Sorry I took so long to post this! Pre-Christmas stuff had to be done. After the satay, we enjoyed sweets made by three different people! OK. This first dessert has a little story behind it. These two kinds of “balls” were made by Wanda. Wanda is the wife of Michael, who helped cook the satay. […]
Last night Jac, our house guest VR and I went to my folks’ place for Satay Night. There were about twenty or so hungry people in attendance, including my siblings and their partners, my grandma, my brother’s mum-in-law, friends of my parents who are visiting from Malaysia and staying with them, and friends of my […]
We had dinner when Juji’s boyfriend got home from work. I was drooling in anticipation as the meatballs bubbled in the cream sauce in the cast iron frying pan. She tweaked this original IKEA recipe. I was busy sorting out the laundry and unpacking while she was cooking, so I wasn’t able to pay attention […]
As the salads were being tossed, I sneaked off to take photos of the barbie. Here are the beef chipolatas. The blob of goop at the back is satay sauce, which we had on… …these chicken kebabs. We also had grilled chicken breasts too. I usually don’t enjoy chicken breasts (I always choose thighs, if […]
[Chronologically, this post and Parts 2 and 3 should also come before the Monday post] On Sunday, we celebrated Jac’s niece Savannah’s 8th birthday. In the afternoon, Savannah and her school friends went on a limo party, with Jac as chaperone. We’d never heard of a limo party before this – basically, the girls got […]
Well, we’re off to the Dixie Chicks concert at the Burswood Dome tomorrow evening. We’ll be spending the night at the Holiday Inn Burswood. There should be some yummy food to write about too, but I won’t tell you where we’ll be dining – I’ll let that be a surprise for you guys. I’m planning […]
Ange made the birthday cake for Dad using a special fruit cake recipe designed for diabetics. Dad wasn’t into the whole candles on birthday cake thing, but we did sing Happy Birthday. Mum brought along some cupcakes for those who might not like the diabetic fruit cake (but I think people who ate cupcakes also […]
EDIT, 26/09/2006: Mum emailed me the names of the dishes we ate at my dad’s birthday lunch. 1. *Salt and pepper prawns 2. *Roast duck 3. Keong choong tai wong kai (ginger spring onion steamed chicken) 4. *Whole deep fried cod in sauce 5. Teik pan tow foo (teik pan = steel dish = sizzling) […]
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 […]