Posts Tagged ‘afternoon tea’

Dip, pie and cake at family afternoon tea

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. […]

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September birthdays afternoon tea

Last month, we had a family afternoon tea at my folks’ home to celebrate my sister Juji and my dad’s birthdays (my brother’s birthday is also in September, but his official celebration was at the recent 62nd birthday party). Everyone brought something along for afternoon tea, and it was quite a feast! Jac and I […]

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Army of siew mai …and lovely surprises for me

We had a family afternoon tea recently at my parents’ home. Jac and I contributed siew mai to the meal – we bought three or four serves from Fook Kee at Spencer Village International Food Hall (200 Spencer Road, Thornlie) and brought them along. Mum and I placed them in a dish to heat up […]

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Oooh, sprinkles! Cupcakes for work afternoon tea

Manager L brought cupcakes to work for afternoon tea. There’s something about sprinkles that makes me really want to eat a cupcake! And I love the festive polka dot serviettes that make an appearance every morning or aftertoon tea! The cupcakes were fluffy and soft and utterly enjoyable. The sweet icing was a perfect sugary […]

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Mini pies

These were frozen mini pies I oven-baked when Juji, Jay and A came over for afternoon tea. There were three varieties of pie: chunky beef, chicken and mushroom, and lamb and rosemary. Sorry, no innards shot – I did take a few photos of the pies’ innards, but they didn’t turn out so well. The […]

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A birthday afternoon tea – Chez Jean Claude Patisserie

This is something I’ll definitely miss from my old job – birthday afternoon teas from Chez Jean Claude Patisserie with my now ex-team mates. A cup of tea, something sweet and decadent, chatting and laughing, and forgetting about the stresses of work for just a little while. This was workmate R’s birthday celebration. We’d se…

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Afternoon tea with friends

On the same day as the family breakfast at Sizzler, I went to afternoon tea at my friend D’s home. D was one of my best friends from my now ex-workplace. She wanted to celebrate my new job (although she was sad we would no longer get to work together) and my PhD. Our great […]

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Another office afternoon tea

There was a farewell and engagement celebration afternoon tea at work last Friday afternoon. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: these morning and afternoon teas are the best and worst things about working in an office. Best if you love food, worst if you’re trying not to put on weight. Overall, worst […]

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Another birthday at work

It was C’s birthday last Friday, and she bought a selection of sweets from Crown Caffii (formerly Le Croissant on the Cove, Shop 24 108 Royal St East Perth) to share for afternoon tea. There was a cannoli, a chocolate eclair, a chocolate sponge slice, a florentine and a chocolate hedgehog slice (under the florentine). […]

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