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Hong Kong Disneyland

One of the reasons for holidaying in Hong Kong was because of Hong Kong Disneyland. I explained in the first holiday post that our planned holiday in Florida fell through and because that included a Disney World visit, considered other Disney options.

To start the day I went with plain congee and dim sum. Not quite a breakfast of champions.

Plain congee and dim sum

We elected to purchase in advance two-day tickets. We’d heard that Disneyland is bigger than places like Dreamworld and Movieworld on the Gold Coast so we figured a two-day pass would help us see everything we wanted to see and not be disappointed.. We caught a series of trains from Hong Kong Island to Disneyland.

The final train is a special Disneyland train fitted out with Mickey Mouse shaped windows and hand holds. I have no idea who the bloke in this photograph is.

The Disneyland Train
The Disneyland Train
Welcome to Hong Kong Disneyland (We didn't stay in the resort)
Welcome to Hong Kong Disneyland (We didn’t stay in the resort)

At the entrance before the ticketing area is a big whale fountain. Atop the fountain is a surfing Mickey. The column of water moves up and down.

Surfing Mickey on a whale
Surfing Mickey on a whale
We have tickets
We have tickets
Fantasyland Castle
Fantasyland Castle
We went into Adventureland
We went into Adventureland
The Adventureland treehouse
The Adventureland treehouse was explored
Miss14 and Ms18 in Adventureland
Miss14 and Ms18 in Adventureland
Grizzly Gulch Jail
Grizzly Gulch Jail

The second best ride is the Grizzly Gulch Mine Car Ride. I found a YouTube point of view video which is better than any photograph I could have shot.

Ms20 really likes Toy Story and so does her BF apparently.

Toy Story Land
Toy Story Land

We went on the parachute ride.

Toy Story Parachute Ride
Toy Story Parachute Ride

It was okay. Nothing like the Big Drop at Dreamworld or Batman at Movieworld.

We also rode Slinky Dog.

Slinky Dog
Slinky Dog

We walked back to Adventureland and got on the Safari Jungle River Cruise.

Daniel from the Safari Jungle River Cruise
Daniel from the Safari Jungle River Cruise

Daniel was pretty funny in his own way.

Okay, Yummy Lummy is a food blog so I need to add a little more about food. The most appalling and disappointing thing about Hong Kong Disneyland is the quality of the food. I expected the prices to be high. That’s the norm for theme parks unfortunately. But in most places I’ve accepted the meal as at least mediocre.

I should have gone with my gut and stuck with Asian food. After all we were in Hong Kong and there were Asian options. Even Chinese options. I was hungry and we were in Fantasyland and Ms18 was keen on a Mickey Mouse shaped pizza. Rather than waste time looking for another outlet I asked for what I thought might be reasonable. I knew the Chinese should never have shared any food with Marco Polo. The European versions of Chinese food don’t rate. I went with what was described as a creamy mushroom pasta.

The photographs tell the story. The pasta was stuck together. It was tepid. It was too salty. The mushrooms were chewy. It was disgusting. My advice is do not ask for this from Fantasyland’s Royal Banquet Room.

Royal Banquet Hall Fantasyland
Royal Banquet Hall Fantasyland
Creamy mushroom pasta served by the Royal Banquet Hall Fantasyland
Creamy mushroom pasta served by the Royal Banquet Hall Fantasyland

Okay, rant over until next time 

So here is a gallery of some random photographs from the afternoon.

Here comes another food rant.

For afternoon tea. Yes, on holidays we enjoy afternoon tea. I ignored tried to forget my body mass and my expanding waistline.

We went to Main Street and noticed a cafe selling High Tea. Now I’ve had high tea at Raffles in Singapore, the Hyatt in Canberra and a few other places. That said, my expectations were suitably set for Disneyland.

It all looked nice and there was appropriate Mickey Mouse branding on some of the products. The chocolate drink which I had assumed to be cold was hot and limp is how I would describe it. The plates had mixes of sweet and savoury on a plate which got a little confusing. I don’t mind a sweet and savoury high tea, but keep them separated on different plates. There was a scone which was just awful. It was tough and chewy. There was also a layered pastry which looked like it should be sweet but it was salty. The mouthfeel from the macaron suggested it was a few days old.

Here’s a gallery of high tea photographs.

 

After high tea we settled into a spot for the parade and fireworks. It was during this five hour period that my patience was sorely tested. I’ve already mentioned in a previous post about our encounters with people who do not have a similar understanding of personal space and both situational and spatial awareness. The girls were really keen to get a good view for the evening parade so we staked out a place on a street curb which impeded no one else and we sat/stood there waiting. From time to time one of us would break off to visit the rest rooms or go looking at something. As night fell the crowd grew. Officials roped off an area near us so the frail and infirm could get a good view. Behind me I felt people poking and prodding. People were coming off the street in front of us and just pushing Miss14 aside to get through. I man spread to protect her and stood my ground buffeting shoulders of passers by. One bloke behind me then started poking me in the shoulder and told me he expected me to sit on the ground when the parade started. I’d already planned to do that but being told by someone just annoyed me. Then he started pulling at my camera bag. I nearly took a swing.

After the parade we turned around getting ready for a wait for the fireworks. Again, people just streamed in front of us. Two women came and stood right in front of Ms20 while she was photographing the fireworks. No consideration whatsoever. It was just unbelievable how rude people could be.

Here is a gallery of some images from the parade and fireworks. I haven’t processed any of these images. I was too annoyed to focus on the photography at the time.

The fireworks finish at 9 pm and then there is the crush to the exit, boarding the Disneyland train and the making connections with two more trains before the 10 minute work from the Causeway Bay MTR station to the Cosmopolitan Hotel.

It’s true what they say, Hong Kong is for people who like to wake up late and stay awake late.

We came back the next morning after breakfast.

Toast with scrambled eggs and baked beans with a hamburger rissole and deep fried potato
Toast with scrambled eggs and baked beans with a hamburger rissole and deep fried potato

I’d say our favourite rides were Space Mountain and Grizzly Gulch Mine Carts. Both were reasonably fast with good twists and turns. The Grizzly Gulch has a long backward stretch making it exciting. The Space Mountain ride is mainly in the dark with projections on the ceilings and walls. It made me wish we had a Star Trek theme park with rides on the NX-01, NCC 1701 A, B, C, D and E, as well as shuttle craft and the Defiant. Most of all it would be great to have battles with Klingon and Romulan Birds of Prey.

Anyway back to Disneyland. One ride we waited over 60 minutes to do was the Autopia car ride. Miss14 was my driver and I took a time-lapse video of the track work.

Autopia At Hong Kong Disneyland from Gary Lum on Vimeo.

The girls at Welcome to Disneyland
The girls at Welcome to Disneyland
Ms18 jumping for joy
Ms18 jumping for joy

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Opening ceremony
Opening ceremony

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The teacup ride was fun and had its moments
The teacup ride was fun and had its moments
The mad hatter tea cups
The mad hatter tea cups

The next ride was “It’s a small world” which was very colourful.

Ms20 with a paratrooper from Toy Story
Ms20 with a paratrooper from Toy Story
Space Mountain. No turning back after this point.
Space Mountain. No turning back after this point.
No selfie sticks
No selfie sticks

For lunch I couldn’t go past the Star Wars Darth Vader cheeseburger. As much as I prefer Star Trek, my favourite character is Darth Vader. I love the dark side of the force.

Darth Vader Cheeseburger

Me eating my Darth Vader cheeseburger
Me eating my Darth Vader cheeseburger
Miss14 and Ms20 with Toy Story's Woody and Jesse
Miss14 and Ms20 with Toy Story’s Woody and Jesse
Fantasyland
Fantasyland
Fantasyland castle
Fantasyland castle

We wended the second day with an egg custard tart

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Farewell Hong Kong Disneyland
Farewell Hong Kong Disneyland

For dinner we agreed we’d stop at the Kowloon MTR station and look around. We came up the Tasty Congee and Noodle Wantun Shop where we stopped and enjoyed a nice meal. We craved vegetables so we asked for some Chinese vegetables along with our noodles.

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So ended another day. We were pretty tired and happy for a relatively early evening.

Have you been to Hong Kong Disneyland?

Hong Kong 3D Museum and Victoria Peak

Day two of our holiday adventure started with a big surprise. Ms20 had called me a few weeks ago and mentioned she had found a great place to visit but I needed to purchase the tickets in advance. When I took a look at the website for the Hong Kong 3D Museum I found is confusing and didn’t quite understand why Ms20 thought this place would be cool to visit. Most Hong Kong websites are very good with Chinese and English. I found this one very confusing. Thankfully Google translate works well.

Anyway after a breakfast of soggy waffle with watermelon and lychee covered in condensed milk we were off.

Danish with watermelon and lychee on a waffle and condensed milk
Danish with watermelon and lychee on a waffle and condensed milk

Our short walk to Causeway Bay MTR Station takes us to Times Square. With the current release of the new Star Wars movie there is all this giant lego around the place.

X wing fighter Times Square Hong Kong
X wing fighter Times Square Hong Kong

I really like the funny billboard advertising in Hong Kong

Funny Hong Kong Advertising bill boards in the MTR
Funny Hong Kong Advertising bill boards in the MTR

The HK3DMUSEUM is a series of diorama type rooms filled with painted mural type art. Various parts have painted structures that come out from the background surface and blend in with the rest of the painting. The purpose is to have your friends and family stand in the art so you can shoot photographs. The floors have spots that recommend the best shooting position. It is way cool. I shot about a hundred photographs of my daughters in the largely anime scenes. We are a fantastic time and didn’t expect this to be so good. I don’t normally share photographs of my daughters on-line so I shot a few photographs with just the scenes. That said, I spoke with all three of my daughters and in a non-leading way asked how they would feel if their faces appeared in my blog and each one said they didn’t mind. So you will see some images here of Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20.

Welcome to HK3D MUSEUM from Ms18
Welcome to HK3D MUSEUM from Ms18
Welcome to HK3D MUSEUM from Ms20
Welcome to HK3D MUSEUM from Ms20
Welcome to HK3D MUSEUM from Miss14
Welcome to HK3D MUSEUM from Miss14
Miss14 and Ms20 on a boat
Miss14 and Ms20 on a boat
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14 and Ms20
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14 and Ms20
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20 and some busty anime characters
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20 and some busty anime characters
HK3DMUSEUM and Miss14
HK3DMUSEUM and Miss14
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20 in a mirror room
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20 in a mirror room
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14, Ms18 and me
HK3DMUSEUM with Miss14, Ms18 and me

You get the idea. I shot quite a few photographs there.

Hong Kong 3D Museum

After the HK3DMUSEUM we walked to the Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa.

Along the way we got a good view of Hong Kong Island across the water.

Hong Kong Island waterfront from Tsim Sha Tsui.
Hong Kong Island waterfront from Tsim Sha Tsui.
Hong Kong Island waterfront from Tsim Sha Tsui.
Hong Kong Island waterfront from Tsim Sha Tsui.
Hong Kong Island waterfront from Tsim Sha Tsui.
Hong Kong Island waterfront from Tsim Sha Tsui.

The worlds of Whampoa consist of different shopping centres. As you may imagine we went to Fashion World!

There’s also a boat in Whampoa but not in the water.

Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa
Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa

One criticism of Hong Kong shopping is there are not enough Dad seats so I can sit outside a store while the girls are inside. Don’t get me wrong I usually walk in to start with and then once I know they’re going to spend more than 10 minutes (sometimes up to 30 minutes) in a shop I will stand outside and stare at my iPhone!

 

When I posted this image on Facebook a friend commented on my excellent man spreading 

After looking around Fashion World we walked over to Whampoa garden and found a place to eat, viz., Chào Chào restaurant.

I saw pickled pig trotter and thought of gee gyok. A favourite dish Mum used to make. It uses vinegar and lots of sugar and involves slowly cooking a pigs trotter to extract the calcium. It’s a dish traditionally served to postpartum women 40 days after confinement. I love it. This version wasn’t very good. The meat was tender and had some taste but not as I remember it.

Pickled pork trotter in vinegar and sugar
Pickled pork trotter in vinegar and sugar

After lunch we went and visited the goldfish market, a flea market, the flower market and the bird market.

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Birds
Birds
Birds
Birds
Poultry
Poultry
Rabbits
Rabbits
Tortoise
Tortoise
Fish
Fish
Fish
Fish
Goldfish
Goldfish

After an afternoon looking at all sorts of odds and ends, we went back to Central Station and looked around for a place to eat. We walked around a few back streets and found the Honolulu Coffee Shop. This was an odd looking place but the waiter we had was very funny. I had roast pork with noodles.

Honolulu Coffee Shop Roast pork and noodles
Honolulu Coffee Shop Roast pork and noodles

After dinner we walked to the lower terminus for the Victoria Peak Tram. Victoria Peak is one of those must do tourist attractions. It’s great at night especially f the air is clear. The haze and smog in Hong Kong is pretty bad at the moment so when we went up it was hard to see everything clearly. Getting up and down is a nightmare in terms of human crowding and the crushed feeling you have being sandwiched between hundreds of people. Most people in Hong Kong seem to have no situation nor spatial awareness and do not respect personal space as we might in Australia. I found it very confronting to come across such rude behaviour (well rude in my opinion but normal for most people in Hong Kong).

It took a couple of hours of waiting to get to the Peak and then another couple of hours to descend by tram. If you visit Hong Kong, it’s a must do but be prepared for queueing and for contact with other humans, occasionally intimate. Some woman fondled my backside.

Hong Kong from Victoria Peak
Hong Kong from Victoria Peak
Hugging on Victoria Peak
Hugging on Victoria Peak

It was a really long day. It was close to midnight when we got back to the hotel.

Have you visited Victoria Peak? What was your experience?

 

Stanley Market and Ladies Market, Hong Kong

The Yummy Lummy Cooking for one podcast
The Yummy Lummy Cooking for one podcast
Stanley Market and Ladies Market, Hong Kong
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My daughters and I have been planning an overseas holiday for about a year. Originally we were going to Florida in the middle of December as part of a gymnastics event. Unfortunately that fell through. As an alternative we agreed on Hong Kong. There are a lot of good reasons for Hong Kong. Food. Hong Kong Disney. Food. Ocean Park. Food. No jet lag because it’s in AWST. Food. It’s only an eight hour flight from Brisbane as opposed to more than double that to Florida. Food. Shopping at markets. Food. Photography. Food. Mostly importantly, I’d have much more time with my daughters than if we all went as part of a large gymnastic team event. Did I mention food?

So my part of this adventure started when I flew to Brisbane (BNE) from Canberra (CBR) on Christmas day to enjoy a day with my parents and brothers. I didn’t eat dinner! When I woke up on Boxing day (Saturday 26 December) I still felt full.

Public Art

QF950 CBR to BNE flight snacks
QF950 CBR to BNE flight snacks

I greeted my daughters at my parents’ place early in the morning and we all hugged in a huge amount of excitement. I may have squealed.

The flight from Brisbane (BNE) to Hong Kong (HKG) was pretty uneventful. We flew Qantas (QF97). We managed to get the A and B seats in rows 23 and 24. Sweet! Unfortunately my entertainment console didn’t work but I wasn’t upset. I had lots of books and podcasts on my iPad to keep me going as well as yam biscuits and Mum’s almond shortbread biscuits.

Yam biscuits and almond shortbread for QF97 BNE to HKG
Yam biscuits and almond shortbread for QF97 BNE to HKG
Soon after takeoff from BNE
Soon after takeoff from BNE
Beef cheeks on QF97
Beef cheeks on QF97
Chocolate mousse on QF97
Chocolate mousse on QF97
Chocolate mousse on QF97
Chocolate mousse on QF97
Weis' ice cream
Weis’ ice cream
Slider and hot dog on QF97
Slider and hot dog on QF97
Slider and hot dog on QF97
Slider and hot dog on QF97
Slider on QF97
Slider on QF97
Cloud porn over the South China Sea
Cloud porn over the South China Sea

On arriving our passage through the border agencies was trouble-free. The only hitch was the ground transport to the Cosmopolitan Hotel. We had booked a shuttle bus with Buffalo Tours and our arrival gate wasn’t where the tour operator was. There was a moment of “what do we do?” but then I just called the operator and sorted it out. I’m grateful for my Vodafone international roaming feature. An extra $5 a day and I keep all the features I use back home.

We got to our hotel feeling quite tired. Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20 all collapsed into bed after they showered and were down and out for the count.

On Sunday morning we woke up refreshed and ready to go. We had planned to visit Stanley Market and Ladies Markets.

As part of our accommodation package, we had breakfast included. The hotel dining room was utilitarian.

I went for deep fried potato (not quite a potato gem [tater tot] but it was deep fried so it was good anyway), scrambled eggs, a variety of dim sum, waffles and condensed milk. There was also plain congee, cereal, pastries and fruit.

Breakfast deep fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, dim sum and waffles with condensed milk
Breakfast deep fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, dim sum and waffles with condensed milk
Breakfast deep fried potatoes, bao and dim sum
Breakfast deep fried potatoes, bao and dim sum
After breakfast, we walked to Causeway Station and had a few goes at finding it. From there we caught the MTR (mass transit railway) to Central Station. We found the Hong Kong Station and caught the number 6 bus to Stanley Market. The double decker bus was fun. The twists and turns created a little nausea but it was pretty much a roller coaster ride. Watching how close we got to walls and other vehicles was hair raising.
Stanley Markets was fun. We bought little handbags. I bought a black one for a lens. Ms20 and Ms18 bought robes. Ms18 laughed at me but the little zip up bag at only AUD5 was perfect.
BB Gun. If I was a kid I'd beg for this.
BB Gun. If I was a kid I’d beg for this.
We went for a walk to Blake Pier and shot some photographs.
Stanley Market ocean view
Stanley Market ocean view
Stanley Market boats in the bay
Stanley Market boats in the bay
Blake Pier new Stanley Market
Blake Pier new Stanley Market
We had lunch at Toby Inn. It was a local cheap and cheerful Chinese restaurant. Everything was sticky and nothing looked clean. One of the staff tossed crockery onto the table with a deft hand. All the plates and bowls seemed to magically find its spot without anything breaking.
Miss14 chose deep fried crispy skin chicken, Ms18 chose salty chilli squid, Ms20 chose beef with rice noodles and I chose deep fried pork with sweet and sour sauce. It was a pretty good meal with generous serving sizes. We shared everything and enjoyed the meal.
Miss14 chose deep fried crispy skin chicken, Ms18 chose salty chilli squid, Ms20 chose beef with rice noodles and I chose deep fried pork with sweet and sour sauce.
Miss14 chose deep fried crispy skin chicken, Ms18 chose salty chilli squid, Ms20 chose beef with rice noodles and I chose deep fried pork with sweet and sour sauce.
After lunch we caught the number 6 bus back to Central Station and caught a train to Mong Kok station and walked to Ladies Market. These markets were really busy. We bought T-shirts, USB sticks and earphones plus a tooth brush cap.
We made our way to Langham Place to rest our feet after about three rounds of the Ladies Market. We then had an early dinner at The Dining Room. I think it’s a chain. Miss14, Ms18 and Ms20 all had the noodles with prawn and pork wonton soup. I had the chilli noodles with chicken fillet. We were all pretty satisfied with our dinner, especially after we received spoons to load up with our chopsticks. After dinner we had ice cream for dessert. We walked to Mong Kok station and when to Admiralty Station to catch another train to Causeway Bay station. From there we walked back to the hotel.
Chilli noodles and chicken fillet
Chilli noodles and chicken fillet
It was a huge day.

Dream Cuisine Vanilla Slice

Regular readers of Yummy Lummy know of my deep seated love of vanilla slice. Last year I took a driving holiday to Geelong and back and much of that trip focussed on my favourite pastry.This is a photograph of Dream Cuisine Vanilla Slice

Last week twenty Canberra Food Bloggers took a trip to Fyshwick (better known for Australia’s pornography industry, brothels and sex shops) to visit Owen at Dream Cuisine and enjoy his pastries. At the time Owen mentioned that his vanilla slice isn’t a constant feature because they are a little labour intensive and he needs a full complement of staff if he’s going to make them available. He did hint though he may have some ready for this week.

While I was at work yesterday (Friday) I thought I’d give Dream Cuisine a call to see if I should plan a Saturday breakfast in Fyshwick. Owen answered the telephone and said he would get his chefs to prepare some for Saturday. I was stoked.

So this morning I head out to try Owen’s Dream Cuisine vanilla slice. Would it be good? Would it compare with my favourites? Who knows, either way, I knew that the Myrtleford Butter Owen uses and his amazing custard would make me happy. I was pretty confident I’d like Owen’s version because he mentioned caramelised pastry. In my mind that would at least put it into the Gumnut Patisserie league.

So when I arrived there they were in the display case. Four slices of happiness with “Dream” written in icing sugar on the top piece of pastry.

I asked for a flat white coffee and a single slice.

This is a photograph of Dream Cuisine Vanilla Slice

When I checked in using the swarm app I become Mayor of Dream Cuisine 

 

This is a photograph of Dream Cuisine Vanilla Slice, coffee and Bundaberg raw sugar

 

I always like to see Bundaberg sugar at a cafe or restaurant. In my mind it’s the best sugar in Australia and helps me think of my maternal grandparents.

So what did I think of Owen’s Dream Cuisine vanilla slice? As I mentioned on Instagram, it was sensationally dreamy. This is a show piece vanilla slice. There’s no way a Victorian could call this a snot block and if a Victorian did call it a snot block and I was Owen I’d be insulted. Does it meet my expectations for a good vanilla slice? Yes and no. Yes, this is delicious. The caramelised pastry was crisp and sweet and full bodied in flavour. The custard was delicate. It was sweet but not too sweet and it had the right amount of vanilla. All together it was fabulous. But no it’s not my perfect vanilla slice because this is a fancy pastry that tastes really good. For me, my perfect vanilla slice has all this flavour but it also has the right texture and consistency. I want that caramelised pastry to be firm but not soggy and not crisp. I want to be able to bite through it without it fracturing, it needs to break apart. A fork needs to be able to do the same thing. In my perfect vanilla slice the custard won’t squeeze out when pressure is applied to the top and bottom pastry layers either by my teeth or a fork.

I’d highly recommend Dream Cuisine’s vanilla slice to pastry lovers. If you live in Canberra, there’s no excuse, you need to visit Dream Cuisine. It’s not only in Fyshwick. If you’re visiting Canberra, put some time in your diary to make a visit, stay for a coffee and enjoy a treat. The service is great. It’s friendly and you’re served with a smile. They also have good quality containers for takeaway too.

Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra

I bought my afternoon tea while I was there.

 

This is a photograph of Dream Cuisine Vanilla Slice, lavendar macaron and salted caramel macaron

The lavender and salted caramel macarons are to die for.

Fellow Canberra Food Blogger Tales of a Confectionist also reviewed the vanilla slice

Best Chicken Maryland recipe ever

This is a photograph of my Cheesy Chicken Maryland on toast
Cheesy Chicken Maryland on toast | Check out my Chicken Maryland recipe

Chicken Maryland posts are reasonably popular on Yummy Lummy. I don’t know why, but I get most visitors who want a Chicken Maryland recipe. This recipe isn’t healthy. This recipe isn’t low fat. This recipe has no vegetables. This recipe is tasty. This recipe is comforting. This recipe means you use your hands to eat the chicken. This recipe has no leftover juices that get wasted.

Best Chicken Maryland recipe ever
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian dude food
Author: [url href=”http://about.me/garydlum” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”]Gary Lum[/url]
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Serves: 1
Best Chicken Maryland recipe ever
Ingredients
  • 2 pieces of Chicken Maryland
  • 1 hamburger bread roll
  • 1 handful grated tasty cheese
  • 1 tablespoon mixed dried herbs
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon chicken salt
Instructions
  1. Heat a benchtop oven to 150 °C
  2. Line a tray with baking paper
  3. Cut a hamburger roll in half and lay out on the tray
  4. Butter the bread if you like or spread some olive oil
  5. Place a piece of chicken on each piece of bread
  6. Sprinkle on the cheese, salt, chicken salt, pepper and mixed dried herbs
  7. Put into the oven for 1 hour
  8. Rest for 20 minutes
  9. Shoot a photograph
  10. Eat with your hands being careful not to be so enthusiastic you eat the bones too
  11. Don’t eat the bones
  12. Wash the dishes
  13. Write the recipe
  14. Blog (verb)

If you make this be aware that you’ll want to do it again. It’s quite moreish, that’s why I did two pieces of Chicken Maryland. It fits nicely too with just one bread roll. The best part is that the bread toasts and becomes crispy with the chicken fat and cheesy goodness in the oven.

This is a perfect meal for when you come home and need to do other things while a quick and easy meal is cooking.

Earlier today, being pay day, I had a raspberry hazelnut meringue torte from Urban Bean Espresso Bar for my lunch.

This is a photograph of my Raspberry and Hazelnut Meringue Torte from Urban Bean Espresso Bar
Raspberry and Hazelnut Meringue Torte

Please try the recipe and let me know what you think.

What do you cook when you want something quick easy and comforting that you can eat with your hands?