SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: NICK'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

FRESH LOBSTER SALAD (GARLIC BUTTER)

 FRESH LOBSTER SALAD (THERMIDOR - cream sauce and sprinkled cheese browned)

COLD SEAFOOD PLATE (freshly shucked Oyster, King prawn, Tasmanian Smoked Salmon, Marinated WA Octopus and Avocado)

SEAFOOD PLATTER

RASPBERRY MOJITO

At Nick's Seafood Restaurant, Darling Harbour for Sean and colleagues' little get together dinner celebration.  They had an awesome night.  They had Cold seafood platter, fresh lobster, calamari, fish and king prawns.  Since Sean can't drink, he just asked for raspberry mojito and pineapple juice. Here's the link on what is on their menu. One of Sean's favorite restaurants.

Check out NICK'S Restaurant and Bar Group if your out for some fresh seafood, grill and steak cravings, whenever you are in Sydney.

WHAT'S UP?: OUR LITTLE TREE

Here is our little Christmas tree!  Sean got some trimmings early today.  He hang them all up!  He wanted to feel Christmas this year and so he set up the tree.   He fell in love with this small tree. It got nice texture and just the right side on that side of wall.  It is still in progress but already loaded.  We are loving this tree especially when it is all lit up!

ON SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: NORTH INDIAN FLAVOUR

North Indian Flavour

Naan Bread in cheese garlic

Mushroom & Peas and Buttered Chicken

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Sean just had lunch at this Indian store in International Food Court called  NORTH INDIAN FLAVOUR.  He asked for one of the City speacials, which is any 1 meat + 1 vege curry with rice + 1 plain Naan bread and added extra for the cheese garlic.  He got buttered chicken and mushroom & peas over rice.  If you are into Indian  food, try out what's on their menu!

BTW, this is located at Sydney Central Plaza, Central Plaza, International Food Court (under Myer), 23 LP, 432 George Street, Sydney 2000 (tel nos. 02 92353172).  Hit the link to check out for their other branches.

ON SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: PAD THAI

Breaking from the regular menu at home!  

Pad thai @ Khings is the fastest and nearest source of food when in doubt on what to eat. LOL!  Pad Thai is probably the most posted here on this blog.  Sean just love it!

ON FOOD TRIP: DOMINO'S PIZZA

Supreme (Pepperoni, rasher bacon, capsicum, ground beef, Italian sausage, mushroom, pineapple, mozzarella & oregano)

Oven roasted chicken wings

Looks like someone was really hungry!

In celebration of my birthday Sean ordered from Domino's A supreme pizza, oven baked chicken and coke.  And of course that didn't last long hehehe!

We ordered at:

Domino's Pizza Redfern
Skybar Hotel
106-110 George street
Redfern NSW 2016

(02) 9699 9943

Check out the link here to see store near you, if you are anywhere down under that is!

WHAT'S COOKIN' SEAN?: PORK AND PINEAPPLE

Pork and pineapple!  Sean cooked it tender!  One of my favorite recipe!  Obviously, i am so excited! Let's go eat!

ON SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: HAM AND CHEESE BAKED RICE

Ham and cheese with mushroom and creamy sauce baked rice!  I love this baked rice toppings!

ON SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: FISH AND TOFU WITH ANCHOVY

This was lunch for Sean.  Fish and tofu with anchovy.  He tried out this Indonesian food and he liked it.  Where he got this, i forgot to ask.  Missing some Indonesian food myself as well. 

WHAT'S COOKIN' SEAN?: CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Sean cooked these and saved some from me!  LOL!   What do you crave for lately?  Here is ours!

ON FOOD TRIP: DOLCI D'ORO

Dolci D'oro the exquisitely exclusive gourmet chocolates and dinner at this Vietnamese resturant courtesy of  Sean's patient. 

S/o to this sweet Old-fashioned guy, a thank you for the wonderful night!

WHAT'S COOKIN' SEAN?: PAN GRILLED FISH SLICES

These are what's cookin'!

Sean loves fish and cooking it simply like this.   He always get fish fresh from the market every weekend.  He likes it pan grilled or making soup with it.  I love fish as well but not much on raw, like in sashimi, and we both agree on that.  Although, we like those fish cubed or sliced, prepared with vinegar, onions, garlic, chilis, calamansi, ginger, spring onion, salt and pepper.

WHAT'S COOKIN' SEAN?: BEEF WITH LEEKS & GINGER

Some tender beef slices, ginger and leeks!  A simple beef recipe that i like Sean cooking.  Cooked tender and not much sauce.  He knows how i love beef.  He can easily come out with simple and easy-to-cook recipes just like this one.

ON FOOD TRIP: BROWNIES UNLIMITED

Spreading the sweetness.

Nicole, my niece, likes to get cupcakes from this one shop she wanted to go but failed to find. She wanted to share them with her bestfriend.  So, instead, she ends up getting these sweets.  

She got the following brownies: (L-R) Triple Chocolate, Walnut Swirl, New York Fudge, Choc O-Chip, Kriss Kross, & Rocky Road.  For fudge cupcakes, (T-B) Brownie & Caramel.

All these sweetness she got from this shop BROWNIES UNLIMITED. Check out the link for other sweetness they offer.

Kiddos rated this out of 5:

Sweetness:  4  (I rate it with 3...too sweet for me)

Food design and presentation: 4

ON FOOD TRIP: BAKERSFRESH

One of my Sales Coordinators sent us these sweets she got from Bakersfresh!

I got my share and i chose the white minty one.  I shared it with my sister and nephew.  We loved it instantly.  It is not that sweet and we love the minty taste.  I just don't know how they call this, too bad.  

We rated this Minty bar 5 out of 5!

(i really want to know how they call it!)

Check out their shops :  5f Shangri-la Mall and GF SM Fairview.

WHERE AT?: PITT STREET MALL FOR SNAILOVATION

SNAILOVATION by Cracking Art Group  (22 Sep - 20 Oct).

Tomorrow is your last chance to see these 24 humongous brightly colored snails. 

Before there was this gigantic duck and now these giant snails invaded various locations in Sydney CBD.   They came in brightly different colors of pink, yellow, blue, orange, white and red.  You can see them on these locations: Customs House Square, Martin Place, Museum of Sydney Forecourt, State Library of NSW Forecourt, Queens Square, Hyde Park, Pitt Street Mall, The Star, World Square, Sydney Park. With their size and colors, surely,  you won't miss them!

WHERE AT?: SYDNEY NIGHT NOODLE MARKETS

Colorful Lanterns at Sydney Night Noodle Market

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Here at the Annual Sydney Night Noodle Markets!

Hyde Park North was transformed into an Asian Hawker.  An event where you can find up to 40 stalls, bars and entertainment.  This is the landmark event for The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month.  It is going to be a three week event for the month of October and they are open on Saturdays.  May it be an after-work drinks or hangout or just simple watch-the-sun-set at Hyde Park, you will surely have more fun with all the variety of food around.  The Asian Hawker Market setting is simply awesome.

So if you happen to be in Sydney, check out the Night Noodle Markets located at Hyde Park, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW (North).  Click here for the schedules, stalls and map.

More photos of the event on the next post!

WHAT'S COOKIN' SEAN?: FISH HEAD & FILLET SOUP

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Friday Night, we were already talking on what to do or eat over the weekend. It is the usual thing we talk about especially if Sean is bored with the usual menu. He had the afternoon off today, Saturday, so decided to go market for the fish soup we talked about last. He was not that excited to go market 'til we decided to have this soup. The original recipe is Fish head soup, but told him to put fish fillet as well. Live Blogging! Friday Night, we were already talking on what to do or eat over the weekend. It is the usual thing we talk about especially if Sean is bored with the usual menu. He had the afternoon off today, Saturday, so decided to go market for the fish soup we talked about last. He was not that excited to go market 'til we decided to have this soup. The original recipe is Fish head soup, but told him to put fish fillet as well. 

So,  for this soup he used fried cod fish head and fillet, young Gai choy (Chinese Mustard), tomato wedges, noodles, evaporated milk (He used the creamy one for this recipe), soft tofu, toasted garlic and chili for toppings. 

Fried Cod head & fillet

Chili slices and fish sauce to taste

He is a fish lover so this recipe he enjoyed so much.  Now he realized that he was born cook....well, i said so.  He can follow recipe easily.  My Babe makes me proud!

WHERE AT?: INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW @ SYDNEY HARBOR

At Sydney Harbor last night for the International Fleet Review.  Just too many people and did not make it near the harbor. Here's a glimpse of what happened from afar.

SEAN COOKS: PORK LIVER STEAK

Sean cooked Pork Liver...anyone?  This is a yummy dish I know.  Anyone in the fam loved this but...me!   Let me find the courage to have this. Lol!  And since my Babe cooked it, i trust him this to be yummy! 

SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: CHEESE TUBES

Pinching some of these tempting treats... Cheese tubes, anyone?

WHAT'S COOKIN' SEAN?: PINAKBET

This i had the other day and when i told Sean, he said he will cook the same over weekend.  Vegetables, well, although some not available but it is good to go.  This is a mixed vegetable recipe using local produce such as bitter gourd or "ampalaya", ladyfinger or "okra", pumpkin,  string beans, eggplant, tomatoes, garlic and onions.  Pork or shrimp may be added.  Shrimp paste is added to spice up the recipe.  You can still cook this recipe in the absence of any vegetable...like in this one, the eggplant.  Seldom that he gets them in the market because often times they are not in a very good condition.  He does not settle for mediocre vegetables and fruits.

ON FOOD TRIP: VANILLA CUPCAKE BAKERY

Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, ATC Branch.

A peek on the glass wall.

The Menu from the wall outside.

Nicole love this area.  Sorry, photo a little blurry.

I knew my niece, Nicole, would love this shop.  She is into pretty little colorful things and this place is like in one of her storybooks.  The interior is awesome, from the wooden chairs to the lights and loungers.  It is so colorful as the variety of cupcakes in there.  I've read somewhere that their furnishings are from Heima store.

Rating the place 10 out of 10!

***See next posts for their cupcakes

ON FOOD TRIP: OPORTO

Snack time for my Baby at OPORTO!  

Hmmm...I just wondered which branch in NSW he has been. Was it in Eastgardens or Kingsford?  This is a late post already and i can not remember the branch he had these fries and Bondi bites (or were they grilled strips?).  Lol!   Anyways, try out Oporto when in Sydney.  Hit the link to check out varieties on their menu and find store near you.

ON FOOD TRIP: THAI BEEF BARBECUE

This was what Sean had for lunch on a Monday.  He had Thai beef barbecue.  Probably he had this at Khings'.  He loved the dip...not the sweet chili one, he said. So that will have to be the one with white something on top.  I forgot to ask him if it was vinegar with minced garlic and other spices in it. I just gaped at the photo when he showed me.

SEAN'S FOOD TRIP: SUNDAY POTLUCK

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Sunday potluck today! Sean's aunt and cousin came over with roasted chicken and mixed veggies & fruit salad.  Sean prepared fish the regular way he does.  One of the best lunch times he ever had!  He had almost finished one of those bowls of salad by himself!  He just loved how her aunt mixed all those greens, corn kernels, tomato wedges, cucumber and avocado slices. Well, who wouldn't love those... just judging by the look of those bowlful of freshness!  Drool y'all mate!