Thursday, July 23, 2009

Posting from sunny Darwin!

We came to Darwin on Sunday as M is working on a short project here. I must admit, although we hadn't expected an awful lot, we were pleasantly surprised! We've been told this is the 'dry' season and so it is not all that hot 'n' humid, well, good for us :-) So, now that explains the long gap between my last post and now. I have started cooking in the super convenient serviced apartment we've been given. It's the first time I'm cooking on an electric stove top and I'm still shaky about the heat settings, but I'll get there. I tried baking brownies the other day and they were a disaster! Well, actually I did manage to salvage whatever I could out of the slab with an almost black crusty top and a gooey, unbaked middle. The rest of it, however, was delicious! After that charring adventure, I haven't really made anything exciting and new, just the same regular kind of home food. We did come across some really nice and interesting places to eat though. The other evening, we went to this nice place on the waterfront. It was a buffet dinner and was quite good. Last night we went to the popular Mindil Markets by the beach and there was an array of stalls selling food from almost all over the world! What a lovely evening it was - tantalising aromas, great music and interesting wares at the craft stalls, and all by the beach as the sun set turning the sky into an orange delight. I did not take many pictures of the food, but will do so next time. Here are just a couple to illustrate my post :-)
More in my next post. Happy weekend!

4 comments:

Limningedge said...

Glad you are enjoying Darwin; especially the markets.

Vani said...

A long time ago, my hubby had a short term project in a town about 3 hours away and we stayed in one of those suite hotels with kitchenette. I had such a blast then! The market sounds like fun. Nice pic of you too :)

Divya Rao said...
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Divya Rao said...

Limningedge: Thanks for stopping by my Cozy Little Kitchen. Darwin is really nice and we're having a good time. We were at the Casino today, was good fun :-)

Vani: Thanks! Yup, the market is great, planning to go there again soon...

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