Posts Tagged ‘corn’

The Merrywell, Crown Perth, Burswood

The Merrywell has brought dude food to Crown Perth. It’s simultaneously comforting and indulgent: salty verging on over-seasoned, deep-fried and gloriously fatty, more suited to being eaten with fingers than cutlery. It’s a trendy pub with striking looks, plenty of dark timber and the warm glow of orange lamps. There are beers on tap, a…

Read more

Another Saturday night dinner

Saturday night’s dinner: wholemeal dinner rolls, halved, toasted and buttered… corn on the cob… a quick salad… …and barramundi fillets, seasoned with salt and pepper and grilled. The fish was frozen rather than fresh this time; we didn’t have time after our day in Northbridge to get to a supermarket or fishmonger…

Read more

Sunday roast chicken

Jac and VR returned from Mandurah on Sunday arvo. Jac got cracking in the kitchen and cooked a really delicious dinner. She cut a chicken into two, placed both halves flat on a tray and roasted them in the oven, rubbed with a variety of fresh and dried herbs, garlic, pepper, garlic chicken salt and […]

Read more

The week’s food 3

I’m not going into details at present, but it’s been a challenging week juggling thesis, job applications, Jac’s gall bladder* and my grandma back in hospital. Next week will be even more challenging, but I can’t go into details right now. Last Thursday night, we had another grilled fish and salad meal. Here’s the big …

Read more

Sunday lunch part 1 – the roast

And so ends our special event mini-series Commentgate: The Dummy Spit of TFP. We will now resume normal programming. Yesterday my younger sister and her boyfriend came over for lunch and to get the run-down regarding what needs to be done when they house/cat-sit for us when we go on holiday to Geraldton next week. […]

Read more

The Perth Royal Show, 2006 – Part 3 – THE FOOD!

Food, food, everywhere! Fairy floss (cotton candy), donuts, toffee apples and waffles were plentiful. Click on the pictures to see the larger versions.      Chicken Treat, Red Rooster, Bunga Raya Satay, The Pancake Van. Click on the pictures to see the larger versions.      Bare Crush Icy Poles (made with 100…

Read more