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Royal wedding cake

admin — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:46:18 +0000

So there have been a couple of royal weddings lately in case you hadn’t noticed! First there was Prince William and Kate Middleton, and just this weekend, Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene. Wow, did you see the cake? It was MASSIVE!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010687/Monaco-royal-wedding-Is-worlds-biggest-wedding-cake-Princess-Charlene-changes-Armani-gown-joins-Prince-Albert-reception.html

Certainly this small kingdom had a cake as disproportionately large as its share of the world’s net worth calling it home! Wonder whether it was choccy or fruitcake

Heirloom Carrots

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:09:57 +0000

So I went to the Eveleigh Markets at Redfern for the first time and bought some heirloom carrots. You get 5 of them this size for $3.50. Bargain! I don’t like carrots so I only bought these yellow jaundiced looking ones hehehe. But I should have also tried the purple ones too because I can tell you they were DELICIOUS!!!!!

Scary Fish!!

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:10:30 +0000

Woah… would you be able to eat this thing before it eats you??

http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-freaky/fishzilla-arrives-on-australias-doorstep/story-e6frflri-1225851227501

The 4000+ calorie burger – only in America!

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:16:09 +0000

Yummm…

http://www.smh.com.au/world/hungry-well-try-the-4800-calorie-burger-20090326-9b81.html

Potato Man

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:50:47 +0000

Bit boring as it’s quiet lately at work… funny picture of a potato that looks like a little man here:

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/01/09/48825_tasmania-news.html

Chocolate haute couture

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:08:23 +0000

Is it couverture couture? Check out these sweet designs from SMH. I don’t understand how they don’t melt – the models must have to stand in the fridge before putting them on! But will they be eaten at the end??

http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2007/11/30/1196037119025.html

Giant Squid

admin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:42:33 +0000

Sydney Morning Herald reported the finding of a giant squid in Tasmania

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/monster-from-the-deep/2007/07/11/1183833567895.html

I think that would make quite a bit of salt n’ pepper calamari!! Eww…

Dragonfruit

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:19:28 +0000

Ever tried one of these? I’ve tried it before on various exotic fruit platters (including the fruit salad at David Jones FoodHall), but never actually cut one up, as it looked too complicated. Well at 67c each at Harris Farm I was willing to give it a go – and it was a cinch! Just cut it in half and scoop out the flesh like an avocado. It’s a very clean, refreshing taste. Not soft, but firm – doesn’t crunch. Sweet tasting, and also comes in white with black seeds.

Black Corn??

admin — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:36:15 +0000

More weird and wacky food in China – corn on the cob – available in normal and black! The tour guide said it’s the result of gene combinations. I’m just thinking about having black bits stuck in your purple stained teeth afterwards – lovely!

Crazy birthday candle

admin — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:27:53 +0000

This is a weird and wacky birthday cake that delighted us all and is a demonstration of the strange novelties that you can buy in China! The cake itself almost looked fake, such was the perfection of the decorations! But the highlight was absolutely the birthday candle. Far left – you see what looks like a tulip, lit up and exploding with a flame with the ferocity of a blowtorch. Then, when you’re over the pyrotechnic shock; it opens up into a pretty rose with petals which are each a lovely dainty candle – and starts singing happy birthday!! We all wanted to buy one to take home, but I think that customs may have disallowed it on the basis of flammable material!