A couple of confessions to start. Firstly: I have been writing this post for 3 weeks now, somehow by leaving my job I became too busy to complete anything. Something about the impending new chapter in my life, entitled Never Too Old To Decrease The Salary And Increase The Joy, overtook every cell of my […]
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Cannelloni Di Magro: Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
June 14, 2012 
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This months Daring Kitchen Challenge provoked my fading memories of a life briefly lived in Italy. How incredible to tap back into the warmth of Tiziana’s Sicilian kitchen where I learn how to make pasta, with a strong flour milled mere kilometers away and eggs from the galina’s that roost outside our window, my flour covered hands […]
Read more Marrickville Pork Roll: $3.50 ticket to heaven
May 17, 2012 6 Comments
Marrickville Pork Roll 236a Illawarra Rd Marrickville, 2204 You might remember reading about my Vietnamese eating fiesta – the Cabramatta Crawl – a few weeks ago, when Thang Ngo from Noodlies hosted a food tour of (you guessed it) Cabramatta. This tour took place during the last weeks of Noodlies search for Sydney’s Best Vietnamese […]
Read more Beef Bourguignon: a rich and delicious homage to Julia Child
May 14, 2012 8 Comments
Our May 2012 Daring Cooks’ hostess was Fabi of fabsfood. Fabi challenged us to make Boeuf Bourguignon, a classic French stew originating from the Burgundy region of France. I didn’t use Bourgogne wine, so really this dish should be called Beef Cabernet Savingnon. But that doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. So we […]
Read more Home-made brunch time: vege sausage & egg on a spinach leaf & capsicum salad
May 13, 2012 2 Comments
Brunch is definitely a favorite pastime of mine come Saturday and Sunday mornings, however this compulsion is simultaneously expanding the waste line (as much as I tell myself that ordering the granola is a good idea somehow I always end up eating a big breakfast) and depleting the bank account. I’m on a mission to flip the balance, that’s where this snazzy recipe […]
Read more The Grounds of Alexandria: go on, all the cool kids are doin’ it!
May 9, 2012 3 Comments
Every bit as cool as expected, the Grounds serves up fantastic food with a side of eco-charm, and a swing set. No wonder its full to the brim with well healed young families and 4WD prams. For us car-less ruffians traversing to the Grounds is an investment in itself: you’ll find it sprawled amongst the […]
Read more Green Papaya Salad Served in Betal Leaves: inspired by Longrain Sydney
May 4, 2012 8 Comments
Longrain Sydney is currently my happy place, and for me the pinnacle of the Longrain experience are their Betal Leaves. They are served encasing smoked trout for the meat eaters and for the vegetarians they put together a delicious green papaya and mango salad which is full of crunch, zing and attitude. A few weeks […]
Read more Moove over grill’d, there’s new burger royalty in town: Moo Burgers Newtown
April 25, 2012 14 Comments
Moo Gourmet Burgers Newtown branch (also in Bondi, Coogee and Manly) 232 King Street, 2042 One part milk bar and two parts burger joint Moo Burgers prides itself on being a little bit old school, and has the milkshakes, spiders and onion rings to back up their claim. Burgers costs between $10.50 (Classic Beef Burger […]
Read more Beach Burrito Company: Newtown
April 15, 2012 2 Comments
1a Bedford St Ph: 9557 0903 http://www.beachburritocompany.com Anyone familiar with the sense of disappointment you feel when you try something new, filled with anticipation for this different and grand experience, only to be totally and utterly let down by the new mexican cool kid on the block? Familiar? That was our Saturday afternoon, so Sunday […]
Read more Fig Bites with Gorgonzola Piccante and Australian Prosciutto
April 11, 2012 0 Comments
I’ve had a jam-packed couple of weeks filled with 6 course meals, gourmet butchering demonstrations and Vietnamese food tours. Feeling as as close to being foodied-out as I get, I listlessly wonder the aisles of Harris Farms, searching amongst the produce. My stomach tells me I want something home-cooked, healthy and forkalicious, my mind tells me […]
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