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Roasted char siu pork belly, with som tam and some stir fried green vegetables.

A simple tuna pasta with capers, lemon and chilli. Served with salad and olive bread.

I think it's the light Vicatko, they were cooked in plain water...then mixed with red onion and bacon sautéed in butter. The photo was taken next to a range hood with the light on. I try to use natural light, but sometimes it's too dark outside !

What an interesting topic, thanks Shalmanese guy. There are so many pertinent comments above, I think we enjoy a mix of planning/winging it, and local/familiar. We love to try the local specialties of wherever we are - fried tarantula anyone ? Sometimes once is enough. Researching possible restaurant choices before a trip is fun for me, and planning sightseeing around a meal destination is often possible. Markets and supermarkets/food stores are always on the agenda. If we find a "not this country" restaurant with a pleasant setting/atmosphere and the food is good, chances are we'll return. We don't get totally hung up about ordering local, sometimes that works well. I recall the best pasta carbonara we've ever had was in France ! i also refuse to eat some things, dog and cat (although I might have eaten cat unknowingly) and of course, people and pandas.

Harissa lamb with warm potato salad, baby spinach and couscous.

Nachos with leftover roast chicken, pumpkin and tomato sauce, guacamole and sour cream.

Huirays chicken wings in the Kam Heong (golden fragrant) style. Served with stir fried sugar snap peas and steamed rice. Thanks huiray, it was delicious and I will make it again.

Huiray, this looks so good, I'm doing it. I've bought the chicken wings, I have fresh curry leaves plus the pantry necessities. Thank you !

Sorry, rhyming slang, dead horse = tomato sauce (which Americans call ketchup).

A sort of ensalada Mixta, without the tuna - replaced with roast chicken. Baby cos lettuce, Roma tomatoes, cucumber, corn, hard boiled eggs, cherry bocconcini, red onion and basil. Dressed with a red wine vinaigrette.

Cumberland pork sausages with onion gravy. Served with potato mash, slightly mushy peas and brussels sprouts with bacon.

Yes, heidih, it is delicious although a product of laziness on my part. Our local shopping centre has a Filipino grocer, so it's easy to grab a 100 g packet for AUD $1.40. I'm trying to replicate the crunchy salad toppings from Myanmar where we did a cooking school, there was no packaging and I'm finding it difficult to establish what those little crunchy things were. These are close, but not the full deal. I'll keep trying though.

Sausage rolls, with dead horse of course.

Vietnamese beef and carrot stew - Bo Kho. Served with Asian style coleslaw and steamed rice. Details here https://www.facebook.com/Whats-for-dinner--1427021760943871/

Roast chicken, with pesto under the breast. Veggies are chat potatoes, pumpkin, parsnips, shallots, zucchini and baby Roma tomatoes. Served with Brussels sprouts sautéed with bacon and pan juice gravy.

What's in the veggie draw minestrone. Any appropriate veggies, a can of tomatoes, a can of mixed beans and beef stock. Served with cheesy pesto toasts.

Teriyaki beef bowl with Mi Chay noodles, green beans, bamboo shoots and spring onions.

Thai beef curry adapted from a recipe by Madhur Jaffrey, served with lightly pickled cucumber and red onion, rice and paw paw chutney. Details here - https://www.facebook.com/Whats-for-dinner--1427021760943871/

Chicken Italiano- thigh fillets in a fresh tomato sauce with bacon, button mushrooms and broad beans. Served with mozzarella mash, and garlic zucchini with crusty olive bread for sopping.

Bacon and mushroom risotto, served with salad and fresh sourdough.

A simple pesto with spaghetti as I struggle to use all the basil we have growing. Served with garlic sourdough.

I'd be tempted to make a lime limoncello, from memory it takes several weeks to mature. Hopefully, you're not off the booze for ever. Try it sprinkled over vanilla ice cream. Lucky you, limes are very expensive here, $15 per kilo, and I'm lucky to get more than 2 tablespoons of juice.

Chicken spring rolls with home made sweet chilli sauce. Details here. https://www.facebook.com/Whats-for-dinner--1427021760943871/

Cambodian chicken curry (Samlar Cari Moan). Served with steamed rice and cucumber salad. Details here - https://www.facebook.com/Whats-for-dinner--1427021760943871/

I will never again fumble while opening a precious packet of Kampot pepper carried all the way from Cambodia. At least half ended up on the floor, as did I, on my knees for 30 minutes picking them up.