April 2011
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Bread Making
This weekend saw my first ever attempt to make bread. I can’t say that it was a complete failure, but nor was it a complete success. In any case, I’m glad that I’m now on the bread making train and would like to further develop my skills in this area to more complex kinds of bread such as Heidi Swanston’s Oat Soda Bread recipe.
For this attempt I used my friend...
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Brussels Sprouts. Seriously.
It’s brussels sprout season and although this vegetable seems to divide us, I for one am keen to get cooking with them this autumn.
Jill Dupleix’s piece in the SMH yesterday has some fabulous ways to rejuvenate the humble sprout, inspired by chefs such as Dave Chang from Momofuku. Asian-style with fish sauce and mustard seeds? Yum. Fried in butter with almonds, garlic...
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Canberra Favourite Series: Lonsdale Street...
Coffee and panini with scrambled egg, tomato and bacon.
Whole chorizo panini, with other delicious stuff, but let’s be honest, the chorizo is rather distracting.
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I went to Lonsdale Street Roasters again this morning. I had been a few times before, after it opened in late 2010. But it wasn’t in full swing yet. Last year when I first went in, there were a few menu...
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Starting something: My Favourite Canberra Food...
Well… here goes nothing.
I’ve been trying, unsuccessfully, to start a longer form blog devoted to food writing for quite a while. I’ve had long existential chats with many about it for several years, many with my friend Erin (who blogs here and tumbles here) and more recently with the fabulous Anni, a freelance make up artists who gets her creative on in a myriad of ways (and...
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Kevin Rudd's performance on Q & A →
Of all the analysis of the former PM’s performance on Q & A I have found this the most astute so far. It seems obvious to point out that he is wanting to be resurrected but it once again shows that the majority of the Australian public still does not understand why he was ousted in the first instance. If only his political killers were more open about it from the start. Goodness knows,...
Don't lurch right Tony (or you'll be cactus) →
Amanda Vandstone implores Tony Abbott to show us he isn’t a crazy right winger, and demonstrates the virtues of moderate Liberal governments in NSW and Victoria in terms of the direction of the party federally.
