Seafood

CRUSIN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

 

‘Have you got your passport Anna?’ Mr HG asked for the 100th time. ‘Oh and your tooth brush, every time we go away you forget your tooth brush, you really don’t need another tooth brush for your collection and I’m pretty sure a replacement will cost a good $15.00 on board the cruise ship, so remember to pack it, OK?! He says.

‘Alright’, I grumble, ‘although it’s pretty weird they keep disappearing, what about last time we went away, I packed 2 additional toothbrushes and all of them went missing…. What’s with that?’ I remark. 

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CHICKEN & PRAWN LAKSA

 
Chicken & Prawn Laksa

Without ever really thinking about it too much, or planning it, I’ve somehow become a Laksa snob, its my ‘go-to’ dish of spicy coconut curried goodness whenever those rare indulgent night-in with a good movie & a take-away are on the menu . 

Over the years I’ve tried Laksa’s from just about everywhere; some great, some amazing & some ‘not so much’.  In fact, if I think about it, I’ve probably invested quite a hefty sum into trying out Laksa’s whenever I spot them on the menu somewhere. But when you find yourself driving clear across town to order a Laksa & the almost non-English speaking guy behind the counter breaks into an enormous grin of a welcoming greeting to you & says in his heavily accented sing song voice words that sound remarkably like “chicnlukza?”, you suddenly realise you have somehow become ‘a regular’. Continue Reading