Rosemary jungle
Rosemary potatoes… We pulled up a rosemary plant as we accidentally planted the spreading ‘ground cover’ variety and not the nice upright straight-branched one, so it’s rosemary on everything this week.
Apple cider
So, it seems I’ve jumped on the apple cider bandwagon. Those who know me will smile at yet another new found food addiction. I started with Magners (Irish), late last year, which is refreshing with ice, but I now have others which I prefer, given the choice. I’ve been enjoying Monteith’s (NZ) which has a… Continue reading Apple cider
Marrickville Markets
142 Addison Rd Marrickville, Sundays… Another blissful Sunday morning at the Marrickville organic markets. Coffee first, to aid important decision making. The best coffee I’ve tried at the markets so far is from the building on your right as you enter the market from Addison Rd. Note the installation art on the side wall of… Continue reading Marrickville Markets
Darwin markets
Thursday: Mindil (Indigenous art, food stalls, light and breezy summer clothing by Gita http://www.gitaz.com/) http://www.mindil.com.au/ Friday:Palmerston http://www.palmerstonmarkets.org.au/ Saturday: Parap (food stalls, fruit and veg, clothing) Sunday: Rapid Creek (fresh food and specialty fruit and vegetables) and Mindil http://www.darwindiary.com.au/markets.php Parap Markets The queue for som tam (green papaya salad) Iced coffee A little French busking to… Continue reading Darwin markets
Breakfast at Il Lido
The view from Il Lido, Darwin, down at the waterfront. The French toast with poached pear, raspberry sauce and King Island yoghurt. I would also recommend the PLT, thin crispy pancetta, lettuce and tomato on a toasted panini with a housemade aoili.
Sari Rasa
First up, please note that Sari Rasa is at 24, not 29 Cavenagh St Darwin, and it’s down an arcade so you can’t see it from the street. I’ve mentioned this first as the address is incorrect on a few other websites and I had a bit of trouble finding it. Luckily there were some… Continue reading Sari Rasa
Doughnuts
A weakness of mine is a trip to Haberfield for cheese, salami, prosciutto, olives, passata, Italian bread – that’s the official list; and then there’s those few items that always seem to make their way into my bag, sometimes for sharing, sometimes not. Custard filled doughnuts, amaretto-soaked cherry-filled almond biscotti from Sulfaro, cheesecake from Pasticceria… Continue reading Doughnuts
Great coffee near St Peters
I’d been looking forward to a week at home, starting each day with a coffee from my Rancilio Sylvia before venturing out into the world; and then Sylvia went and got sick and I had to take her to the vet. While at the ‘vet’- Dibartoli coffee centre in Bondi Junction, we got to chatting… Continue reading Great coffee near St Peters
Shark's Fin & Sichuan Pepper
I’ve just finished reading Shark’s Fin & Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop; A sweet-sour memoir of eating in China. I have been somewhat obsessed by the tongue numbing tingly effects of the sichuan peppercorn for sometime now and am learning how best to cook with it. I have picked up a few tips from Kylie… Continue reading Shark's Fin & Sichuan Pepper
Beef Pho
I seem to be living off beef pho at the moment, and my favourite right now is phd Vietnamese restaurant at Marrickville, only $9 for a delicious takeaway dinner, yum. I’m also hoping to try Yen For Viet a few doors down soon as every time I walk past they’re packed. We tried to get… Continue reading Beef Pho