go to work for an hour or so. I’d stay in bed and keep sleeping. When Jac got home, she would cook breakfast and we would eat together. A fine plan, I thought. :) I’m usually terrible at sleeping in on weekends […]

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Toraya Sushi, Subiaco

People who’ve been reading this blog for a few years will know I’ve blogged about Toraya Sushi before (see the end of this post for a list of my favourite posts featuring Toraya Sushi). Toraya Sushi opened when I used to work in Subiaco, before my office moved to East Perth. There are plenty of […]

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Dinner – chicken, green bean and chilli stir-fry

Jac cooked this dinner recently – a stir-fry with chicken, spring onion, garlic, green beans and fresh red chilli, served on rice. The chicken thigh pieces were juicy and springy to bite, just how I love chicken to be. The beans were lovely and crisp. The chilli came from our garden, and it was hot! […]

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My birthday – family afternoon tea

We went to family afternoon tea on Easter Sunday and celebrated my birthday. Everyone cooked something for the meal. My younger sister Juji made party sausage rolls. Lots of them! The last time Juji made these, our little niece Ruby ate heaps of them. Juji made even more this time because not only is Ruby […]

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Desserts at Utopia, Victoria Park

Birthday dessert After our dinner at Big Bowl Noodle House, we had a craving for something sweet. They don’t appear to serve desserts at Big Bowl. We crossed the street and went to Utopia. Jac had noticed their display of cakes and desserts earlier. She hadn’t heard of Utopia before, but I know Utopia from […]

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Big Bowl Noodle House, East Victoria Park

Birthday dinner The last couple of times we’ve been in Vic Park/East Vic Park, we’ve walked past Big Bowl Noodle House and peeked in the window. It’s usually pretty crowded at dinner time, with seemingly more Asian customers than Western ones, always a good sign for a Chinese restaurant. We’ve been meaning to check it [&hell…

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