26042014 - Brunch @ Ave Cucina & Coffee Bar, Cooparoo

Ello Ello!

Holidays has come to an end. Keep calm and back to uni. hmm.

The week before mid sem break, I was dying in jealousy over seeing incredible photos of juicy mushrooms, poached eggs, mega iced coffee etc etc on instagram/facebook, so I grabbed my eating buddy in crime and trekked over to Ave Cucina & Coffee Bar @ Cooparoo.

I remember our last brunch date was... 1 or 2 months ago?

Gotta love the presentation! Look at the art of modifying and decorating food...

Espresso Frappe, a good kickstart with caffeine.
A lil too sweet for me but it has a fairly smooth consistency!

I would opt for a cup of hot coffee on a windy day though..

Green detox juice

After a week of indulging (too much good food!), I felt the need to detoxify my body.

Vege breakfast (not really, I added on smoked salmon)

The homemade pumpkin toast is the absolute bomb! Like, seriously, I'm not generally a bread person, but it is pretty mind blowing with its fluffy texture and crispy crust >< ohh, and pumpkin seeds in every bite. My friend had pretty much the same, she had baked potatoes instead of toast; sour cream instead of homemade pesto sauce!

It looks like Ave Cucina is a gem in southside areas for brunch lovers. The service is knowledgable and friendly.. The toast will have me returning anytime soon!

The red has gone wild

Frosting piping isn't as easy as I thought.

Apparently my pipetting skills in chemistry lab doesn't contribute to any of my piping skills.

I love red, and that's why I love red velvet cupcakes/cakes.

I love cheese, especially the cream cheese frosting on top of them.

How's red with polka dots?
wild & playful that is!

Two lectures from 9-11am only for the last day of uni before Easter break.
The Clare now in holiday mood. Shopping, eating, chilling out. 

p/s Recipe adapted from Miss Tam Chiak

That's how we roll

We are a little crazy (hmm, you sure?)  That's how we roll.

And I can always afford being stupid with them. 

Happy 20th birthday to the Er Jie in the group.

God Bless! :D

If it is meant to be

Thursday, it's windy.

If it is meant to be, GOD will answer all. :)

Siblings love

我们都已慢慢长大。妹妹长高了，弟弟10岁了。 姐姐我呢老了，十年后我们会是什么样呢。 我开始想你们了。

Eat Street Market, Hamilton

It's taken me a while to drag myself out for dinner on Friday - Normally I would love to hide myself at home for some quiet time as Friday is too hectic.  In fact, last night was a random dinner date. We headed to the Eat Street Market @ Hamilton to explore more international food! We reached there around 7.30pm and it was really crowded.  Finding a parking slot was a nightmare, S-parking was even terrible. We spent 10 minutes to properly park the car.

Pay your entry fee ($2) at the entrance, and there's the massive crowd welcoming you!

Pastry is always the default choice. So we had Spinach, cheese and mushroom pastry to start the adventure. Sad to say, it was average, nothing special. 

There was this cocktail bar at the end of the market. We ordered the "honey rider" which contains tequila, honey and mango puree. This 12 bucks deal was disappointing, it was like mango smoothies.

BBQ Pork Ribs is definitely the highlight of the market. $14 for two pork ribs which are served with coleslaws.  The sauce added some zint and it was like there's a party inside my mouth! They are crazy addictive..

Hungarian "THE LOT", which is the garlic bread topped with shredded cheddar cheese, tabouleh and sour cream.  The bread again let us down, it was soggy, probably because of the tabouleh salad.

Oh, we couldn't resist to get the spiral potato chips because it's twisted ($5).  Try chicken salt instead of normal table salt! To say that they were amazing would be an understatement, wandering around with a potato stick in hand - some people even asked where did we get that! :p

To conclude our food hunting night, we had our 'buy one get one free' Gelato at the city. Pistachio and Tiramisu are the best combination, as well as the pistachio and hazelnut! Had a nice chat along Queens Street Mall, enjoyed the breeze, but definitely not seeing drunk people falling over. Oh well, just because it was a Friday night.

If you are feel like having a dinner or a snack, or even dessert, this is the place to come! This is a real offbeat thing to do - really intriguing to see different types of food within a small area.

You gotta be kidding me?!

Every once in a while I recall that we used to shout, scream and laugh in 1A, 2A, 3A and 4S1, spent our not-too-leisurely mornings copying each others' homework, talking crap and eating breakfast. 

That sure was nice. 

Though it was quite a long time ago. When we were still 13, 14, 15 and 16 years old.

Now we are turning 20 or 21. Not expelling a loud: "You gotta be kidding me?!", but welcoming the years with open arms. 

Eventually, you guys make everything special.

In the space between the two classes, I have found acres of blessings. :')

Good night. 

一棵草也要坚强

一棵草也要坚强。

即便这棵草长在荆棘中。
即便你生存在沙漠里。

就算不能做到屹立不倒，也不要自己把自己推倒。