18 Sep - Fast Eddy's Cafe, Midland

I had my car windows tinted on Saturday, and so the car was in by 8AM. CB and I were hungry, so we had breakfast at Fast Eddy's. She saw pancakes on the menu and went for those, whilst I prefer a savoury breakfast and went for the king of them all, the Glutton Special.

It consisted of steak, chipolatas, bacon, eggs, tomato and toast, and comes with a small OJ, but I upgraded to a larger glass. Everything was good, the steak was well done, so was a little tough. Having steak in the morning was just weird.

12 Sep - Flavours of Chittering, Lower Chittering

CB and I went to the 'Flavours of Chittering' festival, where there were local businesses touting their wares. We tried an assortment of olive oils, sauces and fruits.

I had a 'Texan Chilli' hot dog, topped with tomato sauce. The bun was deliciously soft and chewy, but the sausage wasn't anything special. This hotdog needed onions and mustard though haha. At $5, it was a bit expensive too.

Feeling a little thirsty, I tried the local lemon squash. This was alot like the lime juice you can get in Singapore.

CB and I shared some macaroons. Out of raspberry, lemon and chocolate, the lemon one was the best.

4 Sep - Tan Hiep Hung Vietnamese Takeaway, Girrawheen

Last week, CB and I grabbed some lunch out and headed off to the local Vietnamese Bahn Mi Thit. I had a pork roll and shared a sardine roll with CB. We got chopped chilli in all sandwiches but it still wasn't very hot. But the meat was tasty as always.

Schweinshaxe Round 2

Woolies had a special on pork hocks awhile ago, so I stocked up on some. I gave one to mum to try with her boiled pork recipe, and it turned out quite well, with all the skin and fattiness that pork hocks have.

After the last Schweinshaxe trial, I was left unsatisfied due to the crackling. This time around, I tried roasting these hocks on my rotisserie, and the result was much better. The meat and crackling was good, but after having one, I was feeling wrong. I kept the other for dinner a few days later.

The good thing about rotisserie cooking is that you can cook vegies in the drippings. This time, it was sweet and normal potatoes. Even CB had some without any ill effect!

27 Aug - Nandos, Spearwood

Last Friday was supposed to be a free work BBQ lunch, but after looking at what was on offer, 3 of us decided to grab some junk food instead. With a promotion just about to end, we chose Nandos.




I opted for a quarter chicken meal, and with the promotion, received a free quarter chicken. Mmmm... BBQ chicken goodness.

21 Aug - 150 East Riverside Bar Restaurant, Ascot

For Julie's birthday, we went to 150 East, located off Great Eastern Highway. This place is attached to a hotel or something and was a little hard to find. But I got there in the end haha.


The coffee was strong, and reasonably priced. It was a little inconsistent though. Other peoples flat whites were cappuccinos.

CB and I shared some wedges to start with. These were chunky and freshly fried, although not as crisp as I would've liked. The aioli had a decent garlic hint.

I had the wild mushroom and duck risotto. It was creamy and had a decent serve of mushrooms and duck. It was served with a red wine reduction and some rocket leaves.

I wasn't going to have dessert, but the specials menu had a pavlova special for $10. A decent meringue, served with blueberries, strawberries and double cream. Mmmmm..

All in all, I thought the food was decent. However, we were seated on an outside veranda kind of arrangement and the rain was seeping through the roof. Luckily, the rain didn't drip on our table, although the water did run close by. Someones chair also broke whilst they were sitting in it too, luckily no injuries there. We did get a fantastic discount when using our entertainment cards though...

Schweinshaxe

I found out about this German dish whilst looking through some food sites. I was shopping at Midland Gate on Saturday and noticed that the Woolies were selling fresh pork hocks. Sold. I picked these up, whacked them in the oven at 180 on a bed of onions and apples for 2 hours. It was cooked, but not crispy. So up went the temperature, and eventually the griller.

This dish has potential. I need to get the skin crackled all the way around, and then it will be awesome. The meat underneath is fatty and delicious. Not good for the arteries, but nothing tasty ever is. I served it with some mash potato and some a sauce made from the onion and apple.