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Eggy Crumpets with Avocado Salsa
Breakfast, lazy weekends and coffee – the perfect Saturday breakie is my eggy crumpets and avocado salsa, Serves 2 Ingredients; 4 crumpets 2 eggs whisked Tablespoon of finely grated parmesan 1 Avocado 6 Cherry Tomatoes Squeeze of lemon juice Pinch of salt Crispy Pancetta to serve Put your pan on with a glug of olive oil to heat up. Take your crumpets and dip into a bowl with your eggs and cheese. Make sure you soak up a bit of the egg and then into…
Strawberry & Rhubarb Yoghurt Mousse Cake
Strawberry & Rhubarb Yoghurt Mousse Cake An amazing cake recipe a friend gave me many years ago that works across all sorts of seasonal fruits. The ingredients make a wet batter and with very little flour the end result is a light and fluffy cake, like a mousse. Rachel’s Strawberry & Rhubarb is a perfect measure of fruit and yoghurt and the pureed rhubarb permeates through the mousse so every bite is fruity and delicious. Ingredients; 1 tub of Rachel’s Strawberry & Rhubarb Yoghurt Fresh…
Mushroom Soup
On a cold winters day there is nothing as comforting as a bowl of hot mushroom soup with a crusty baguette. Ingredients; 1 onion, finely chopped 500 grams button mushrooms Knob of butter 2 sprigs of thyme Splash of wine wine 1 garlic clove crushed 500 mls Chicken Stock To garnish – yoghurt and green pesto Recipe; Cook the onions and garlic in a saucepan in a touch of olive oil until translucent and then add the mushrooms, thyme, wine and butter and cook down…
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Izakaya Den
Below was my first post ever on FoodieAboutTown and an old favourite Izakaya Den. No photos as the place is so lovely and dimly lit and my phone was old school and I wouldn’t ever use a flash! Izakaya Den has been a fave for many years and the menu does change over the years the old favourites stay. Like sweetcorn Kaki-age with green tea salt, so gorgeous and delicious you can barely wait for them to cool! Of Den Fried Chicken, gorgeous chicken with…
Woodfrog Bakery
Just near my fuel stop, if you are heading off somewhere fun for the day Woodfrog is a perfect spot to grab some coffee and a cheeky caramel donut before you head off on the car. Last time we dropped by I was too late, no caramel donuts! Today we are in luck and now I know what all the fuss was about…. the most gorgeous caramel custardy donut that isn’t overly sweet, your teeth don’t shudder as you bite in. So good but I…
New Shanghai
New Shanghai has come to Melbourne and set up shop in the lovely Emporium shopping centre, we were lucky enough to be invited to go down and enjoy all that New Shanghai has to offer. Firstly check out this delicious menu – click here The guys at New Shanghai can rustle you up some very lovely mocktails and the Shirley Temple with cherry juice, sprite & grenadine syrup was perfect with the spice of our food. The lychee blended ice was my fave, love those…
Menulog – Food at your Fingertips
If you haven’t tried Menulog yet… where have you been? Imagine a cold rainy night in Melbourne, you have just got in the house after a hard days work, you’ve put the washing on, emptied the dishwasher, fed the animals and then…. What are we having for dinner? When you’re too tired to cook and you just want food to magically arrive you can use Menulog. With a range of restaurants on board and your choice of cuisines you can get your favourite pizza, noodles,…
Bay City Burrito
Hubby missed out last time so we make a trip to a rainy St Kilda for a cheeky shop and some delicious Mexican lunch. The Nachos Locos are loaded with black beans, guacamole and sour cream and are fabulous, would have been perfect with a cold beer. We shared the Fish Taco and Bay City Taco with steak, the fish is delicious with Grilled strips of seasoned fish, fresh cabbage slaw, chipotle dressing & pineapple salsa in grilled corn tortillas. Fabo!! Love the fruity pineapple…
Beatrix
Beautiful little Beatrix, baking with love in North Melbourne and popping out a damn good brunch too. It is very small, barely 15 seats but we were in luck with a perfect table for two in front of the till stand with a glass box full of delectable cakes – both torturous and delightful!! If the coffee is anything to go by we are going to be in foodie heaven today! Creamy, rich and gone too fast! Love a good coffee and this is up…
Cookbooks
My Petite French Kitchen
My Petite French Kitchen Cookbook is a beautiful book from Eleanor Ozich sharing simple wholefood recipes. The book is based on the blog Eleanor created to document her ‘road to simple eating’. Packed full of delicious recipes that are both healthy, simple and very tasty. Recipe 4 – Apple and Sage Pork Cassoulet Slow cooked and delicious, simple ingredients that come together and with a bit of sweet potato mash this is the ultimate comfort food. Recipe 3 – Colourful Roasted Vegetable Medley Added in…
Argentinian Street Food
A book dedicated to Argentinian Street Food – having never been to South America, this is probably the closest I will get this week. Infact, cooking different cuisines is a great way to explore the world from your kitchen! Now this book is heavily swayed towards empanadas and ice cream or Empanadas, Helados & Dulce de Leche. And drum roll……. a key part of this is making your own pastry! For some reason I find pastry a scary proposition but like most baking, as long…
Donna Hay – New Classics
It’s a biggie! Barely fits in the recipe book holder and there are sooooo many great recipes I want to try. Donna Hay’s New Classics is just as it sounds, the latest and greatest from across cuisines, the fusion of amazing flavours for our everyday cooking. I could not stop cooking from this book, 17 recipes and nearly every one I loved and did a pretty good job with! Probably the best meal I have ever cook is recipes 14 – 17, how good was…
The Burger Book Adventures
Any excuse to go on a burger rampage across Melbourne!! I love a good burger – who doesn’t? And we are pretty spoilt in Melbourne, so much so you can now buy The Burger Book and take the burger challenge – How many places can you visit? The book is a beautiful combination of burger stories, recipes for the perfect burger elements and a tour of the best burger joints across the suburbs. So who did we visit? Third Wave Cafe – Port Melbourne 9/10…