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Missing Taiwan

January 12th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: ,

Dan Bing

Dan Bing

Ivy and I have been reminiscing about our time in Taiwan. We both miss it a lot and wish we could return sooner rather than later. To help us feel a it more like we were there we decided to make ourselves some Dan Bing. Dan Bing are a savory pancake type thing that you cook with an egg. I like mine with cheese and chili sauce as well. They are sold at little stalls on the side of the road. Originally Dan Bings were a breakfast food, but have evolved into a snack food for anytime of the day. Just another one of Taiwan’s many treasures.

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  1. 1 Shen said at 9:49 am on January 13th, 2009:

    New Years Resolution – eat less cheese.

    I made some awesome Nachos for dinner last night, 1 can kidney beans (they don't sell chilli beans in UK), half a green pepper, a carrot, a tomato, 2 cans of chili con carne. Nacho chips, cheese + sour cream.

    I invited Sarahs sister + friend over for dinner, and gave some to my flat mate as well, so hopefully I will have a lot of dinners from them in return!

  2. 2 whataboutki said at 11:37 am on January 13th, 2009:

    Yeah, Yeah I know, eat less cheese, but i couldn't resist.

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Dinner and a View

January 11th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: ,

Dinner on the Porch

Dinner on the Porch

Since we have been having such nice weather here in Christchurch, Ivy and I have taken to eating our dinner out on the front porch. We live right next door to a dairy and it is amazing the amount of foot traffic we get outside. It has been nice to do a bit of people watching while talking with Ivy rather than sitting in front of the tube during dinner. I would suggest you trying to eat outside whenever you get the chance.


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Last Train to India

January 11th, 2009 Filed under: Restaurants, Reviews | Tags: , ,

Last Train to India

Last Train to India

A friend of mine from Teacher’s College, Aman Sidhu, recently opened an India restaurant here in Christchurch. It’s called Last Train to India. It is located in the heart of the city on Cashel St right next to the Bridge of Remembrance. It’s also one of the best looking restaurants I have ever been in, with huge cushioned seats and marble tables. The food is good, I have been there for lunch and dinner and enjoyed both meals.

One thing I noticed is the uncomfortableness that arises when friends are all of a sudden put into customer/service roles. It’s weird to all of a sudden have a friend treat you like a customer. I’m sure it was the same for her, she might have felt the need to treat me special or chat with me when she was really needed elsewhere. Anyone else have experiences like this?

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  1. 1 Sean said at 12:42 pm on January 11th, 2009:

    Yeah, we had a similar experience when we went down to Cornwall and stayed with my Dad's cousin who owns a hotel with a restaurant. When we ate at the restaurant we were served by my cousin's friends who we'd met socially the day before. The whole "I know you, but you're my waitress/bartender" thing was a little weird, especially as you're expected to tip in the UK.

  2. 2 Aman Sidhu Sandhu said at 2:54 am on January 26th, 2009:

    heyy Ki thanks for that…sweet of you to have written about me :) yeah it did feel a little strange and probably someday four of us can sit and dine together when we are closed for public :)

  3. 3 whataboutki said at 6:53 am on January 26th, 2009:

    Hey Aman,

    Can't believe you found my site. I'll take you up on that dinner any day. Still trying to arrange a time for Adwina, Angie and I to come in for a bite.

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First Crop

January 3rd, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: ,

First Crop of the Season

First Crop of the Season

A couple of weeks ago, Ivy and I started a tiny and I do mean tiny vegetable garden at our flat. We have two Tomato plants (Roma and Russian), a Lettuce plant and six Snow Pea plants growing in front of our porch. We also have some herbs growing in pots on our porch. Anywho, yesterday we got to enjoy the first pick of the season, a couple of leaves from our lettuce plant. We already had some store bought lettuce in the fridge so we only picked two leaves.

Salad & Hot Wings

Salad & Hot Wings

Ivy prepared an awesome salad to accompany her hot wings for dinner. I can’t say I could taste the difference between our lettuce and the supermarket bought lettuce that was in the same salad, but I do believe I enjoyed it more purely for the fact that we grew it ourselves.

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  1. 1 Sean said at 2:13 am on January 3rd, 2009:

    At first glance of the picture of your first crop, I thought you were growing dope!

  2. 2 whataboutki said at 7:21 am on January 3rd, 2009:

    Don't think that would go down to well with the landlord.

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Pizza Pizza

December 17th, 2008 Filed under: Life | Tags: , ,

Pizza Spinning

Pizza Spinning

Ivy and I made pizza for dinner tonight. I’m talking full on make the dough from scratch and everything. So of course I had to post a picture of me tossing the dough. God I’m such a professional, Anthony Bourdain eat your heart out.

If you are wondering what I put on the dough after flinging it around my kitchen, here’s an ingredient list; peperoni, onions, basil pesto, red orange and green peppers, deviled pork, grilled eggplant, Mozzarella and a couple of basil leaves to finish with. Delicious!


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