my dad has been here for the past week and a half and we’ve been doing all the touristy things. stuff i wouldn’t ordinarily do.
like go for a meal on the Colonial Tram Car Restaurant.
i’d heard good things about the tram car restaurant. but not really knowing what to expect, i booked the early bird [...]
Archive for December, 2008
colonial tram car restaurant, melbourne
Posted in melbourne, steak on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
fun in the kitchen – mushroom dip
Posted in eating in on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
the ingredients in this recipe reads like a banned-item list for Weight Watchers.
but it’s SO. GOOD.
chop 3 cloves of garlic and 1 can of button mushrooms up (fresh mushrooms don’t work as well) and mix into a baking dish with 1 x 475g bottle of Kraft mayo (don’t use that crappy ‘light’ stuff) and three [...]
christmas leftovers – turkey porridge
Posted in eating in on December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
non-asian readers might know this dish better as congee. i don’t know if you guys actually eat this though, but it’s the ultimate in comfort food so if you’re feeling a bit under the weather or are just lazy to cook a big meal, this cooks up in one pot in about half an hour.
most [...]
christmas turkey
Posted in eating in on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
so i overestimated the size a bit and ended up with a bird that needed to be cooked in the oven for 5 and a half hours.
a bird that left me with two massive drumsticks, a carcass that had to be divided into two for soup or porridge, and two tupperwares of meat.
after 9 people [...]
cranberry, chorizo & celery stuffing
Posted in eating in on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i found a variation of this recipe a couple of years back and completely fell in love with it. the original recipe had apples in it as well, but i was a bit too lazy to peel the skin off and core the apples this year.
shouldn’t really be calling it stuffing though seeing as i [...]
tiramisu
Posted in eating in on December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
i got this recipe from the SBS website, and it’s pretty fool-proof. all you need is an electric beater and you’re set.
i wasn’t sure if one recipe was going to be enough because it didn’t specify the dish measurements, so to be safe i doubled the quantity. turns out, 1 recipe was enough. i had [...]
maple & dijon glazed ham
Posted in eating in on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
home-made hams are so freakin easy, and the best part is they look as if you’re a professional even though you don’t really have to do much!
i bought a cured and cooked ham and cut the skin off but left as much fat as i could on the leg, then cut a diamond pattern into [...]
a very merry christmas!
Posted in eating in on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i absolutely love christmas. besides being able to spend it with your friends and loved ones, preparing a huge christmas dinner is one of my favourite things in the world! (the presents don’t hurt, but i really love the food aspect more ).
last year was just a tiny christmas dinner which i didn’t [...]
fun in the kitchen – spaghetti aglio olio
Posted in eating in on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
the fact that i made this dish last week blind drunk after my christmas party is testament to how easy it is. but i was lucky. people really shouldn’t be handling knives and dealing with a gas cooker while inebriated. so maybe exercise a little bit of common sense when you’re deciding what to have [...]
rumbling…
Posted in eating in on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
it’s christmas eve…
my tiramisu is in the fridge along with a one motherhubbard of a turkey, a ham, prawns, dips, fresh and smoked salmon, oysters, bottles of wine, lemons, dips, chorizo (for the turkey stuffing) olives and crudites.
crackers, turkish bread, sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, apples, breadcrumbs (also for the stuffing), chicken stock, oranges (for the [...]
