On Christmas eve I went to lunch at the Ginseng Restaurant with a couple of blokes from work. The Ginseng Restaurant is in the Hellenic Club at Woden. It always amuses me that this centre of Greek culture has both Chinese and Italian eateries in it.
I was eating with a couple of work friends. I mentioned to one of them that I never worked as a waiter while I was at medical school. He suggested I’m not really Chinese
The good thing about Ginseng is the service is quick and the restaurant is cheap and cheerful.
We each chose a dish for sharing. I chose the sweet and sour pork not because I particularly like it but because it connected with a story from earlier in the day. Christmas eve in Canberra started as a fantastic warm and moderately humid day. I sent a text message to my friend, who was born in Victoria, about just how good the weather is. He responded that he was growing mold in his nether regions. I suggested coating his scrotum with corn flour as per the movie Chef. I also added we could cut them off and make hush puppies in a deep fat fryer. You really need to have seen the movie Chef to understand the connection. The closest thing we were going to eat to hush puppies that day would be sweet and sour pork.
We shared duck pancakes for a starter and then got stuck into some sweet and sour pork, chicken and noodles with ginger and some prawns.
It was a very nice lunch. It cost us about $30 each and were in and out within about an hour.
Earlier in the day we enjoyed a Kirkland pavlova too.
I hope your work place Christmas lunches went well.
It’s Sunday. After a good walk yesterday and a bonza dinner at Bron’s last night (check out some photographs I shot last night below) my day’s plan was to sleep in, eat breakfast, go for a walk, catch up on some work and slowly roast a beef brisket.
Breakfast
Some of my on-line friends have noticed I’ve consumed quite a few carbs over the last week or so. It’s true. I’m paying for it. My waist is thicker, my trousers are tighter and my belt is speaking to me about approaching holes that we’d agreed we wouldn’t go near.
I know what I need to do. When will I do it? I’m not sure. I still have some Haigh’s Chocolates chocolate covered Queensland nuts to finish as well as part of a loaf of bread.
A walk around Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra grassland
Lake Ginninderra grassland
Lake Ginninderra drainage
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Flowers on Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra grassland
Lake Ginninderra grassland
Lake Ginninderra
A beach on Lake Ginninderra
What is that pole for on the beach on Lake Ginninderra
A beach on Lake Ginninderra
How did those bottles get on the tree thing on Lake Ginninderra? I’m not sure if someone is buried there.
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra. Trying to practise framing!
I saw no birds from the birdwatching jetty on Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
A bridge over Lake Ginninderra
Graffiti on Lake Ginninderra
Graffiti on Lake Ginninderra
Blossoms on Lake Ginninderra
A bridge over Lake Ginninderra
Picnic area on Lake Ginninderra
Pelicans and people on Lake Ginninderra
Looking to Emu Bank on Lake Ginninderra
According to the RunKeeper GPX I can walk on water 😉
Just a quick snack. I heated a can of corned beef and then put it into a pyrex bowl and cooked through with some cream, tasty Coon cheese and spices.
Dinner pot roast beef brisket
Pot roasted beef brisket recipe
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: Huge
A simple one pot roast with the king of meats, viz., beef.
Ingredients
Rolled beef brisket
Red wine
Balsamic vinegar
Worcestershire sauce
Curry pepper
Black pepper corns
Chinese five spice powder
Mixed dried herbs
Onions
Broccoli
Pumpkin
Instructions
Seal the meat in a hot pan
Rub in the dry ingredients
Put the meat into a casserole
Add in the liquid ingredients
Place a sheet of baking paper between the bowl and the lid (this keeps the lid clean and seals in the moisture
Cook for four hours at 150 °C
At the three hour mark add the pumpkin
At the three and a half hour mark add the broccoli
Plate up
Shoot a photograph or two or more
Eat the meal
Wash the dishes
Write the recipe
Blog about the experience
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Bron’s bonza dinner from Saturday night
We enjoyed roast duck pancakes with cucumber, spring onion, coriander and hoisin sauce. It was a fantastic meal. Bron set aside the duck’s neck and cloaca for me because she knows they’re my favourite parts of the duck’s anatomy.
So I hope you had a great weekend. If you have any comments or questions please leave a comment. I’d love to hear from you.
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