27 Oct, 3 Nov - Ikea

A small kitchen project prompted a couple of visits to Ikea, two Saturdays in a row. Those who get there early enough can get a cheap breakfast, a cheap fry up for $2.95. My plates were even more bulging due to CB not eating the sausage or bacon.

Not the best tasting sausages or eggs, but for the price, it's a good feed. And it's not too busy when getting there at 8am.

23 Oct - KFC Dinner

Nobody eats salad on their birthday. I decided to go for the 9 for $9.95 deal at KFC, and try and offset it with some healthier options.

So some 5 minute shoe-string fries and some steamed veg later, I still felt dirty after eating the chicken.

20 Oct - Esprezzo Cafe, Noranda

Caught up with CB's family at a cafe in Noranda markets. Since CB and I hadn't eaten anything, we decided to have a small bite. I went for the poached eggs on toast, and went for soft eggs. Unfortunately, my eggs were overdone, pretty much hard yolk and not soft at all. The coffee was good however.

20 Oct - Char Char Bull, Fremantle

My birthday dinner this year was out in Freo, at Char Char Bull. I had the pork belly starter along with the seafood risotto for mains.

The pork belly was very tender and moist, however the crackling was a little soft in places. It also was only seasoned with five spice, so it needed a decent season with some salt. The salad and salsa were both sweet, as the western world loves sweet things with pork.

The risotto was full of prawns and bits of salmon, full of cream and butter and sooooo good. The rice grains were nice and soft and this was well seasoned, unlike the pork.

13 Oct - Giardini's, Leederville

Arnee-ah's birthday was going to be in the Swan Valley, but due to availability, it was held in Leederville instead.

For starters, CB and I shared some brushchetta. The bread had a hint of garlic and it was good with the fresh tomato topping.

For mains, I decided to go for the Steak Sandwich with egg. The steak, although quite well done, was still quite tender and had a smokey flavour to it. I enjoyed this so much that it didn't last long, and I spent awhile watching others eat haha.

Afterwards was dessert at San Churros, where I had some churros along with a Spanish Hot Chocolate.

6 Oct - Golden King BBQ Express, Morley

CB and I were out and about yesterday, so decided to grab lunch on the go. I usually go for roast meat and rice, but decided to have noodles. I opted for the combination hor fun with egg sauce.

I could smell them frying my noodles, the restaurant filled with smokey oily smelling goodness. When I received my plate, it did smell good, and the noodles had decent wok hei. My only gripe was that there weren't enough noodles!