A LITTLE MORE OF WONDERFUL SYDNEY…& A RECIPE TOO!!
And then we run into the next bit of my Sydney travelogue…(Part 1 is here)
Uliana’s son is the Captain of his team, & this was almost the last of the season’s matches. Cricket being my fave sport, it was great to watch a live match! From there we dropped by Parklea Markets, wholesale markets under a HUGE roof, much to the daughters chagrin! 
The Biggest Market Place in the Southern Hemisphere…
I must tell you though, the daughter has done more than full justice to those blessed blue thingies & wears them all the time, except to school, where they would be confiscated! Thank God for small mercies!!
That evening, back home the good chef stirred up the most delicious garlic prawns. I scribbled down the recipe, & clicked away merrily as he stir-fried! 
GARLIC PRAWNS…recipe courtesy Chef A Sharma
Ingredients:
Prawns – 500gms (deveined, leave tails on)
Garlic – 8 cloves; pressed through a garlic press
Whole dry red chillies – 8 (despite the number, the dish isn’t too HOT)
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Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic & red chillies & saute till the garlic is light brown.
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Add prawns & salt to taste, Saute on high heat till prawns are golden brown & cooked through.
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Eat immediately…
The only shopping I actually got done was the evening after getting the kids back from Sydney park. They left for a bush-walk, the chef settled down to watch a cricket match & we dashed off to an astonishingly beautiful store called Victoria’s Basement. I don’t know how famous or well-known the place is, but the merchandise, the array & the variety was fabulous. In the hour that we had, we didn’t even manage to cover a quarter of the store, but we picked up a few bits & bobs at break-neck speed & rushed home. Here’s a bit of what I grabbed…
From its humble beginnings as one of the smallest stores (13sq mtrs), this iconic store today occupies the entire south end of Queen Victoria’s Basement and it is a treasure trove of the world’s most famous brands on homewares and giftware. Famous dinnerware, cutlery & crystal brands like Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Villeroy & Boch, Waterford, Royal Albert, Riedel, William James, Whitehill, Salt & Pepper, Benzer, Portmeirion & more…Famous cookware & kitchenware brands like Jamie Oliver, Tefal, Scanpan, Fissler, Nigela Lawson, Circulon, Anolon, Raco, Kinox, Mauvial, Mundial, Furi, Global, Avanti, Zyliss, Peugeot, Brabantia, Victorinox & More … 
The next day we took the kids for a day out to the Sydney Olympic Park where they had a whale of a time at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. It’s a beautiful facility & offers a variety of recreational facilities including ‘a leisure pool area which includes five spas, sauna, steam room, river rapid ride, spray jets, spurting volcanoes, water slide and bubble beach, surrounded by lush palm trees and colourful mosaics.’ Obviously we had to eventually drag them home!!
This wraps up Part 2 of our trip to Sydney…& hopefully more will follow if I can catch up with life. (You can find Part 1 here). Thanks for being here!!!
On a different note, please do take time to check out my dear friend Cynthia’s book on Amazon which is due to be released on Nov 30th. She blogs at Tastes Like Home & is an immensely talented foodie & writer. All the best Cynthia…
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Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
23 Comments
Núria
Dear Deeba! Your kids are sooo cute 😀
Wow, I wish I could spend my birthday in Sydney too!!!! Happy belated birthday, girl♥
Your vacation looks incredible and the places you were at… a dream! Great for the good moments 😀
I’ve heard about the horrible terrorist atack in India… so so horrible… my thoughts are with Indian people who’s suffering.
Núria
OOooops, I forgot… these prawns are made “the Spanish way” or at least that’s how we do them here when we say: Gambas al Ajillo (meaning garlicky Shrimps or prawns) :D. They are Super!!!!!
Pearlsofeast
wonderful Deeba, Queen Victoria basement is my favorite.By the way u didn;t tell your birthday and now I guess it is close to mine.Good that u had a nice time.
Mary
Very nice pictures and your kids are so lovely. Those prawns are fantastic , you just took me back in time when i was back home having parties we used to prepare so many garlic prawns at our bbq!
Happy cook
Looking through the pics, wish i was there too 🙂
Belated b’day wishes.
Looks like you had fun, shopping for baking items.
I love garlic prawns they are one of my favourite dish.
meeso
I always love to see so many pictures shared on someone’s blog… It’s nice to get to know the people you blog with 🙂
noble pig
More beautiful pics Deeba! The kids are just gorgeous and I am so envious of your trip. One day I will get to Australia and visit all the beautiful wine regions! Thanks for sharing with us.
Curry Leaf
Belated B’Day wishes.Lovely Pics and expecting many goodies now that you have bght many baking items from there 🙂 Thanks for sharing the trip with us
Bellini Valli
So much to absorb. I know you enjoyed what time you had in Sydney despite the medical catastrophe. Happy belated birthday and thank you also for the tour around Syndey!!!! This is a great way to start my day!!
Mallika
Looks fabulous. I know how accessories can cheer up little girls (and the bigger ones…)
Rosie
Wonderful photos Deeba and a lovely tour around Syndey. Happy belated birthday!! Now garlic prawns are one of my favs mmmmm..
Rosie x
Reeni
What a wonderful trip! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed your adventures and pictures.
Gloria
Nice pictures Deeba but Im worry by you and your family are all of you OK???? for this horrible atack I heard!! Huggss!!! Gloria
Darius T. Williams
Oh wow – I’m loving those garlic prawns – really!
-DTW
http://www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com
Sunshinemom
You should tell your daughter she makes those extensions looks really pretty, and your son looks terribly cute in that wig:)
nicisme
Come on, we all know that you are secretly wearing that orange wig once you’ve got the kids off to school!
Happy Birthday, (how could I miss it) tiramisu cake is the business…mmmm!
Ivy
I enjoyed your travelogue Deeba. Happy belated birthday.
Shaheen @ Ambrosia
Deeba! I love her blue extensions. I got pink, blue and purple done a few years ago. 😛 I’m tempted to go down that road again.
And I love the rectangular tart pan! A spinach and goat’s cheese tart is what I’d bake first! 😀
Shaheen @ Ambrosia
Oh and belated happy birthday! 😀 When was it? My birthday falls in the same month too – 5th!
Nazarina A
What an amazing roller coaster ride! A travel that says it all! Your pictures and narration puts everything into magical perspective!
Sorry about your daughter’s illness! May I just say that I would have braced myself and thoroughly enjoyed the garlic prawns as well. Your caramel cake in the post above would have been the perfect ending to the perfect trip!
Nachiketa
Happy belated birthday, Deeba…
Bakers deserve the best b’days……
Soma
Happy Belated Bday! I love reading about travel. You know that blue really looks cute. my older one is 7, & I keep wondering what her next request is going to be.
Cal@wholesome palm trees
That is a wonderful recipe. Nice article too.