i am what i eat

the end, thanks for coming

2008-04-24T13:54:00.005+08:00

thanks for visiting my blog. it's been a big part of my life for the past 366 days. i have developed a bit of a pavlovian response to food now, where i start to reach for my mobile phone to take a photo before realising i don't have to anymore.

i hope you've enjoyed looking at all the ways pork can be prepared. before i started this blog i didn't even realise how much pork i ate! like homer simpson says, the pig really is a magical animal!

i also didn't realise how much stuff can happen in a year. over the last 366 days jonathan and i got married, kayley thai and harry lever were born, i went to 4 wedding celebrations (5, including my own), my grandma was baptised, australia elected a new prime minister (who said sorry), i experienced the joys of making my own pork crackle, i learned to love nigella lawson's buttery sweet recipes, and i visited darwin, sydney, melbourne, perth and alice springs... unfortunately didn't get to visit india or attend an indian wedding, but there's still hope for next year! :-)

Wed 23 Apr - last day!

2008-04-23T08:02:00.005+08:00

8.39am: greek yoghurt with passionfruit (from theresa) at work
9.36am: vegemite on multigrain toast and stockholm blend tea at work

2.10pm: leftover cottage pie at work
4.25pm: home-made anzac biscuits at work

7.21pm: asahi at koh-ya yakiniku in fortitude valley with jonathan and anna
7.25pm: kim chi and edamame at koh-ya yakiniku

7.28pm: ox tongue at koh-ya yakiniku
7.30pm: miso soup at koh-ya yakiniku

7.34pm: corn in butter and garlic & mushrooms with butter at koh-ya yakiniku
7.38pm: spinach and almond salad at koh-ya yakiniku

7.42pm: tuna sashimi and salmon sashimi at koh-ya yakiniku
7.43pm: satsuma-age (fish cake) at koh-ya yakiniku

7.45pm: salmon & avocado salad at koh-ya yakiniku
7.47pm: beef rib, beef loin, beef harami, chicken thigh, pork rib, beef liver and squid (prawns not eaten) at koh-ya yakiniku

7.48pm: white rice at koh-ya yakiniku
7.53pm: sunny lettuce and miso dressing at koh-ya yakiniku

8.09pm: beef rib, beef loin, beef harami, chicken thigh and pork rib at koh-ya yakiniku
8.11pm: salmon and avocado salad at koh-ya yakiniku

8.15pm: stewed beef at koh-ya yakiniku
9.03pm: oranges at koh-ya yakiniku

Tue 22 Apr - second last day

2008-04-22T08:49:00.003+08:00

9.56am: greek yoghurt with passionfruit (from theresa) at work
11.13am: stockholm blend tea and home-made anzac biscuits at work

1.57pm: cheeseymite scroll (from bakers delight at mcarthur central) eaten on the bus to milton

3.05pm: valter's home-made strawberry almond tart, home-made anzac biscuit and lemonade in the hub at work with valter

7.41pm: taste of mince mixture at home
8.25pm: cottage pie at home with jonathan

8.30pm: lemon, lime bitters (with fresh limes from lina) at home with jonathan
9.51pm: home-made anzac biscuits and soy milk at home with jonathan

Mon 21 Apr

2008-04-22T08:45:00.004+08:00

9.14am: t2 china rose tea at home
9.36am: custard filled steamed buns at home

3.24pm: apple at home
3.42pm: peri peri flavoured bilong stokkies at home

7.09pm: omni blue at home

7.39pm: taste of risotto while cooking at home
7.46pm: blue cheese risotto with pea and broad beans topped with rocket and parmesan at home

9.39pm: passionfruit (from theresa) at home with jonathan
10.32pm: lemon, lime bitters (with fresh limes from lina) and home-made anzac biscuits at home with jonathan

Sun 20 Apr

2008-04-22T08:38:00.007+08:00

8.14am: carman’s original recipe fruit free muesli with greek yoghurt at home with jonathan
8.23am: orange juice at home with jonathan

9.19am: beef jerky in the car with jonathan, grandma c, mum, dad, theresa and colin

10.02am: bbq flavoured smith’s crisps in the car
11.04am: mum’s home-made chiffon cake in the car

11.36am: pinot grigio at the alex surf club on the sunshine coast with jonathan, grandma c, mum, dad, theresa and colin

12.11pm: taste of jonathan’s mashed potato and vegetables at the alex surf club
12.13pm: black angus beef burger and chips at the alex surf club

5.58pm: shallot pancake at bamboo house in graceville with jonathan, grandma c, mum, dad, theresa and colin
6.04pm: hot and sour soup at bamboo house

6.14pm: peking duck at bamboo house
6.26pm: pockets with duck at bamboo house

6.30pm: tofu hot pot at bamboo house
6.40pm: fried rice at bamboo house

Sat 19 Apr

2008-04-22T08:29:00.007+08:00

11.01am: home-made apricot balls at home with jonathan

12.52pm: vegetarian and goats cheese quiche and salad at eves on the park in the roma street parklands with nik and leisa

1.56pm: english toffee and chocolate ice cream (from mélange) at the roma street parklands with nik and leisa

6pm: home-made apricot balls at jeta gardens in bethania with jonathan, theresa, colin, simon and kim
7pm: salty plum sweet (from grandma s) at jeta gardens with jonathan, theresa, colin, simon, kim, mum, dad and grandma s

7.10pm: dad’s home-made deep fried oysters at jeta gardens
7.30pm: dad’s home-made deep battered fish at jeta gardens

8.10pm: chinese tea at yong he dumpling restaurant in sunnybank with jonathan, theresa, colin, simon, kim, mum and dad
8.16pm: brown brothers crouchen riesling at yong he dumpling restaurant

8.21pm: pancake with scallions at yong he dumpling restaurant
8.37pm: spicy beef noodles at yong he dumpling restaurant

8.41pm: chinese style beef pie at yong he dumpling restaurant
8.45pm: beef noodles at yong he dumpling restaurant

8.48pm: yong he unique fish dumplings at yong he dumpling restaurant
8.51pm : chinese style mutton pie at yong he dumpling restaurant

8.55pm: pork in soy at yong he dumpling restaurant
9pm: yangxi salty duck and beef wide noodle soup at yong he dumpling restaurant

9.01pm: crispy pancake at yong he dumpling restaurant
9.03pm: beef brisket at yong he dumpling restaurant

9.15pm: pan-fried pork dumplings at yong he dumpling restaurant
9.22pm: noodle with beef in soup at yong he dumpling restaurant

Fri 18 Apr

2008-04-18T16:23:00.006+08:00

9.21am: home-made jam drop biscuits from belinda (via serge) at work
11.12am: home-made snickerdoodle, apricot ball and t2 honeybush vanilla tea at work

12.49pm: blat and chips at the patio at the coro hotel with rae, emma and kylie

4.43pm: home-made snickerdoodle and apricot ball at work

7.23pm: ginger beer at café le net at indooroopilly shopping center with priya
7.32pm: steak with mushroom sauce, chips and salad at café le net

9.18pm: some of priya’s chocolate coffee cake at café le net

Thur 17 Apr

2008-04-18T08:10:00.012+08:00

6.47am: vegemite and butter on toast and apple juice in the qantas club in brisbane domestic airport with kylie

8.09am: granny smith apple slices, fruit bun with butter and orange juice on qf505 brisbane to sydney with kylie

11.34am: starburst fruit chews in the sydney office with nick, mark, hurrem, rob, stephen, tuyet, kylie and patrick

12.34pm: sandwiches and orange juice in the sydney office with nick, mark, hurrem, rob, stephen, tuyet, kylie and patrick
1.03pm: some kind of chocolate/meringue sweet in the sydney office with nick, mark, hurrem, rob, stephen, tuyet, kylie and patrick

5.11pm: home-made snickerdoodle in westmead private hospital with quyen and baby kayley
6.41pm: sausage roll with tomato sauce and apple juice at westmead private hospital with quyen and baby kayley

8.39pm: cheeseburger from hungry jacks in the sydney domestic airport

10.07pm: lavosh crips with pesto dipping sauce, sweet spice biscuit, apple on qf556 sydney to brisbane
10.11pm: bundaberg ginger beer on qf556

Wed 16 Apr

2008-04-18T07:52:00.013+08:00

10.20am: leftover chicken and sweet corn soup at home

12.07pm: chinese tea at yong he dumpling restaurant in sunnybank with mum, dad and grandma c

12.22pm: pancake with scallions at yong he dumpling restaurant
12.30pm: pork and vegetable wonton soup at yong he dumpling restaurant

12.31pm: chinese style beef pie at yong he dumpling restaurant
12.37pm: hnad-made noodles in soup at yong he dumpling restaurant

12.39pm: panfried pork and chive dumplings at yong he dumpling restaurant
12.43pm: yummy soy sauce beef at yong he dumpling restaurant

12.48pm: lamb shank at yong he dumpling restaurant
12.57pm: soup of the day at yong he dumpling restaurant

6.07pm: pecans at home

6.18pm: home-made coconut and cardamon burfi at home
6.38pm: home-made apricot balls at home

7.04pm: taste of bacon bone and vegetable soup at home
7.43pm: snickerdoodle biscuit mixture at home

8.03pm: home-made snickerdoodle at home with jonathan
8.10pm home-made bacon bone and vegetable soup at home with jonathan

Tue 15 Apr

2008-04-15T08:27:00.005+08:00

7.55am: orange juice at home with jonathan

8.56am: greek yoghurt with passionfruit (from theresa) at work
9.14am: apple at work

10.44am: peanut butter on toast at work

2.28pm: toasted chicken and cheese sandwich at work
3.11pm: lemon and lime flavoured mineral water in the hub at work with valter

7.51pm: pan-fried cuttlefish balls at home

8.08pm: chicken and corn soup; pan-fried cuttlefish balls; chicken & tofu rissoles; wombok, mung bean spouts and lap cheong; white rice at home
10.19pm: orange juice at home

10.48pm: taste of bacon bone stock at home with jonathan
11.35pm: cardamon and coconut burfi at home with jonathan

Mon 14 Apr

2008-04-14T08:09:00.002+08:00

8.52am: greek yoghurt with passionfruit (from theresa) at work
10.36am: apple at work

12.20pm: tonkotsu flavoured instant ramen noodles at work
2.51pm: mars bar at work

7.40pm: starburst fruit chews at the cultural centre busway

8.04pm: cheese slices at home

8.40pm: roast chicken with stuffing, potato salad, feta stuffed olives and marinated mushrooms at home with jonathan
9.35pm: orange juice at home with jonathan

Sun 13 Apr

2008-04-14T08:05:00.006+08:00

10.46am: leftover shallot pancake and roast pork at home

1.31pm: pho tai (rare beef noodle soup) at tan thanh vietnamese restaurant in inala with jonathan and jason
1.33pm: coke at tan thanh

6.47pm: pizza (half margherita; half pancetta, goats cheese, artichoke and rocket) at 1889 pizzeria at yeronga with jonathan
6.52pm: taste of jonathan's pasta with clams at 1889 pizzeria

9.37pm: home-made coconut and cardamon burfi at home with jonathan

Sat 12 Apr

2008-04-14T07:47:00.011+08:00

11.50am: steamed pork buns, dim sims, bbq pork in steamed rice rolls, pork spare ribs in black bean sauce and chinese tea at golden palace in fortitude valley with jonathan, theresa and colin

11.53am: pork rissoles at golden palace
11.55am: pork and thousand year egg congee at golden palace

11.58am: beef brisket and tendons at golden palace
12.02pm: egg tart at golden palace

12.12pm: vegetables wrapped in bean curd skins at golden palace
12.16pm: sweet silken tofu at golden palace

1.40pm: ribena at home with jonathan, theresa and colin

3.10pm: taste of chocolate agar-agar jelly mixture at home

3.29pm: taste of incorrect coconut and cardamon burfi mixture at home
3.45pm: coconut and cardamon burfi at home with jonathan

5.10pm: ribena at home with jonathan
5.42pm: roast pork at home with jonathan

7.06pm: home-made shallot pancake at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel
7.08pm: pan-fried dumplings (from mum) at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel

7.11pm: roast pork at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel
7.13pm: hahn super dry at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel

8.28pm: steamboard with tofu puffs, fish balls and buk choy at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel

8.30pm: steamboat with beef, silken tofu and soy sauce at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel
8.32pm: steamboat with oyster mushrooms, shitake mushrooms, wom bok and mung bean sprouts at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel

8.33pm: steamboat with chicken broth and sukiyaki stock and white rice at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel
9.20pm: asahi at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel

10.04pm: home-made coconut and cardamon burfi and japanese evening mist green tea at home with jonathan, valter, lisa and joel

Fri 11 Apr

2008-04-11T12:12:00.004+08:00

9.20am: carman's original recipe fruit free muesli with banana and soy milk at work
1.30pm: finger sandwiches, quiche and pineapple juice in the hub at work with narelle, maraea, dimitri, lisa, brooke et al

5.06pm: soy milk at work

6.32pm: kirin at friday's in the city with anna, kath, marcella, gav, travis et al
6.41pm: chips and aioli at friday's

9.04pm: sugarcane juice at suncrop chinese restaurant in sunnybank with jonathan
9.07pm: soup of the day at suncrop chinese restaurant

9.17pm: salt and pepper deep fried tofu, malaysia style hollow green vegetables, white rice at suncrop
9.25pm: steamed fish at suncrop

Thur 10 Apr

2008-04-10T09:46:00.004+08:00

9am: orange and poppy seed cake (from belinda via serg) at work
9.42am: apple at work

12.16pm: sandwiches (from the technology department meeting) in the hub at work with valter, narelle and maraea
4.12pm: orange and poppy seed cake (from belinda via serg) at work

6.51pm: leftover beef sausages & mashed potato, hanh super dry beer at home with jonathan

7.06pm: leftover chicken kiev at home
7.42pm: chocolate easter bunny at home

Wed 9 Apr - two weeks to go

2008-04-10T09:36:00.007+08:00

10.47am: eclipse chewing gum at kenmore village

11.10am: cheddarmite scroll from brumby's at kenmore village eaten in the car in chapel hill

2.55pm: kfc popcorn chicken and chips (from kfc indooroopilly shopping centre food court) and hanh superdry at home
3.11pm: leftover cheddarmite scroll at home

3.55pm: pork crackle at home
5.42pm: coleslaw and chicken kiev (from leonard's chicken shop) at home

6.57pm: apple and starburst fruit chews at carindale birch carroll and coyle cinema to see never back down with nik

9.39pm: banana cake with cream cheese icing at home with jonathan

9.49pm: peri peri biltong stokkies at home with jonathan
10.18pm: chocolate easter bunny at home with jonathan

Tue 8 Apr

2008-04-08T07:40:00.007+08:00

7.52am: eclipse chewing gum at home with jonathan

9.35am: greek yoghurt with passionfruit (from theresa) at work
10.23am: apple at work

12.22pm: duck laksa at the satay club on charlotte street with theresa

4.25pm: home-made banana cake with cream cheese icing at work
4.57pm: eclipse chewing gum at work

6.17pm: taste of broccoli and potato soup at home with jonathan

6.38pm: home-made sweet corn fritters, potato & broccoli soup and bacon at home with jonathan
7.51pm: oreo mint icecream cake (from anna) at home with jonathan

9.59pm: ribena at home with jonathan
11.58pm: apple at home

Mon 7 Apr

2008-04-07T08:27:00.002+08:00

9.45am: greek yoghurt with passionfruit (from theresa) at work

12.20pm: double brie, water crackers, beef & vegetable soup with meatballs at work
4.50pm: double brie and water crackers at work

8.14pm: bangers and mash at home with jonathan
8.24pm: lemonade at home with jonathan

9.51pm: home-made banana cake with cream cheese icing at theresa & colin's place with theresa and colin

10.28pm: cream cheese icing at home with jonathan
10.29pm: home-made banana cake with cream cheese icing at home with jonathan

Sun 6 Apr - day 350

2008-04-07T08:22:00.005+08:00

12.18pm: orange juice at home with jonathan

12.56pm: cascade ginger beer at the uq pizza caffe in st lucia with jonathan
1.12pm: pizza - half m (mushroom) and half p (pancetta and potato) at the uq pizza caffe

1.42pm: hot chips from a salt and battery in st lucia with jonathan

3.16pm: starburst fruit chews at home with jonathan
6.33pm: easter bunny at home with jonathan

7.53pm: omni blue at home with jonathan
8.05pm: home-made shallot pancakes and kimchi at home with jonathan

8.36pm: double brie, water crackers and apples at home with jonathan

Sat 5 Apr

2008-04-07T08:15:00.005+08:00

8.42am: orange juice at home

9.29am: pineapple, carrot, lemon & ginger juice at the little larder in new farm with donna and nicole
9.37am: pesto scrambled eggs with ham at the little larder

2.46pm: pho tai (rare sliced beef noodle soup) and fresh lemon soda drink at tan thanh in inala with jonathan

5.14pm: coke in the car on kessles road in mt gravatt with jonathan

6.40pm: roast pork, bbq pork and eel at mum & dad's place with theresa, colin, mum, dad, grandma c, simon and kim

6.41pm: pan-fried dumplings and shin beef at mum & dad's place
6.42pm: brown brothers riesling at mum & dad's

6.57pm: green beans with mince & olives; savoury sticky rice; and noodles at mum & dad's place
7.01pm: stir fried mixed vegetables and steamed dumplings at mum & dad's place

7.34pm: fish, tofu skins and mushroom soup at mum & dad's place
8.01pm: sweet silken tofu at mum & dad's place

11.27pm: chocolate easter bunny at home with jonathan

Fri 4 Apr

2008-04-04T07:07:00.005+08:00

8.32am: greek yoghurt mixed with passionfruit (from theresa) at work
8.44am: home-made cheese scones with butter at work

11.58am: leftover home-made spaghetti and meatballs with parmesan cheese at work
4.05pm: apple at work

4.38pm: hanh super dry in the hub at work with rae, narelle, gracie et al

6.12pm: stella at the beach house in the myer centre with theresa

7.35pm: chinese tea at valley corner in fortitude valley with jonathan, theresa and colin

7.41pm: shallot pancake at valley corner
7.50pm: pan-fried dumplings at valley corner

8.01pm: shandong chicken and chili black bean pipis at valley corner
8.12pm: pipa tofu (fried tofu) and duck noodles at valley corner

Thur 3 Apr

2008-04-03T07:32:00.004+08:00

9.12am: apple at work

10.52am: carman's original recipe fruit free muesli with soy milk at work
1.55pm: leftover home-made butter chicken and basmati rice at work

6.53pm: omni blue at home with anna
7.15pm: home-made cheese scones with butter at home with anna

9.33pm: orange juice at home with jonathan
10.15pm: oreo mint icecream cake (from anna) at home with jonathan

Wed 2 Apr

2008-04-03T07:27:00.004+08:00

10.35am: carman's original recipe fruit free muesli with greek yoghurt and apples at home
1.39pm: chocolate easter eggs (from nik) at home

2.52pm: cheesymite scroll (from bakers delight at toowong village) at toowong village

7.32pm: omni blue at home with anna
7.33pm: taste of home-made pasta at home with anna

7.40pm: home-made meatballs and spaghetti at home with anna
8.55pm: oreo mint icecream cake (made by anna) and japanese evening mist tea at home with anna and jonathan

11.16pm: apples at home with anna

Tue 1 April

2008-04-01T08:11:00.007+08:00

7.38pm: eclipse chewing gum at home

9.45am: carman's original fruit free muesli with soy milk at work

12.50pm: leftover golden egg curry, matar paneer, chole chaat and basmati rice at work

3.06pm: coke at miltons coffee and catering in milton with steph (from red cross)

5.10pm: eclipse chewing gum at work with matt and rae

8.11pm: home-made butter chicken, home-made chapati, basmati rice and orange juice at home

10.38pm: apple at home
11.25pm: easter eggs (from nik) at home

Mon 31 Mar

2008-03-31T09:49:00.003+08:00

8.59am: carman's classic fruit muesli and weet-bix (from khanh) with soy milk at work
9.07am: soy milk at work

12.26pm: pho (rare beef noodle soup) at trang's vietnamese restaurant in west end with valter, khanh and ardelle

1.57pm: starburst jelly babies at work

4.16pm: time out at work
5.29pm: eclipse chewing gum at work

8.45pm: matar paneer at home

9.24pm: matar paneer, chole chaat (chickpeas), golden egg curry, roti and basmati rice at home
9.29pm: ribena at home