Monthly Archives: November 2008
Deus Ex Machina, relax.
Deus Ex Machina. A cafe attached to a trendy motocycle shop. How very Sydney. Line up to order at the counter. Find a spot at one of the large shared tables. People watch while waiting for the meals to arrive. You won’t be waiting long. Steak Sandwich $14 Chips are so easy to ruin, but [...]
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Cheese and Spinach Rolls, the pure option
I eat meat. I love meat, but I don’t eat a lot of meat. That statement isn’t entirely true. Yes, I don’t eat alot of meat, but I also don’t eat much purely vegetarian food. An anchovy here, a splash of fish sauce there, and a sliver of speck for flavouring elsewhere means that much [...]
Banana Fudge Cupcakes, Cream cheese icing. Just because.
The cupcake craze has well and truly hit town, cupcakes are almost passe, but I am only just getting on board. I thought that cupcakes were all dry with overly sweet bland icing. Oh, how wrong I was. Luckily I have the Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Cookbook to get be back on the cupcake lovin’ straight [...]
Blood Orange Jelly with Cardamom Mousse
Surely these are the last blood oranges of the season, and potentially the least blood orangey of the offerings that I’ve seen, but here in Sydney the colour is all just the luck of the draw. Yes, the last of the season, but the strawberries have finished the mangoes aren’t here in full force yet, [...]
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Asparagus and Ricotta Tart
I know, I know. Another asparagus recipe. Another idea for a vegetable which hardly requires more than a quick blanch. The best though, is enjoying them straight from the plant, with no adulteration at all. So why so so many recipes? Well, the asparagus that we buy here is too old and tough to eat [...]
