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  • Buttered, Chippendale

    A woman in glasses in front of a bakery counter

    I saw on my RSS feed last week that a new trendy Korean bakery called Buttered was opening soon at the Central Park brewery development. This morning I saw a review on Not Quite Nigella that tipped me off that it had soft-launched. What better excuse for an afternoon walk to check it out?

    A man peers through a window into an empty bakery kitchen

    It was a Thursday afternoon, and the place was fairly empty. I didn’t see any of the viral tissue bread, but they still had a selection of their “SaltyBoi” salt breads. We picked up a plain and a corn cheese to go, opting to heat them up in the oven at home.

    A plain salt bread, which looks like a fat croissant crossed with a dinner roll

    Rodd opted for the plain salt bread, which looks like a croissant crossed with a dinner roll. It was very buttery, so buttery that he decided to take a Lactaid after the first bite.

    A view inside a salt bread, showing a hole where the butter melted

    Inside was a hole which must have been where the butter sat before it melted. He found it very tasty and thought it would make a great breakfast roll.

    A corn cheese salt bread, which is a football shaped bread roll split down the middle and filled with melted cheese and sweetcorn

    On the basis of the NQN recommendation, I went with the corn cheese salt bread. I’ve had corn cheese at Korean restaurants before and figured I’d like this.

    A half-eaten corn cheese salt bread, showing an interior filled with melted cheese and sweet corn

    It was wonderful! I’m a person that loves a crispy/chewy bread crust, so these SaltyBois are perfect. They have loads of crunch but don’t shatter everywhere like a croissant. The inside was soft and loaded with gooey sweet corn cheese. Really yummy.

    Buttered definitely seems like it’s worth another visit. We’ll have to go back and get the tissue bread one of these days…

  • Mi goreng

    While I was away, the Snook decided to level up his mi goreng. All the plastic packets in the prepackaged version bothered him, so he bought all the components to make it from scratch: kecap manis, chili crisp, sambal badjak, Maggi seasoning, sesame oil, chicken stock powder, plain noodles, and fried shallots. He just made it for our lunch garnished with prawns, peas, green onions, and a fried egg. 😍

    Mi goreng

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  • When in Amish country…

    The food is all the same colour, but it’s damn tasty! @ Das Dutchman Essenhaus

    When in Amish country…

  • Easter Show Volunteering – Shift #5 🎪

    Today’s shift was at the Plaza Entrance, handing out maps and answering questions. It wasn’t very crowded at all, and it was fun to be in the carnival area. But after a lovely start to the day, the rain began to threaten…

    Rainy weather at the Show

    On the upside, we briefly had a glimpse of a lovely rainbow over the Dome. But at 4pm or so, the heavens opened fully. It bucketed. Some folks had ponchos and umbrellas, but even then everyone got drenched. I was mostly able to stay under cover, but my poor feet still got soaked.

    A drenched Kris holding an umbrella and wearing a poncho

    By that point very few people were actually entering the Show, and I was mostly just shouting to let them know where the exit was as everyone ran for their cars. My team lead let me go half an hour early as there really wasn’t much need anymore. Of course, I had one more stop to make…

    Macaroni-and-cheese on a stick

    Mac-and-cheese on a stick! You don’t get a photo of me holding it because I was juggling my umbrella and the plate. It was hot and crispy and gooey, though. It did have a tendency to fall off after you’d had a bite or two, but that was okay. Very tasty! And at $9 this was excellent value… but the staff very kindly gave it to me for free! So I’m prepared to vote Mac-and-cheese as the best Food-on-a-Stick at the Show this year. ❤️

  • Persian Feast

    Persian lamb shanks, saffron rice (tachin), and cucumber tomato salad

    While I was at the Show, Mr. Snook was whipping up a Persian feast! He made RecipeTinEats’ slow-cooked lamb shanks, saffron rice (Tachin), and cucumber tomato salad. He thinks the lamb came out a little salty, but it pairs well with the rice. And how good is that crunchy crust? 😍

    Persian saffron rice (Tachin)

  • Easter Show Volunteering – Shift #4 🎪

    The Farmyard Nursery on Good Friday was always going to be a challenge, but I started undaunted.

    A woman smiling before hordes of families with prams descended upon her

    It was a warm day. I spent the first 3.5hrs outside trying to corral the ever growing queue. There were thousands, and thousands, and thousands of people.

    A woman in a green hat, sweaty and tired, in front of a blazing sky

    After lunch I was on pram parking duty, which mostly consisted of making sure people didn’t sneak through the Dairy to cut the line. I was very happy to see my friend Alice and Luke Eller and their boys. Everybody seemed to be having a good time.

    After my shift, I walked around the stadium to check my food options. Deep fried ice cream on a stick? WELL DESERVED, MY FRIENDS.

    A woman in a green shirt clutching a stick with a fried dough ball, marshmallow, and strawberry

    At $12, I was pretty pleased with this. It was basically a fried doughnut surrounding a puck of ice cream, smeared with caramel sauce. Very good!

    A half-eaten doughnut filled with ice cream

    I popped into the District exhibits on my way out. Impressive as always!

    And then I headed for the train. I survived!!  Time to enjoy the Long Weekend…

    A very tired women with her tongue hanging out

  • Easter Show Volunteering – Shift #2 🎪

    A woman in an acid green hat with a sunflower painted on her face

    I was back again at the Show today, directing folks to the Quiet Room and helping visitors find their way around. And how cute is this? These amazing folks at the Face Painting booth offered to put a sunflower on my cheek!

    Me: Oh, glitter too?!
    The artist: You HAVE to have glitter. ✨

    Face painting booth at the Sydney Royal Easter Show

    It was a lot cooler today—which was nice!—but in the afternoon the wind kicked up and it started spitting rain. Fortunately I had a poncho, and it didn’t last long

    A person in an acid green shirt and hat, frowning and wearing a poncho in the rain

    And for today’s food-on-a-stick, I went with another classic: Cheese on a Stick! I liked the crunchiness of the batter, but this didn’t quite feel like enough value for $8. Twisty Potato is still winning…

    A woman holding a deep-fried, buttered piece of cheese on a stick

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  • Dinner tonight

    Dinner tonight

    Butternut squash soup with ginger prawns and Lebanese bread. (Recipe here.) As soon as we go off Daylight Savings, I always get a craving for hearty soups and stews!