Travel

My week in food

I’ve had an interesting week. Work has been busy and on Wednesday I flew to Perth for work. I heard from Ms18 that the Queensland state gymnastics competition has been going well. She did well on the first day and I’m hoping her second day of competition finishes with even better results.

In terms of sleep, it hasn’t been great. Despite my CPAP machine I seem to be going through a period of early waking and an inability to return to sleep. My tinnitus has been worse and I’m not sure why. I’m quite careful not to expose myself to loud sounds and before bed I try to observe good sleep hygiene. I guess I should try to do more exercise. That always seems to be a good option.

So this week I’ve enjoyed some nice food.


On Monday I had leftover slow cooked beef, speck and spam for lunch

Leftover slowly cooked beef, speck and spam
Leftover slowly cooked beef, speck and spam

For Monday dinner I enjoyed some greens with a piece of baked salmon

Baked salmon with peas, sugar snap peas and broccoli
Baked salmon with peas, sugar snap peas and broccoli

Tuesday breakfast was scrambled eggs Gordon Ramsay style

Cheese and chives scrambled eggs
Cheese and chives scrambled eggs

Tuesday lunch was leftover corned beef congee

Corned beef quinoa congee
Corned beef quinoa congee

Tuesday dinner saw me flake some baked salmon and enjoy it with noodles

Baked salmon with ramen noodles with cheese, avocado, and beef, speck and spam gravy plus sugar snap peas
Baked salmon with ramen noodles with cheese, avocado, and beef, speck and spam gravy plus sugar snap peas

I had sugar and cinnamon doughnuts for Wednesday breakfast

Coffee and doughnuts
Coffee and doughnuts

My Wednesday lunch was a repeat of Monday, this time with different reading material

Slow cooked beef, speck and spam
Slow cooked beef, speck and spam

A friend at work likes to share with me when Urban Bean Espresso Bar is selling really nice cheesecake. This photograph shows three things I really like. A Queensland flag, a photograph of a FA-18 Hornet which was a gift from the CO RAAF Tindal and Squadron 322 and of course a caramel almond toffee cheesecake.

Caramel almond toffee crunch cheesecake from Urban Bean Espresso Bar with a Queensland flag and a gift from 322 Squadron Tindal, NT
Caramel almond toffee crunch cheesecake from Urban Bean Espresso Bar with a Queensland flag and a gift from 322 Squadron Tindal, NT
Caramel almond toffee crunch cheesecake from Urban Bean Espresso Bar
Caramel almond toffee crunch cheesecake from Urban Bean Espresso Bar

I was in Perth on Thursday morning and stayed at the International on the water hotel.

Bacon and eggs with mushrooms and a hashbrown
Bacon and eggs with mushrooms and a hashbrown

On Thursday night I had room service for dinner

Chilli mussels International on the water Hotel
Chilli mussels International on the water Hotel
Stuffed mushrooms International on the water Hotel
Stuffed mushrooms International on the water Hotel

Friday night was an easy one with leftover corned beef quinoa rice congee

Corned beef quinoa congee
Corned beef quinoa congee

On Saturday I had a leisurely breakfast of cheese and chives scrambled eggs with a cup of coffee

Cheese and chives scrambled eggs with coffee
Cheese and chives scrambled eggs with coffee

Saturday much was tinned pink salmon with an avocado on Vita-Weat with cream cheese

Tinned pink salmon with avocado on Vita-Weat with cream cheese
Tinned pink salmon with avocado on Vita-Weat with cream cheese

Saturday evening I had a lovely chicken giblet congee with black fungus

Chicken thigh, drumstick and giblet congee with black fungus
Chicken thigh, drumstick and giblet congee with black fungus

Sunday lunch was a chicken breast hot pie

Garlo's chicken breast hot pie
Garlo’s chicken breast hot pie

This dish is known as “Jacqui” after my friend Jacqui

The 'Jacqui' aka Garlo's chicken breast hot pie with cheesy potato gems
The ‘Jacqui’ aka Garlo’s chicken breast hot pie with cheesy potato gems
The 'Jacqui' aka Garlo's chicken breast hot pie with cheesy potato gems
The ‘Jacqui’ aka Garlo’s chicken breast hot pie with cheesy potato gems
Potato gems
Potato gems

So it’s been a pretty yummy week in food. None of this is really helping my waistline. Oh well, I will work on that later.

My current favourite blogs

It’s dangerous to use words like favourite blogs because if I don’t include someone’s blog they may feel upset. I really don’t like upsetting people. So I’m qualifying the list by the word “current”. My interests wax and wane like anyone so this list is a group of blogs that currently tickle my fancy.

This list is in no particular order

Live2EatEat2Live Spencer is a brother from another mother and he lives in Hawaii. He and The Cat love food. Spencer shares photographs of what he’s eaten every day.

Little Monster Girl Jennifer is an indie author and webcomic artist. LMG is about Zela, an often topless monster girl who has adventures with other monsters and animals. Jennifer also shares a little of her life and asks a question with most posts. She has great interaction with her followers. NSFW 

Carnivore Confidential Doug is a Canadian and he knows his meat. He’s a butcher after all. You can learn a lot from Doug.

Good Things Liz Posmyk lives in Canberra and is one of Canberra’s most popular food bloggers. Good Things is a very professional site. Liz also administers our local food bloggers Facebook group.

Kayak Camera Man Paul Jurak lives in Canberra. He loves photography and kayaking. Check out his glorious photographs. He makes Canberra look good even when the weather sucks.

Tales of a Confectionist The Confectionist lives in Canberra and has a chef partner and eats extraordinarily well. She’s getting married soon. I wonder if she’ll take a break when she’s on honeymoon. I’m tempted to bet a body part that she will continue to blog and share photographs of the food she is enjoying.

Seriously Rebecca Rebecca lives in an isolated part of Canada and works in a fast food restaurant. She also has interesting neighbours. Sex is often an element of each post. NSFW

Not Quite Nigella Lorraine Elliott is consistently regarded as Australia’s top blogger. Lorraine cooks delicious meals, reviews restaurants and travels widely to share her take on the best places to stay and eat. Her airline business class reviews are fantastic. Coupled with Mr NQN, the food photography is fantastic, especially when you consider the dark ambience of many restaurants and the really poor lighting in aeroplanes. NQN also has a close group of friends who eat with her and Mr NQN and the stories can be hilarious especially when she runs her friend’s Tinder account.

Leanne Cole Photography Leanne has a fantastic photography website. She shares so many helpful tips and advice for others. From time to time Leanne also invites other photographers to share their thoughts on her blog.


I’m not sure how often I’ll do this. I hope I haven’t upset anyone. I try to interact with a lot of bloggers. These are just some of my favourite blogs at the moment.

What are some of your favourite blogs?

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