Simply suppli on a hot sunny day
32 degrees on a sunny day, and lunch is iced coffee with “arancini bolognese”. The fried suppli host a golden stream of molten mozzarella, to be tamed with the cold bolognese side dish – memories of watching a Hawaiian lava flow surrender to the cool Pacific Ocean. And eat all of the salad roquette because … Continue reading Simply suppli on a hot sunny day
Baker in the Rye with a chicken pie
It looks like a pie. That’s always a good start. Thai chicken pie. The Thai would be the hint of almost elusive chilli, the chicken would be the strands of pulled “poulet”. Mild flavour without the all-too-common salt assault. Yes, this is a good pie from Baker in the Rye $5.50 bakerintherye.com Carlisle StreetEast St … Continue reading Baker in the Rye with a chicken pie
Taste of Freedom is a Big Brekky Brioche
A beautiful spring morning and a Big Brekky Brioche. Cheese, egg perfectly fried with that only just juicy yolk, spinach and multi layers of bacon. The spicy sweetness of the sesame seeded brioche bun and home-made tomato chutney is reminiscent of the French South Pacific, lunching by the crystal waters of the Île des Pins … Continue reading Taste of Freedom is a Big Brekky Brioche
Lockdown: Longing for crumpet
I don’t care. It’s Friday and I’ve earned it. Real butter on crumpets. Wholesome wholemeal crumpets. It’s been too long between crumpet. If this sight offends you, look away for 5 minutes. No, make it 10 minutes – I might have another. With real Canadian maple syrup …
No ‘celebrity chef’ mishmash, this is real advice
“Who’s too lazy to mash potatoes,” I was muttering, when a lovely old biddy – septuagenarian at least, with gnarled knuckles and hair in the little old ladies’ scarf – tapped my shoulder and gently said: “The best mashed potatoes I’ve ever had. I’ve been mashing spuds for 50 years and nothin’ beats this. Can … Continue reading No ‘celebrity chef’ mishmash, this is real advice
Unsalted insulted
Who buys UNSALTED butter? (Besides stupid me, not paying attention.) It makes the taste buds lazy. That’s like decaf coffee, light beer, fat-free ice cream, vegan Four ‘N Twenty – an insult to the Universe and the natural order of things. Now, where’s my Saxa salt …
Lunch is a Journey in St Kilda
It’s a new Winter, a new Covid strain, a new pie shape. Seemingly hidden on the wind swept, litter strewn Fitzroy Street – empty but for a homeless, toothless woman who is camped beween the two deserted kebab joints and is haranguing myself and the only other souls brave enough to walk by, being a … Continue reading Lunch is a Journey in St Kilda
Scottish fish ‘n’ chips – at home
Lunch: steak of Scottish haddock with cheddar & leek melt, in a golden crumb, served with straight cut chips drizzled with Modena balsamic vinegar and a dusting of genuine Saxa seasoning. (Aldi fish cake with frozen chips, and table salt, cooked in air fryer. If the local Aldi falls to Covid, I’ll give up and … Continue reading Scottish fish ‘n’ chips – at home
Healthy Holiday Hack: try Lake Mac
Healthy Holiday Hack: you have to like the sound of that. Sydney’s Lake Macquarie is a huge well of wellness. Publicist Georgia Cook guides us with some great travel options … Wellness tourism is one of the fastest growing segments in travel and Lake Macquarie, a 90-minute drive from Sydney, is a popular for healthy … Continue reading Healthy Holiday Hack: try Lake Mac
Autumn morning 2021
Nature at work. Intricate, enduring, useful, beautiful. St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.
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