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I’ve started my small business in catering under “Little Miss Baking” and would love to extend my services to you for any occasions. Here are photos of my previous jobs, those of you who follow my blog would know I like to make everything with extra love. Please enjoy and email me should you have any other enquires and if you would be so kind to like my facebook page I will make sure the bacon fairy pays you a visit.

Crust Mount Lawley 1st Birthday

To celebrate the thriving business of Crust Mount Lawley, I was asked to make their 1st birthday cupcakes.  The flavours chosen were vanilla bean and red velvet.

For a personal touch to the cupcakes, I used red for the buttercream to match their logo. I also branded them with Crust 1st birthday cupcake toppers.

The finished product.

Crust Super “Stars” Medals

What a better way to congratulate someone than to give them something edible?  For the Crust Christmas Party, I made edible sugar cookie medal “Stars” which were handed out to standout Crust employees.

Tiffanys & Co Brithday Cupcakes

Each cupcake is designed by yours truely.

Fondant cupcakes. Handmade Tiffany’s bracelet with box, rings, charms, boxes and bows. The rings also include edible diamonds.

Diamond topped glittered cupcake.

Two toned teal buttercream rose.

The planning.

Assembly of bows.

Sarah’s Hens High Tea

Melting moments. These were such a hit that she requested 240 more pieces for her wedding bon voyage!

I had a partner in crime for this job, MzTiff. We also did picnic sandwiches, hedgehog slices, scones, palmiers, pink profiteroles, sausage rolls and cheese toast. It was a fantastic pink party.

Butter and cinnamon palmiers, pink profiteroles in the background.

Linda’s Birthday Macaron Tower

The macarons with letters on them are green tea flavour. The others are coconut and pandan flavour with a berry surprise.

The assembly line of macarons.

Stacey’s Birthday Cookie Monster Cupcakes

This goofy coconut cupcake is matched with coloured shredded coconut and buttercream stuffed with a chocolate chip cookie.

Om nom nom

Linda’s  Birthday Croquembouche

During my obsession with Masterchef period, I made a free standing croquembouche. Homemade profiteroles with vanilla bean custard and the  drizzling glue of fresh made toffee. People were actually requesting for doggie bags!

My next post will be about all my savoury adventures and also a few bacon creations.

Sundays Everyday is opened everyday except Sundays. Reknown for their deep fried monsterous pieces of karaage, this is the most generous and golden Japanese restaurant South of the river and it’s always packed.

Katsu Curry Chicken $8.90

The thing I love most about this place is their batter. They must double coat it or something because it’s always unbelievably crispy and crunchy. Their Katsu Chicken Curry consist of giant pieces of panko crumbed chicken and a pool of curry gravy. I had to literally dig to find my rice underneath. The few bites of pea and fukujinzuke, which is a red pickle relish, added some sweetness to the dish.

I actually could not manage to finish this whole dish and left two lonely pieces of katsu chicken.

Mixed Bento Terriyaki Chicken and Karaage Chicken $15.00

For the mixed bento my bf got the Terriyaki Chicken and Karaage Chicken. The terriyaki sauce was thick, sweet and perfect with a few drops of lemon. The famous Karaage chicken was huge, well seasoned and bursting hot.

Again the the sizes are huge! Not only in portion but the pieces of chicken as well. Not as bite-size as I would have liked for easier eating but maybe good for growing boys. This place is always packed around lunch time so be prepared to have to scope out for a table.

Water, chilli sauce and chilli powder is free to help cut through the grease.

Girls Night! The only thing that could make girls night even better with my favourite girls is delicious, heart clogging comfort foods. Tonights theme is Deep Fried Cheese. We all chose our favourite cheeses and sauces and then came together with some wicked concoctions.

Our Table

We had some crusty bread and hommus to cut through the grease.

Glistening in the background are my Mozzarella Cheese and Bacon Spring Rolls and plain Mozzarella Spring Rolls. Lightly crumbed and seasoned sticks of mozzarella, rolled in spring roll pastry and then deep fried until golden.

The sauces we chose were ranch, dynamite, tomato salsa, mango chutney and blueberry jam.

Dynamite sauce is a mix of Sirachi chilli sauce and Kewpie Mayonaise.

Double Panko Crumbed Camembert Cheese

Wedges of creamy camembert encrusted in crunchy panko crumbs.

Deep Fried Feta in Buttered Batter

Cubes of australian feta deep fried in a batter similar to fish and chip batter, with a hint of butter.

Grilled Haloumi Cheese with Salad

Not everything was deep fried so don’t be alarmed! I whipped up a quick bruschetta style salad with dice tomato, cucumber, fresh paprika, red onions and garlic with a light salad dressing.

The grilled haloumi was on the darker side but still good.

Grilled Marinaded Chicken Wings

These wings were courtesy of MzTiff for a meat element to the night.

My Plate

Yes, there was some leftover bacon strips so we grilled it up to nibble at like chips. Also on my plate were cheese and bacon spring roll, camembert, chicken wing, haloumi salad and bread.

Now for the money shots!

Deep Fried Camembert Cheese Innards

Deep Fried Feta in Buttered Batter

Mozzarella Cheese and Bacon Spring Rolls Innards

Deep Fried Mini Mars Bar, Toasted Marshmallows and Napoleon Ice Cream with Fresh Strawberry

Need I say more? For those of you who have not had a deep fried Mars Bars before it is an explosion of chocolate and caramel in your mouth barely contained in a light batter.

Deep Fried Mini Mars Bar Innards

Toasted Marshmallow Innards

Stringy webs of sweet melted marshmallow.

By now you probably think this is an overkill of food and it looks sickening, however as we paced ourselves and only served small portions…. it was just the right amount of deep fried food with a little bit of wine

I had another rare occasion where I had enough time to wake up in time for a weekday breakfast. The little strip on Angrove Street in North Perth caught our eye and the winner was Milkd, although the sweets were very tempting from Fiorentina.

Milkd North Perth Menu

The menu is simple and has the basic breakfast components.

Bacon Stack $15.90

The bacon stack comes with two rashers of bacon, two poached eggs, rocket, tomato over sourdough bread. It could have done with more bacon but maybe thats just me being greedy. The egg was runny, the tomato was very fresh and the simple flavours were not too heavy to start the day.

Milkd Beans $15.90 with a side of Bacon $4.00 extra

The bf had the Milkd Beans which is a trio of beans in a tomatoey reduction, again with two poached eggs and a side bacon. The beans were piping hot and went famously with their thick cuts of sourdough bread.

Bubblegum Macaron $3.00

The only let down was their bubblegum macarons. The texture was hard like a meringue and it tasted like flavoured medicine. I enjoyed the colour of it but thats about it.

Bubblegum Macaron Innards

Milkd concept is quick, simple and comforting. A great way to start the day.

Ha-lu is a great Japanese fusion restaurant for not only dine-in but take away as well. I was so impressed the first time I went, I returned twice in one weekend. Here’s a combined post on the times visited recently including a very special birthday for Foodie Cravings.

Sashimi of the Day $18.00 Salmon, Tuna and Kingfish

Thick cut fresh slippery slices of fish to start.

Crumbed Camembert Cheese $9.80

These deep fried wedges of soft cheese oozes into your mouth with the tang of some lemon and their delicious blueberry jam like sauce. It is served with cute skinless honey cherry tomatoes.

Ebi-Mayo $17.00

This was one of those dishes where the table next to us had to lean over just to ask what it was because it looked that attractive! Plump juicy prawns tossed in their own concoction of mayo cocktail sauce and was barely contained in a deep fried wanton parcel.

But wait theres more!

Once cracked open… a poached runny egg streams over a refreshing avocado salad. It was amazing.

Scallop Nanban $18.00

These fat scallops are only lightly deep fried and inside they are still a little raw. Some people, myself included, who don’t like raw seafood might be put off this dish. Having said that I still enjoyed these because the scallops themself were so bitey and fresh that I could overlook the fact it was still raw.

Close up of Scallop Nanban $18.00

The fried lotus root and julienned raw veggies on top complimented the scallops perfectly.

Oyster Kaki-Fry $18.00

Unlike most of their lightly fried dishes, this dish is a bit on the heavier side. The oysters are coated with a seasoned panko batter and is very crunchy. I would probably only order this if there are more than two people eating as I got quite full eating it.

Linley Valley Pork Belly “Kaku-ni” $16.00

The blocks of slow cooked Linley Valley pork belly pulls apart with ease. The light soy jus goes great with the pork and soft boiled eggs. This is my favourite dish here.

Kingfish and Salmon Belly Nitsuke $18.00

Mmm did I ever tell you my favourite part of a fish is the belly and skin? These were a win being skin-on and deep fried belly pieces. The slow cooked daikon was very light and fluffy.

Succelent Terriyaki Chicken $13

Teriyaki chicken the way it should be. Crispy skin and a caramelised teriyaki sauce with additional mayonaise.

Grilled Miso Patagonian Toothfish $18.00

The toothfish was flakey and soft and lightly grilled with miso flavour.

Duck, Aubergine, Madeira sauce with Wholegrain Mustard $24.00

My second favourite dish here. The skin of the duck is crunchy with a smokey flavour. The meat of the duck, cooked to a medium rare is very tender. The sauce madeira-tamari together with the duck was out of this world and even though I do not like aubergine or the hint of mustard powder I still enjoyed this dish to the fullest.

Ginger Linley Valley Pork $22.00

I was actually confused when this dish came out as I was sure she said pork, but when I tasted it, the texture was completely different to what pork usually tastes like. The pork had no dryness… so not only have they managed to make it taste delicious but they made it extra juicy. Not only are they chefs but wizards too.

Premium Beef “Ishi-yaki” Grill with Fried Onions $32 Margeret River Wagyu D-Rump

The wagyu rump is served in a stonepot so you can cook your beef to your liking and the fried onions become a chip like side.

Side Ramen $8.00

The tiny knob of butter melts into your broth and the slurpy ramen made me wish I had ordered this to myself.

Miso Soup $2.50, Rice $2.50

White Chocolate, Roasted Tea and Berry Pannacotta & Ume Plum Gelee $9.50

This dessert was light and not overly sweet.

Baked Cheesecake with a hint of Azuki $9.50

This was not a traditional cheesecake. It was more like a soft, warm cloud of yumminess. Bites of berries and sesame ice cream to add to the experience.

Tea for Two $4.00

Teriyaki Chicken Bento $16.00

All their bento’s come with two croquettes, japanese omelette, kara-age chicken, mushroom salad and rice. The Kara-age chicken was a bit cold in mine but it was still tasty.

Beef Tataki Bento $20.00

Pork Belly Bento $26.00

The staff here are very helpful and the food comes out quickly. The takeaway wait time is a little bit longer at around 20 minutes, but it’s worth the wait.

The worse thing happened… I lost my camera! During the busy Christmas period it must have dropped out of my bag =( My wonderful boyfriend bought me a new one for my birthday so I’ve found my fire again.

Since my birthday falls on Valentines Day, most places have a set menu so I went with Hawkers. Hawkers has got to be my favourite late night eatery in Perth. Their signature Marmite sauce is to die for, their Malaysian and Chinese menu variety is insane and their drinks are the best around.

Singapore Chilli Crab seasonal price $90.00 per kilo

This exceeded my expectations! It was better then some other chinese seafood restaurants I’ve tried it in Perth. The crab was crispy from the prefrying and the meat was so sweet. The sauce was perfectly sweet, tangy and chilli. I wish there was more!

My Plate of Singapore Crab and Mantou

It’s my birthday so I get to have a claw! Normally the claws are reserved for the parentals as a sign of respect… and so you don’t look like a fatty.

Side of Mantou’s 3 pieces for $3.00

So crispy and golden. Even though the menu says three pieces, you actually get six pieces because they cut it in half. Win.

“Superior” Crab with E Fu Noodles $90.00 per kilo

I was greedy and felt like more crab! I chose a more tradition sauce to please the parents, which was their Superior sauce. A blend of onion and herb thick sauce with E Fu noodles to soak the sauce and emphasis on the natural flavour of the crab. It was really enjoyable but I could not get over the flavour explosion from the Singapore Crab.

The Famous Marmite Chicken $16.00

This is the dish that made my fall in love with Marmite. The chicken is first lightly deep fried and then stir fried with their sweet and salty marmite sauce.

Pork Belly with Mui Choy $18.00

If anyone has a good recipe for this I would love to see it. Twice cooked pork belly in a pool of gravy goodness. The pork is first fried to give the skin the crispy and dark colour. Then the flavours of the preserved vegetables add a saltiness to the dish.

Steamed Toothfish with Radish Sauce $24.80

The flaky fish melts in your mouth and then you taste the lovely oily soy sauce and bits of crunchy radish bits.

Jiang Bao Spare Ribs $16.00

This was my least favourite dish of the night, deep fried spare ribs in a garlic Jiang Bao sauce which was very similar to sweet and sour. Still nice but there are better dishes on the menu.

Hawker’s Specialised Drinks

From left to right. Iced Milo with Condense milk $4.00, Iced Ribena with Lemon $4.00, three layer Teh Peng $4.00, Teh Peng $4.00.

The Cake Factory Grand Marnier Birthday Cake $25.00

Vanilla sponge soaked with Grand Marnier, filled with custard, white chocolate mousse and fresh strawberries decorated with roasted almonds, strawberries and chocolate hearts which was a valentines day touch. The cake was very moist inside and the cream was amazing as always. The Cake Factory makes the best cupcakes I’ve had in Perth yet.

I love korean food and even more when I get to cook it up myself. I like Tong 86 because it’s a healthier alternative to eating out and it open till late.

Tong 86 Menu

The left side of the menu is the uncooked meat dishes available for the grilling. There is a cute photo of a pig and a cow where they have labelled the cuts of pork and beef for you.

Our Table

A hot plate in the centre of the table with metal utensils. Not the best idea since metal heats up and I did burn my tongue a few times so be careful.

Sides

The sides today were pa muchim which is a spring onion salad, eomuk bokkeum which is fish cake mix and kimchi which is a popular fermented vegetable dish in a spicy sauce.

Three salads are served when ordering the meat dishes. Each additional side is 50 cents.

Greens

Lettuce is given for a refreshing bite to the meal. I roll my meat in lettuce pieces and then dip in the sauces.

Pork Belly $10.50

Thick cuts of fatty pork belly and onion rings. For the best results I prefer to leave the meat on for longer for maximum crispiness.

Neck Chain $12

This came out frozen! I wouldn’t order this again because the pork belly is better.

Beef Intercostals $11.50

Even with the picture on the menu, I’m still not sure what cut of beef this was. It had a lot of fat running through it which was lovely. I only sizzled this beef briefly because I like it medium rare.

Our Grilling Plate

Waiting…

The onion rings were so soft and sweet at the end of the cooking because it soaked up the meat juices.

Rice $2.00

Mushy carb-y goodness.

My Plate

I enjoyed my experience here and would have liked more sauces as they only provided a sesame salt and soya bean dipping sauces. Regardless it’s a great hang out experience, it has Korean pop in on a widescreen, has a freezer of korean ice creams and open till 12am on weeknights.

We finally had the opportunity to use our Scoopon for two entrees, a mixed platter and two drinks for only $59.00. We literally had to take a mini road trip to get there and when we got to the front, the decor and set up was really interesting.

The Leopard’s Lodge Entree Gate

We thought we were actually lost until we saw the gate.

Elephant

For decorative purposes a big elephant greets you on your way in. In the background sounds of snakes and insects can be heard… I really hope it was a recording and not the actually surrounding!

The Leopard’s Lodge Menu

African Tropical Fruit Juice

I got excited when I saw the ‘African’ in front of the tropical fruit juice but it was just regular fruit juice out of the bottle. Regardless it was nice that our two drinks provided by the scoopon voucher had no restrictions whether it be beer, wine, soft drinks or fruit juices.

Castle Lager

The bf’s choice of drink.

Chicken Livers

This was very spicy so it masked the liver taste.

Boerewors Taster

The sausage were very meaty and tasty.

Mixed Platter

From twelve o’clock. Chips, roasted vegetables, yellow rice, Cape Malay Bobotie, Boerewors and Mash, more chips, Serengeti Chicken and in the centre a steak covered in Monkey Gland sauce.

The yellow rice was still hard in the centre and had no taste. The Cape Malay Bobotie which is curried mince meat, was too sweet. The Serengeti Chicken which is grilled herb and garlic chicken thighs were nice. Boerewors again was lovely but the mash was average.

Oh no! Overdone Steak.

As there is only one steak per platter we both had to decide on the doneness of the steak. We both go for medium rare.

I’ve rarely had the situation where I’ve gotten an overdone steak. I saw two options. I either send it back or don’t come back at all. Unfortunately with slow service and ok food I will not return here. Even with another Scoopon.

Funny Toilet Sign

As the restaurant is newish, I hope that in time it will pick up as the waitstaff were friendly enough, just slow. The concept is intriguing and the decor is funky but again the service and food was average.

When the owner came and cleared half our plates, we had advised him we were ready to order dessert, he left for the kitchen and forgot to return to clear our other plates or to take out dessert order. After a significant wait we took it as a sign to leave.

It’s been so long since I’ve woken up early enough to enjoy breakfast before work. But I started later on Tuesday so I ventured out to Stimulatte which is said to have the best coffee in Subiaco.

What I thought was a nice touch in this funky little shop, is how they have a board for customer’s to keep their loyalty cards for convenience.

Stimulatte Breakfast Menu

Breakfast is served until 11am. The prices are very reasonable and they also had subs, rolls, wraps and baked goods on display for people on the go.

Drinks Menu

Cappacino $3.50

The beans they use are 5 Senses and the coffee was very smooth. A skilled barrister made the froth into what looked like a christmas tree. How fitting for the season.

Stimulatte Breakie Wrap $8.50

Scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato, cream cheese, baby spinanch and relish. Although the wrap was pre-made and toasted when ordered, it was still satisfying.

Our Favourite Baked Beans on Toast $9.50

The bf’s choice for the day. I’m inpartial to baked beans but these were delicious. Serve piping hot, these big white beans stewed in a tomato base with a side of toasted crusty bread were a perfect way to start the morning.

Last night my boyfriend surprised me with a dinner reservation and he told me it was on my list of restaurants to try in Perth. Just before we were leaving the house he had left the window for Google maps open on his computer and I saw the directions to The Prophet. I appreciated the thought regardless.

I’ve heard great things about The Prophet and after a brief holiday to Bangkok recently I was keen to discover Perth again.

This cosy restaurant is always booked out in advance so book ahead, but is opened later on Saturday with the kitchen still open till 10.30pm.

The Prophet Menu

The bf and I could not decide what dishes to order because we felt like a bit of everything so we opted for the banquet which was a selection of entrees and mains for $40.00pp. A minimum of two people required.

Free Bread!

A free basket of warm bread is served. Additional baskets $2.00 extra. We were warned by one of the workers to not eat all the bread as there was a lot of food coming.

Hommus

mmm Garlic chickpea dip with a a centre of olive oil.

Garlic Sauce and Pickles

I love garlic sauce on everything.

Additional Garlic Sauce

And more garlic sauce. Not as awesome as the one from Little Lebanon.

Entrees Spread

All this with Tabouleh and Baba Ghanouj made up our cold entrees.

Falafel

For the hot entree, we had three pieces falafel. The yogurt sauce and tomatoes made this dish very refreshing even though it was deep fried.

Fried Kibbeh

These had a mince lamb filling. I preferred the falafels.

Shish Tawook

For mains we got three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.

The first meat dish was chicken skewers.

Shish Kebabs

This was my favourite savoury dish of the night. The meat was very tender and the meat well marinaded.

Sambousek

The pastry for this was very yummy. The filling was the same as the kibbeh though.

Loubieh Beans

These beans were ok. Nothing special.

Fattoush

This salad was way too tangy. Too much lemon and vinegar flavour.

Lebanese Coffee $3.00 small $6.00 medium $9.00 large

This was a medium sized coffee and made about four cups. It was very strong.

Baklava $3.00

Another highlight of the night was the baklava. The layers of filo was very crispy and sweet.

All in all it was a good experience. The waitress’s were fairly attentive, food was good, but it was very noisy. I prefer Elie’s Tent for atmosphere, service and most importantly food. Especially their dessert options.