That’s enough food for a little while at least. Hope everyone had a celebratory Easter. It’s all about resurrection and new life, and what can be more apt than celebrating with a spectacular bromeliad flower from BB’s Central Coast garden.
Tag Archives: central coast
Umina Arvo – Strolling Into the Sunset
We walked along the beach and back again. By then the sun was very low on the horizon, casting a golden glow over everything it touched. The end of another lovely day, and the end of this theme.
Umina Arvo – Parasailing
There was a little breeze that afternoon, and the parasailers took advantage of it. However with the low tide, the sailer was reduced to walking on the sand bars.
Umina Arvo – Shadowed
There were lengthy shadows galore on the beach that afternoon. This is mine.
Umina Arvo – Fishing
Walking along Umina Beach, you’re guaranteed an encounter with at least one fisher-person along the way. This is because it sits at the entrance of Brisbane Waters, and gets lots of marine life coming its way. There were a few lines being cast on this particular afternoon, so walking the beagle proved to be a bit of a challenge – she loves sniffing out and stealing bait!
Umina Arvo – Paddling
We’re back at Umina Beach on a much clearer afternoon to our last visit. Hardly a cloud in the sky, and apart from the usual dog walkers and fisher-people, there were also plenty of swimmers and paddlers on this glorious afternoon.
Thai Lunch – Mains
We ordered two dishes for mains. First, steamed barramundi fillets and vegetables. It was a very delicate dish that could have used a bit more seasoning, but the veges and fish were all cooked very well.
But my favourite of the day was gai yang, barbecued lemongrass chicken fillets. Lovely marinade and charcoal flavours served with sweet chilli sauce.
I found the recipe in one of my books at home. It looks simple enough so I might make it one day.
Thai Lunch – Ambience
While we waited for the main we looked around the little courtyard where most of the tables were located. The owners have tried to create a peaceful ambience with an assortment of Buddhas scattered through the area.
A few tropical plants also added to the atmosphere, but all in all, low maintenance seems to be the over-arching theme.
Thai Lunch – Entrees
I realise that I’ve not posted about food for a long time. Probably because I’ve not taken my camera to restaurants for a while. Well, I’ll try to get back in the act, starting with a Thai lunch.
We’d been to KB Thai in Woy Woy before and had a great meal, so we were keen to try it again. We started off with some prawn won tons that were nice and light with a hint of ginger.
Next was barbecued prawns, which were less successful. They were prawns on a stick really, and after deshelling and desticking, the resulting flesh wasn’t exactly worth the effort.
Coastal Notes – Churchyard Flora
In the churchyard was a large tree with spectacular flame-coloured blooms. Have no idea what this is, but it certainly made a dreary Sunday morning very bright indeed.
Static and Silence 