23 Oct - Welcome Inn Teahouse, Northbridge

I had my car serviced in Northbridge on Saturday morning, so CB suggested we go to lunch in Northbridge as it was also my birthday. After umming and ahhing between Good Fortune and Welcome Inn, I decided to have dim sum. I thought it would've been quite busy and was surprised that it was very quiet and were seated immediately. As soon as we sat down, we started to eat:

Chicken sticky rice. Savoury flavoured chicken, nothing like the sticky rice from Asian grocers though, so not a lot of mung bean, chestnuts or salted egg yolk! But still good.

Chicken Feet (or Phoenix Claws). I managed to coax CB into having a couple, and she said she didn't mind them.

Chee Cheong Fun. Good as always. Soft pastry/noodle, plump prawns and the sweet savoury soy sauce.

Pork spare ribs. Well seasoned, very gelatinous and smooth. CB doesn't eat pork so I ended up eating the lot.

Egg Tarts (Dan Tarts). Flaky pastry and rich eggy custard. I ate mine late in the meal but as soon as they came around, we grabbed a plate. As soon as you take a bite, the flaky pastry explodes in your mouth and dries it out immediately haha.

Har gow. Dipped in the chilli oil (which was very potent this time round), these were really good. Also explosively hot (chilli and temperature wise).

Seafood and seaweed rolls. CB had two, I had one. After eating one, I told myself to try and stick with steamed goods, as the oil from one of these rolls had already gotten to me.

Pork dumplings. I think they were kind of pot stickers, but not quite. Served with a vinegary sauce. These were quite bland to be honest.

Siew Mai. Of the chicken variety. Should've gotten pork as these weren't as tasty. CB got to eat them though, and even she said they were a bit bland...

Something new, mango balls. Much alike the chewy peanut balls from the Asian grocer, but replace peanuts on the inside with canned mango. Yum. I ended up having two, CB had one.

Notice there was no fried squid? None came out until we were full. I know we could've asked and ordered but we had enough to eat anyway.

22 Oct - McDonalds, Malaga

After Metallica, CB and I grabbed some Maccas on the way home. I used a 2 for 1 Big Mac, and ordered a large McChicken meal for CB. I drank most of the Sprite that came with the meal, had a few chips, and scoffed two Big Macs. Certainly doable, unlike two Whoppers which was a bit much last time.

As I opened the Big Mac boxes, I semi complained to CB about how poorly constructed these burgers were, and how stingy they were with the lettuce. I remember when I made these they had lots of lettuce, and were constructed properly (due to the use of burger collars back in the day).

22 Oct - Sarpinos Pizza, Cockburn Gateway

I was at the office all week last week and so I had lunch with the guys at the usual Cockburn Gateway. I was going to see Metallica later that night (going straight after work) so decided to use my Ent Book two for one and kept one for dinner. I had the Classic Italiano for lunch, and had the Sicilian near the lakes at Burswood. I also got some sushi for CB as Sarpinos didn't have any chicken only pizzas.

14 Oct - KFC, Mirrabooka

I left work late today, and had nothing prepared for dinner , so on the way home, I stopped by to see the Colonel. I saw they had a "Fiery" burger, so I opted for their "Fiery Ultimate Burger combo", which consisted of the burger, piece of chicken, chips, potato and gravy and a drink.

The burger has bacon, cheese, tomato, grilled patty and some "Fiery" sauce. Whilst it had some bite, it wasn't as hot as say a McSpicy, which was a disappointment. Probably to satisfy local tastes...

11 Oct - Porridge and homemade salted egg

I've had some chicken eggs in brine in the fridge for over two months now .. when they were supposed to be in there only for a month. So tonight, I decided to have some porridge / jook / congee for dinner. I had to cook it quickly so I used the pressure cooker and raw rice, with a 5 to 1 water to rice ratio. I also added some peanuts. After 15 mins, the rice was cooked but it wasn't broken up enough. But I was late and I was hungry enough to eat it as is.

Tonights porridge was served with dark and light soy sauce, pepper and fried shallots. The salted chicken eggs were OK. I had put some szechuan pepper in the brine and was a little disappointed that I couldn't taste any pepper when eating the egg white. The yolk however, had a subtle peppery flavour.

9 Oct - Indian Garden Restaurant, North Perth

Arnee-ah had his birthday dinner out in North Perth on Saturday night out at Indian Garden Restaurant, in North Perth. CB and I got there a little early and studied the menu, since there wasn't one available online. After perusing the menu for awhile, I decided on the buffet option, for $29.50 it's an all you can eat affair of a number of dishes available ala carte.

The food was OK, however nothing was really outstanding. I found it to be quite salty too, and that's saying something as I quite like salty food. The vindaloo wasn't hot at all, even though it was described as hot. I did try and eat my moneys worth, although I only managed three plates. I was really feeling uncomfortable by the end of the third plate.

9 Oct - Grill'd Burgers, Mt Lawley

CB and I had lunch out in Mt Lawley on Saturday. I went for the Wild Wild West burger, along with a serve of rosemary salted chips. This was the same as last time, beefy and flavourful, although this time, the burger was dripping juice a little due to the beetroot/tomato/lettuce or something, making it a bit messy.