Anniversarie part deux

Can't believe it has been 2 years since we got registered. (Traditional wedding ceremony coming up in 2 weeks).

How time flies. It doesn't and hasn't felt like 2 yrs.

Just proves a point that time indeed does fly when you are having fun.

Brisbane from the air..

One of the perks of constant work travel is getting to see new things.
Always love my bird eye view of cities esp when you are flying in our flying out.

Here are a few of Brisbane - after the massive floods that hit this beautiful city this yr.

**Kitchen stories** Chewy raisin and oat biscuits

Been into a bit of baking recently - just to kill time as well as it is a lot more satisfying that getting things from the store! So BF found me the recipe and I thought " Why Not".


Ingredients
1 cup raisins (I used sultanas)
1 cup cornflakes (I used Crunchy Nut)
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg

Method
Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced.
Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Combine raisins, cornflakes, oats, flours and sugar in a bowl.
Whisk oil, egg and 1/4 cup cold water together in a jug.
Stir into mixture.

Roll 2 tablespoons of mixture at a time into balls.
Place balls, 3cm apart, on prepared tray.
Flatten slightly.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden.
Cool on tray. Serve.

Recipe courtesy of Taste.com.au

First round in the oven - this is what is left

Baking...

Another view of baking...

Baked!!!

**Melbourne ** Night Out

A bit behind on publishing some of my blog entries but no matter, it is not like anyone reads this anyways..!

Being in a relationship has its pros and cons, and one of the cons is being so "content" and not really needing to "pick up" any longer *hey, lets be honest here - we tend to go out to check out the meat market, when you are no longer in the scene, it just feels like a bum deal coz you can watch but cant touch!* - lol..

Anyways, I digress.
On 1 of the Saturday nights that we did decide to slap on some war paint and head out, it was to the European Bier Cafe on Collins. Nice selection of European beers off the tap and bottle of course - brought me back to being back in Belgium 2 years ago.

Food wise - it was ok, typical pub grub with some Australian flair - I stuck to the Caesar salad hence no pics but decided to take pics of some of the others instead.


Chicken parma and chips.

Pork chop with crackle - the crackle looked too thick.

Not being a beer drinker, I opted for a strawberry and lime cider :)

And finished it off with a round of squashed frogs shooters- they barmaid really was hopeless at mixing a cocktail tho - a proper squashed frog shooter is suppose to be nicely layered but these came out DEAD! Oh well, still tasted ok tho.

European Bier Cafe -120 Exhibition Street Melbourne VIC 3000

To top the night off, it was to Max Brenner for coffee/mocha and dessert.

Max Brenner Melbourne Central Shop - OE5, Menzies Alley, Melbourne Central Shopping Centre 300 La Trobe Street Melbourne VIC 3000

Falls Creek, VIC

It was a shame really. After a 5 hr drive and with a sense of wanting to taste a bit of snow on the boards, what we got - nothing.

Falls Creek is the only Australian ski resort to boast ski-in ski-out but unfortunately due to the unseasonably warm August (plus heavy rain the week before) all the snow had melted and it was either patchy snow, icy areas or both.

A weekend wasted - could not justify paying another $106 for the daily tix (we had already paid $70 for resort entry, got Alpine fuel and 2 days accommodation).

Thankfully we are heading to Whistler, BC next yr.

View of the only snow on the mountain top. This time last yr - there was snow cover all the way to the mountain valley!

Random thoughts

I get annoyed at times that I don't really have a definite theme to my blog. Is this suppose to be a travel blog? Or foodie blog? Work related - or cooking perhaps? Pure randomness it is... nonsense stuff that comes to my head at a whim and goes as quickly as it does really. Gee whiz, no wonder I get confused!

Sometimes I have to remember to -