Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Fall 2010!

It's that time of the year again where the maple trees adorn the streets with their beautiful reds, yellows and golden leaves :) Mornings are foggy and the fresh, cold air stings a little... the sun sometimes makes an appearance around noon, making an outdoor lunch an enjoyable time.

Been a while since I had brunch! Tried the polenta fingers recipe from Donna Hay's "Seasons"... and what better to accompany it than eggs, bacon, tomatoes and brown mushrooms? :D

stormiii at 1:44 pm

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Off the beaten path...

Headed to the Brunswick end of Lygon St again for some exotic fare ;) Rumi (116 Lygon St, Brunswick East) offers Middle Eastern cuisine in a comfy, modern setting. I liked the wooden screens with Arabic calligraphy and the cute water jugs!

We started with their popular sigara boregi (thinly rolled filo "cigars" filled with fetta and spice) and a fish tartare... similar to cerviche. Yummi-ness, check!

Quail kebabs with barberries, honey and pistachio sauce.

I mistook this for the recommended yoghurt soup.. this was cold yoghurt soup instead, not unlike raita but with raisins and walnuts!

Another exciting discovery, Dawan (895C Canterbury Road, Box Hill) serves homestyle Xinjiang (Uyghur) dishes. The tables filled up quickly in this tiny shop and service was slow, but the lone cook made up for it with her humour and tasty cooking. I enjoyed the spicy chicken and potato on homemade noodles, tiny dumplings in soup and lamb kebabs... :D

stormiii at 8:15 pm

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