Banh Minh Love

banh minh - vietnamese bread roll stuffed with char siu pork, home made pater and mayonaise, pickled carrots, radish [sometimes], cucumber, spring onions, coriander and optional cut red chillis, seasoned with soy sauce, fish sauce and salt and pepper

the sandwich of dreams :o)

i am soo addicted to these sandwiches its crazy
while we were in sydney [ i know i keep talking about sydney - im 6 months behind!]
we ate one of these bad boys every single day [sometimes 2 if we could manage it]
they were sold everywhere, especially in a vietnamese brakeries
made fresh on the sport to order
my taste buds started to jump for joy every time we passed one of these little shops and we had had HAD to stop at every one to buy one

they came in all sorts of flavours [unlike perth, where it is a standard pork, pate & mayo etc]
grilled chicken, beef, char siu pork, roast pork,
beef ball, grilled pork... sausage.. and more! OMG!
and at most places selling from $3.00 to $5.00 max...
an absolite bargain if you ask me
how many places can you get a decent lunch for under $5

anyways coming back to perth was a real downer when it came to banh minh
no one makes it fresh to order - sydney style
there are a few places that do sell these rolls, but its always pre made hours in advance
so its not the same...until...

a little birdy told me that a super deli place in west perth sold them
fresh and made to order!

its not the same the ones in sydney, but its pretty damn close
they did offer a number of different flavours but you have to get them during the lunch hours.
$5.50 each, not the cheapest but i aint complaining


a little piece of heaven.... i could eat this for lunch every day...mmmm

city provisions store in west perth on hay street [near all the office buildings]
made fresh to order from 11.30am-2.00pm
monday to friday only

ps: i am soo addicted to these that i get all my relatives coming from sydney to buy me these instead of krispy kreme donuts- banh minh any day [i am not a big fan of krispy kremes]

Thai food in Balmain

These fotos were from our trip to Sydney in early May for my cousins wedding.
It was a very short trip, we were only there for the weekend, but in true drama style we nearly missed the plane again!! i swear there is something with us travelling to sydney, we almost always seem to miss the plane. Thank the GODs above that there are truly amazing people with super kind hearts who let us on the plane with 2o minutes to take off. Scary stuff, if i missed another plane for a family wedding my mum would personally hang me herself.

anyways, on our last day in Sydney we went to Balmain to check out the food offerings and delights of the area. Balmain is a very nice area near the water, a middle/upper class white suburb with a great main road.

We came here for the Adriano Zumbo cafe breakfast which did not work out because we arrived at 11 and the menu changed from breakfast to lunch, toasted focacias and sandwiches weren't so appealing. Walking along we found a thai restaurant, it looked alright and my cousin insisted that thai restaurants in sydney were great.

we ordered 3 dishes to share, because we had another lunch meal appointment in a couple of hours.
the food and presentation were fantastic, and the prices were very reasonable.

we ordered a pad se ew - a thai version of char kuay teow but a bit more sweeter

we ordered a banana flower salad, which was just amazing.
the dish was served in the middle of banana flower petals, it was delicious but very strong on flavour.
the young banana flower tasted like a crunchy, nuttier version of cabbage, it was pickled and marinated with rich hoi sin sauce, fish sauce, vinegar and lots of chilli and gula melaka.
this is someting you dont see everyday and very hard to find in perth, i had no regrets ordering this.

for a small entree we also tried seasoned pork mince wrapped in betel nut leaf.
again something i have never seen before in a thai restaurant and i had to try it.
again, it was delicious, light on flavour and very tasty.

food review: seto fumi furikake

a colleague at work recommended these rice seasoning toppings to eat with fresh warm rice.
and they are delicious!
the one below is probably my favourite, its a combination of seasoned seaweed, bonito flakes [dried fish flakes] salt, pepper, sugar and some other stuff.
i am soooo addicted to it!!
i would happily eat rice with a heap of furikake sprinkled on top.
that says a lot because i dont like rice very much, i prefer to eat noodles, pasta, mashed potatoes or anything else.
furikake rice seasoning comes in lots of different flavours [wasabi, salmon, egg & more]
found in all good oriental supermarkets in the japanese section
cost around $3.95 or so

just add to rice or soba noodles or anything else that takes your fancy
yum!

cup cake shopping in balmain sydney

these photos were taken a very long time ago,
it was our last day in sydney and we went to balmain to check out the adriano zumbo cafe and patisserie.
but we found many other delights.
we could not resist the cupcake shop,
the detail and range they had was amazing.
i had to take photos :)
yum yum yum

Armani Campaign - Housekeeping ft Cristiano Ronaldo

now this is super hot
i had no idea christiano ronaldo was so freakin gorgeous!!

mmm could watch this all day
:)

Megan Fox x Armani The Tip 2010 Sexy Underwear Model Full Commercial Pr...

love love love the ad campaigns for armani jeans, i think its very clever and cute
[still not a fan of megan fox]

long weekend challenge: food safari black forest cake

food safari had a german food theme a couple of weeks agao, and they showed us how to make a black forest cake. it looked easy enough, the recipe is pretty straight forward, its just takes a really long time to assemble everything. there's a lot of layers to this cake and parts to do, but my husband is VERY keen on making his own black forest. he loves loves loves black forest cake.
me personally, its nothing special, too much chocolate, cream and alcohol.
i'm not a big chocolate fan, i dont really crave chocolate, i like it enough, but it doesnt do anything for me.
my hubby is a huge chocoholic, especially dark chocolate. he just loves any dark chocolate sweets and desserts. personally i love chips and crisps, pate, dips and crackers. anything salty and crispy, i do love my junk food.

anyways, ill stop blabbering and share with you the food safari black forest cake recipe.
click here: http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/621/Black_forest_cake/search/true