Tag: basil
Lobster – three simple recipes
The Sydney fish markets had beautiful lobsters selling for $20 each. So we bought five of them – excessive much? Contrary to the current economic downturn, lobsters (actually they’re crayfish here) have been breeding like crazy – lowering the price of the usually expensive shellfish....
Endives, boquerones, and other TV snacks
Better than a packet of potato chips!
Boquerones are Spanish styled marinated white anchovy fillets which are a lot less pungent than regular anchovy with a citrus, vinegared taste. Serve on a fresh red endive leaf, with half a grape tomato, baby basil, and a paper thin slice of garlic and drizzled with...
Bannister’s Point Lodge
Wonderful accomodation and one hatted restaurant in Mollymook – it doesn’t get any better than Bannister’s Point Lodge. Hotel, Restaurant, bar and my favorite – an infinity pool!
I had just been testing out a new digital camera I got for Christmas – and obviously I didn’t...
Uccello & Pool Club (Ivy)
I’ve been visiting Uccello for various lunches on weekdays – buzzing as the new corporate lunch destination in the city. It is very refreshing to find the place on a Sunday much more pleasant and relaxed, and without the company of clients, I can actually reveal my secret: my love for food...
Breakfast in Hanoi
A quick, 15 min (cheater’s) Beef Pho. It’s common breakfast in Vietnam – and great for quick brunches on weekends, when you’re just that little bit hungover from the night before. It’s so quick and simple to prepare:
Ingredients (serves 2)
* 3-4 cups beef consomme or beef...
Fuuuully sik
Dedicated to my favorite Leb
A low fat, low carb meal that tastes so good, for only around 500 calories! Great for serving guests as a sharing plate, because prep time is under 10 minutes.
2/5 pack of Haloumi cheese, sliced in .5cm thickness
100ml organic tomato puree (the chunky kind)
dried oregano
1...
Chilled Tofu Salad
My low-cal office lunch for yesterday: Chilled Tofu and Wakame Salad
Ingredients:
Silken Tofu (ready to eat out of the pack)
Wakame (soaked)
Corn Kernels
Edamame beans (boiled and shelled)
1 tbsp Soy or Tamari
1 tsp Mirin
1 tsp Rice vinegar
Yuzu and Japanese sesame dressing (Drizzle to taste)
For some...
Chicken soup… not so much for the soul
More diet recipes… I know it’s getting boring.
This post was suppose to be about the elaborate mudcrab I was going to cook on Valentines day (including video footage of me bitterly stabbing a poor crustacean) , but alas, some plans just fall through like sand between my fingers. You were...
Brainstorm
As much as I would love to do the maple syrup diet – which was my favorite out of everyone’s fad diet inputs; it is a liquid only diet, and there is was reason why Beyonce was paid millions to do it. A mixture of maple syrup, lemon juice and pepper with water is not something I can drink...
Christine Manfield Cooking Class
One of Australia’s most celebrated chefs – most known for her amazing desserts and Asian inspired cooking, held a class at the Sydney Seafood School last week which I was very excited about. After an hour long demonstration on how to prepare each dish, we separated into groups of 5 to try...
