Tag: baked
Stracchino Pizza – first attempt
My first attempt, using this recipe for a pizza base. It was mediocre, since I used regular plain flour. I think I will attempt this again with Italian Tipo ‘00’ flour next time as I wasn’t happy with the amount of “stretched” gluten even with the right amount of kneading.
Stracchino...
Hyams beach cafe
Hyams beach – famous for it’s pure white sand on the South coast
Salad of free range chicken, spiced peach, keflatori, rocket and pancetta
Chilli soft shell crab, asian salad, papaya salad and red chilli nahm jim
Oven baked flathead fillets, fries and tartare sauce
There is also a small...
The perfect baked potato
I’ve finally worked out the secret for the fluffiest, softest baked potato. I only used regular washed potatoes as well!
The temperature/time combination is: 190°C for 1.5 hours.
Using a fork, prick potatoes (deeply) with holes around 1 inch apart.
The inside should be creamy and fluffy, like...
I feel like… Chicken tonight?
I was online shopping for groceries last week for soup ingredients and I decided to order a whole chicken – a part of it for a chicken soup and roast the legs on a separate night. There are plenty of informative (albeit lame) videos on youtube, and I learnt how to butterfly a chicken by watching...
Potato and Leek Soup with prosciutto
What a better way to post hearty soup recipes, when most of you are approaching winter, and I’m stuck at home with four of my wisdom teeth extracted yesterday. The nurse at the day surgery gave me a guideline for a “soft diet” which I have to maintain for at least 7 days. It includes...
L’Etoile Restaurant
L’EToile Restaurant & Bar Paddington
Good service should be rewarded – I must admit, I was acting like a spoilt princess when I found out that the ‘outdoor table for 9′ that I booked ended up set by the entrance to the restaurant. The server saw the disappointment in my face...
Twice cooked veal, fennel salad
Nothing better on a cold winter’s night on Sunday to be enjoying such a comforting dish such as baked veal. Fennel are in season at the moment, and the flesh is crisp, sweet and tiny hint of aniseed. Inside a warm salad with breadcrumbs. melted anchovies and Parmesan, it is the perfect complement...
Palm Cove
I headed to tropical North Queenland for Queen’s birthday long weekend and stayed two nights in Palm Cove to catch up on some R&R at the Angsana Resort
The one bedroom suites were more than accomodating in size with fully equipped kitchen (decked out with Miele appliances) and large bedroom...
Central Baking Depot
Near the corner of Kent and Erskine St, next to Laksa King. Opened by the people at Bourke Street Bakery
They bake twice a day, so if you buy bread home after work, it would be fresh out of the oven. Opens til 6pm!
Hearty beef pie (with soft chunks of braised meat) in a flakey pie pastry ($4);...
Fettuccine al tartufovo
Went to Buon Ricordo for Dad’s belated birthday dinner last night for their renowned Truffled egg fettuccine. Many people speak highly of Armando’s work but every time I visit, there seems to be nothing to rave about except for this fettuccine dish. Nevertheless I decided to give it its fourth...
