Another birthday celebrated at Shellharbour’s Ocean Beach Hotel.This time it was my Sister’s birthday and since she loves seafood (like her big Sister) we decided to share the seafood platter for one. Luckily it is enough to feed three, as was evident when I ended up taking a third of it home with me. My…
A little bit of Spain in the seaside village of Shellharbour, an hour south of Sydney and one of New South Wales’ best kept secrets. La Marina spanish restaurant was the venue for Stan’s 51st birthday and Australia Day celebrations. Free almonds PARILLADA DE MARISCOS (Min. 2 persons) 36.00pp BBQ’d seafood platter. A…
The next time you feel like some scenery, why not head down to Shellharbour, just half an hour south of Wollongong, NSW which is home to a small beachside village where there is so much to see and do. We had just watched the matinee session of the musical ‘Hair’ put on by the Roo…
Deep fried soft-shell crab @ Baan Krua Thai Restaurant, Wollongong, originally uploaded by Vanessa PR. It had been a while since we last visited Baan Krua Thai. On our last visit we sampled the amazing Deep-Fried Soft-Shell crab from Baan Krua Thai in Wollongong. It was so good that we decided to go back and…
On July 23rd, 2007 my nephew was born. The next day was my Mother’s birthday and we wanted to celebrate both events. After a late lunch at the Ocean Beach Hotel we made our way down Addison Street to the famed Addisons Seafood Restaurant. The weather had grown chilly and the warmth of the restaurant…
Crown Thai – Garlic seafood, originally uploaded by vanessapr. On the 4th of May I won a $500 gift card as part of i98 fm’s Mothers Day competition. The gift card could be used at most stores in Wollongong Central and one of the names on the list was Crown Thai – something that made…
Back in March I visited Satay House, a small restaurant located off Wollongong’s Crown Street Mall in a side street near Camera House. I am a big fan of Satay food and I was not disappointed. I ordered the Satay King Prawns ($8.50), Curry Beef with rice ($6.50) and some green tea. Satay King Prawns…
If you are serious about food photography you may be interested in Fotolia.I have been a member since 2006 and have several photos available for sale. Photos purchased can be used in websites and documents based on the license you choose. “Fotolia offers royalty free images. All Fotolia licenses are royalty free, meaning when you…
As an early birthday celebration I invited my Sister for lunch at The Metro Grill in Keira Street, Wollongong. We had read about their ‘buy one main get one free’ deal on the Rewards Club website and thought it was a great excuse to try out this new restaurant on Keira Street Wollongong, Opposite the…
I asked the lovely people at Gwynneville’s ChicknRoast if they had anything low carb on their menu. They replied that their daughter was on a low carb diet and that their son George often cooked a low carb meal for his sister – it consists of beef cooked on the barbeque with a special marinade…