As if opening Piggery Cafe & Burnham Bakery to the public 6 weeks ago wasn’t enough, this month, over-achieving Shannon Bennett has opened Jardin Tan. With the kiosk already serving customers earlier this month, yesterday saw Jardin Tan’s restaurant open its doors to runners, walkers, families, and tourists alike. With an attempt to keep the…
Duck is something my husband cooks maybe once a fortnight or so when he knows that I’m going to be home from work later than him. It’s quick, it’s easy & it’s very tasty. This recipe mixes things up a little and adds a French twist to it. We made it the other night and…
I love Michel Roux. In the media he seems like such an adorable gentleman and his Pastry cookbook never fails to entice – although fortunately for my waistline, they often seem too time consuming and complex so are simply ooh’d and aah’d at in my spare time instead. Last weekend heralded my Dad’s *ahem* 60+…
Chez Dre is an amazing establishment in South Melbourne with the most exquisite pieces of edible art. We recently went there to pick up a selection of sweets and macarons. The variety was impressive and the macarons were perfect. Here is the selection of Dre’s petit gateaux and macarons which we ended up taking home…
A couple of weeks ago, we had my parents over for an impromptu dinner. We’d bought a duck from Costco over the weekend and it got me reminiscing over the second time my husband impressed me in the kitchen (the first was when he made me sushi on his own birthday!!).. He hadn’t cooked the…
Coda is a one hatted restaurant, tucked away along Flinders Lane on the corner of Oliver Lane. Its food is known as French-Vietnamese or ‘Modern Australian’. We stopped there for lunch a couple of weeks ago and were impressed by their fun, flirtatious basement vibe, spacious interiors and fresh flavour combinations. Here’s what we had……
I’m a huge fan of Nigella; my husband’s a huge fan of chicken. So it only seemed logical to attempt Nigella’s version of this Classic French poultry dish. It’s surprisingly easy to make and the time taken to cook in the oven (1.5 hours) allows you ample time to whip up some accompanying sides and/or…
For dinner tonight, I decided to do a little Korean/French fusion – just for kicks. Here’s what I came up with – beef bulgogi crepes. The beef & onions were cooked until golden brown and because I’ve got a toddler, I took the liberty of chopping a bunch of asparagus up really finely and hiding…
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