Some might say every weekend is an eating adventure for me
I spent the weekend in Brisbane to visit my parents and daughters. This week Miss13 becomes Miss14!
Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast at Groove Train Chermside. I enjoyed the granola.
Granola at Groove Train ChermsideGranola at Groove Train Chermside
For lunch Miss19 and I made Mum and Dad a simple salad for lunch.
I taught Miss19 how to extract Pomegranate arils
Pomegranate arils for lunch
I love coleslaw
Coleslaw preparation
The final product. Gee I love streaky bacon and avocado in a salad.
Coleslaw with avocado, pomegranate arils and streaky bacon
For dinner we celebrated soon to be Miss14’s birthday at Hog’s breath cafe. I had a lite cut prime rib with avocado and a side of calamari to enjoy a surf and turf or reef and beef meal
Hog’s Breath Cafe Aspley with Lite cut prime rib and salt and pepper calamari (reef and beef, surf and turf) with avocado plus Béarnaise sauce on the avocado and cheese sauce on the vegetables. Served with curly fries.
After the main meal we came home and enjoyed Mum’s beetroot chocolate cake. Yes this was made with a large tin of beetroot. No taste of vinegar or beetroot at all.
Beetroot chocolate cake for soon to be Miss14Beetroot chocolate cake and ice cream for soon to be Miss14
For Sunday breakfast we went to Cafe 63 Wilston and I had fruit. Who would believe it, I ate fruit while my daughters has poached and fried eggs and waffles and similar
I’ve spent the weekend in Brisbane visiting Miss13, Miss17 and my parents. We have some activities planned and I’ve taken Monday as recreation leave so we could fit things in. I’m writing a series of short posts about the food we ate on this visit.
On Saturday afternoon we spent the afternoon at Southbank Beach in Brisbane’s CBD. This is a fantastic venue for the residents of Brisbane.
Southbank Beach in Brisbane’s CBD Apple + Pro HDR iPhone with iPhone 6 back camera 4.15mm f/2.2 at 4mm and f/2.2, 1/10000sec, ISO 32Brisbane River from Kangaroo Point Apple + Pro HDR iPhone with iPhone 6 back camera 4.15mm f/2.2 at 4mm and f/2.2, 1/8000sec, ISO 32I love a Golden Gaytime Apple iPhone 6 Plus with iPhone 6 Plus back camera 4.15mm f/2.2 at 4mm and f/2.2, 1/2200sec, ISO 32
Here we are again at THR3E Restaurant, this time it’s not just Mum, Dad and me, we also have Miss13 and Miss17 with us. Sadly Miss19 is in Sydney with a friend after her visit to Canberra.
We weren’t here too long ago and this time we had the same thing. The buffet and the seafood platter plus a heap of dessert.
I ate way too much and I really regret my food choices. I need to stop.
I’ve attached a series of photographs of some of the plates and dishes and bowls and cups of food I tried. I was reading Not Quite Nigella the other day and Lorraine mentioned her three bite rule, I think THR3E Restaurant needs a 3 bite rule
Inside THR3E SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 2500Roast beef and gravy with a really tough piece of chicken thigh, fish bite, chicken nugget, coleslaw and Caesar salad SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 4000Seafood platter with tiger prawns, calamari rings, squid twisties, prawn twisties, fish bites, oysters and mussels SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 10000Seafood platter with tiger prawns, calamari rings, squid twisties, prawn twisties, fish bites, oysters and mussels SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 8000Seafood platter with tiger prawns, calamari rings, squid twisties, prawn twisties, fish bites, oysters and mussels SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 5000Roast beef with gravy, potato bake, quinoa and soy beans plus a random fish bite SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 4000Quinoa salad with a truly bad pork fillet in barbecue sauce SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 2500Caramel mousse Apple iPhone 6 Plus with iPhone 6 Plus back camera 4.15mm f/2.2 at 4mm and f/2.2, 1/15sec, ISO 125Vanilla soft serve ice cream with lime topping served in a coffee cup SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 1250Vanilla soft serve ice cream with lime topping served in a coffee cup SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 1600
Miss13 thought it was hilarious that I piped vanilla soft serve ice cream into a coffee cup. I thought affogato but then saw the lime green topping and thought, why not? I used to make myself lime milk shakes and the only thing that stops me now is the fact I’m not a fan of the Canberra Raiders and they have a thing with lime milk.
Do you like lime green topping?
THR3E is embedded in the Kedron-Wavell Services Club near Westfield Chermside. You need to be a member of the club which isn’t a problem. The membership is easily affordable and the club is very friendly.
I’ve spent the weekend in Brisbane visiting Miss13, Miss17 and my parents. We have some activities planned and I’ve taken Monday as recreation leave so we could fit things in. I’m writing a series of short posts about the food we ate on this visit.
To get things started we needed a good breakfast on Saturday. Miss13, Miss17 and I headed to Groove Train at Chermside.
Miss13 asked for French toast, Miss17 asked for the Spanish eggs and I asked for corn fritters.
Miss13 also asked for a guava juice while Miss17 wanted a chai latte and I needed a long black.
Corn fritters with poached eggs, smoked salmon and lime yoghurt SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 100
The corn fritters came with poached eggs with runny yolks, smoked salmon and lime yoghurt. The corn fritters at Groove Train are filling and full of flavour.
I’d happily recommend them to anyone who has a hearty appetite.
Do you have a favourite ‘local’ you visit for breakfast when you’re visiting family and friends?
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