Amazing Asuka Sushi #akusasushiny #newyorkcity #chelsea

After all the feasting over Christmas, I have a craving for something light and simple like a big plate of sashimi.

It reminded me of the delicious dinner we had in at Asuka Sushi, near the corner of W23rd St and 8th Ave in Chelsea, while we were in New York recently.

They created this stunning shared platter for 4 of us featuring the freshest of fresh sashimi and sushi.

A great place to stop by of you’re craving some great Japanese food in New York City.

Understandably the restaurant was packed with locals as well as tourists like us, so make sure you book ahead or just order delivery.

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Great sushi and sashimi in Chelsea, NYC

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Loving our leftovers #boxingday

A great tradition in our family is the quick turnaround of leftovers from Christmas Day into Boxing Day dinner with fresh, asian flavours.

This year we had our extended family visiting so as well as our usual Turkey and Prawn Pad Thai, I added Asian Pork Belly Salad and Fried Rice with ham to the menu to cater for 12 people.

It was a great menu to use up leftover turkey, prawns, various vegetables and herbs at our holiday rental house.

The fried rice with lots of Christmas ham, mushrooms, carrots and peas was perfect for our granddaughter who loved it as much as the adults! Easy to make and certainly helped fill up the family after a hard day relaxing!

As always so much fun to have a big gang to cook for!!

Fried Rice with leftover Xmas ham
2023 Turkey Pad Thai garnished with lots of fresh salad ingredients
Turkey Pad Thai
Crispy Asian Roast Pork Belly Salad

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Merry Christmas in Mornington Peninsula #Australia #Christmas

We had a lovely Christmas lunch yesterday featuring many of our family favourite dishes along with great sides and salads.

Here’s a wrap of our feast including many of the recipes below.

Cold dishes included delicious fresh prawns and a crispy sweet salty Baby Cos Lettuce, Mango and Crispy bacon salad…

The baked and glazed ham …with our traditional glaze recipe…was as always one of the stars of the show teaming perfectly with a creamy potato, chive and bacon salad.

#Christmas #Ham #Glaze

The other absolute star was Annie’s festive duck roll which this year had been given a “pep up” with the addition of five spice powder and orange juice to the marinating process. her cherry cranberry sauce was a delicious addition to our Christmas plates.

Annie’s Festive Duck Roll

A tangy tomato and burrata salad worked really well alongside the roast turkey and other meats.

Heirloom tomato and Burrata Salad

And of course Christmas would not be the same without stuffing …

Christmas Turkey Stuffing

To finish off the feast we enjoyed homemade Christmas cake, rum balls and Ash’s best in class Pavlova!

All in all a delicious Christmas lunch featuring all our favourites and more!

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Curry Puffs with mince and peas

These easy to make curry puffs are a great starter for any festive occasion. So popular i almost missed getting a photo of them before they were gone at our Christmas lunch today.

Using the same filling as my samosas. But much quicker and easier to make using store-bought puff pastry.

They are delicious wrapped in the buttery goodness of puff pastry too.

A sure fire winner as an appetiser.

I make them into bite-sized parcels of deliciousness but you can vary the size and shape to your liking.

Use the filling recipe from the samosa recipe below:

Durban-style mince and pea Samosas with spring roll pastry

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Dill, Garlic & Chilli Prawns

Delicious start to Christmas here with this simple but super delicious dish, and a great side salad.

Fresh sweet green prawns sautéed in a garlic, chilli, olive oil, lemon concoction and then tossed with finely cut dill.

We stopped off at Peninsula Seafoods in Dromana on our way to Sorrento in the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria where wet are spending Christmas again with our family.

With beautiful ingredients such as stunning olive oil, best balsamic and beautiful fresh green prawns… it was never going to go wrong!

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Dill, Garlic and Chilli Prawns

Swerved with sourdough toasts drizzled with olive oil and a fresh green salad!

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Prime time @ Parap Markets #darwin

Great visit in August this year to Parap Markets held weekly on Saturday mornings from 8am-2pm. Definitely a must visit with a multicultural feast of stalls featuring everything from delicious laksas, vietnamese banh mi, roti wraps to freshly roasted coffee, tropical fruit and flowers…and bacon and egg rolls!

A foodie haven in Darwin!

Traditional Thai Sweets
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Dragonfruit and other tropical delights
Beautiful flowers
Roti wraps with delicious fillings
Portuguese desserts and tarts

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