Valentines 2007 - Spanish Tapas Glebe

Happy Valentines Day!
Eddie and I decided to go somewhere comfortable, affordable and somewhere we had never been before and thus at the last minute decided on Spanish Tapas on Glebe Point Road Glebe.

We arrived on time (for our 7:30 booking) and was shown how to get to the courtyard...then was told to find our own table. Ok not bad I mean one half of me is thinking 'show us to our table dammit' the other is thinking 'atleast we get to sit where we want'.

Our menus came quickly and after deliberating for a short time we made our decision: -
Patatas al ajillo (potatoes in garlic sauce)
Champiñones al ajillo (garlic mushrooms)
Albondigas a la española (meatballs cooked in tomato sauce)
Pincho moruno (marinated lamb skewers)
Traditional Spanish Salad

Herb Bread

plus a glass of sangria just to get me into the valentines Spanish spirit!

The meals came out surprisingly fast actually, and the waiter who was serving us was fantastic, really friendly and we were quite pleased and we definately ordered the right amount to the point we couldnt finish the mushrooms to much deep fried crumby goodness.

Sangria Me!!! $5.00

Traditional Spanish Salad $9.00

Herb Bread $4.00

Golden Crumbed Mushrooms $11.50

Marinated Lamb Skewers $11.50

Garlic Potatos $9.50

Meatballs $11.50

And this is where is gets abit loose. After we finished our meals I asked the the waitress if there was a dessert menu to which she said loudly 'HUH' I kind of moved my head back and said a little louder 'is there a dessert menu' Eddie laughed because he could see how shocked i was not in a bad way i was just caught off gaurd. I decided on Churros con Chocolate quoted on the menu as: -
“Churros” are finger-like pastries coated in sugar and cinnamon. Traditionally they are served with “chocolate”, a smooth rich hot chocolate in which the churros are dipped. “Churros con Chocolate” is a favourite for many Spaniards after a long night out.

Yummo i couldnt wait...I got the waitress's attention and ordered the churros to which she asked 'And den?' like that movie...Dude wheres my Car...it was freakin hilarious! Then i waited.....and waited ....and waited....finally Eddie asked for the Bill thinking she may have forgotten to put the order in but when we got the bill the Churros were there so we decided to wait. The waitress came and went to take our bill to whhich i said 'im just waiting on the churros' and she looked startled and said 'oh your churros' and ran off then i waited and waited then she came back and cleaned a table and while walking down the stairs said 'i will go check on your churros'. finally she came...with CHURROS YEY. They were hot and delicious maybe not worth the wait but still they were good.

Overall it was a good night I just might not get dessert again.

Churros con Chocolate $8.50 mmm

Spanish Tapas

26 Glebe Point Road,

Glebe 2037

Tel: 9571 9005

refreshing end

After eating all the absolute crap i had on the weekend i felt fat, heavy and annoyed. While I wanted to head out I also had no energy to do anything, still nothing in the fridge...i need pay day so badly!

So I decided on some chicken thigh fillets that i had in the freezer and decided to make a rice noodle salad.

I can honestly I felt so good after, although i didnt have alot of ingrediants it turned out so well even Eddie when for thirds!

I made a HUGE bowl of it! Chicken marinated in soy, garlic and abit of peanut oil, some lettuce, carrot, mushroom, peanuts and bean sprouts and of course the rice noodles

Covered in my mums fish sauce yum

Ahh i feel much better

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Happy Birthday Tony

OK my brother is a big eater! You know what he wanted for his birthday? His sister to cook a feast with ample amounts of left overs and lots of meat! Yes! He also wanted part of the dinner to consist of my lamb...

and so I did....

I came home on Friday to prepare everything and after a late breakfast I got straight onto the dinner where I made roast lamb, chicken, sausages, roasted vegies, salad, mashed potatos, onion mushroom and bacin side and anything else I wanted to make.....

All in all we were stuffed very soon after and yes, ample amounts of left overs were available.

Our Family arent reallr cake people, this was a big deal...my mum organised...shes so cute!

Can't even fit all the food in one shot!

Hello Kitty! Kitty's Cafe

There is this little cafe in Ingleburn that although blends into the whole Ingleburn scene caught my eye around 5 years ago and from then there was a little place in my stomach for it. Although since living quite far from there now and therefore not having much of a chance to visit I always wanted to go back and pay a visit and yesterday i got that chance.

My brother nicely decided to take me out for breakfast (ok i wanted breakfast and couldnt afford it myself) and I wanted to go to Kitty's.

Walking into a quite empty cafe, the service was friendly and quick while still being unintrusive and you have that whole cheers type, everybody knowing your name feel as you see the chef talking to other cafe visitors who have stopped for a cup of coffee.

Tony and I both decided on Eggs Benedict, mine with Bacon and his with Ham as well as a nice long black and Chocolate milkshake for my bro.

The drinks came out quick which was good as the meals took quite a while to make however its understandable aseverything is supposedly made fresh and considering its not a busy cafe the cook would obvisouly not be able to make 10 of something at the one time and have them out straight away....then again it was ridiculous like Bills (can you read Im still not over this place?).

Anyway the eggs benedict were really really good. My eggs were cooked to perfections whites cooked all through with a nice runny yolk inside. The Hollandaise sauce was delicious and tasted fresh and the roasted tomatos....I do not eat fresh tomoatos and i ate these all up!

My Eggs Benedict with Bacon $10.50 Bargain!

Tonys Eggs Benedict with Ham - $10.50 as well

Kitty's Cafe

Shop 7, 44 Oxford Rd

Ingleburn NSW 2565

Phone (02) 9605 7175

Depression food to make you happy

Feeling abit down in the dumps, i could have eaten something healthy but really i wanted some fatty feel good food and so thats what I did.

To ensure I eat something im happy with while not spending any money, I decided to make a Malaysian curry with a paste I had in the cupboard which I bought a while ago at the asian grocer.

It was so simple to make, with chicken thighs and vegies (carrots, potatos, broccoli and onions) and some coconut milk. Mix altogether and eat. It was really satisfying and had just enough oil to feel good but not sick. I had it with a bread roll, and was going to pop some vermecelli noodles in but then got lazy, hey you gotta have simple, easy, feel good food some days right?

So am I turning to food to ease my slump?...yes...

Ding Curry Paste

The Finished Product

Ahh Curry you make me so happy

Not Much Food ok some

Hello, no no food this time, ok some... went to Rich and Stacey's Engagement party, it was fun but abit too many wines and a random Vodka shot that Tammy decided to pay for....ewww I hate vodka shots! I felt so sick and yes I'm paying for it today.

I wanted to go to the gym this morning but after i got up I realised, im so hungover and felt really sick...

Oh I also at McDonald Quater Pounder meal at 2:30am....god im terrible!

The Happy Couple - Rich and Anastasia - Getting married in Italy!!

Tammy and Mike

myself, Tammy and Eddie

Tammy, myself and Rich

Chris and me looking Blue Steel...that arm so looks like mine but alas no, I dont have hairy man arms!

On top of that on Friday it was Johnie's bday get together a small do with Singstar, Buzz and good times.

Elinor got me a beret from Paris! so cool!

Rod, Ben, Ben and KirstJohnnie and ElinorElinor made Punch

And chicken - these were so good!