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3 Spoon Stir Fry
There is something fabulous about a big bowl of fresh, stir fried veggies with my friend Gnomes 3 Spoon Sauce. Ingredients; 1 Carrot – sliced 1 Red capsicum – sliced 1 Bunch of Broccolini – sliced into chunks 1 Onion – sliced 1 pack of Silken Tofu – sliced 1 Bunch of Bok Choy – leaves torn and base sliced 1 tablespoon of Sweet Chilli 1 tablespoon of Soy Sauce 1 Tablespoon of Oyster Sauce Sesame seeds – toasted Stir fry your veggies in a…
Pinterest Recipe – Detox Salad
I love quinoa and Pinterest!! You can find a ridiculous amount of recipes, table decorations, party cakes and things to do with glow in the dark sticks! This super healthy quinoa salad makes lunch time a welcome treat, with heaps of fresh and healthy vegetables and I added a cheeky touch of feta for a treat! Check it out on Chelsea’s Messy Apron
Mark’s Lamb Shanks
Could cause a serious rift here but today I am sharing with everyone my mate Mark’s Top Secret Lamb Shanks recipe. He has made this for us many times and it is the ultimate slow cooked comfort food! Don’t you love hand written, food spattered recipes!! Show just how often this one is pulled out on a wintery day! For those that can’t quite read between the tomato sauce drops the recipe; Serves 8 – generously, just half everything for four people!! 8 lamb shanks…
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Le Bon Ton
(Warning – it’s a lovely dark evening with fairy lights – the photos are not great!!) A big old pub off the tracks of super foodie destination Smith Street, the Glasshouse is looking fabulous. Word is out and there isn’t a free seat in the house at Le Bon Ton. From the boys that brought Melbourne Chingon this is Texas BBQ meets Oyster Bar meets Banana Cream pie. It’s a huge space with more rooms appearing as you walk through to the fairy lit garden…
Harry & Frankie
The hot new spot for grab a bottle or settle in for a glass of vino and some delicious snackage. Firstly there is a wall of wonder that you can browse and select a bottle of something rather fabulous to either take away with you or enjoy on the spot. This bottle shop come wine bar exists to make sure you have a glass of something when you need to laugh, celebrate, commiserate or just hydrate! Specialising on whats local and good and bringing the…
Cookie Always!
Such a big advocate of Cookie, one of the best spots in Melbourne, the place we take all of our visitors, friends and the urban family! We actually tried something different today! Ofcourse we have the infamous Taro Dumplings!! But then we added some ‘big boy’ food to the order with deep fried five spice chicken with sweet chilli sauce. So good! And a bargain 1/2 Chicken at $21 – it seemed like a lot more than half a chicken too me! They never stopped…
Guzman y Gomez
Still my favourite Mexi-Donald’s!! A perfect spot to grab a quick cold beer and plentiful nachos on a busy days shopping. Possibly the best nachos I have had in a long time – crunchy corn chips with just the right amounts of BBQ chicken, black beans, guacamole and sour cream and of course melted cheese. Seriously good, cheap, fast and fun!!
Huey’s Big Diner
It’s not often I can’t find lots of nice things to say about a place but I really struggled with Huey’s. I can’t say it was a great meal but as always you should try for yourself and there are plenty of other people singing Huey’s praises so it might have just been an off night. Set up as a diner opposite South Melbourne market, it was oddly quiet on a gorgeous sunny Saturday evening. We took a spot at the big share table down…
Hot Star Big Fried Chicken
We’ll it is big and it is fried!! As big a human head or your basic ruler, this big, thin, crispy chicken is a perfect late night, drunken carb / protein / fat treat to soak up a bit of beer! However we had it on a sunny Saturday afternoon so it is a clear memory of ok but not great. There was something not quite right, fast food obsessed hubby wasn’t too keen on finishing – a first!! It is what it is –…
Cookbooks
Rachel Khoo – The Little Paris Kitchen
One of my favourite cooking shows, the cute and quirky Rachel Khoo brings a natural and fun approach to traditional French cooking, adding her own little twist on her cordon bleu training these are super simple recipes that pack a lot of flavour. Recipe 6 – Poulet aux champignons aver une sauce au vin blanc C’est magnifiuque!!! Loved this, super simple and the best creamy sauce ever – without heaps of cream! Mushrooms yum, penne pasta and we are all smiles and yummy noises!! Recipe…
The Burger Book
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? The Railway Hotel – South Melbourne 8/10…
Jamie Oliver – 15 Minute Meals
Recipe 7 – January 2014 – Sticky Kicking Chicken Hubby back in the kitchen and beating a chicken with a little bit too much pleasure!! Love this recipe with asian inspired sticky chicken. We went for some quick brown rice on this one – delish!! Recipe 6 – January 2014 – Chilli Con Carne Meatballs Hubby has taken Jamie into the kitchen and we have been very spoiled! LOVED this recipe and impressed at the bulgar wheat! I never knew it was so easy!! Tasty…
Neil Perry – Simply Good Food
Neil Perry, the ponytailed kitchen genius, owning some of the finest restaurants across Australia and a leader in modern Australian Asian cuisine – over the years I have a great fondness for Chef Perry and this new book promised great food made simple. And it is! I have never selected so many recipes I wanted to cook up and food that you can easily rustle up after a hard days work. Recipe 7 – Chicken, Fennel and Celeriac Great flavours, love the fennel and celeriac…