Instead of lounging around at home today, which I really really wanted to do because I'm exhausted, I made myself go out and buy groceries to make PHO!! You didn't write the recipe on your cook book so I decided to go on a whim and try to remember what you did the previous time, because you did try to teach me.
I cheated a little and looked up what I needed to make a basic broth for Pho but the technique (eg grilling the onions, ginger, star-anise etc) I followed yours. And it turned out brilliant! First attempt and it was successful! Only thing I could do better is to make it less sweet. But apart from that I'm truly satisfied with what I have accomplished, without the aid of MSG! Flavorsome broth, tender and juicy beef that falls of the bone, it was truly yummy!
Cooking time of the actual broth was 3.5 hours. I actually wanted it to cook for about an hour or two more but it was dinner time. And I had the thumbs up from Gia- since he is a pho-natic ;)
On Monday night I went to Papa Goose with Curtis for dinner. We ordered a duck liver parfait with brioche to share, and for the mains Curtis ordered Duck and I had Pork loin wrapped in Prawn sheet. The duck liver parfait was to die for! We even asked for more bread to finish off our serving of the delicious spread. My pork loin was nice and tender, but unfortunately I had a piece of plastic left on the prawn sheet, which detracted me from demolishing the dish. But the waiter was nice and told us to order dessert which was on him. SCORE! I was going to order dessert anyway but it was a whole lot better when it's free!! So I ordered peanut butter and jam, which looked amazing :D Overall, good experience.
On Sunday I went to the Hair and Beauty expo at Melbourne Exhibition Centre. It was sooooooo crowded, the line to just get the badge (even when you have pre-registered) went all the way OUTSIDE towards Crown. So flabbergasted- and even inside you have to squeeze about to get through. Bought many products for the salon but my best purchase: a robe!! I have always wanted a robe, but I wanted a good one, not a mediocre robe where you'd have to discard it after a few uses.
(I also coloured and cut my hair- just coloured it dark violet and trimmed the dead ends)
Last Wednesday I caught up with my uni friends, Yvonne Ann Leon and Johnny. We went to Joomak because Duyen recommended the place for a nice hideout/hangout spot that has soju cocktails haha. It was well hidden I got to admit, I nearly walked past it because it was in the basement. They have seperate cubicles for a more intimate dinner as well as an open area as well. The food was a tad pricey but I loved it. We ordered Mango rice wine and it tasted so good lol. I was detoxing for a few days and I couldn't resist and break it there and then. The pork belly was nice with the cabbage and the pickled kimchi radish accompaniment. We also ordered Bulgogi beef, Egg roll and Kimchi and Squid pancake. The kimchi was actually spicy for once. Many places dont offer spicy kimchi, which is strange because it is suppose to be a bit heated. Overall I quite like the place and will definitely come back to try the soju cocktails!
After that we went to Passionflower. I felt full so I just ordered Icecream but the guys got their dessert game on. We even played truth or dare.. and it turned out fun lol.
(Sorry Leon and Johnny, my workmate went through my phone and saw this pic of you and just started laughing hysterically She said you must be class clowns or something. I think you guys are, since just by being in a still photo doing nothing out of the ordinary you can still make someone laugh :P)
Had an eventful week :) It's Quoc's 10th birthday next Wednesday! Maybe I'll cook something different hehe. Will be fun!
Love you always,
Your daughter Anna ♥
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