Category: Food
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List #42: What I ate last week
Hmmm … that was a very slack week for cooking. I’m pretty sure I’ll be cooking more this week. What’s your go to if you find yourself caught up and needing dinner?
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Friday Thoughts #21
Each year the NGV puts on a special Winter Masterpieces Exhibition. I went to The Picasso Century in 2022 and last year I went to Pharoah. Yesterday I took myself off the the city for this year’s exhibition—French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This was actually one that we had plans to…
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Tenderheart Cook #63 and #64
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Roasted Turnips with Red onion, Lentils and Wasabi aioli The Quick Lowdown: Thai Curry Snow Pea Stir-Fry When we got back from Sydney, my snowpeas were dripping with pods, many of them needing to be eaten quick smart, so I made this dish. The Quick Lowdown: I love…
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Melbourne to Queensland Roadtrip 2025
We are on the road again, heading up to Noosa for an extended stay, but first we had to drive up. The drive is two days worth (about 2000 km). This time we took four days. I’ve had St Peter Restaurant in Sydney on my want to do list for a number of years now…
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London Day 5: East End Food Tour
Friday April 25th April This morning I went with G to Fortitude Bakery to pick up pastries and coffee (for G, not me. I am still off coffee). I had their cinnamon scroll. Yummy! No big breakfast for me today because I had another food tour. This time I would be exploring the London East…
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Tenderheart Cook #61 and #62
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Cheesy Kale and Rice Cake Gnocchi Bake I had a big bunch of kale to use but didn’t want to go to the Asian supermarket so I substituted gnocchi for the rice cakes. One of the great things with this cookbook is that for every recipe swaps are…
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Tenderheart Cook #59 and #60
Zucchini, dill and tahini soup It’s zucchini season here, and just after I made this soup, our neighbour dropped in some zucchini and cucumbers from her garden, so I may try a few more of the zucchini recipes from Tenderheart this week. The soup has walnuts in it, which was a new concept for me,…
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Tenderheart Cook #57 and #58
Charred gai larn and farro with soy tahini I’d made the soy tahini sauce before to serve with broccolini, but this is the first time I’ve made the whole dish. The Quick Lowdown: Recipe here. Carrot and Cannellini Bean Tray Bake With Yuzu Lemon Vinaigrette I had a lot of baby carrots in my veggie…