Posts filed under Food

September 23, 2010

Gum Walls, Bronze Pigs and Monorails!

Phill and I caught the monorail from the Seattle Space Needle into the city which was a very quick trip (less than two minutes, from memory), but well worth it. I got a little freaked out when it started leaning a lot as we went round a corner – I felt almost compelled to run [...]

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September 19, 2010

Yum Cha

NOTE: This post was written before I left Australia, and has been sitting in my drafts for a while. I figured now was as good a time as any to publish it, as it documents the first time I took my camera along to photograph some food shots! Enjoy. ———– I have been to Yum [...]

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June 30, 2010

Bacon Hock Soup

The days are getting shorter and the nights colder – by 5:30pm it’s dark and I’m in my track pants and ugh boots (attractive, I know). We pulled out our down doona about a month ago – it’s too cold for our usual blanket.  Puddy has decided it’s too cold at night too, because she [...]

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June 18, 2010

The Simpsons Cake

My favourite thing about birthdays is the cake. I love putting time and effort into making something that makes people go “WOW!” – even if it’s not fantastic, I think it still means so much because of that time and effort. You might remember the “boob cake” I made for Phill for his 21st in [...]

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June 7, 2010

Home-Made Pizza Dough

One of our latest obsessions is home-made pizza, usually a special treat towards the end of the week. We’ve been buying bases for a while and it’s starting to add up since they’re about $4.50 for two. They’re not the frozen ones, they’re fresh and found in the bread aisle – they’re really quite delicious [...]

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