Oatmeal, raisins, walnuts, a touch of brown sugar and cinnamon. Would you eat that for breakfast? I totally would. And if it came in cookie form, well all the better for less washing up! I always seem to have an abundance of rolled oats sitting around the house. I have good intentions of having it … Read More →
One of the main reasons people who don’t ‘get’ Twitter don’t like it is because they don’t think you can get a message across in 140 characters or less. Another reason is because they’re probably too far removed from Generation Me! Me! Me! to fully appreciate narcissism. I for one, believe that narcissism is fuelled … Read More →
Wow, how hard is it to go back to work after a four day weekend, guys? I’m struggling today. It’s 3pm and I’ve just checked my frequent flyer points balance because what better way to get over the holiday blues (even a small one) than to book another holiday? Despite it only being a three … Read More →
I had a free pass last night! This doesn’t happen often. The last time I was out on a weeknight doing something not associated with work was September last year, I shit you not. But if I plan far ahead enough, sure I can take a night off. Last night’s occasion was a show at … Read More →
Last weekend came and went in the blink of an eye. Don’t they always? On Saturday morning, we brunched at BangBang Espresso Bar & Cafe, a cute little place perched high atop the Reservoir Street hill in Surry Hills, a hill I’m all too familiar with trudging. But yet, I’d never actually been in BangBang … Read More →
I had to go to the post office today. I work from home and yet Every. Single. Time. we receive a parcel, it comes in the form of a “sorry we missed you” card and “oh hey, please now go out of your own way to pick it up from the post office”. Do you … Read More →
Usually when somebody points you in the direction of a bar that sells food – all their food – for $4.95, you kind of expect (a) rubbish food (b) rubbish service (c) probably cheap drinks (d) all of the above. We went to El Furniture Warehouse (or “El Furny”) on a rec from a local, and … Read More →
steamed murray cod fillet, shaved abolone, snow peas, black fungi, ginger, green shallot vinaigrette I say this often, and I mean it even more often: I never ever associate my work with my social media. It’s not that I’m ashamed of what I do on social media, I just (a) know of people who’ve been … Read More →
I’ve been contemplating my blog lately. Not contemplating it in the sense of what should I blog but – and I can’t really believe I’m saying blogging this out loud – should I be blogging at all? I know, this crazy inkling of an idea planted itself in my head and it’s been all but … Read More →
I don’t pass judgement on the things I eat based on whether they’re healthy or not. I simply eat things that I like, be it quinoa or burgers or um, an ice cream filled Krispy Kreme donut. If something’s healthy, I suppose in the deep recesses of my mind, it gets an extra brownie point, … Read More →
White chocolate. Condensed milk. Matcha. Need I say more? Not really. When I first saw Raspberri Cupcake’s recipe for three-ingredient-super-easy-condensed-milk-cookies, my interest was already piqued. Three ingredients? The lazy in me stirred. Condensed milk? The fatty in me rolled out of bed. I’m so there. Somewhere long the way though, I added white chocolate chips, … Read More →
sashimi appetiser I had a long week last week. Early mornings, late nights, six hours of back to back calls on Valentine’s night. Yep, it was one of those weeks. When the clock struck 6pm on Friday, I was happy enough to just go home and sleep, but Panu suggested out of the blue that … Read More →
Goma street: caramelised white chocolate, sesame ice cream Last week was full of massive celebrations. I’d survived two weeks of work (which was not easy!), my family was in town, Panu finished studying (ready to make us millions now) and oh yes, we were also celebrating the fact that we got married. But mainly, I … Read More →
tater tot hot dish, with mushroom beef gravy, cheddar, poached eggs and fried onions It has been 19 days since my last blog post. This is some kind of obscene record. I mean, the last time I stopped blogging for a substantial amount of time was when I had like, 1/3 of my intestines removed. … Read More →
It’s no secret that I like easy things. Anything that can be done with least effort, oh yeah baby send it my way. Don’t be hating, you hard workers, I know that secretly, you too would totally take the easy way out, if you can get the same awesome results. Which leads me to this … Read More →
Before I rave on about Burger & Lobster, I have to apologise if this post looks weird. I’m blogging on my iPad for the first time and well, as you and I both know, as awesome as tablets are, they are not laptops and the apps are never quite the same… But alas, no laptop … Read More →
seared yellow fin tuna, pork belly, pink grapefruit, black pepper caramel I’ve had a preeeetty quite silly season this year. Working nights really cramps the party style and aside from a couple of Christmas lunches, I’ve missed most of the fancy-dressing alcohol-swilling gigs that have been happening across town the past month. But luckily, I … Read More →
It all started over a discussion about the utter crapness of wedding reception food. No matter where you have it, no matter who caters, it always leaves a lot to be desired. Unless you have a kick ass Chinese banquet, which is always good. I made a passing comment years ago that if I got … Read More →
It was Thanksgiving in the US yesterday. I started this post wanting to write something about being thankful, but wanted to be… you know, witty, and not corny. But alas, I have run out of wit, I don’t want to be super corny (like, I am thankful for my mum) and will just stick to … Read More →
salmon tartare It is absolutely a sign of old age when you start finding the music at bars a little too loud, when you frown at queues to get into clubs (and even more so at the outfits in the queues) and definitely when you call it a night well before midnight. Gone are the … Read More →
fat stacked ricotta hotcakes with bacon ice cream from Cowbell 808, Surry Hills There are more truths to life than death and taxes. For me, for example, other truths include the fact that: Breakfast is unequivocally the best meal of the day; People keep asking me for breakfast recommendations in Sydney-town; and Instagram has single-handedly reduced … Read More →
You all know me well enough to know that I’m a creature of habit. When I find something I like, I stick to it with gusto. Which is great for you know, healthy things like quinoa, but not so good for… oh I don’t know, maybe my daily chocolate honeycomb chunk (new favourite!)? For the … Read More →
cordero moruno – whole shoulder of lamb marinated in Moorish spices cooked in a josper charcoal oven All I can say is… I need to go back to Movida during the day, so that I can take prettier photos. I mean, just wait til you see the crappy state of these photos! I’m ashamed. But … Read More →
I have a conundrum. I didn’t know what to call this… beverage. Not that I had many options. What it is is a cereal milk milkshake. But that sounds rather silly, don’t you think? I want to call it a cereal milk shake instead. Which is factually wrong, because the milkshake itself isn’t really made … Read More →