29 Nov

A2 had some friends over and mum wanted to give her some privacy, so the rest of us went out for dinner with a family friend. Mum changed her mind about the location a few times but finally decided on No. 8 in Crown. It's a modern Australian restaurant that served mostly seafood. There was a bit of a wait for our food, but it got pretty busy soon after we were seated. Eventually there were a few groups of people waiting at the bar for a table. The...

23:01 / Food / Modern Australian / Number 8 / Restaurants / Southbank
26 Nov

I purchased a Groupon for the Abruzzo Club a few months ago and it was time to use it. We managed to get a carpark right outside the social club, but there was also a carpark across the road specially for patrons. For $30 we received 2 appetisers, 2 entrees, 2 mains and 2 glasses of wine, altogether $119 in value. The restaurant had a special set menu for Groupon buyers. Mum's choice of menu: Bruschetta Penne matriciana Fish of the day (Atlantic salmon) My choice of menu: Bruschetta Spaghetti marinara Chilli prawns (with Napoli sauce) We...

21:07 / Abruzzo Club / Brunswick East / Food / Italian / Restaurants
20 Nov

This is the first time I've intentionally bought and tried a variety of mango other than Kensington Pride, mainly because they're on special at Safeway but also because mum isn't the one buying fruit this week. The board at Safeway said Calypso mangoes have a small seed and firm flesh. Maybe it wasn't ripe yet, but it was firmer and not as sweet as Kensington Pride. Perhaps I should have waited for it to ripen a bit; it look pale on the inside but I don't know if...

23:07 / Fruit / Whole Foods
20 Nov

My second attempt at cooking barley. This time I went for Japanese flavours. At the end I stirred in some nori strips, but unfortunately half of them got stuck to the bottom of the pot. No matter; it still tasted good. Note for next time: add nori in later and don't leave it sitting there on high heat because the barley squashes it to the bottom and makes it burn. [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Miso Barley With Chicken"][/caption]...

22:10 / Cooking / Grains/Seeds
13 Nov

My first visit to this restaurant, located where the first site of Sichuan Dining Room (Sichuan Dining Room relocated up the road but has since closed down for good, which is a shame). No special occasion; mum couldn't be bothered cooking today. The tofu dish was quite nice and may be worth attempting at home; the egg yolk in the sauce made it taste so much better than if it weren't added. The menu actually said 'egg tofu and prawns' so I originally thought it would have Japanese-style egg...

16:29 / Chinese / Food / Hawthorn / Ju Dumping House / Restaurants
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