Banana Choc chip muffin

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2013-12-05 11.58.57

Baking always calms me down. I don’t know why.

I didn’t get a good sleep last night and wasn’t feeling concentrated while doing my study this morning.

So I decided to do some baking 🙂

I like home-made muffins and bars at home as it’s a lot healthier than those from the bakeries or cafes.

Very simple ingredients – ripe bananas, choc chips, cacao powder, eggs, self-raising flour, walnut oil, pear puree (that I made on the weekend to use for cooking and baking)

Chocolate and banana flavour marry well together.

Posted in: Baking, My recipes, Snack

Purple salad

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2013-12-05 12.07.31

When people hear me saying ” I had salad for lunch (or dinner)” “, they think it is boring.

Well.. depends on what kind of salads you make. I try to make it interesting and flavorsome with different colours and texture.

One of my favorites is cabbage >.< I know it can taste quite strong when eaten raw though I quite like it with other vegetables.

I made a big batch of this purple salad for my lunch as well as dinner. Daniel is going to have it with a pork chop for dinner:)

I simply mixed red cabbage, zucchini, celery and parsley, and drizzled a light dressing made of pineapple juice and olive oil. Yum!

You can add some shredded chicken breast to add more protein, sprinkle dried fruits or nuts for different texture, and maybe brie or blue cheese might be nice with it.

I cannot wait to have some more for dinner already.

Posted in: Gluten Free, Lunch, salads, Vegetarian

NYC

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2013-05-04 19.52.54 0014 New York

Earlier this year Daniel and I had a two week holiday in NYC. It was the first time we go on holiday overseas together so it was pretty exciting!!!
We arrived in NY late afternoon. Finding a hotel was a bit of a challenge, then we both looked absolutely knackered like a photo below:p Anyways we had a nice Korean meal that night with my friend and her husband.

2013-05-05 17.28.58 0058 New York  I think it was a following day when we went to Chelsea market to have a jumbo lobster lol Gosh that little (?) guy was so huge! it was enough for three of us to share and feel very full. I couldn’t believe how fresh and cheap they were. We went back there another time with her husband as well. Nom nom nom:)

2013-05-06 12.53.14 0095 New York 2013-05-06 13.16.21 0096 New York We had a lunch at one of the restaurants which a friend of mine recommended in Soho. We were pretty hungry after hours of shopping in Soho. This restaurant was a little hidden in the alley ways and full of antique style furniture. Service was good and food was divine:)

2013-05-07 08.31.03 0135 New York 2013-05-07 08.50.51 0151 New York 2013-05-07 09.06.10 0161 New York 2013-05-07 09.22.41 0165 New York  We did so much walking while staying in NYC. Such a shame the weather wasn’t that great. Walking around central park was nice though my legs kind of gave up after about 2/3 of it >.< We saw so many squirrels, not afraid of human lol So nice to have a park like that in the middle of the city:) 2013-05-07 19.48.21 0207 New York A view from Rockefeller building. We went up there after dinner just in time for sunset. C’est juste belle!  2013-05-08 11.15.25 0245 New York Burger that didn’t live up to the expectation…everyone (well on the internet) said you must try this burger in NYC! well you were wrong. It was small, salty and average according to Daniel 🙁 We can say we tried though please..there are so much better foods in New York. 2013-05-10 19.12.41 0377 New York 2013-05-14 19.38.39 0623 New York

Posted in: Dining and Wining, NYC, Travel

Danji Korean Restaurant in NYC

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2013-05-07 19.03.10 0188 New York 2013-05-07 18.30.40 0184 New York 2013-05-07 18.23.58 0182 New York 2013-05-07 18.12.02 0179 New York 2013-05-07 18.02.16 0178 New York 2013-05-07 17.52.29 0177 New York

Beautiful modern Korean food in NYC.

It was purely random searching for any Korean restaurant nearby our accommodation.

It was literally 5-10mins walk from us and food was great!

Sashimi, braised fish, Bulgogi sliders, Korean fried chicken, tofu and raw beef tartar…Yummy :p

We also had a ginseng infused soju as well, which was surprisingly nice sweet taste.

I love having small tapas dishes so that you can try different flavours without getting stuffed!!

NYC has some great restaurants and bistro.

mmm…really want to go back there:)

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Sunday Tapas at Lamont’s

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_MG_0212    _MG_0225 _MG_0228_MG_0235 Every First Sunday of the month is Sunday tapas day at the Lamont’s in Cottesloe.

Although I haven’t been there for a few months now since I stopped drinking wine, food is pretty good there and staff are very attentive to my food allergies.

Photos above were tapas menu of that day though I got different dishes since I don’t eat red meat and food with gluten in it.

From my memory, it was…. black olive tapanade on baguette, chimichuri chicken on mashed potato, osso bucco and almond cake with cherry compote.

I hope I make to Sunday tapas again soon! Je adore ce restaurante!

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