Posted June 3rd, 2009 in Food | No Comments »
This morning was really strange… very foggy. Everywhere I looked it was all white. It reminded me of winter in Japan. Snow on the ground and snow from the sky, everywhere is all white 
Anyway, it was pretty cold this morning too and I had a nicely toasted bagel for breakfast.
One of the difference between bagels and ordinary bread is the density. Bagels are pretty heavy, and they’ll keep you feel full longer. Just one bagel is enough for the entire morning even for a person who has a big stomach like me 
I like snacking on flavored bagels like Milky Maccha Green Tea and Cafe Au Lait, but also love eating just plain toasted bagel with cream cheese as breakfast. I don’t feel hungry until lunch time at all.
This morning I had….
toasted bagel with cream cheese and berries, drizzled with honey. I love eating fruits in the morning. It was simply yummy!
Posted May 26th, 2009 in Food | 10 Comments »
Toasted bagel is chewy and crusty. It’s just how I like it ♪
<Bagel with Egg + Bacon>
- 1 bagel
- 1 egg
- 1 tbs vinegar
- 1 strip bacon
- 1/2 tsp pesto
- 1/2 tsp mayonnaise
- Cook bacon over medium-low heat till crispy. (no oil in the pan!)
- Fill up a small sauce pan with water, and heat up until small bubbles come out from the bottom of the pan. Add 1 tsp of vinegar or lemon juice. Carefully break the egg into the water. (you can break egg into a small bowl or plate first, and then slide it into the water) Over low heat, simmer until the white is cooked yet the yolk is still soft. (as you like it)
- Slice bagel and toast. Mix pesto and mayonnaise, and spread onto the bagel.
- Drain egg and arrange on the bagel, top with crispy bacon and freshly cracked black pepper.
Posted May 2nd, 2009 in Food, Ume's Interests | No Comments »
Today I woke up very early. (4am!) I went to bed early last night, so I think that’s the reason…
I’ve been having thought about my family, my future etc lately. It’s not about serious matters though, I just like to think and daydream about things. I got tickets to Japan and am so excited to go home in September, but at the same time I’m thinking “can I not come back to Perth and live in Japan?” Every time I fly home, I can only stay there for up to 2 weeks :( I know I can’t do anything about it because it’s my company’s policy: “we can only take annual leaves up to 10 days at a time”. I don’t wanna risk losing my job (yet), but for me, there is no enough time to spend with my family on my every homecoming.
I came to Perth in 2003 as a student. I was going to study English for just 1 year here, and move to some other city or country to study something else. But things changed and I decided to stay in Perth. It was my decision and I definitely don’t regret that, (Perth is beautiful place to live) but I think my family didn’t expect me staying in Perth for the rest of my life! They thought I was coming back home after 1 year. Now, since then, I can only go home once a year for just 2 weeks. I miss them and I know they miss me too. I really think that I need to be with my family longer than 2 weeks and talk about stuff, like “what I’m going to do” and “where I’m going to live” etc. I couldn’t say good-bye to my grandpa when he passed away (I was in Perth) and it really break my heart 
Anyway, I just want to plan things and try to spend more time at home, especially with my grandma
This morning I went walking around my house. It was very cold! I think winter is just around the corner already. So fast…
I had nice breakfast: plain bagel with cream cheese and freshly brewed coffee! Since I bought a coffee machine I feel that I drink too much coffee :p but I love it.
Posted April 21st, 2009 in Food, Perth WA | No Comments »
I’ve been eating bagels quite often lately. This Bagelier is an online bakery shop settled in Metropolitan Perth, which deliver freshly baked bagels and other baked sweets right to your door.
I love bagels, but I also miss Japanese style bread. I hope someone open a Japanese bakery shop in Perth! Japanese bread are different, and there are many many flavors. Is there bakeries owned by Japanese bakers within Australia?
By the way I love my Cranberry x Cream Cheese bagel at Bagelier. Green Tea flavors are also nice. After toasting they are nicely crusty and I can enjoy the hard crust as I like. Personally I love very crusty bread, or very chewy bread. The bagels from bagelier are nicely chewy and reasonably hard when you heat up. If you have a small oven toaster it makes them nicely crunchy and chewy! You can buy them in bulk and keep in the freezer, in this way you can enjoy a bagel anytime
Posted February 11th, 2009 in Food, Perth WA | 10 Comments »
I wrote a post about bagels here, and I’ve tried bagels at the Trackside Bakery down by the Perth Train Station as Angie recommended me. I loved the whole “bakery smell” Freshly baked bread… yum! and bagels are really nice! but I wish there are more bagel shops in Perth.
I’m starting to wonder… do people in Perth know what the bagel is?? I mean, of course some people should know, but is it like 20% of the population?? Not so many shops sell bagels, does it mean people here prefer soft & light bread?
Personally I love hard, crusty and difficult-to-tear-off type of bread. I can get those hard crusty bread from my favorite bakery, but sadly they don’t sell bagels on regular bases
Do you like soft bread, or hard bread??
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