tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36996404043381918442024-03-16T17:08:22.375+10:00green beenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-44513342827933539292012-10-20T08:33:00.001+10:002012-10-21T10:54:25.194+10:00wartook, grampians<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we recently spent a weekend in the grampians. 3hrs south of melbourne. it was chilly, beautiful and relaxing. we went on walks, saw plenty of wildlife, had challenges on who could name the animal from their poop droppings, picked wild flowers, ate well, visited the local pub and drank delicious wines. on our drive back to melbourne we daydreamed about one day owning our own weekend country escape...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when I asked my 8 year old what she wanted to do for her 9th birthday party she said 'I want an italian dinner party mum!'... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ohhhh of course!!!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">part of me was excited about it but the other part was thinking what happened to the more traditional little girl parties that i am so used to...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nevertheless she was set on it so plans were made...the table was set to her chosen colour scheme (so particular!), i filled my big wooden paddle boards with home made pizza margarita & served a big steaming bowl of spaghetti bolognaise...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">there was so much noise coming from our little dining room that i needed to refill my wine on several occasions to cope!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everything was devoured...and for dessert i served eton mess in small glass cups.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the plan to watch a movie after dinner was squashed & instead the 8 little ladies decided to do back flips in the lounge room to one direction on high volume...i needed yet another top up at this point! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">miss 9 year old had a brilliant dinner party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">months back we had my parents in law visit for a week. we kept ourselves busy exploring many places in and around melbourne but the simple things stood out...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sharing a dinner of roast chicken, listening to some old jazz tunes, dancing on top of grandads shoes, tummy raspberries and doing the twist with their nonna. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we finished the visit with a lazy & long birthday lunch for their boy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a weekend day trip from melbourne landed us on piper street, kyneton. it was windy, cold and drizzling with rain however we wandered along visiting several of the shops and made a 1pm lunch booking at pizza verde. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from the moment we entered we sat at a corner table with bench seats and felt cosy & at home...the wood burning from the pizza oven made the room smell wonderful and before i knew it i was slurping on a local pinot and selecting from their menu...oh and the girls were given pencils and paper immediately which i always love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rare roast beef with salsa verde & rocket</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spinach & ricotta balls with a chunky tomato sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...& our pizza called diavolo which had tomato, istra hot salami, red onion, fior di latte, crushed green olives, basil & chilli (seriously delicious)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ mountain goat organic steam ale & a bottle of local pinot noir</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the images speak for themselves really...i would go back to pizza verde today...right now!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i wanted to share these images with you because the day was truly one of those magical ones! we packed a lil picnic and set off for the bay. 4 hours later we had eaten much, explored the rock pools, chased the dog and lost ourselves in the beautiful day that it was...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>from the front...red leicester, stilton & cheddar</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>...the very delicious rekorderlig winter cider served warm</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all it took was a flick through the june gourmet traveller "british issue" and i was inspired to have a lunch with this being my theme. friends were in town and turned up with a load of rekorderlig winter cider which we warmed and served in mugs...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>entree...</b>glove & cider preserved onions, <span style="background-color: white;">english stilton, english cheddar & red leicester w </span><span style="background-color: white;">oven warmed sourdough & caramelised garlic bread</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/">jamie oliver fantastic fish pie</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the eton mess was seriously delicious and easy to assemble and serve. i thought adding the rose water syrup would be something different and it was really good especially with the hibiscus flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i almost forgot about this tagine. i was going back through the images i had stored and came across these ones. this tagine is truly delicious! so easy and economical to make too! i served the tagine with quinoa, finely chopped parsley & toasted slivered almonds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>ingredients...</b>4 pcs osso bucco (med size), 1 roughly chopped fennel, 1 chopped brown onion, 1 cup of green queen olives, 1 navel orange roughly chopped, olive oil, 2 cups white wine, 2 cups of beef stock, 1 tblspn herbies persian spice, salt & pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">following on from my previous post 'greek feast' i wanted to harp on a bit more about skordalia! when I prepared for the greek lunch I made a lot of skordalia. i kept the letfovers in an air tight container and 10 days after making the potato whip it was still in delicious condition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i grilled some ciabatta and topped with skordalia, black olive tapenade & rocket. delicious lunchy snack and on another occasion i pan fried some (leftover) roast chicken and topped toasted cumin sourdough with skordalia, chicken, rocket and lemon olive oil...again delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have thickened soups with skordalia too...added a bit of a garlicky punch to the soup or dolloped on top of pureed soup instead of using cream. Another idea is to use the skordalia as a bed for pan fried fish or chicken...so many tasty uses for leftover skordalia!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh and finally another good option is to bake eggs with chorizo, chopped tomatoes & white butter beans and finish with a dollop of skordalia!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">moussaka, lasagne, shepherds pie, spinach pie, roasts, risotto, hearty ragu pastas..<b><u>all</u></b> of these are desired foods in the chilly months (for me), along with many others!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i had three guests coming for sunday lunch and moussaka kept springing to mind...then the greek theme took place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>entree</b>...</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">skordalia (potato & garlic dip) w fresh crusty baguette</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">skordalia...made and ready to serve</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>recipe for skordalia...ingredients</b> 1kg<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> peeled potatoes, 3</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> crushed garlic cloves, 1/2</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> cup olive oil, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">2 tblspns white wine vinegar, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">1 tspn lemon juice, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">1 egg yolk, 1 tblspn salt flakes + </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">extra-virgin olive oil/cracked black pepper to serve</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>method...</b>c</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ut potatoes in cubes and boil in saucepan until tender, drain. in a large mixing bowl electric mix the potatoes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice with salt until smooth. add the egg yolk and further mix until well combined. add to your desired serving bowl, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil & cracked pepper.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">moussaka resting after being oven baked...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>recipe for moussaka...ingredients</b> 2 lrg thinly sliced eggplants, 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1kg lamb mince, 1 chopped onion, 1 btl passata, 1 tsp allspice, 1/2 cup water, handful chopped parsley, 80g butter, 3tblspns plain flour, 2 cups milk, 1/2 cup grated pecorino.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>method...</b>preheat oven 180. in a lrg pot brown lamb mince, onion & allspice. once browned add passata & water and allow to simmer for approx 30 mins. add parsley and season to taste. in a large oven dish layer the meat first with layers of thinly sliced salted eggplant. in another small saucepan make your white sauce using the butter, flour, milk, egg & part grated pecorino, salt/pepper. when thickened, pour over the top of the last mince layer, top with more grated pecorino, salt/pepper and bake for approx 45 minutes. i like to bake a little longer to ensure the eggplant is cooked through.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">greek salad with goat milk fetta & dried oregano</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">served...moussaka with greek salad</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>recipe for quince & buttercake pudding...ingredients</b> 2 eggs, 125g butter softened, 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups SR flour, 2/3 cup of milk, 1 tspn vanilla extract, 3 quince peeled & quartered, 2 cups of water, lemon juice of 1 lemon, 1/4 cup of sugar, vanilla bean</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>method...</b>in a saucepan boil quartered quince with water, lemon juice, sugar & vanilla bean until tender & syrupy. leave aside & cool. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">p</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">reheat oven to 180ºC. combine all buttercake ingredients in a bowl & beat on low for approximately 3 minutes until well combined. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">in a shallow greased baking dish evenly spread the syrupy quince quarters. pour over the top the buttercake mix. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">bake in a moderate oven for approx 30 minutes or until brown. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">serve with thickened cream or if you can get your hands on it...clotted cream!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">quince & buttercake pudding with thickened cream</span></b></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-60427364499542043752012-06-04T12:48:00.002+10:002012-06-13T13:55:12.433+10:00how do you like your eggs...?<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since being a little bit addicted to instagram i have been snapping my egg obsession with my iphone. i eat eggs most week mornings. my favourite way to have eggs is usually fried but i do go through a scrambled phase from time to time. i also love baking eggs on the weekend with whatever i find in the fridge that goes well...mostly leftovers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i am often asked 'how do you have the time to make eggs in the morning when you have two children to get to school'? i think it is just having it all there on hand...i have a bowl of fresh eggs sitting on the bench, i use the same little frypan each morning, i always have a supply of ingredients like sliced meats, beans, creamed corn, fetta, avocado, tomatoes, rocket and fridge leftovers handy... it generally takes less than 5 minutes to cook and then on the table to eat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can see i also love adding sheeps fetta to my eggs...such a delicious combo and i find when i eat eggs for breakfast i power on through the morning until lunch without snacking...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all the below images are taken through instagram on my iphone... </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fried eggs with fresh avocado, sheep fetta, rocket, cracked pepper & sea salt</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>omelette making with pitted kalamatas, cherry tomatoes, basil, fetta & schallot</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>all in one pan eggs with cherry tomatoes, rocket, sheep fetta & chilli oil...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>inspired by my old work place Brasserie Bread, Melb...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>lamb, roasted potato & tomato bubble n squeak w fried eggs & smokey bbq sauce</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">goats cheese & jamon omelette with rocket & avocado</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>fried eggs with fresh tomato, grated pecorino, parsley & cracked pepper</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pan eggs with tomato, fresh ham off the bone & chilli oil</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fried eggs with creamed corn & parsley</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pan eggs with roasted peppers, mushrooms, sheep fetta & parsley</span></b></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-20307784676329300252012-05-29T13:31:00.001+10:002012-05-29T13:39:52.135+10:00osso bucco with blue cheese polenta & duck fat roasted potatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">served...osso bucco w blue cheese polenta & duck fat roasted potatoes</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a classic and delicious combo...osso bucco with creamy polenta!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i made the osso the previous day so the flavour had a chance to develop overnight. this also took the pressure off on sunday morning...all i had to do was visit the local deli to get various sliced italian meats and cheese...set the table...prep the polenta & potatoes and let the rest flow in a casual and calm way. just what a sunday lunch should be all about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">various italian sliced meats w grissini & warm bread</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pyengana cheddar, aged goats cheese, old telegraph rd otr brie & a washed rind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">osso bucco with blue cheese soft polenta & parsley</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...friends brought the dessert which were a variety of delicious french pastries</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>osso recipes</b>...there are many osso bucco recipes on the net so here are some links that i think are very good...</span><a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/9222/Osso_bucco" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sbs osso bucco</a>, <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ossobucomilanesestyl_65553">bbc osso bucco</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>polenta method</b>...i made the polenta simply by following the instructions on the bag...stirring constantly and keeping the consistency smooth & creamy. when i was happy with the consistency i added several large chunks of gorgonzola cheese...stirring, bubbling away and allowing the cheese to melt. i then added more stock to keep the polenta soft before serving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>duck fat roasted potatoes</b>...put oven on high, boil your favourite baking potato until a knife can just go through them. drain and then rough them up a bit with a good shake in the drained saucepan. put a large oven tray into the oven with approx 100g duck or goose fat and heat until very hot. add the potatoes to the melted fat, season and bake on the top shelf until golden brown.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">we started with a cheese board, olives & various sliced italian meats</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the italian meat platter with grissini</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">old telegraph road OTR brie is delicious...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">always one of my favourites...pyengana clothe bound cheddar from tasmania</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mio...my ginger cat</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">lunch was made easier with the guests bringing along french pastries for dessert...</span></b></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-37965511794456344802012-05-22T13:53:00.000+10:002012-05-22T14:00:27.136+10:00ricotta gnocchi by GourmetGirlfriend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">homemade classic sugo to go with ricotta gnocchi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when i moved last year i linked up with several food & alike melbourne bloggers through the 'blogosphere'...one particular clever blogger i was drawn to was ruth from <a href="http://www.gourmetgirl-friend.blogspot.com.au/">GourmetGirlfriend</a>. her blog has many things i love including her great home cooked meals & the inclusion of her 5 food savvy boys, her honesty, her energy, her love of colour...esp red and her happy & real way of going about her everyday life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i have always been a huge believer in peoples energy and ruth has great energy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at a recent dumpling meet up she was talking about her ricotta gnocchi and how simple it is to make. i waved my hand and said 'noooo i can't make gnocchi!'...she waved her hand back and said 'oh you can make this gnocchi!'...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so the challenge was set...and i succeeded. i am now telling anyone who cares to listen 'YOU CAN MAKE THIS GNOCCHI!'...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gourmetgirl-friend.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/goldilocks-5-bears.html">ricotta gnocchi w home made tomato sugo & basil</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click on this link for the recipe and ruth's post for her ricotta gnocchi...also if you haven't already discovered her great blog scroll through her many delicious and achievable recipes. </span><a href="http://gourmetgirl-friend.blogspot.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GourmetGirlfriend</a>...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">bought the ricotta and i was on the road to making gnocchi...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">grated parmesan to mix with the above ricotta...to make the gnocchi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">5yr old did the gnocchi mixing for me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">5yr old forked the pieces for me...</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">everyone loved it...light, full of flavour...so yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after the pace of a busy week i am in need, by the weekend, of a non-structured existence... tea in bed (if not several), maybe eggs, weekend papers sprawled out, back door open for the dog to come and go, girls playing on the tyre swing...easy day ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one big part of almost every weekend for us is to have a family lunch at the table with our girls. we don't get to eat together during the week due to long working hours so we make a big deal about our weekend lunches!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what is served can vary but one current favourite is called 'the tasting plate'. bit of this...bit of that from the local deli all served on my beloved dads wooden paddle boards that he made for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to start with i must let you know i did not make everything for this lunch from scratch... the tagine & quinoa salad was made by me! the rest was from <a href="http://www.oasisbakery.com.au/">oasis bakery</a>. surely i get points for the savvy sourcing and assembling!? i was told about oasis bakery by a family friend...the next day i was there with a full shopping trolley, lunch from the cafe for the family and a head exploding with menu ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oasis bakery is a mixed business all under the one roof offering middle eastern bakery goods, cafe (you must try their shawarmas!) and a huge range of nuts, herbs, spices, middle eastern groceries, sweets, snacks...take home meals...the list goes on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when i invited my friends i tested the water by asking if they like middle eastern food...the response was something to the effect "who doesn't!"...so the menu planning began.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>(all above from oasis bakery)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">condiments...harissa, tahini & lemon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rose water turkish delight, vanilla halva & strong coffee...or more wine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>(sweets from oasis bakery)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>tagine ingredients</b>...3-4 barramundi fillets, 3 tlbspns 'oasis bakery' tagine spices, olive oil, potatoes qtrd, 1 cup pitted green olives, can chickpeas, 3 gloves diced garlic, 1 sml chopped brown onion, can chopped tomatoes, 1/2 preserved lemon diced, 1ltr fish stock, salt & pepper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>tagine method</b>...fry onion & garlic in olive oil until soft. add drained chickpeas & olives and fry with tagine spices...once combined add potatoes, tomatoes, lemon and fish stock and cover with lid. allow to simmer on low for approx 30 minutes. 8 minutes before serving add fish pieces, cover with tagine juices & replay lid for approx 5 minutes. test the fish before cooking and then serve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>tahini to dizzle over quinoa and tagine...(from <a href="http://www.oasisbakery.com.au/">oasis bakery</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>fragrant, delicious, wholesome tagine!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well...coming out from under a rock that is! i have been missing in action and the blog posts i have done since the new year have been half hearted... several reasons...working (now not working), chasing 2 busy lil girls and keeping up with them, lost the love for being creative...and finally and most painful of all...old computer combined with shit internet propelled me into a state of 'don't wanna bother with it'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now with more time on my hands and several months to consider what i want to blog about (cause that is why i blog - for myself first & foremost)...i have emerged refreshed, energised, inspired, happy and ready to BLOG!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i had a lunch recently with a blogger friend, danielle from <a href="http://www.digella.blogspot.com/">digella</a>... we sat for 3 hours chatting, laughing, almost crying, understanding, analysing our blogs and i guess as corny as it sounds nurturing each other. i asked her what she likes from my blog and she said the cooking, the props, the story told and this instantly hit a cord with me. that is what i love. i love inviting the friends or family...the menu planning...the sourcing...the preparing...the welcoming of people to our home...the music we play...the children licking their fingers and asking for more...the sometimes copious amounts of delicious wine, cheese and other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so my main focus for 'greenbeen' will now be on doing my gigs at home...with the odd foodie outing that i think is worth mentioning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>my dad made me 2 of the above wooden paddle boards. i love them & they have inspired me to serve weekend lunches & dinners on them</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">miss 8yr old has several favourite dinners and one of them is bruschetta...she now makes it herself.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">the days are shorter now and the cottage front door gets closed early to keep out the cold...this is a classic shot of our 2 animals living happily together (sometimes)...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">we live close to footscray and if i am not there buying from the market we are there eating vietnamese almost weekly...feeding a family of 4 for $30 is pretty awesome esp when it is so fresh & delicious!</span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-42440202625356205122012-04-09T20:19:00.000+10:002012-05-22T14:01:14.481+10:00lamb tagine with orange, eggplant, chickpeas & cinnamon<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the ease of cooking with a tagine. my mum in law gave me a tagine a couple of years ago and every dish I have made in it has been successful. the all in one, slow bubbling away method is relaxing, comforting and the aroma throughout the house builds everyone's appetite up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this dish is a particular winner and if there is anything leftover you can make baked eggs with fetta & the tagine mix in terracotta pots the next day for breakfast...seriously delicious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3 seared lamb shanks, 1 cubed eggplant, 2 cinnamon quills, 1 tin drained chickpeas, 1/2 cup chopped dates, hndful sultanas, 1 qrtrd orange minus seeds, roughly chopped ginger, 1 diced red onion, 2 chopped tomatoes, thyme sprigs, several bay leaves, several whole garlic gloves, 1tbls grnd cumin, 1tbls grnd coriander, sumac, salt/pepper, 3 cups stock... bubble away for 4hrs. I removed the shanks bones once the meat was falling off... the herbies persian spice mix is a good in replace of the ground spices.</span></div>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the drive there the topic of what to eat was thrown around...pho...ramen...yum cha...dumplings? dumplings kept being loudly screamed from the back seat...DUMPLINGS!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">every restaurant (to me) on kings way was heaving. lines out the door at some... ra ramen was very busy but we were quickly shuffled upstairs to a table of 4. after a lengthy selection process we flagged down a waiter (seemed short staffed) and ordered by menu numbers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the food started to arrive and soon our table was almost spilling over with our ordered dishes. elbows were kept tight to avoid knocking off plates and 5 year old was warned to sit still & stop stabbing everything with her licked chop sticks...the eating began!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">family of 4 ate for $57:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spinach with chefs special sauce (kind of peanut tasting)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">steamed chicken dumplings (a bit tasteless)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fried beef dumplings...awesome!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shanghai fried noodle...fabulous!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spring onion pancake...crispy & delicious</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chilli oil chicken...spicy & moorish</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ gls chardonnay & boags beer...& complimentary tea (spilt everywhere, annoying thermos!)</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQQbSK4C_iw/T2wSbrJmC4I/AAAAAAAAFGA/IbeQ_2kH1Mc/s1600/IMG_0881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="640px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQQbSK4C_iw/T2wSbrJmC4I/AAAAAAAAFGA/IbeQ_2kH1Mc/s640/IMG_0881.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a mental note to return to salford lads club when I recently made a quick delivery there for brasserie bread melbourne. so many things appealed (as you can see from the images) but one thing that stood out was the tyre swing hanging from the old tree at the front of the cafe...my little ladies were going to love that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a recent saturday morning we fronted up hungry and ready to drink coffee, eat and swing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coffee was excellent! we ordered seconds. i had the fried mushrooms with perfectly poached eggs on mountain bread w parmesan...great! husb ordered the spiced scrambled eggs with roti bread & loved it...5yr old had a chocolate chip biscuit (too busy with the swing) and 8yr old loved her toasted muesli with poached pears.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a quick chat to the chef before leaving had me watch him make the baked eggs... looked so good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">their lunch menu sounded wholesome and delicious + they are licensed with a small beer/cider & wine list.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">there is a lot to love about salford lads club... a worthy drive to discover them.</span><img aea="true" border="0" height="640px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8NLneGRNGjs/T2wTcniUs3I/AAAAAAAAFGM/xSDL50_foVs/s640/IMG_0950.JPG" width="426px" /><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-37673492006562082212012-03-11T09:56:00.000+10:002012-03-11T09:56:36.253+10:00petaling street, 111 kingsway, glen waverley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9PQ6Dbq4_FU/T1vgxxnpgzI/AAAAAAAAFCA/wz9TWSomIoI/s640/IMG_0804.JPG" width="426px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LHfw-qomkIE/T1vmCge9zII/AAAAAAAAFC8/85xCUeSy-Zc/s640/2012_03_09.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9xX29LQnus/T1vhiiUl-BI/AAAAAAAAFCM/9PUo8A0wWH4/s640/IMG_0813.JPG" width="426px" yda="true" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after a hellish 1hr & 30 minute commute driving on a friday night in peak hour & on the eve of a long weekend, with a 5yr old wailing she needed to wee the whole way (which i in turn lectured her about not going to the toilet before leaving & also having drunk her water bottle like she was a camel)...we arrived at glen waverley to have dinner with matt (this is where his work office is)...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my main thought was i hope we can find delicious food to compensate for the awful trek...and make it all somewhat worthwhile. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sometimes pressure like this has ended us up in the worst restaurants with whingy, overtired, scwabbling children and you simply sit, order, poke the food around your plate and say 'well we won't do this again'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kingsway at glen waverley is buzzing with people spilling out onto the street drinking and welcoming the long weekend. there are many restaurants, mostly asian, to choose from. one of the first things that caught my eye with petaling street was the two words 'hawker food'. the place was packed inside and out. we were fortunate to get a table quickly (the awful trek was becoming a distant memory) and sat with the extensive menu eliminating and selecting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">first things first...tsing tao beer arrived and the rest of the dinner was a truly delicious and awesome experience! the children were happy, the husband was happy...the diners around us were happy...oh and i was so happy! this is what good food...& a little beer can do to your spirits! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">family of 4 ate for $49.20:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">traditional malaysian roast chicken (half chook) $12.80</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wonton dry noodle w eggs noodles, wonton, vegetable & bbq pork $9.20</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">malaysia tradition coconut rice w sambal, peanut, cucumber, egg & crispy ikan bills $7.00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chicken fried rice w egg $9.20</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ 2 beers & complimentary tea</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">petaling street has 4 restaurants...glen waverley, box hill, melbourne city & hawthorn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.petalingst.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">petaling street</span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fyT-S1xyuw0/T1vis7RZStI/AAAAAAAAFCU/rzIGFQM6ywg/s640/IMG_0823.JPG" width="426px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nH_itZodU4w/T1vmxygRrlI/AAAAAAAAFDE/0mv9oXcQ37o/s640/2012_03_091.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p6k0ZBGc_18/T1vj8qaumSI/AAAAAAAAFCg/eC0_h2a2xtM/s640/IMG_0836.JPG" width="426px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ldB-eoTzOjg/T1vpyePVp7I/AAAAAAAAFDc/R2rcKd7l59k/s640/2012_03_093.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DuKTmoL3joA/T1vkkMlAVuI/AAAAAAAAFCo/A0qFV3raDzg/s640/IMG_0815.JPG" width="426px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IvQN9QHLOiQ/T1vnpTUQvnI/AAAAAAAAFDU/Ub0IWGdIja8/s1600/2012_03_092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IvQN9QHLOiQ/T1vnpTUQvnI/AAAAAAAAFDU/Ub0IWGdIja8/s640/2012_03_092.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eWjNb-EYs1c/T1vlJNJlkcI/AAAAAAAAFCw/xk-rxEf82nw/s640/IMG_0850.JPG" width="426px" yda="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rzd-X81iQz4/T1vnPJRG1wI/AAAAAAAAFDM/dXZzwYZY-jI/s1600/2012_03_094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rzd-X81iQz4/T1vnPJRG1wI/AAAAAAAAFDM/dXZzwYZY-jI/s640/2012_03_094.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-47325069782338243092012-03-07T20:04:00.010+10:002012-03-10T12:45:50.301+10:00bloggers baking class<img border="0" height="426px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--_X0xlagHoA/T1cWZ9muABI/AAAAAAAAFAc/b1BIaoO8iuU/s640/2012_03_02.jpg" uda="true" width="640px" /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VPCSS4QQJ1E/T1cXiaDsQjI/AAAAAAAAFAk/QrPwrx6WIfc/s640/2012_03_021.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since november last year i have been running the saturday 'kids bake free' classes at brasserie bread melbourne. for 1 hour the children (aged between 5 & 12) are all mine and they make smashed pizza and chocolate bread. at the end of the session they leave with their piping hot baked goods and very happy faces. the classes are becoming hugely popular by word of mouth and we are now booked weeks in advance. to book call 1300 966 845...or look at the website www.brasseriebread.com.au</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as part of the melbourne food and wine festival, brasserie bread melbourne are running adult bread making workshops. i was recently included in the first class that was 'invite only' for various media and food bloggers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was great to see michael klausen (co-founder of brasserie bread) devulge his magic of bread making. thought i would share some of the shots with you...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">class attendess included...</span><br />
<a href="http://ironchefshellie.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ironchefshellie</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">broadsheet</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://amystown.wordpress.com/">amystown</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://tourdeclance.blogspot.com.au/">tourdeclance</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.milkbarmag.com/">milkbarmag</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://myfoodtrail.com/">myfoodtrail</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.offthespork.com/">offthespork</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://ieatthereforeiam.blogspot.com.au/">ieatthereforeiam</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://msihua.com/">msihua</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.thatjessho.com/">thatjessho</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.weekendnotes.com/">weekendnotes</a> ...</span><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hnDBLA1X1nY/T1cZG_hicXI/AAAAAAAAFAs/diyWEwjs_3c/s640/2012_03_022.jpg" uda="true" width="640px" /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akrTooJj7cg/T1cZy_2V78I/AAAAAAAAFA0/DSVphbIeSJA/s1600/2012_03_023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akrTooJj7cg/T1cZy_2V78I/AAAAAAAAFA0/DSVphbIeSJA/s640/2012_03_023.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vn3XbRN0dqY/T1carZM4z2I/AAAAAAAAFA8/YOfgM6_JUMg/s1600/2012_03_024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vn3XbRN0dqY/T1carZM4z2I/AAAAAAAAFA8/YOfgM6_JUMg/s640/2012_03_024.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wv1Tn5ZPZns/T1cb00YtP8I/AAAAAAAAFBE/_IxwELoBiTE/s1600/2012_03_025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wv1Tn5ZPZns/T1cb00YtP8I/AAAAAAAAFBE/_IxwELoBiTE/s640/2012_03_025.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e27oboIQfGk/T1cceD-fljI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/Wld5NjxE3wA/s1600/IMG_0568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e27oboIQfGk/T1cceD-fljI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/Wld5NjxE3wA/s640/IMG_0568.JPG" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VorDx_6UnqI/T1cc_-QMryI/AAAAAAAAFBY/bH5bmSpcvvQ/s1600/2012_03_026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VorDx_6UnqI/T1cc_-QMryI/AAAAAAAAFBY/bH5bmSpcvvQ/s640/2012_03_026.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wu9a0DfKP2A/T1cdyWa14iI/AAAAAAAAFBg/mwqyW4dz8qs/s640/IMG_0543.JPG" width="464px" yda="true" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-34937118153525311372012-01-25T18:20:00.000+10:002012-01-25T18:20:33.758+10:00thank you<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thank you very much for your words of wisdom in relation to my previous post. so many things written rang true and i have decided to pull back but not completely. just wait a little while and see how i feel. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i have asked myself why did i start blogging and it comes back to my love for good food, wine, menu planning, shopping for the ingredients, having friends over, being with family & friends and enjoying...stopping to eat & slurp...laughter is usually always involved, the people watching & seeing my little girls eyes light up when a flavour surprises them...(the list goes on).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whenever family or friends have been away i am often asking them 'what was your most memorable dish whilst on holidays?' so many different responses! and so many are paired with the weather, their mood at the time, the price, the wine, the parking, the waiter, the toilets, the napkins, the wine glasses, the vibe...i love the stories of what eating does!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">many of my most happiest memories are through food.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-21072645926102080122012-01-17T16:53:00.000+10:002012-01-17T16:53:40.553+10:00pulling the plug...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0zJYAIT2oDo/TxUYgwQzSpI/AAAAAAAAE_U/2xQfP4IA0Jc/s640/IMG_9883.JPG" width="426" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the last 3 months i have been struggling a bit with my blog. struggling to keep up to date with it...struggling to get inspired to blog...struggling to want to take images with my camera...& even struggling to read my favourite blogs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i first thought it was the big interstate move and life was just busier than it used to be. then self doubt crept in and i have wondered 'well who wants to read about what i had for lunch or dinner?' there are so many fabulous bloggers around and here i am just banging on about a delicious latte or a steaming bowl of pho!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my trusty canon camera was always stored in my handbag, at the ready to capture whatever came across my day...but now sadly it is hanging up amongst the hats on the coat rack.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i want to get back the inspiration i once had...will it come? i have read before on other bloggers posts comments like 'gone on vacation'...or 'need time out'... is that what i need or have i come to my blogging end?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i think i too have become more and more self conscious about taking images in public of the drink/food i am about to consume. gone are the days of just snapping away...or asking the husband/children to wait until i have photographed it...or are they?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i also believe that blogging has added to my girth! i call it my third boob! not attractive...i eat and then i sit on my bottom and blog what i ate for several hours! this process is not exactly helping my body that's metabolism is continuously slowing down... hmmm would i be this size if i never blogged...i mean i could never stop eating delicious food & drinking my wine!?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i have in this post raved on...which is unlike me. the essence of my blog has always been keep it short, always be positive and let the images do the talking.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i would love to hear from other bloggers who have thought their blogging inspiration was drying up? how & will i get my gig going again?</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J41ClyhV_Xc/TxUYxG0ZnPI/AAAAAAAAE_c/7pFe3QBpGjc/s640/IMG_9885.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8MlNXwRbI24/TxUZD_WxHFI/AAAAAAAAE_k/20QnlZlqNAI/s640/IMG_9887.JPG" width="426" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-40408486490432042302012-01-08T17:17:00.001+10:002012-01-08T17:19:37.158+10:00good bye 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_Opp6wctvU/Twk0CfQjzoI/AAAAAAAAE9E/JfgBsC3GWnA/s1600/chopsPicture+590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_Opp6wctvU/Twk0CfQjzoI/AAAAAAAAE9E/JfgBsC3GWnA/s640/chopsPicture+590.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>the arrival of our little friend...'chops'</strong></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PQBlhGxL7Uo/Twk00FVRmfI/AAAAAAAAE9c/mGYq0h95h9g/s1600/Picture+817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PQBlhGxL7Uo/Twk00FVRmfI/AAAAAAAAE9c/mGYq0h95h9g/s640/Picture+817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>my beautiful friend mady (+ her boys) visited & we spent some fabulous time together...</strong></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0wgzFv5E-74/Twk1I_KOBSI/AAAAAAAAE9o/WWOZeEhx4VY/s640/IMG_7622.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">we are loving our little cottage...has loads of character!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NiBm0qmPLRI/Twk2OP9eFgI/AAAAAAAAE-M/Cui8H_SxdZ4/s640/IMG_9657.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">flowers from our garden collected for the christmas day table...</span></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a collection of snaps from the holidays...i hope you had a wonderful festive season and may 2012 be a great year for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my new year will be full to the brim with my beloved family & friends, good food, delicious wine, possibly a holiday thrown in, a sleep in past 8am (havn't had 1 in 8yrs)...and both my girls being in school together! no more double drop-offs...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6Dn_F8KZAxY/Twk0llGPwII/AAAAAAAAE9M/xdgUErX7WDg/s1600/Picture+825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6Dn_F8KZAxY/Twk0llGPwII/AAAAAAAAE9M/xdgUErX7WDg/s640/Picture+825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">after 4 months living here i am getting used to the weather...it can change in minutes!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oYjHMPuFamo/Twk8LJRLEJI/AAAAAAAAE-w/p0LMTxUF1t0/s640/IMG_9108.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">love my rope lights at christmas!</span></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOLEZm0mce8/Twk8btV-MII/AAAAAAAAE-8/FD1NAxVQ3PQ/s640/IMG_9596.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">christmas day roasted chook was delicious</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIk_kAkAXaU/Twk8uTO5N8I/AAAAAAAAE_E/m6Izs9upkK8/s640/IMG_9594.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">there has been a lot of these over the season...thoroughly enjoyed every drop!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8fYXATtd12Q/Twk1hRv4SAI/AAAAAAAAE94/z6h1in-fHVo/s1600/Picture+614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8fYXATtd12Q/Twk1hRv4SAI/AAAAAAAAE94/z6h1in-fHVo/s640/Picture+614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>afternoon light up our cottage hallway...</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--I6IRXhjxfg/Twk1lkRbSJI/AAAAAAAAE-E/bH2Kn-Wth2I/s640/Picture+943.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">discovered twenty&six espresso at north melbourne...love everything they do!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hLGWwotUpUo/Twk2fNMhOvI/AAAAAAAAE-U/J6A4Udq3cxQ/s640/IMG_9036.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">drinks with a good friend in the garden</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8NkRA0Az-QY/Twk2tYphuHI/AAAAAAAAE-g/LxR-sU_hjcg/s640/IMG_9676.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">our christmas day dessert...jamies christmas pudding strudel! it was delicious</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v7rZL4aupoA/Twk2xWo5XTI/AAAAAAAAE-o/jEvB1E_hlM4/s640/Picture+1010.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">plenty of home time with the children over the holidays...</span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699640404338191844.post-73237531219478258022011-12-24T07:48:00.001+10:002012-01-15T12:30:57.196+10:00on the eve of christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ziJcsl5HoD4/TvT03cdh3tI/AAAAAAAAE64/3370dGcPu_s/s640/IMG_9102.JPG" width="426" /></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i hope your holidays are filled with love, relaxation, sleep, calm, quiet, a good read, laughter, dancing and large splashes of whatever is your favourite aperitif!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0tqiTj3MmW4/TvT1avV5KKI/AAAAAAAAE7M/k290yjny7iA/s640/IMG_9113.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdrmsY4IeKA/Tu7_HfDxLAI/AAAAAAAAE4o/WTU7tN5B234/s1600/IMG_9262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdrmsY4IeKA/Tu7_HfDxLAI/AAAAAAAAE4o/WTU7tN5B234/s640/IMG_9262.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i made this pasta for a girlfriend who leans more toward the vegetarian side of things. she had come to visit melbourne on holiday with her two beautiful children and this was her little farewell lunch. it was delicious and she was very happy with it. super easy to make and so perfect for this time of year! i also made a big bowl of spaghetti bolognaise for the children & that was devoured by the 4 hungry noisy ones!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i loved seeing you gorgeous mady and i miss you already...xxx </span><a href="http://anabundanceof.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(her blog)</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong><u>roasted cherry tomatoes with chilli, oregano, ricotta & basil</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">roast on a high oven 3 punnets of cherry toms w olive oil & oregano + pepper/salt until blistering hot & skins break...leave aside. cook your favourite pasta the way you like it, drain. add pasta to the roasted cherry tomato oven tray & toss through. add 500g of room temp ricotta & torn basil leaves. stir well. serve immediately with copious amounts of cracked pepper...& vino!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gZBXDljCkAA/Tu8Dl3DpJ6I/AAAAAAAAE5E/YqK4dtCaW5Q/s640/IMG_9277.JPG" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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