Dinner, Regent, hot pot and what not

Sorry it has been a long time since I posted.

Yesterday I went with friends to Regent Chinese restaurant in Sydney for Yum Cha. I was blown away, I am amazed i had not heard glowing reports earlier - which makes me think there must be other stunning places that i have never even heard of. So I started a new blog to document my search for Sydney's best Yum Cha (and reviews & pics along the way).

http://yumchasydney.blogspot.com/

Last night we had the crew over for hot pot, which was lots of fun. Fairly standard steamboat ingredients.

Tonight my cousin Jono, wife Julie and son Josh came to visit. It was tops to see them, Josh is growing so fast. Below are some pics of dinner - why is it that MY cooking never looks as good in picture... maybe the plates? And I guess all the presentation flaws show up on magnification and under flash. The MEN both had surf and turf - HUGE scotch fillet steaks, with cous cous and prawns, and roast beetroot. The LADIES had salmon in a orange balsamic sauce, again with cous cous and prawns, with orange roasted asparagus and yellow peppers. Julie also whipped up a yummy pasta bake with a tomato sauce she made from scratch. Yummo.