Happy Thursday! I'm feeling truly blessed. The Melbourne Museum is open after its usual hours today, giving me a chance to explore its exhibits and make the most of my only weekend.
Before heading to the Melbourne Museum, I had dinner at Ceree, a Filipino restaurant recommended by one of my Filipino colleagues. I scanned the menu but knew deep down that I needed to have kare-kare. It's a peanut-based beef stew with vegetables, served with bagoong (shrimp paste) on the side. Their version is absolutely perfect—creamy, saucy, with tender beef that pairs incredibly well with the garlic rice.
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Beef Kare-Kare from Ceree Beef with green beans, bok choy, eggplant in peanut sauce and sauteed shrimp |
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| They served the beef kare-kare in a clay pot! |
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Garlic Fried Rice from Ceree No Filipino meal is complete without rice! |
For dessert, I indulged in a slice of ube cake. It was delicious! I felt so happy and satisfied.
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Ube Flan from Ceree (baked by Pastry Plus Melbourne) Light and soft ube sponge, muscovado cream, ube custard flan, and purple yam jam |
I took a leisurely walk to the nearby Carlton Gardens, which was bustling with runners, bikers, and people enjoying the beautiful weather. I admired the Royal Exhibition Building and had a wonderful time exploring the Melbourne Museum.
