So I've been going from cooking on the weekends for the weekdays to cooking for dinner on the day itself, after I return from work, to... NOT COOKING!
So tired of thinking what to cook, rushing to make dinner, washing up etc. I'm tired also of doing housework. My wrists have been giving me some problems, I wonder if I have an early case of carpal tunnel?
My plan for this week is to load up on fibre to satisfy hunger. No fancy proteins, just vegetables which I can zap in the microwave, add some oyster sauce and sesame oil and voila, dinner! I'm sure Gaz won't be too happy but he can eat what I make, but I'm on a strike this week!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Nobu, Crown Southbank
So where did Gaz decide to bring me for my birthday? Nobu! My manager at work thought I was going to No Bull Restaurant when I first told him. Nobull turned out pretty good but a noisy dining experience.
When we got to the restaurant, we were escorted downstairs (ground level bar) and the rest of the staff shouted the usual welcomes in Japanese. That's OK, as long as I understood the menu it's fine.
I couldn't believe how noisy it was with the lack of sound control and how close the tables were situated from each other. I could lean over and picked a bite out of the next table's nice looking cod fish dinner if I was feeling up to it. But perhaps it was what the restaurant aspired to be - a contemporary American restaurant with a Japanese twist. Or was it the other way round?
Gaz ordered the warm sake $18 and I had water.
We ordered tacos $18 - which was a mix of lobster, prawn, raw king fish and raw salmon (from left to right) accompanied with tomato salsa. The salsa was a little too acidic for Gaz but he finished it all anyway.
Of course we had to order the signature the cod with miso dish $43. The two sticks of red coloured stalks are pickled ginger. I don't like pickled ginger very much, but I disliked this one even more as it was very sour. It was meant to cleanse the palette so I didn't complain. The cod as usual, melts in the mouth.
Next came this very small but delicious duck hot pot with green tea soba. The duck was absolutely DEElicious! Such a nice delicate sweet flavour to it. It looked like bacon too, my fave in the world! The duck was nicely cooked, sweet and smoky, just perfect!
I had to have my fill of deep fried food so I ordered the tempura dinner $25. 4 pieces of the longest prawns and 7 pieces of veges which included sweet potatoes, onion, zuchinni etc. It came with a bowl of rice, our only carb for the night. When the lady brought the tempura to our table, I asked her for the accompanying bowl of rice to which she misheard and told me enthusiastically that the tempura was very nice!
We read lots of bad reviews of waiters being terrible etc, but we had no such problems that night. Our waiter was very attentive and he remembered our orders even when we ourselves have forgotten what else was to come next!
But don't tell Nobull though... we were walking back to the car and wasn't feeling very full so decided to have a savoury dessert from rival Colonel Sander's 11 Secret Recipes Wicked Wings.
When we got to the restaurant, we were escorted downstairs (ground level bar) and the rest of the staff shouted the usual welcomes in Japanese. That's OK, as long as I understood the menu it's fine.
I couldn't believe how noisy it was with the lack of sound control and how close the tables were situated from each other. I could lean over and picked a bite out of the next table's nice looking cod fish dinner if I was feeling up to it. But perhaps it was what the restaurant aspired to be - a contemporary American restaurant with a Japanese twist. Or was it the other way round?
Gaz ordered the warm sake $18 and I had water.
We ordered tacos $18 - which was a mix of lobster, prawn, raw king fish and raw salmon (from left to right) accompanied with tomato salsa. The salsa was a little too acidic for Gaz but he finished it all anyway.
Of course we had to order the signature the cod with miso dish $43. The two sticks of red coloured stalks are pickled ginger. I don't like pickled ginger very much, but I disliked this one even more as it was very sour. It was meant to cleanse the palette so I didn't complain. The cod as usual, melts in the mouth.
Next came this very small but delicious duck hot pot with green tea soba. The duck was absolutely DEElicious! Such a nice delicate sweet flavour to it. It looked like bacon too, my fave in the world! The duck was nicely cooked, sweet and smoky, just perfect!
I had to have my fill of deep fried food so I ordered the tempura dinner $25. 4 pieces of the longest prawns and 7 pieces of veges which included sweet potatoes, onion, zuchinni etc. It came with a bowl of rice, our only carb for the night. When the lady brought the tempura to our table, I asked her for the accompanying bowl of rice to which she misheard and told me enthusiastically that the tempura was very nice!
We read lots of bad reviews of waiters being terrible etc, but we had no such problems that night. Our waiter was very attentive and he remembered our orders even when we ourselves have forgotten what else was to come next!
But don't tell Nobull though... we were walking back to the car and wasn't feeling very full so decided to have a savoury dessert from rival Colonel Sander's 11 Secret Recipes Wicked Wings.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Teak's Thai, Scoresby
Gaz and I visited a new restaurant, Teak's Thai at 10, Darryl St, Scoresby on Thursday just past. The restaurant was previously a Malaysian restaurant, one of those where you have to order at the counter and pay, then they'll bring the food over to you. It was ages ago that I was there, so while I was hopeful of adding another M'sian eatery to my list, I did not expect it to still be around.
Although this place is but a stone's throw from our place, I do not frequent this area and was pleasantly surprised to find a Chinese grocery store on the same row as the restaurant. So if the restaurant is a gem, then it's two birds with one stone. We can eat dinner and shop at the grocery store afterwards, just great!
These were the dishes we ordered.
Pinky in the blanket - What a cute name for an entree. It's prawn, wrapped up in spring roll pastry then deep fried. The prawns were very tasty, the sweet chilli sauce was also very good. The proprietor said it's made partly with pineapple, which explains the unique texture of the sauce.
Pad Thai - I always thought ordering noodles with rice is so weird, doesn't mix at all, but when there's only the two of us and we wanted to have the best of both worlds, this is what happens...
My only argument with this is the lack of 'liu'. Only a couple of pieces of chicken and tofu in the dish.
Spicy chicken with basil and chilli. The sauce was very good but the bamboo shoots is not something I like. I had the leftover for lunch and it stank up the whole lunch room. Those not accustomed to Asian food must be wondering what it was, so smelly.
This isn't one of the dishes we ordered that night. Just merely something I cooked at home during the week. Braised mushrooms and oyster with blanched lettuce. I must say it's one of my more successful dishes!
Overall, we enjoyed our dining experience at Teak's Thai. The dishes were good, and the service was quite fast although the wife was the only one serving. It was a good find indeed.
Although this place is but a stone's throw from our place, I do not frequent this area and was pleasantly surprised to find a Chinese grocery store on the same row as the restaurant. So if the restaurant is a gem, then it's two birds with one stone. We can eat dinner and shop at the grocery store afterwards, just great!
These were the dishes we ordered.
Pinky in the blanket - What a cute name for an entree. It's prawn, wrapped up in spring roll pastry then deep fried. The prawns were very tasty, the sweet chilli sauce was also very good. The proprietor said it's made partly with pineapple, which explains the unique texture of the sauce.
Pad Thai - I always thought ordering noodles with rice is so weird, doesn't mix at all, but when there's only the two of us and we wanted to have the best of both worlds, this is what happens...My only argument with this is the lack of 'liu'. Only a couple of pieces of chicken and tofu in the dish.
Spicy chicken with basil and chilli. The sauce was very good but the bamboo shoots is not something I like. I had the leftover for lunch and it stank up the whole lunch room. Those not accustomed to Asian food must be wondering what it was, so smelly.
This isn't one of the dishes we ordered that night. Just merely something I cooked at home during the week. Braised mushrooms and oyster with blanched lettuce. I must say it's one of my more successful dishes!
Overall, we enjoyed our dining experience at Teak's Thai. The dishes were good, and the service was quite fast although the wife was the only one serving. It was a good find indeed.
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