A cocktail should do the trick…
OK, I am well aware that I have not written a blog post for over 6 months and this could be because I’m either lazy or in need of a holiday ”“ I probably need a holiday. The idea compelled me trawl through iPhoto to reminisce of holidays gone by and remember the amazing food […]
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Mum’s abalone & chicken congee is a trip down comfort lane
1 / 1 ( 3 votes ) Congee is to comfort food as chicken soup is to comfort food. It’s a rice porridge that the rice eating nations of the world prepare in different ways and is usually eaten for breakfast or fed to you by your mother when you’re feeling sick. It was a […]
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Foodie detours of the Barossa Valley #1: Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop
A visit to Australia always means a visit to one of its countless wine regions and a visit to any wine region normally calls for visits to numerous local foodie icons. This year, on our Barossa Valley wine-drinking odyssey the first pit stop on the foodie schedule was Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop. This off-the-beaten-track foodie […]
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Vietnamese broken rice: if it’s broke don’t fix it, eat it.
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) During my 3 weeks in Adelaide I had a mild twice-a-week obsession ”“ broken rice and avocado smoothies at a Van Restaurant. This is a Vietnamese restaurant tucked away in a quiet residential street deep in the inner-western suburbs of Adelaide where many Vietnamese settled in the mid-70s. […]
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Gaucho’s Argentinean Restaurant and everything you need to know about steak
Adelaide was the starting point of our Australian food odyssey and Gaucho’s was the first restaurant to grace the all-important food schedule that I put together on our yearly Australia trips. This restaurant is a true Adelaide institution famous for it’s house-aged steaks and its chimmichurri sauce ”“ a tangy combination of olive oil, lemon, […]
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Curry night sides: citrusy carrot salad with herbs and toasted almonds
A few weeks back I held a curry night at my place to catch up with a bunch of friends before heading home to Australia for a somewhat impromptu holiday-slash-food-odyssey. Curry nights are a great low maintenance dinner party to throw especially on a cold wintery evening because you’re bound to get a fantastic selection […]
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Prawn skewers with rice salad remind me of home…
”¦not my family’s home, because braised pork belly hot-pot would remind me of that, I mean home as in Australia. This dish embodies Australian cooking to me ”“ the taste of the sea, the freshness of lemon zest and the fusion of Mediterranean and Asian flavours. Every time I cook this dish, I am transported […]
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