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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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Skinny Dog Friday Burger
Some fridays you just need a good burger from your local! And she’s a beauty! Less the bacon and egg – those are for breakie!! This is a damn fine burger! Packed full of herbs and flavour it was a winner! The onion ring was impressive but not my thing, chips were damn fine! See you next time we need a Friday burger! The High Street Beef Burger with prime black angus beef with cheese, fried egg, crispy onion ring, bacon, cos and beer battered…
Bohemian Gorg!
Southwharf waterfront has become the amazing restaurant mile! From The Boatbuilders Yard to Shed 5 to The Meat Market, from Akochochin to The Sharing House you can’t help but trip over a great place to eat here!! At the end of it all is the Bohemian… just gorgeous! Tapas, Wine Bar, Spanish heaven! On a balmy Sunday afternoon there are a couple of lovely guys playing soft music, the windows are open and the staff are super friendly! The menu is packed with Spanish Favourites…
Golden Fields
Always tricky when a restaurant has received so much attention to not go in with high expectations! Sometimes that can be a bit unfair and I think I thought Golden Fields would be more than I experienced recently, there wasn’t anything wrong but it just didn’t wow me…. maybe I was still half asleep!! We got a great spot outside on a relatively quiet Saturday lunchtime and the service was friendly, quick and helpful. The menu was really interesting and there was plenty of great…
+39 Pizzeria
I had heard great things about +39 Pizzeria and was so happy when I rang and they do take bookings! On a gorgeous sunny Friday evening we headed over to the bustling pizza spot and it looked fatastic with all the front doors open and the tables packed full of people enjoying the end of the week over a little wine and Italian fun! Our table wasn’t quite ready when we got there and there was an awkward stand in the doorway as more people…
Graze on Grey
A trip down Grey Street can sometimes be a bit scary! BUT worth the trip to get to the crossroads at Barkly and you find a fast developing foodie destination with Newmarket Hotel, Matchi, Mr Wolf and the list keeps going and also the lovely Graze on Grey. Currently on a Saturday afternoon you can chill out and relax in the back garden area and score a pretty impressive rib deal!! Ribs, Hand cut Chips and a beer – $15!! You would be crazy not…
Acland St Cantina Tacos
Lurking under the Prince is my new favourite Mexican!! With Melbourne flooded with enough Mexican restaurants to through a empanada at you would think there wasn’t room for one more… but! Acland Street Cantina is absolutely welcome and pretty damn good!! An impressive conversion from the old dark bar that dwelled previously the guys have managed to create a light, airy, funky front cantina with the grown up nighttime cantina in the back! Open from sunrise to sunset ASC is bringing you Mexican for breakfast,…
Cookbooks
Wk 37 / Bk 39 – Maggie Beer Cookery Classics
Big fan of Maggie and miss the Cook and the Chef on tv with the lovely Simon (note to self – must get his new book!!). Maggie is a big heroine of mine and now she comes in a mini edition! Part of the Lantern Cookery Classics Range Maggie is in good company with Stephanie, Matt, George and Kylie as they all bring a little cookbook to everyones kitchen with a indispensable range of classics! Recipe 7 – Bolognese my way Which is funny because…
Wk 36 / Bk 38 – Two Greedy Italians
This weeks book is Two Greedy Italians from the TV show with the lovely Gennaro Contaldo and Antonio Carluccio, taking the boys back to their homeland after 30 years to explore their native land and the regional food. Amazing Italian cookery, all you need is a good larder and some great fresh produce! Really enjoyed cooking from this one! It was great to have a clear week and just enjoy a bit of spring weather, glass of wine and some great cooking! Recipe 10 –…
Wk 35 / Bk 37 – Food Safari
This weeks book is Food Safari with Maeve O’Meara and special friends – this is my absolute go to book for the best Chicken curry ever and more! The first outing for this book is for an curry family feast and then the rest of the week was curry heaven!! I had previously cooked a fair few times from this book and other favourites included the Tabbouleh, Mauritius Prawn Rougaille, Moroccan Mechoui Lamb and then those that I didn’t do so well with – Beef…
Wk 34 / Bk 36 – Gizzi’s Kitchen Magic
This weeks book is Gizzi’s Kitchen Magic. From the show ‘Cook Your Thin’. This book is packed with simple, quick but incredibly tasty food! One of the best books I have cooked from this year – so good I went to town on as many recipes as I could!! Recipe 9 & 10 – Root Veg Rosti & Scrambled Eggs Amazing scrambled eggs! I don’t think I have ever had a recipe before and this was perfection!! Rosti was nice and felt like we were…