Saturday, May 31, 2008

Hweiling's visit

Hweiling came to visit one fall weekend and what more charming place to bring her then Mt. Dandenong? :P Even I discovered a cluster of tiny shops selling more antiques!

Second hand books, anyone?

This gentleman sells homemade fudge on weekends only.

Dinner at Montezuma's (462 Bridge Road, Richmond) with Jocelyn. Yummy Mexican food at reasonable prices! Mole Poblano - "Centuries old chicken dish invented by nuns of Puebla for the bishops visit, served with a spicy Aztec sauce, 32 herbs and spices, coconut, banana and pineapple."

A few blocks down, we dropped into Olmec's for some chocolate profiterole tart... too bad it had been in the fridge for a while :P

A leisurely brunch at Fraus Crepes & Choc the next day (345 Victoria Street, North Melbourne).

Nice high ceilings, similar to Brezioz Crepes in Williamstown :)

I had their hot chocolate with orange. Thick and foamy...

And a savoury galette with "Big Breakfast" ingredients - tomatoes, eggs, ham, cheese and spinach. YUM!

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Monday, May 26, 2008

Stoked!

Another well loved pancake place in MEL, Stokers (1033 Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe) is a good place for some winter warmers now that the winter is starting :) The non-descript shopfront opens into a cosy and warm parlour with a number of tables and benches. There is a cheery fireplace in the centre which is stoked every now and then - hence the name!

Some ingenious soul painted an interesting picture on one of the walls that depicts how pancakes are made... from scratch :D

To add to it's funky feel, there is even a "reversed" clock!

Dessert du jour - Rum & Banana pancakes with vanilla ice cream ($12.50) and a mug of hot choc with melted marshmallows. Prices are a little steep, probably because the place opens late till 3am.

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Recipes...

I came across these old and totally charming recipe boxes in Megan's kitchen :)

They contained decades old recipe cards penned by her mother and recipe clippings from old magazines and newspapers filed according to the dish. Sure beats trying to recall grandma's recipe by memory!

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Friday, May 09, 2008

Lemons!

Early fall and the lemon trees in almost every Aussie backyard are heavy with the tart but sweet, yellow fruit. I tried my hand at two recipes using the lemons from Cheng's backyard :) Lemon pudding didn't turn out so well - I misread the recipe :P

Olive oil tea cake with lemon rind and juice turned out to be yummy - a perfect treat for afternoon tea :D

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