there are days when you feel stuck. not because of anything in particular.

just.

stuck.

in a moment. in a thought. in a place. in a situation.

i wish i knew why.

perhaps then i'd know how to get unstuck

... but i have met the brothers grimm

interesting signs..

It's been ages since I've stepped into dessert house. For those unacquainted with Melbourne's chinatown, dessert house is a Hong-Kong style eatery in one of the small shopping centres, mainly patronized by overseas students. As we walked out of the shopping centre, I took a double-take as we walked past this sign posted on the door of a small phone shop.

In English: "We have moved house.

Please go to the new store.

(Same shopping centre)"

Just in case you didn't know where the new shop was... the kind owners had a map drawn out as well...

... and if that wasn't enough...

for the topographically challenged

it's been a while since I've been this amused :)

canapes....

so we made canapes in class today...

pastry tarts with salmon roe, quail egg, sour cream, dill & coriander

pumpernickel topped with a lettuce chiffonade, smoked trout mousse and garnished with capers & chives

we also made stuffed mushrooms, spinach and fetta filo parcels, chicken satay, mini qaesadillas... which unfortunately were all eaten before i remembered i had a camera... haha. i have such great memory.

omelette with bacon, mushrooms, and gruyere cheese

this was just my dinner a few days ago. i was lazy to do anything else so i just cooked up an omelette. thought it looked pretty so i took a photo of it :)

now that i have a compact camera at my disposal.... i think i'm going to have more photos of stuff done in school. provided i remember to bring it for practicals... haha. i will try my best!

urges

i sometimes have the inexplicable urge to bake. thank God I always have baking supplies in the pantry :)

dark chocolate cupcakes with a nutella icing

props to zac who helped with the snapshot!

lazy saturdays

haven't had one of these in awhile. waking up late on saturday morning and cooking my own brekkie. it's something that i've missed quite a bit actually, so i'm glad that i managed to wake up yesterday to do exactly that :)

homemade eggs benny

unfortunately i realized i was a little rusty with the poached eggs, so they weren't as pretty as i wanted them to be. but i guess that will get better once i start doing them more often again.

in other news, zac and i are going off to sydney for a week! i can't wait! i'm so in need of a holiday. looking forward to meeting up with old friends and eating up a storm! stay tuned for photos and updates on sydney edibles!

 

MIA

been so busy in the kitchen at MOMO these days that i just collapse when i get home. can't really decide if that's a good or a bad thing. haven't really had the time to do any cooking outside work in quite awhile... looking forward to starting school. i might actually have more time to myself. till then.... i guess i'll have to be MIA... apologies!