12
Jul
Red Centre Trip: A Picnic in Horsham with the Uber Spicy
I spent the past week driving from Melbourne to Alice Springs and back. We spent a lot of time on the road! We packed ourselves a whole bunch of things to take along because we knew we would have little time to do food shopping along the way. But for a start, our very first...
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02
Jul
Mee Goreng
I miss the proper Indian mee goreng that you get in Malaysia and Singapore. It’s always spicy and rich and just bursting with flavours. Most of the mee goreng you get in here in Melbourne is just not spicy enough. There needs to be that element of dried spices: chilli powder and tumeric. And sometimes...
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30
Jun
Melbourne Food Review: Yum Cha at Imperial Kingdom, Glen Waverley
This place comes strongly recommended by a friend who lives locally. Who am I to say no to good dim sum! The last time I had some really good dim sum, I was at the Mandarin Oriental in Singapore. We rocked up at 11.30am after having made a booking on a Saturday morning. Wasn’t really...
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29
Jun
Joshua’s Spaghetti Carbonara (with Mushroom and Capsicum)
I was lazy so I got Josh to make lunch. Since I took over most of the cooking (unemployment, y’know?), I almost forgot what it was like to just sit there and wait for food to appear! This is how he does a carbonara for two*: 1/2 onion, diced 2 rashers of bacon, chopped 1/2...
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29
Jun
Japan Food Review: Omuraisu at Apple Tree in Harajuku
I love the Japanese omelet rice! Of course when we went past a little cafe in Harajuku that specialised in omuraisu, we could not not go in. From my hazy recollection, we were absolutely starving on the day so excuse me for quick, useless photos. I’m pretty sure my hands shook from hunger. Naturally this...
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