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It's been a really busy week and I'm already behind on my intended schedule for new posts. I will to try to catch up with new entries on teas and food soon. But in the mean time, here's a little recap of the past week:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE!

The boyfriend turned 26 on Monday! I got him a limited edition monochrome Batgirl figurine. Kyle asked for this figurine back in January this year and I made the poor thing wait till his birthday before he actually received the present haha sorry hun! 😸 Well, since Kyle knew what his birthday present was, I wanted to surprise him with something else for his birthday so I tried my hand in making his favourite, hummus, for the first time. Huge success! He loved it! I also made him a hazelnut sponge cake with Nutella whipped cream. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE! (Part 2)

Kyle and I went to Chez Pierre, a French restaurant in Nedlands, on Tuesday for dinner to celebrate his birthday. They are not open on Mondays so Kyle got to celebrate his birthday on Tuesday too. The food was amazing! The panna cotta was absolutely mouth watering! I definitely want to go back there. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE! (Part 3)

Kyle and I had dinner with our friends Saskia and Brendan at The Hummus Club in Northbridge on Friday night. Yes, The Hummus Club, because Kyle loves hummus. I have heard and read so many amazing reviews about the food at The Hummus Club and it did not disappoint! Food was amazing! We thoroughly enjoyed it. The company made it even better. More on The Hummus Club soon in an upcoming post. We walked to Chicho Gelato which was approximately 3 minutes away because Saskia really wanted to try the new Smoked S'mores dessert. I've seen it on Instagram and they looked absolutely delightful! Unfortunately for us, this new dessert was starting on the weekend. We were one day too early. Queue the 'Disappointed Hercules' meme. So we decided to head to Pietro Gelateria because we saw that they had a new flavour of gelato: Apple Chai Crumble! Unfortunately for us again, this new flavour was only starting on Saturday too. How unlucky are we? 

We ended up with gelato from Pietro Gelateria. Just not the new Apple Chai Crumble.

Couch shopping

My folks and I headed to IKEA on Saturday afternoon looking for a new couch. They decided on a couch quite quickly but thought since the couch was quite big and bulky that it would come pre-fixed and already assembled. It wasn't until we were shown to the rack where the flat packs for the couch were that the core concept of IKEA sank in. And that core concept: DIY. How did we not see this coming? So after hours of walking around the showrooms of IKEA, we left IKEA, mission failed. 

Asian tapas

Eating out again on Saturday night! This time I'm out with my folks at Neho Asian Tapas in Victoria Park. My folks loved it! I was worried my parents would not enjoy the idea of tapas but I'm glad they enjoyed the food. We ordered way too much for the 3 of us, it felt like we had to waddle out of the restaurant but hey, no regrets! More on the food at Neho Asian Tapas coming up in another post.  

Pandacotta from Neho Asian Tapas. Waited to taste this all night and it was delicious!

Sunday Brunch

It was family brunch at Mary Street Bakery in Highgate on Sunday. Only one more weekend with my dad before he heads home to Singapore so we'll be eating out heaps. Food at Mary Street Bakery was delicious! More details on food at Mary Street bakery is in the works, stay tuned! 

The food at Mary Street Bakery

Well, that was my week. Filled with heaps of indulgent food. I will need to start on a diet soon. I keep saying that but I never follow through. I'm sure most of you know this struggle. Oh well... Until next time, have a great week ahead!


xox,
Stef

Hello addicts! How have you been this week? Here's a little recap of all the activities I've been up to last week.

Started this blog!

Finally got around to setting up my blog and posted the first entry on Monday! It has been in the works for ages but I was never really fully committed to getting everything set up. I am over the moon that it is off the ground now. It is coming together nicely and I hope you guys will be patient with me as this gets more momentum.

Feeling absolutely naked and helpless without my phone

I left my phone at home on Wednesday and it was terrible. I have known for a long time that I have an unhealthy obsession with my phone - can't live without Whatsapp, Snapchat and Instagram but that feeling of helplessness and emptiness from not having my phone with me was so unbelievably immense. How did it get to this point? I think that the absence of the phone was made stronger by the fact that there was a few things that I would have loved to post Snapchat throughout the day - things like the custard donuts from Chez Jean Claude Patisserie brought into work by Marty and my Catch of the Day (online shopping) delivery. 

Girls (+2 boyfriends) night!

Girls night, watching a movie, on a Wednesday night, with all of us working the next day... HOW CRAZY ARE WE? Hahaha yes, sarcasm aside, it was a great night and really good movie. There as an advanced screening for the movie Rough Night at Reading Cinemas Belmont and we were there for it. We bought extra tickets so Kyle and Saskia's boyfriend Brendan joined us for the movie. I think we agreed that dresses will be mandatory for Kylie and Brenda on the next girls night 😆 The movie was amazing! Laughs all around! If you've seen the trailer or the ads on TV promoting this movie, you would think that this is one of those typical chick flicks, but it is more than that. Even the boys enjoyed themselves. You will definitely not be disappointed, I know I wasn't.

Breakfast with the lovely ladies from work

It was breakfast at the Tuck Shop in Northbridge with Saskia, Jodie, Basia, Stella and Marilyn on Saturday morning. The good was great, the company was excellent. It was great catching up over coffee and breakfast. I'll do a post dedicated on the food at Tuck Shop later this month (or latest next month). It was off to the shops with Saskia after breakfast. I have so little self control when it comes to shopping. I bought 2 lipsticks, a lip liner and highlighter from Mecca, 3 shirts of the same design but different animals from Dangerfield, a clutch from Mimco, a scarf from Kookai and more tea from T2. It was bad. So good yet so bad.

His majesty is back in Perth!

So my folks are back in Perth! Mum has been here for 2 weeks now and Dad arrived on Saturday evening. It's nice having the folks with mein Perth. Would be nicer if I had more annual leave to take to spend time with them on weekdays but I'm pretty sure I've gone my limit with all the holidays I've had and will be having. Since the only time I have with my folks is the weeknights and weekends, our outings will pretty much just be us eating at new cafes and restaurants. My parents will not be able to walk into the plane back to Singapore, they are going to have to roll into the plane 😅

KOREAN FOOD

To celebrate his majesty's return to Perth, my parents, Kyle and I had dinner at one of my favourite Korean restaurants - Restaurant Gangnam in Karawara/Waterford. Food was absolutely delicious and oh boy I ate too much, way too much. But hey, no regrets there! I will write up a post dedicated to Restaurant Gangnam sometime this month so prepare a bucket to collect all that drool!

Father's Day Lunch

If you live in Australia, Sunday was just like any other Sunday but in Singapore, Malaysia and I'm pretty sure the rest of the world, it was Father's Day. I intended to have lunch with folks to celebrate Father's Day at Harvest Espresso in Victoria Park but Dad and I had a very nice sleep in and we were too late for lunch at Harvest Espresso. So we headed over to Mrs S in Highgate and it did not disappoint. I recommended the Pork Belly Bagel to Dad and he absolutely loved it (pats self on the back)! 

It was great catching up with Aashni, Amanda, Deepika and Jodie on Sunday evening, especially since I haven't seen Aashni and Amanda for 1-2 years because they work in regional WA. It's hard to meet up when everyone has different work schedules, different days off and some need 5 hours to drive up/down to Perth. It was definitely interesting listening to everyone's stories and experiences in different regions and hospitals. 

So yes, this was my week. It sounds pretty hectic when I lay it all out like this. I'm hardly ever this busy on the weekends but I have a feeling this coming week will be a busy one too. That's all for me today. See you next time! Hope you guys have a wonderful week ahead! 

xox,

Stef

"Brew can do it too!" -  Milky Banana Bake Tea

What you'll need to brew T2's Banana Bake on the stove

There are several ways I like to brew this tea: in the teapot/teacup and on the stove. My preferred method is brewing it on the stove. It is a little more time consuming brewing the tea on the stove than brewing it in the teapot, but I find the tea and banana flavour seems a little stronger when brewed on the stove.

On the stove
Here's what you'll need:

• 4 tsp of T2's Banana Bake tea
• 250mL water
• 250mL milk / vanilla soy milk
• honey (optional)
• T2's chai pot (medium) or  a small sauce pan
• tea strainer

Until next time... Have a good weekend! 

xox,

Stef

French Grey Cake made by yours truly using T2's French Earl Grey tea