Friday, November 20, 2009
Take 3 Eggs!
Thanks to Clare, hmm... actually her husband, I found myself at a cooking workshop titled "Take 3 Eggs" last night :) The venue - Wild Oak Restaurant & Cooking School up in the Dandenongs (Ridge Road, Olinda)! Here we are posing in our decorated aprons, the ingredient du jour and our teacher, restaurant owner Ben Higgs.
It was a fun class as Ben whipped through 5 recipes (2 savoury and 3 sweet) in 2 hours. All recipes used... you guessed it, 3 eggs :) We got down to work, cracking eggs and cutting out pastry, while trying to look professional at the same time.
Lemon curd on a crisp meringue with raspberry coulis :) We also learnt how to make cheese souffle, which was more filling than the usual dessert souffles. And then it was a nice drive down the mountain in the cool evening air.stormiii at 11:56 AM
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Wesley Anne :)
I managed to explore a little of this quirky suburb called Northcote :) A mish-mash of modern Greek cafes, family owned Lebanese grocery/kebab shops, Italian pizzerias and cutesy vintage shops line the main streets. We walked down High St in the search of an outdoor cafe to enjoy the cool evening air and found.... Wesley Anne (250 High St, Northcote Hill). A former church now converted into a music/bar/restaurant, Wesley Anne also has great outdoor area . We've been having an unusually hot weather this spring and what better way to cool down than with a beer; or for today, vodka lemon lime bitters ;)
We shared some salt and pepper seared calamari and a light and yummy platter. Food here is supposed proudly organic and also supports the Free Trade label. Now I know where to head to when the hot summer nights swing by!stormiii at 11:41 PM
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Spring blossoms

These miniature roses (a housewarming gift) are almost a year old and I'm glad that they survived the winter :) I suppose my garden and the lonely garden gnome could do with more plants!
stormiii at 2:56 PM
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Mee pok ah!
Finally got to try the bak chor mee at Singapore Chom Chom (188 Bourke St, MEL) :D For A$9.50 a bowl, the famous SG dish looked authentic - meepok, braised mushrooms, meatballs, fishcake, beansprouts, lettuce, pork mince and even... pork liver!! But there was an egg on the side and the taste was a little too light for me... probably healthy even ;) Oh well, toss in a few spoonfuls of black vinegar and it felt like I was back home at Food Republic!stormiii at 10:26 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Feast!

My lovely housemate decided to throw a feast! Assam fish (salmon), chilli crabs, scallops with scrambled eggs and veggie stir fry. YUM :D
stormiii at 9:24 PM
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Ballarat :)
Margie and I made our way to Ballarat, Victoria's largest inland city (about 1.5 hours west of MEL) during the week. Ballarat is famous for it's gold rush history, as seen in the period theme park, Sovereign Hill. We spent the night at this picturesque city at the Mercure and also indulged in their Goldfield's Spa Package :)
Before leaving for MEL, we drove to the next town called Buninyong and had morning tea at this flower shop/cute cafe called the "Cupcake Cafe". stormiii at 9:35 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Cravings...
In true Emi style, I decided to fulfill my pancake craving this morning using whatever I could lay my hands on at home ;) Chilli chocolate pancakes topped with this season's strawberries and the last of my vanilla ice cream! Plus a new find - cinnamon frangelico coffee in my little red plunger.stormiii at 12:47 PM







