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Posted in Recipe: savoury, Recipes, The Daring Kitchen, Vegetarian meals on Apr 14th, 2010
The April Daring Cook’s challenge was a Brunswick stew. According to our reliable old friend Wikipedia, this stew originates from the Southern states of the USA, though both the Georgians and Virginians claim it as their own. Traditionally, Brunswick stew is made with rabbit or squirrel but today, more common meats like chicken or pork [...]
Posted in Recipe: savoury, Recipes, Soup on Apr 12th, 2010
In Autumn, as the weather cools, I relish taking up the cool weather changes – bundling up and making food that is warm, comforting and soothing. I have fond memories of my dad making potato and leek soup when I was a child. For me, I love making a vat of potato and leek soup as [...]
Posted in Melbourne - North, Review: restaurants on Apr 9th, 2010
Provenance in Collingwood (not to be confused with Provenance restaurant in Beechworth) opened in early 2009 and operates as an all day eating house and bar, with breakfast to dinner to cocktails on offer. From mid to late 2009 Provenance hosted a series of themed dinners with amusing titles (“quince this, quail that”, “something to [...]
Posted in Biscuits, slices and muffins, Recipe: desserts, cakes and sweets, Recipes on Apr 8th, 2010
On Good Friday Mr M and I found ourselves at home and in the mood for a cooking fest. I had an intense craving for a hot cross bun as due to my wheat-free status this Easter I hadn’t eaten one at all (usually I can get my hands on some lovely rye buns from [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Melbourne CBD, Review: cafes, Reviews on Apr 7th, 2010
The other week, my fearless weekday breakfast buddies, Z & B had breakfast with me at Von Haus. Von Haus is a little tricky to find – its in Crossley St, situated behind the Paperback book store and diagonally opposite Italian institution Pellegrinis. The space is dark and quite masculine with heavy wooden furniture and [...]
Posted in Recipe: savoury, Recipes, Rice, Seafood on Apr 6th, 2010
As promised, now I’m going to share my Thai green curry. I made it with kingfish, but it could just as easily be made with chicken or tofu (or whatever else pleases you). It was very good. Ingredients 200ml coconut cream 2 tbs coconut oil (or veg oil) ½ cup green curry paste several kaffir [...]
Posted in Appetisers & accompaniments, Recipe: savoury, Recipes, Sauces and stocks on Apr 5th, 2010
It’s been said once or twice that it ain’t easy being green. Of course, no food demonstrates the fallaciousness of this little dictum better than a Thai green curry. It would have to be the favourite dish of one of the world’s favourite cuisines. I went to Thailand a few years ago and made a [...]
Posted in Meat, Recipe: savoury, Recipes on Apr 2nd, 2010
When Saskia was researching her risotto opus one of her references was the May 2009 Gourmet Traveller, which was the Italian issue. Leafing through the magazine, I came across an article entitled the ‘Battle of the bol‘, which discussed the secrets of the perfect Bolognese. As I read the article, I was horrified to realise that [...]
Posted in Bars, Melbourne CBD, Review: restaurants on Apr 1st, 2010
For my birthday, my lovely work friends A, A, S, S & R gave me a voucher to Rockpool Bar & Grill. I went to Rockpool years ago when it first opened for a big celebration dinner and I remember sharing a rib-eye for two with Mr M. I enjoyed my meal at Rockpool but [...]
