Monday, April 12, 2010

Sunday night sushi

My last hurray before the end of the Easter holidays ;) Plus miso soup for the sudden onset of winter!

stormiii at 9:51 pm

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Thursday, April 08, 2010

Lavandula bliss...

HURRAY for long weekends :) Meaning another trip to my favourite country town of Daylesford/Hepburn Springs; and this time we explored Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm. The lavender harvest ended a few months ago but there were still some left in the garden.

The entire farm stayed true to its roots, with rustic touches and a cosy atmosphere.

An early lunch at La Trattoria - serving seasonal European food under the ash trees :) Lavender lemonade, anyone?

We shared 3 mains between 4 so as to make space for desserts...! Duck Maryland with herbed potatoes, fig and orange salad.

Refreshing Salmon roulade with cheese and crouton salad.

Hearty Tagliatelle with osso bucco tomato sauce.

We spent another hour exploring the vegetable and fruit gardens... it was truly a gorgeous day with the autumn sun and the leaves already changing into yellows and reds.




stormiii at 10:28 pm

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Thursday, April 01, 2010

Weekend dining :)

Emi and Chris finally swung by my place and I decided to whip up dishes using ingredients which, erm had been sitting in my pantry for a while ;) We had Tagliatelle Nero con Gamberi (squid ink pasta with prawns). Recipe. Really simple to prepare but boasting of fresh flavours. YUM!

Another slightly unusual but easy dessert - Greek and honey yoghurt with pomegranate fruit :)

stormiii at 12:21 am

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