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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Food That I Made
This may come as a shock, considering that I am not a naturally gifted domestic goddess - check out my epic fail at making chocolate chip cookies. But I have been practising so here's some food that I made :-
Strawberries & Cream Sponge Cake
I even have a YouTube video of it! Please don't laugh! Oh wait, please do...I look like such a dork!
Salt & Pepper Wicked Wings
Baked Eggs with Sardines in a Spicy Tomato Sauce
Banana Bread
Sausages & Roast Potatoes with Salad
I'm HUNGRY now, are you?
Strawberries & Cream Sponge Cake
I even have a YouTube video of it! Please don't laugh! Oh wait, please do...I look like such a dork!
Salt & Pepper Wicked Wings
Baked Eggs with Sardines in a Spicy Tomato Sauce
Banana Bread
Sausages & Roast Potatoes with Salad
I'm HUNGRY now, are you?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
3 Kingdoms, Box Hill
My temp dental assistant from Laos recommended 3 Kingdoms so on that very same night, we went there to eat. The place was relatively busy for a Friday night but we got seated quickly. The people sitting in the table next to us were eating something which smelt and looked delicious. I had high hopes for 3 Kingdoms. Their menu had Chinese, Korean and Japanese food.
For starters, we ordered fried dumplings, kimchi pancake and spring onion pancake to share.
Usually korean pancakes are presented in the formation of a round pancake with slices, like a pizza. But this was just plonked onto a rectangular plate. Sadly, the starters weren't that impressive. Adding to my annoyance was the fact that the starters came out at uncoordinated times, i.e. we'd finish one starter and then sit and wait until the next starter came out.
And then came our mains. Hubby ordered beef bulgogi which was yummy. The meat was well marinaded and was very tasty indeed.
The couple - Minda and Steve - both ordered bibimbap which is stone pot rice with beef and vegetables topped with a fried egg. They seemed to enjoy it.
As for me, I ordered teriyaki fried fish. And boy, it was a long wait before I got my dinner! By the time it had arrived, Steve and Noah had finished their dinner!!!
Was it worth the wait? NO!!! The fish was salty and the sauce was overly sweet = bad combination of flavours. Sigh. I didn't finish my dinner even though I was hungry from the long wait.
Would I go back to 3 Kingdoms? NO! Service was poor. Long and uncoordinated waiting times.
For starters, we ordered fried dumplings, kimchi pancake and spring onion pancake to share.
Usually korean pancakes are presented in the formation of a round pancake with slices, like a pizza. But this was just plonked onto a rectangular plate. Sadly, the starters weren't that impressive. Adding to my annoyance was the fact that the starters came out at uncoordinated times, i.e. we'd finish one starter and then sit and wait until the next starter came out.
And then came our mains. Hubby ordered beef bulgogi which was yummy. The meat was well marinaded and was very tasty indeed.
The couple - Minda and Steve - both ordered bibimbap which is stone pot rice with beef and vegetables topped with a fried egg. They seemed to enjoy it.
As for me, I ordered teriyaki fried fish. And boy, it was a long wait before I got my dinner! By the time it had arrived, Steve and Noah had finished their dinner!!!
Was it worth the wait? NO!!! The fish was salty and the sauce was overly sweet = bad combination of flavours. Sigh. I didn't finish my dinner even though I was hungry from the long wait.
Would I go back to 3 Kingdoms? NO! Service was poor. Long and uncoordinated waiting times.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Shoya Nouvelle Wafu Cuisine
Being total cheap-asses, you may be wondering how we ended up having lunch in Shoya, one of the high-end Japanese restaurants in Melbourne. Well, we were there to celebrate my lovely friend, Minda's birthday. Shoya is situated in one of the lanes in Melbourne's Chinatown and it look deceivingly small from the outside because this Japanese restaurant has 6 levels!
Anyway, Shoya does a number of lunch sets which start from a reasonable $24.80 to $65.
I chose the UME set at $28 which consisted of :-
Savoury egg custard - silky smooth steamed egg topped with an edemame bean which had shitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the bottom layer - this was simply gorgeous!
Sashimi - Presentation was excellent. The raw fish was placed on top of half a frozen orange - we wondered whether they would reuse it? Does anyone know?? Anyway, the fish was fresh and tasty with wasabi and soy sauce paste.
Tempura - Two prawns and the rest were vegetables. The tempura batter was light and crispy. Loved it.
Grilled eel - The unagi was simply delicious - very moist and tasty bathed in its sauce. The annoying thing was that I only ate a quarter of this because my Husband ate the rest while I was chatting away to the girls. Grrr!
Teriyaki wagyu beef - OMG! The beef was cooked to perfection. The meat was extremely tender and moist with nice bits of fat through it. I took a bite off the chilli and it nearly killed me - I was surprised that it was so hot!
Mixed steam rice - this was bland in comparison to the rest of the dishes
Green tea ice-cream - Yummy goodness.
Although the food was exceptionally good, I did have a few dislikes about Shoya.
1. For a high end Japanese restaurant, you would think they would serve complimentary green tea - but no, they don't.
2. There wasn't enough time for me to enjoy each of the courses because the food came rushing out. I was even more annoyed that the waiter served the ice-cream BEFORE I had even finished eating the mixed steam rice!
3. We were the only table left on that floor and it felt like that they were trying to rush us out. If I'm not mistaken, they brought the bill immediately after the ice-cream; without us asking for it.
In conclusion : Shoya serves high quality Japanese food but needs to slow down and let slow eaters like me enjoy and savour the food.
Would I go back? Yes, but only if it was for a special occasion.
Anyway, Shoya does a number of lunch sets which start from a reasonable $24.80 to $65.
I chose the UME set at $28 which consisted of :-
Savoury egg custard - silky smooth steamed egg topped with an edemame bean which had shitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the bottom layer - this was simply gorgeous!
Sashimi - Presentation was excellent. The raw fish was placed on top of half a frozen orange - we wondered whether they would reuse it? Does anyone know?? Anyway, the fish was fresh and tasty with wasabi and soy sauce paste.
Tempura - Two prawns and the rest were vegetables. The tempura batter was light and crispy. Loved it.
Grilled eel - The unagi was simply delicious - very moist and tasty bathed in its sauce. The annoying thing was that I only ate a quarter of this because my Husband ate the rest while I was chatting away to the girls. Grrr!
Teriyaki wagyu beef - OMG! The beef was cooked to perfection. The meat was extremely tender and moist with nice bits of fat through it. I took a bite off the chilli and it nearly killed me - I was surprised that it was so hot!
Mixed steam rice - this was bland in comparison to the rest of the dishes
Green tea ice-cream - Yummy goodness.
Although the food was exceptionally good, I did have a few dislikes about Shoya.
1. For a high end Japanese restaurant, you would think they would serve complimentary green tea - but no, they don't.
2. There wasn't enough time for me to enjoy each of the courses because the food came rushing out. I was even more annoyed that the waiter served the ice-cream BEFORE I had even finished eating the mixed steam rice!
3. We were the only table left on that floor and it felt like that they were trying to rush us out. If I'm not mistaken, they brought the bill immediately after the ice-cream; without us asking for it.
In conclusion : Shoya serves high quality Japanese food but needs to slow down and let slow eaters like me enjoy and savour the food.
Would I go back? Yes, but only if it was for a special occasion.
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