Rôll’d opened in Westfield Belconnen
On Saturday, Rôll’d Vietnamese opened in Westfield Belconnen. There was a good crowd at lunchtime. I wanted to suspend my low carb life for a Bânh mì. I chose a pork belly sandwich with extra 🌶 and a bottle of water. The baguette was nice, the pork was tender and the spicy flavours were really nice. I know there are better custom-made Vietnamese sandwich bars in Canberra, but the convenience of Rôll’d will likely win me over I reckon.
Sick relative update
My sick relative was discharged from hospital on Friday after five weeks as an inpatient. After a major surgical procedure, post-operative complications including an ileus and a metabolic acidosis with a pH of 7 followed by ICU and then rehabilitation, my relative is now home and feeling better but still very weak. Thanks, everyone who reached out and expressed concern.
Weight update
It’s been a week of little movement and hovering around the 80 kg mark, getting as low as 79 kg and as high as 80.7 kg. I’m not too concerned, although I still need to lose more kilograms. I’m feeling better and moving better so I’m pretty happy.
Dobinsons Bakery Westfield Belconnen
I’ve been enjoying the coffee here and I’m steadily getting through the coffee card. I wonder if I’ll be allowed to have a vanilla slice as my ‘free’ cake?
New hat and shirt
I bought a new shirt and received a free hat from Brainstorm Gear. I now have Star Trek pyjamas and socks as well as some shirts and a hat.
Food this week
Baked cheesy spam and poached eggs
Scrambled eggs splashed with Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces
Spice and nut crusted chicken breast with vegetables
Coffee and doughnuts at the Canberra Hospital and Health Services
Scrambled eggs and baked spam
Chicken thigh and Coke Zero
To lose weight I’ve been eating chicken thighs for lunch
Lunch with a friend at the Hellenic Club
On Wednesday I had lunch with a friend. I even arranged car parking for him.
Chicken breast schnitzel with chips and gravy
Bacon and avocado salad
Gifts from workmates
I love when friends give me food. This is a macaron shell.
Baked pork rashers and vegetables
Cooked in a Microwave pressure cooker and then baked with cream and cheese.
Smashed avocado with a tin of salmon and some celery
The avocado was smashed with sour cream, lime juice, chilli flakes, Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces.
Crispy skinned salmon
Whisky flavoured chicken and blue cheese casserole on Yummy Lummy
Click on the drawing and you’ll be taken to the recipe
Focussing on food blogging
During the week I was informed that my blogging and podcasting about health and medical matters could be perceived as a conflict of interest.
After getting to 💯 episodes I’ve removed the posts and media files from the Medical Fun Facts Podcast and will now focus on food blogging at Yummy Lummy.
My other website has also been enjoying a clean out. Given that site is a Squarespace site I’m thinking of using it as a portfolio site for some photography. I’m not sure yet. I still want to podcast, and I’m thinking it will be about cooking meals for one.
Name my podcast
Not many people know that the name Yummy Lummy was suggested to me by a work mate. If I start a podcast, I’m wondering what I should call it. My first thought was something like, “The Yummy Lummy cooking for one podcast”. What do you think? Can you suggest anything better?
My other thought is to somehow incorporate a low carb aspect to the name. It may need to incorporate “❌CHO” as a shortcut for low carbohydrate.
I would like to start a podcast as part of my food blogging at Yummy Lummy.
Food blogging thoughts
With a renewed focus on food blogging, please let me know what suggestions you may have. I’m keen to get any thoughts and ideas.
I’m thinking of putting together an e-book of low carb recipes and providing an audio version of it too.
Please share your thoughts in the comments section.
Hmm…if I come up with a good name for a podcast, I will let you know. Nothing good off the top of my head.
As always enjoyed your post Gary.
Thank you very much Sue.
The macaroon was hollow? That seems unfair, an empty cookie!
I’ve loved everything I’ve found from you, I am always learning something new. I enjoy seeing your world from your eyes. 😁 I am slo glad your relation is better. 💗
Thank you very much Kris, so am I 😃
Sorry to hear about the conflict of interest. It happens. But nice to hear that you are going to focus on podcasting for your food blog 🙂 To be very honest, I think you can make a just as good bânh mì at Roll’d, if not better 😀
Lovely to see the Coles deli paper as a placement. I was buying some meat over there at Coles, and the server asked me if I wanted my chicken breast wrapped in paper, or will just a plastic bag do – waving the chicken and plastic in my face. Of course I want paper 😀
Thanks, Mabel. For reasons that I can’t yet explain, WordPress in its wisdom (not mine) placed this comment of yours in Trash and not even Spam. It reinforces to me the value of every morning going through the dashboard and checking the Spam and Trash boxes.
I need some quiet time to think about how to plan out a podcast. It’ll probably be a few months before anything goes live.
I like taking what I have laying around as background for photos. The Coles delicatessen paper probably needs to be changed out for something else soon 😂
I was wondering what happened to my comment when you didn’t respond last night 😂 Good to hear you check out the back end of things 👍
Ah, quiet time podcast plotting. Good luck and come out swinging and take food blogging to the next level.
The Coles paper has a very nice and light colour to it. Don’t know what can top it 😀
I have a good collection of tea towels that I also use 😃
I also use tea towels. They can be so much better looking than table clothes 😃
And a lot cheaper too 👍
Nice post and delicious looking food, Gary.
I’m not into cooking with a microwave. Many years ago I saw in microscope, what it did to the food and decided not to use it again.
Fish are usual healthy food and easy to cook in the oven. Turkey meat hasn’t much fat either. I use many different kind of spices, both strong and green ones. It helps me to create more variety in taste of not fat meat.
Thanks Irene, when I have time I do like to bake my fish. It’s so nice that way, although for a whole fish I like it steamed with some soy sauce and ginger.
Sometimes I pack the fish in aluminum foil and place a little real butter and spices before I close the foil. It gets very tasteful too. I have allergy to soy, so have to avoid much prepared sauces, but make some nice and healthy ones with natural yogurt and spices.
Sometimes I use baking paper like you use aluminium foil.
Maybe your baking paper are better than those I can buy here, because I can’t use this for packing, as it might break in the process. I would like to avoid the aluminum foil too.