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 […]
Last Saturday, we celebrated my niece Ruby’s first birthday. Ruby’s proud parents, my brother Mark and sister-in-law Ange, really put on a feast for all the friends and family who attended! The first things I ate upon arrival were a couple of these delicious mini frittatas, made by Ange. Jac happily helped herself to cheese, […]
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). […]
It was my boss’ birthday last Thursday and there was much feasting to be done. A chocolate mud cake, topped with sheets of chocolate and adorned with lightly roasted flaked almonds. And of course, a selection of gorgeous mini cakes, pastries and tarts from Chez Jean-Claude Patisserie. This time we were particularly interested to see [……
On Saturday last weekend we grabbed a bite to eat while at the shops. Jac enjoyed a plate of chicken nachos from Xquisito. The warmed corn chips, spicy chicken chilli mix and melted cheese were topped with cold tomato salsa, guacamole and sour cream. I wasn’t sure I liked all the cold condiments piled on […]
15/02/2008. It was L’s birthday, and she brought in a gorgeous cake for afternoon tea. I asked for permission to take a few photos before afternoon tea commenced and the hungry hoards appeared. When I peeked into the cardboard box, I was amazed by the cake inside – I’d never seen a spectacular pink, brown […]
One of the best things about working in an office is the occasional indulgent morning tea. The birthday morning tea, the “welcome!” morning tea, the farewell morning tea. How about this? A glistening berry-crowned cheesecake, almost too beautiful to cut. Juicy shiny berries fighting gravity, piled on top of soft smooth cheesecake sittin…
For dinner on Monday night, Jac had thawed out a couple of freezer bags of Mexican chilli. These had been leftovers from previous Mexican dinners, which she served on baked potatoes. On the left, beef chilli con carne, on the right, turkey and bean chilli con carne. The turkey mix was my favourite. I’d enjoyed […]
We had afternoon tea on Friday to farewell S and also to celebrate R’s birthday. R brought along two cakes to share. First was this fruits of the forest cheese cake, purchased from Fresh Provisions in Mount Lawley. That’s a lot of cream, eh? The berry jelly glaze on the cheese cake as well as […]
Wednesday this week turned out to be a big day of eating. For lunch, Chad and I went to Toraya. She had the dish that’s become her favourite there, the medium agedashi tofu lunch box. I had my favourite, the karaage donburi, topped with chilli mayonaise. Both our meals included miso soup (not pictured). Back […]