more shaved iced🍧 this time a chocolaty thing from @brooks_somethingsweets for the kids, which came with pearls & condensed milk & choc sauce on the side🍫 instagram.com/p/Ckj73TwPNsl/…

living nearby means I can strategically time my soft ice-cream consumption to avoid queues🍦bit smaller than my previous cone & went with all chocolate this time!🍫 also got a freebie madagascan vanilla choc to try so very happy Godiva Australia instagram.com/p/CkzZ2VHvo_v/…

not sure what the go is with this morning's weather but here's the smoked salmon benedict from @chimichuricafe, which was unexpectedly in a crazy soft bun. swipe ⬅️ for yolk action 🍳 instagram.com/p/Ck4JhAsBoI2/…

$10 chicken katsu sando alert! 🍗🍞 it's from the @kenchancurrysydney stall & it's fresh, warm, crunchy & value instagram.com/p/ClC7mjKvqhU/…

WFH lunch date with the husband at @senpai_ramen_ 🍜 wowed by the smoked duck ramen which tasted like duck bacon with a simultaneously deep yet clean broth. the chicken was similarly flavoursome & we got a mini chirashi with egg yolk sauce to try instagram.com/p/ClIHZJCvdug/…

@dopabydevon recently opened at Macquarie Centre so we made our way there on an unexpected date nite for kakigori shaved iced...amongst other things 😉 tiramisu parfait was more chocolaty than coffee flavoured but the ox tongue & fluffy egg curry... instagram.com/p/ClZ1cYTvWGz/…

bacon kimchee fried rice with a sunny egg 🍳 for $13.50 at a café serving ONA Coffee, who'd have thunk?☕️ the chilli prawn pasta at @cafeblossom_chatswood was good too, once I tore myself away from my usual reuben sandwich instagram.com/p/ClhuDQtvL5d/…

banchan, corn cheese, soju, seafood pancake & "pork hangover soup" with one of my fave ppl, Phuoc 🌽🧀🍶🦐🐙🦑🥞 from food blogging to motherhood & everything in btwn 💕 @hangangbymamapark instagram.com/p/ClpcWZsP6_Z/…

last wknd was much more enjoyable with brunch at @northgreen_cafe's pretty waffle with berries, toasted coconut, raspberry sorbet & black sesame ice-cream (xmas vibes) plus a kids' grilled chicken burger (not pictured) as well as fish & chips 🐟🍟 instagram.com/p/ClsA6OWPpTI/…

this is much greener in real life & is studded with pistachios🍦@gelateriagondola are also taking orders for gelato-filled panettone for xmas & I can vouch from last year that they are DELICIOUS instagram.com/p/Cl26lAGP02M/…

how cute is the set of tarts from @15cm_syd?! 😍 yuzu, matcha, yuzu meringue & salted dark choc caramel tartlets make an excellent xmas gift, as does their bags of plain + earl grey gingerbread. and get the yuzu basque cheesecake which is super fragrant 🍋 instagram.com/p/Cl-iAbTvYRG/…

so I was triggered by a couple of vids yesterday and, seeing as I was cooking fried rice for dinner anyway, decided to make my own vid/reel 🎬 1st one ever! wanna see how home-style cantonese fried rice is made? instagram.com/reel/CmK7Igkga…

unboxing of @walkersshortbread advent calendar! 📆 got it a few days into Dec & yes, opened windows til I found all 6 varieties of shortbread heh 😜 instagram.com/reel/CmP6Zblt1…

who's on leave already? 📆 sadly not me flashback to wknd brunch at @cafeblossom_chatswood where v2.0, who can now read menus after a year of school, will pretty much want french toast if she spots it instagram.com/p/CmVJoiGvf1o/…

officially on leave! 🎉 smoked salmon benedict on brioche still my fave thing at @elbow_room_coffee_roasters after all these years. meanwhile mini-human has developed a liking for big breakfasts...becoz variety? instagram.com/p/Cmfte68PM6n/…

annual potato salad is done & snoozing in the fridge 😴 it's not special nor complicated but I just don't have occasion to make it these days? instagram.com/p/CmjNysCv-J6/…

xmas lunch with many leftovers, some of which made it into a much lighter xmas dinner 🎄🍽🎁 hope the day was kind to u all ❤️ instagram.com/p/CmnLg8Ov37R/…

boxing day was excellent! 🎁 a sleep-in followed by leftover ham with scrambled eggs, avocado & waffle for brunch, chased with this pavlova which had been intended for xmas lunch/dinner (but didn't make an appearance due to time & stomach space constraints instagram.com/p/CmqoDNevEvw/…

shared this green tea bingsu with s_squared last nite & I feel us having a chat over dessert (amd brainfreezes!) is a befitting end to the year✨️ instagram.com/p/CmzvAAThQJb/…

happened upon @blu_eatery & was encouraged by its heaving crowds at only 10:30am! opp the hornsby fountain clock, we were treated to a big breakfast, double sausage patty & fried egg breakfast muffin, and an odd-looking croissant instagram.com/p/CnDgyshvr_Z/…