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Posted in Salads, Vegetarian meals on Mar 24th, 2011
As we come to the end of the season for tomatoes in Australia, I thought that this recipe from Ottolenghi’s Plenty would be a lovely way to show them off. This salad also ticked a few more boxes, including Saskia’s beloved theory of ‘combining for protein‘. It was also a nice, substantial salad which we [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cafes, Melbourne - South on Mar 22nd, 2011
Kanteen is located on a bend of the yarra river and it’s a pretty stunning place to sit and enjoy a coffee or a meal. Late last year, Saskia, Mr M and I visited Kanteen for a quick refuel. Kanteen offers a breakfast and lunch menu that overlap – with breakfast served until 3pm and lunch served from [...]
Posted in Cupcakes on Mar 17th, 2011
As an Aussie, I’m quite fascinated by some of the uniquely North American baked goods. There seems to be loads of different sweet treats out there that are well known to our North American friends but are completely unheard of here. On the list are things like whoopie pies, red velvet cake, nanaimo bars, pumpkin [...]
Posted in Appetisers & accompaniments, Vegetarian meals on Mar 15th, 2011
Sandwiches can be the best of things and the worst of things. For me, the word ‘sandwich’ still conjures up an image of tomato slices and Kraft singles stuck between soggy Tip Top slices. I would have had one of those pretty much every day of my school life. Bleugh! It doesn’t have to [...]
Posted in Casual & great, Culinary adventures, Eating out gluten free on Mar 10th, 2011
There’s a new food truck in town – Taco Truck Melbourne. Beatbox Kitchen have been around for a while, serving burgers and fries from their mobile food van. Tonight, Beatbox kitchen launched their new truck – Taco Truck! I was sitting on the tram, reading about this all unfolding on Twitter when I realised that said [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cafes, Melbourne - North on Mar 8th, 2011
Min Lokal was a favourite breakfast haunt of mine a few years back. More recently, I’ve overlooked it as the range of breakfast options nearby has increased exponentially. I thought it was time for a revisit and Mr M and I popped in for a mid-week breakfast on my birthday. It was pretty darn quiet [...]
Posted in Culinary adventures on Mar 4th, 2011
This post has been brewing for a while. I thought it would be good to list a whole heap of gluten-free (GF) resources in the one place. Set out below are some starting points on cooking gluten-free (including some tables that identify gluten-free ingredients) and baking gluten-free. I’ve also included some links to gluten-free [...]
Posted in Desserts, Gluten-free friendly, Recipes on Mar 2nd, 2011
After baking Thomas Keller’s white cupcakes (again) I found myself with a surplus of egg yolks. These easy chocolate pots from my favourite dessert book seemed like a perfect use for them. With very little effort I ended up with a rich, silky chocolate pot. A lovely afternoon treat. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
