Mt Merapi, Java

Mt Merapi, Java
Mt Merapi, Java early one morning in May 2011
Showing posts with label Emilie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emilie. Show all posts

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Darren's new home on St Kilda Rd

THIS MORNING WE WENT VISITING Darren and Linda's new home. The new apartment is really spacious. Some 2500 sq ft. I was really impressed with the European Oak flooring they recently installed. Pity I didn't get a photo shot of the really intricate wood grains of the flooring material. Anyway I did take photo shots of the views of the area.

We then went to Queen Vic Market to get fruits, vegetables, seafood (some prawns, sardines, red fish, bonito, and barramundi), Turkish bread, ham, bacon, and chorizo. We left the food at the apartment and made our tracks to Sharks Fin House for yum cha.

Samuel their son, passed his CPL flight test today and so his dad gave all of us a nice treat of yum cha lunch.


AFL park

Having a cup of tea and a yarn

View of Mt Macedon in the distance

Another close up view of St Kilda Rd

Bolte Bride beyond Albert Park Lake

Williamstown across Port Philip Bay. The You Yangs in the distance

APL foreground

Tree-lined St Kilda Rd

West Gate Bridge in the distance

Albert Park Lake (east view)

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Nasi Kandar dinner

GOOD FRIENDS DARREN AND LINDA got us over for nasi kandar dinner tonight. Linda cooked all the beautiful dishes which included ayam kumar, beef rendang, acar, Thai salad, fried fish, and of course; biryani rice and the mandatory white wine (Gossip - Semillon Sauvignon Blanc).




Biryani rice needs to be served hot in a rice bowl and then the contents poured out onto a plate, making the rice sit in a dome shape on the plate!

Ayam kumar consisted of chicken pieces cooked in mild curry gravy with fresh cashew nuts.

The beef rendang was the best dish, it was juicy, creamy, lots of coconut infused flavor and slightly spicy. The meat was surprisingly tender. Linda used topside beef.

The Gossip was slightly acidic, but fresh and fruity. Beautiful with Asian spicy dishes.

Derek will be returning to KL for his Year 5 next year









Dessert was a fantastic sticky date pudding cooked by Emilie. Beautifully flavorsome and soft, slightly warm. Served with whipped cream. Voila!