Juji’s special request was for Mum’s baked cheese cake (I’ve posted the recipe before, see this post). Two birthdays, two cheese cakes. Tummies: *grrrrroan* Juji did a great job decorating them, didn’t she? Juji took this close-up of the strawberries and gold kiwi fruit on the top of one of the cheese cakes. I don’t [&…
On Sunday we went to my folks’ for lunch to celebrate my brother and younger sister’s birthdays (27th and 20th respectively). Laksa was on the menu, as was lots and lots and LOTS of chicken. My brother Mark is also known affectionately as “Chicken Boy” because of his love of eating chicken – the abundance […]
Pattycakes loves sweets, and we encouraged her to order whichever dessert took her fancy. She ordered the banana and passionfruit crepes. They came with a plump strawberry garnish and a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream. I had a mouthful – it was beautiful! Really REALLY sweet and passionfruity-bananary. Jac ordered the trio of […]
Yesterday, we took Jac’s mum (we call her Pattycakes) out to dinner at The Witch’s Cauldron in Subiaco for her birthday. We started off with a drink each: a glass of house red for Pattycakes, a glass of cranberry juice for Jac and a glass of Diet Coke for me. Yeah yeah yeah boring! I’ll […]
Mum’s birthday cake was homemade by the wife of one her work colleagues. It was covered with thick, smooth, rich butter cream icing.* Oh my god, it was gooooooood. It was so good I actually ate a whole piece. Usually I just have a bite out of Jac’s (part of the secret to not becoming […]
Last year, we celebrated my dad’s 60th birthday at a dinner with family and friends at the Swan Lake Chinese Restaurant in Churchlands (savoury post here, sweet post here). On Saturday evening, we returned to celebrate Mum’s 60th (her birthday is actually tomorrow!). The people on my table patiently put up with my photographing of [&hel…
I worked at home yesterday as our new stove was being delivered. It’s an Electrolux Chef. Our handy man, who is a qualified gas fitter came over and hooked it up today. I was out at the time, shopping for my friend MK’s birthday present. Apparently I missed all the fun of cleaning behind the […]
I took a break from the thesis this arvo and took a walk to the shops so I could check my PO Box for mail. Yes! There was something in there. My sister CherryRipe and her hubby Mister had sent me a card and a David Jones gift card. (More shopping coming up – woohoo!). […]
Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! Yeah, I had a great time at Pancho’s on Sunday night. If you live in Perth and you’re after a good Mexican feed, we definitely recommend Pancho’s. And don’t forget to print off a coupon to get yourself a free margarita or corona. As promised, […]
It’s my birthday today. Last night, we went out for dinner at Pancho’s Mexican Villa, which is at 885 Albany Hwy in East Victoria Park. We ate there around five years ago and really enjoyed it – I wanted to return and see if it was just as good as before (plus, I’ve been craving […]