Liebster award

Liebster Award

Thank you Taryn @ The Wooden Spoons for nominating me for a Liebster Award. Taryn suggested at the end of her post that her nominees were under no obligation to pass this on, so I’ll make a compromise and answer the questions and share some random facts. 

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Taryn’s questions 

  1. Which post on your blog are you most proud of? I wrote a post a couple of years ago on the 10 year remembrance of the Bali bombings in 2002
  2. What is your current favourite blog that you read? It’s hard to say what my favourite blog is. Many of Taryn’s nominees I would include as well as Veronica from short and sweet, Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella and Hannah from wayfaringchocolate. One of the nice things about the Canberra food blogging scene is the sense of community we have. We have our own Facebook page and I love reading Canberra Food Blogger blogs 😀 
  3. Where is the next restaurant that you would like to eat at? I’d like to try Biota in Bowral.
  4. If you had an unexpected free day what would you do? I’d go to Flue Bakery in Fyshwick and enjoy some pastries and cakes in the morning and then at lunch time enjoy some hot pies. 
  5. What camera do you use to take your photos? At home I have a little ‘studio’ set up and I use my Nikon D7100 with a 40 mm macro or a Tamron 90 mm macro lens. When I’m in restaurants I tend to use my iPhone 6 Plus.
  6. What is your most disliked food? Green beans. They squeak on my teeth.
  7. What is the last thing that you ate? I just polished off a curried salmon with brown rice and coconut cream. I’ve posted an image below 😀 
  8. Which country’s cuisine is your favourite? Australian everyday food although being Chinese I’m partial to Chinese food. My favourite meals are congee and wonton soup.
  9. Where would you like your next holiday to be? Hawaii so I can gorge on the spam repertoire.
  10. What movie did you last see and did you enjoy it? Last night I watched Star Trek Into Darkness. I love Star Trek and yesterday I did a binge watch of tribble associated episodes including episodes from The Original Series, The Animated Series, Deep Space 9 and of course from the Jar Jar Abrams universe, Star Trek Into darkness. 
  11. What are your ambitions for your blog in 2015? I’d like to be able to blog daily.

Some random facts about me

  • I can’t sing. In grade three my school’s music teacher told me I was the worst in the class. In Sunday school I was asked to mouth.
  • I turn 50 this year.
  • I have Ichthyosis vulgaris and irritable bowel syndrome.
  • I was disqualified from a national science competition in 1982 because I used live animals in my experiments.
  • I’ve owned three V8 Falcons and I before I die I want to own another V8 Ford whether it be a Mustang or a F250 pickup truck.
  • My favourite car though was my 1978 CL Chrysler Regal with a 265 ci hemi.
  • I look Chinese but I’m a fifth generation Australian. I speak with a broad strine that confounds some people.

Thanks again Taryn for the award 

Tonight’s dinner

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Liebster Award

Claudia Owen of http://claudiaowen.wordpress.com/ nominated Yummy Lummy for a Liebster Award

I’ve never been big on these blog awards but I know they help with connectivity and community building. So here goes 🙂 

Claudia is a designer living in Canberra and she started her blog to keep a record of all the beautiful things she finds that inspires her, and to showcase her work.

You can visit Claudia’s personal website at http://claudiaowen.com/


Claudia’s 10 questions and my answers:

  1. If money wasn’t an issue what would your dream career be?
    Global food and restaurant reviewer. I’d travel around Australia and around the world flying all the different airlines and writing about every eating experience.
  2. Name 3 things that are on your bucket list
    I want to visit the National Microbiology Laboratory in Canada because I’ve been to USAMRIID, CDC and Dstl Porton Down.
    Attend a Star Trek convention
    Attend a State of Origin match at Lang Park

  3. Share a happy childhood memory
    Helping my Mum and Dad make wonton soup

  4. When you picture yourself living your dream life, what do you see?
    Walking along a beach in Far North Queensland

  5. What are you working on right now that has got you all excited?
    The stuff I do at work is always exciting.

  6. Share something unique/weird about you
    I stopped eating meat in 1984 because the cadavers in anatomy reminded me of roast lamb. I started again in time for Christmas 1984. 

  7. Name one person who you admire and why?
    Hans Christian Gram because he was responsible for the single most important test in microbiology, i.e., the Gram’s stain

  8. What was your favourite toy as a child?
    I had a model of Thunderbird 2

  9. Name one technique or strategy that is working well for your blog right now
    Better food photography

  10. Name one app or tool that you can’t live without. (For example: Evernote, Wunderlist)
    Instagram

My nominees are:

http://www.bakebikeblog.com/

http://shenannagans.com/

http://www.heikeherrling.com/

http://capitalfoodjournal.com/

http://ladieswholunchinsurrey.com/

http://veronicashortandsweet.wordpress.com/

http://lovennourish.com/

http://katefreemannutrition.com.au/

http://cheergerm.wordpress.com/

http://fineeating.wordpress.com/

My nominees, this is what you have to do next:

– link back and recognise the blogger who nominated you
– answer the 10 questions given by the nominator
– nominate 10 other bloggers for the award
– create 10 questions for nominees to answer
– notify your nominees

My 10 questions are:

What’s the best meal you’ve ever cooked?
What’s your favourite meal?
What food makes you remember your childhood?
What is your dream meal?
What recipe are you planning that you’re excited about?
Share something unique/weird about you in the context of food
Name one food person who you admire and why?
What is your favourite kitchen appliance and why?
Name one technique or strategy that is working well for your blog right now
Name one food related app or tool that you can’t live without. (For example, Instagram, Adobe Photoshop Express)

Thank you all for participating!