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Recipes
Pinterest Recipe – Avocado Pasta Sauce
HOW have I not known about this before – creamy & healthy pasta? I love pasta – Dukan / Atkins – not my favourite words! Carbs get bad deal in life – I believe in everything in moderation! This is a great compromise of getting your carbs on and adding a healthy twist! With fresh avocado as the king ingredient we are getting our good fats and a creamy sauce! Few other key ingredients and this is a winner! Checkout all the details at Key…
Cannellini Bean Dip
Cannellini Bean Dip Ingredients; 1 can cannellini beans Quarter of garlic Squeeze of lemon Salt & Pepper Method; Easy – put all in blender and blitz until not too smooth! Serve with crusty fresh baguette and a tin of very lovely anchovies – YUM!
Moscato Cupcakes
This one has been waiting for a blog for sometime! BUT as the last days of sunshine leave Melbourne enjoy these light and wonderful Moscato Cupcakes from the Fabulous Ladies Wine Society. Perfect with our favourite Brown Brothers Moscato – the new mini bottles perfect for this recipe too! Moscato Cupcakes Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp salt 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 cup oil 1/3 cup Moscato 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract…
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Wat Da Pho
Amazing!! Hurrah for South Melbourne we now have a local Pho joint! Now we can have rice paper rolls and pho whenever we wish!! With a gorgeous menu of Vietnamese faves including ‘Chagio Ching Rolls’ tiny little gorgeous rolls of crunchy deep fried pastry around succulent prawn or pork.. so yum!! There are rice paper rolls and sticks of honey sesame chicken and the joyeous bowl of pho! I love that all the beansprouts and thai basil arrive beautifully presented – so fresh and gorgeous…
Ichi Ni 4 Me!
I can’t think of a better spot in the Summer to enjoy St Kilda views and damn fine Japanese! Ichi Ni is one of my most favourite spots in Melbourne, whether it’s a lazy afternoon in the sunshine or a relaxing meal watching the sun set across the bay – a good glass of wine and pretty much anything on the menu rocks my world!! Perfect little salty edamame, pop and enjoy these little soy bean snacks, perfect with a cold glass of rose! Seriously…
Naked Japan Yum!
A big fan of this little hero on Albert Park, a perfect spot to sit outside on a sunny evening with some stunning Japanese and a cold beer! I swear I probably have the same dishes everytime but they are sooooooo good! Gyoza – amazing! Super fresh, perfect wrappers and wonderful moist, aromatic filling – TOPS! Creamy crab croquettes – stunning!! Sushi – fresh, perfectly pretty and very tasty! Spring rolls, just stunning with mushrooms and prawn – perfection!! Can’t fault this little gem, the…
Phat Brats Sausage Heaven!
The Menu is jam packed full of fun and flavour! ‘Top Notch Honest Sausages’! So many good choices, plus fries for all tastes! Seasoned Fries, Chilli fries, BBQ Bacon fries and … peas and gravy fries!! The poms will love that one! There are Virgin Deals, Brewski deals, phatta brats, naked dogs, potato salad and slaw but we want a dawg!! Spicy Chorizo – Spicy Spanish Pork Sausage with pinto beans, lettuce, sour cream and jalapeno tomato salsa WOWSA!! Sooo good! Great sausage, would expect…
Shawcross Pizza Dudes!
Another new kid on the block and the cool dudes have arrived with their killer pizzas! Shawcross Pizza is a friendly place to drop in for a slice or two… or three! They are so good you will want to stay all night! It’s an easy going vibe with friendly staff and a fun menu Pizzas, slices, salads and the perfect three starters – nachos, garlic & herb bread and triple cheese bread! Happy to take up the offer of some Nachos whilst we work…
Roll’d Rice Paper Rolls
Queuing out the doors most days and with more stores popping up around Melbourne the rice paper roll, Banh Mi and Pho train is well and truly rolling! Offering Rice paper rolls with mouth watering lemongrass pork & prawn, soft shell crab & avocado, tofu or BBQ chicken you can just see a sea of people ordering and consuming these gorgeous treats!! Our lemongrass pork & prawn and soft shell crab & avocado were gorgeous! You can get traditional vietnamese noodle slads packed with vermichelli,…
Cookbooks
Wk 47 / Bk 44 – Greek Cookery from the Hellenic Heart
Huge fan of Greek cooking and the big family feast over a mezze or two!! This is a great book full of wonderful, heartfelt family images and stories and fantastic Greek recipes! My urban family are coming over for dinner so I want a table ladened with food and minimal time on the kitchen so this is perfect cooking! A truck load of pittas accompany three wonderful dishes. Recipes 1, 2 and 3 The hummus is one of the best I have ever made, the…
Wk 47 / Bk 43 – The book of BBQ
The big book of anything promises fool proof, easy and simple cooking and even better on the grill!! Recipe 2 – Halloumi and pepper parcels SOOO great! I love halloumi and with the sweet grilled peppers this is a beautiful combo!! Delish!! Recipe 1 – Lamb, feta and Prune burgers OMG soooo amazing, I wasn’t sure it would come to together in a burger but this was stunning!! Great mix, held together perfectly and loved this combo with rich lamb mince, salty feta, pine nuts…
Wk 47 / Bk 42 – Womens Weekly Little Squares & Slices
Such a gorgeous little book sat tempting me on the newsagent counter! $5 of fun with heaps of simple gorgeous recipes for all your fave slices and squares! A perfect Xmas pressie! Choc and Raspberry brownies became triple choc and blueberry! Really easy recipe with a bit of choc, bit of butter, sprinkle of sugar and a few other touches and hey presto! Super chewy, super chocolatey and super YUM!! The 2012 Cookbook Challenge – at least one recipe from one book, every week, for…
Wk 38 / Bk 40 – OMG I can eat that!
Jane Kennedy brings a touch of humour and a lighter side to healthy eating with OMG I can eat that! With fabulous looking recipes minus the ‘boombah’ you can have your cake and eat it!! Recipe 1 – Chicken and Leek Pie A little chicken, some sweet leeks and mushrooms served with a healthy pie lid! Super clever way of having your pie and eating it!! The 2012 Cookbook Challenge – at least one recipe from one book, every week, for the whole year! Or…