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A big day for Chinese food | Noble Palace | Dumpling Inn

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Yesterday was a much better day at work compared to Wednesday. I woke up feeling ill with a sore throat and a headache yet I was euphoric because Queensland had defeated NSW in  the first game of this year’s State of Origin series.

For lunch we went to the Noble Palace in Phillip. Seven of us enjoyed lunch to thank a dear work friend who had acted up for an extended period of time and performed superbly. We enjoyed Hong Kong roast duck, Crispy skin chicken and plum sauce, Sizzling Mongolian lamb, Peking shredded chilli beef, Pork fillet with chili lemon grass, and rice (I could have forgotten a dish). One of our party also had a vegetable and noodle dish which she generously shared. The Noble Palace is a well known Chinese restaurant in the Woden district and consistently produces high quality meals. They also do wonderful yum cha.

Duck, beef and lamb (iPhone)

Last night Bron and I went to the Dumpling Inn for dinner. This Chinese restaurant is a fantastic suburban venue. It’s relatively small but like the Noble Palace consistently produces high quality food including yum cha on weekends. Last night we enjoyed duck pancakes and fried flounder with rice.

Preparing a duck pancake (iPhone)

Finished duck pancake (iPhone)

Left over duck (iPhone)

Deep fried flounder (iPhone)

After dinner we had dessert at Bron’s. This was some leftover vanilla cheesecake with salted caramel sauce and berries.

Vanilla cheesecake with salted caramel sauce and berries (iPhone)

Because I can’t help myself I’ll share an image from a friend at work from today.

 

Enough said for now :-)

 

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Dinner—Quick and easy

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Today I woke up and just didn’t feel right. I woke with a head ache and felt really tired. I’m not sure why, I had slipped in the shower yesterday and hurt my back so I haven’t been doing anything strenuous.

I had been planning for a little while to make pancakes for breakfast. I’d never made them from scratch and so many friends seems to be able to whip them up and have fabulous pancakes. I used a simple recipe that required a resting stage. I don’t think enough carbon dioxide formed. They were a little flat but not too doughy which was good.

During the day I did a little work, mainly going through some e-mail and sorting out some other matters.

This evening I had a piece of fillet steak that I soaked in whisky, soy and oil. I also had some pak choi, celery, peas, mushrooms, and cauliflower. It was simple enough to quickly cook them in my wok. I love my wok. I don’t regard myself as a Chinese cook even though I’m Chinese, I just seemed to have absorbed some basic lessons from Mum.

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