What we bought, spent and ate this week

Hello Dear Reader,

This weeks WWBSAATW is a little different to our normal weeks, because we had a very out of the ordinary week. We had a little 4 night get-away cruise on the P & O Aria and we had a really lovely relaxing time. We actually did very little, went for breakfast, lunch and dinner and read and napped in between, it was bliss.

So, on the actual grocery front I have very little to show you, we had a quick and easy dinner Friday night, an equally easy dinner on Saturday and on Sunday I made a big pot of Ginger and Pineapple Chicken, Asian Greens and Steamed Basmati rice to have as a family dinner with our son and his partner.

And then we were on the cruise, we ate a lovely dinner every night but the one at the Salt Grill was exceptional. You do pay to go there, it is $59 per person which I feel was warranted for such beautiful quality food, amazing service and attention to detail, so I will include the $118 for dinner on board our cruise with what we spent on food this week.

Now on with the rest of the weeks food-

What we bought

A little shop from Coles was all we needed.

What we spent

Coles-$44.82

Salt Grill-$118.00

TOTAL-$162.82

What we ate

Friday-Asian Omelette with Clean-the-Fridge-Out Veggie Stir Fry

Saturday-Prawn Burgers

Sunday-Ginger and Pineapple Chicken with Pak Choy and Steamed Rice

Monday-Dragon Lady, Asain Fusion

Starters-Watermelon, Lychee, Lime and Mint Shooter with Crisp Fried Kumar, Beetroot and Plantain crisps

Lovely Hubby had an Entree of Grilled Squid Skewers

For Mains I had Miso Glazed Coral Trout

And LH had the Barbecued Pork Riblets

Dessert was Vanilla Custard Spring Rolls and a Whisky and Wasabi Brûlée, the flavour was really unusual but the texture and creaminess was divine

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Tuesday-Salt Grill

Entree-We both had the "Glass" Sydney Crab Omelette with enoki mushroom and herb salad and miso mustard broth. This was so flavourful and light as air

For mains, I chose the Grilled Petuna Ocean Trout with cucumber, tomato and dill broth and LH chose the Scotch Fillet with a red wine jus. Our sides were Truffled Mashed Potato, Zucchini with bacon, parmesan and lemon thyme and an Heirloom tomato salad with basil, onion and feta. All so delicious, I was in heaven.

For Dessert we both had the Coconut and Vanilla Creme Brûlée 

This dinner was the highlight of the cruise and worth every bit of the $118.00!

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Wednesday-Angelo's New Vogue Italian
For entree we both had the Frutti di Mare Misti con Capperi which was Marinated seafood, with roasted peppers, rocket leaves, new potatoes and olives in anchovy and caper vinaigrette. Delicious, light and full of flavour

For mains I chose the Filetto di Salmone all Griglia con Carciofi, Zucchine a Patate which was Grilled Salmon with roasted artichoke, zucchini and potato salad. LH had the Roasted herb marinated beef flank steak with truffle oil, horseradish mash and roasted garlic jus. Both were very good

And we both finished with Tiramisu
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Thursday-The Waterfront
We both had the Potted Rillette of Salmon

I chose the Teriyaki Miso Salmon with stir fried baby bok choy, sticky rice and scallion, radish salad and LH chose the Lobster Tail Tempura with saffron garlic aioli and steak chips

Dessert was supposed to be a Creamy Passionfruit Crisp however it was just a soggy brioche bun filled with mock cream and a teaspoon of passionfruit sauce. This was the only let down of the whole holiday. First world problems!

So there you go, a really lovely week of food and the best part I didn't need to cook for most of it! I slept so soundly in my own bed last night and woke early as usual. My list for today is not too big, lots of prep work for the coming week, a couple of dog walks and a visit to the bulk store to pick up a few things. What are you doing today?

Have a lovely day,

💖Fi

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