On the same day as the family breakfast at Sizzler, I went to afternoon tea at my friend D’s home. D was one of my best friends from my now ex-workplace. She wanted to celebrate my new job (although she was sad we would no longer get to work together) and my PhD. Our great friend JL came too. I’d skipped lunch after my hearty breakfast, and was quite ready for some late afternoon eating.
I arrived first, and helped D bring the afternoon tea things out to the wooden table on the patio.
We had iced cookies and a very walnutty loaf. There was lovely soft butter to spread on the loaf.
D also put together a cheese, nuts and fruit platter, with seedless grapes, rockmelon, apricots and kiwifruit.
We ate the cheese with cracked black pepper crackers (I also ate buttered crackers – yum). I’m not sure what the orange cheese was called, but I ate quite a bit of it – it was rather tasty!
It was a very relaxing afternoon, with tea (mostly drunk by me), wine (enjoyed by the other two), goodies to eat, lots of laughter, reflection and conversation.
I'm TFP, a food blogger from Perth, Western Australia.
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Hi TFP,
I’m Joyce from Malaysia. I’ve followed your blog ever since one of my kaki makan (eating-out pals :P) introduced your blog to me. I’ve also introduced TFP to another friend a few days ago. :)
Reading TFP increases my knowledge about how food & eating could be presented in such a lovely way. Superb!
Cheers!
Joyce
That walnut loaf looks divine! (Perfect with a good cup of tea. ;p ) Do you know where it was purchased from? Baker’s Delight or something???
something I’ve noticed big time on your blog is the difference in portion sizes between Australia and the U.S.
For instance, your friend put out 6 cookies for you all to share. Here in the States, it would have 2 – 3 times that. The same w/ the bread, crackers, fruit, etc.
Guess that’s why we’re so fat.
Oh my word that Loaf looks good, I’m with Joyce where did it come from. I must have it !!!
Hi Joyce,
I’m glad to hear it! Of course, a lot of the time, the presentation of food shown in the photos is the work of other people – I just photograph and eat it!
Holly,
I will ask D when I email her this week.
Nicole,
A few US readers have commented on the differences in serving sizes too. And you know what? We didn’t even finish all the cookies! Not because they weren’t good, but because we didn’t feel the need to eat them all, with everything else to eat!
Minimike,
I will ask D when I email her this week, and will let you guys know.
Hi there,
That really looks like a lovely walnut bread – any luck yet with finding out where it might be available at?
Thanks in advance!