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Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

1 August 2013

Dinner with Sue and Guy

I cooked up a stir fry storm for Guy and Sue last night.  Great fun for the Three Amigos to be together again.  Unfortunately Sue took the pics and we neglected to get any shots of her. 






27 December 2012

Xmas at North Head

I spent a wonderful Xmas with Dani and her family on her folk's Macadamia nut farm near North Head.

Here are some of the highlights:
  • How welcome the family made me feel.
  • The beauty of the farm with its gorgeous garden flowers and Macadamia nut trees and gorgeous views from the porch.
  • A delicious Xmas eve dinner of smoked salmon and pork.
  • Cooking the Xmas dinner main course with Dani - slow cooked lamb shoulder salad (with oranges and capers and olives).  It was totally delicious and surprisingly easy to make, a great recipe to add to my repertoire.
  • The divine French dessert.
  • Playing hide and seek with Dani's nephew in the garden.
  • Lazing on a romantic swing chair on the porch.
  • Exploring the farm, including the beautiful dam and surrounding rain forest.
  • A cocktail party at friends on a nearby property with amazing food.
  • Kaspar, the family dog, who abounded with Xmas spirits and loved having us all around.
  • Eating lots and lots of Macadamia nuts - my favourite nut in the world!
  • Getting some lovely presents - a slow cooker from Dani, a recipe book, and a book of national geographic photos.
  • Two new bird species - Regents Bowerbird (to my delight) and Pacific Baza.
  • The beautiful King Parrots that visited the farm.
  • The peace of sitting on the farm balcony in the early morning.
  • Seeing cute little swamp wallabies on the farm.
  • Dani's dad's enthusiasm for birds and wildlife - a passion shared.
  • Dani's dad giving us a tour of the farm shed and all the farm equipment.
  • The extraordinarily loud chirping of the cicadas - a sound that always makes me feel peaceful.
  • Talking to my wonderful family on Skype on Xmas evening.
  • A lovely barbecue with Dani's sister and family at Scotts Head.
  • Teaching Dani some camera tricks and doing a photo safari of the farm together.  Great fun.
  • Learning that Macadamia nuts are indigenous to Australia - the trees are a natural rainforest species.  Is there no end to Australia's natural treasures?
  • Two lovely walks along Valla Beach.
  • A swim at Valla Beach and Shelley Beach.  The temperature of the water couldn't have been more perfect.
  • Some exhilarating body surfing on big waves in Scotts Head.
  • Reading the colourful graffiti on the rocks at North Heads headland.

Xmas dinner


Dani's lovely family

Dani's dad points out Regent Bowerbird in a nearby tree, to my great delight

Delicious French dessert that we brought from Sydney
Eating out on the balcony with beautiful views of the farm

Kaspar, the family dog - full of energy and Xmas spirit

The farmhouse


  
View from the balcony

The farm shed




Macadamia nut trees





Beautiful farm garden 






Rainforest surrounding the farm





Cicada husks

Farm dam





A beautiful mosaic in the nearby town of North Heads




Lagoon at North Heads




Shelley Beach




Graffiti at North Heads headland






Dani's nephew having a surf at Scotts Head




Next stop on our trip
Waterfall Way

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1 August 2010

Favourite meals

Food is a gift and should be treated reverentially - romanced and ritualized and seasoned with memory.  Chris Bohjalian


2023
  • Chocolate pannacotta & flake
  • Banana and mango smoothy
  • Mushroom on toast in Orange with Tina and Dom
  • Take sushi with Tina, Dom, Shushann (x2)
  • Passion Fruit cheesecake (Bamboo Buddha)
  • Messina Icecream (Macedamia Nut Crunch, Lychee & Coconut)
  • Steak final night Buenos Airies
  • Roast chicken in Airfryer with Martin's seasoning
  • Almond nougat (Cape Town)
  • Duck, Pork Belly, Steak tapas as Silk (Cape Town)
  • Peanut butter smoothie (Nepal & Woodside)
  • Lassies in Kathmandu
  • Mango and yoghurt
  • Bowral hot donuts
  • Prawn dumplings at home


2022
  • Portuguese Charcoal chicken with Srini after hike
  • Messina icecream
  • Jo's coffee and rum & raisin icecream
  • Thick chocolate milkshake in Cape Town
  • Eat Greek prawn wrap after Coastal Track walk
  • Cape Town meat & fish: Cattlebaron steak, Ocean Basket, Ribs at market
  • Xmas feasts: Ruth: Duck, pork belly, chicken, amazing potato bake Xmas day at Shalow: Lemon curd trifle, turkey


2021
  • Lamb after Dune
  • Botanica breakfast bowl
  • Four Cheese Toastie at The Flying Bear
  • Love.Fish with Elna to celebrate new year


2019
  • Prawn soup  (The Botanica)
  • Ko Pla (Thai) with Brendan and Eva
  • Ginger drink   (The Botanica)
  • Oven roasted vegetables with smoked almonds (my speciality)
  • Hummus and Mushrooms  (Grumpy Baker)
  • Monkfish with Chris, Xenia, Christina, Shushan
  • Meal at Devil’s Pools
  • Jo’s rum and raisin ice-cream  


2016
  • Ape Crepe & Malaysian Toast
  • Botanica Quiche
  • Pizza in Wilderness: Fig, blue cheese, ham


2015
  • The Edge of the Bay. Seafood chowder, scollop liguine, choc mousse.
  • Lamb salad with Liza (Jagos on Miller)
  • Bondi Pizza (Parramatta lamb pizza and prawn and chorizo)
  • Liz meal. Cheese, salami, tomato and onion pastry, goulash, sticky date pud
  • Roast chicken, pumpkin, potato (made by Matt and Shamista)
  • MaryAnn meal (pap starter, feshwado, granadilla mousse.)
  • Cattle Baron (sirloin with bacon, avo, camembert), chocolate mousse
  • Woodside with mum (steak n chips, calamari)
  • Stormsriver ribs & Malva Pudding
  • Big braai at Geoergian House
  • Vetkoek
  • Hogsback pizza
  • Mutton pie and muffins (waiting for bus). Pancakes at Sani. 
  • Amphithetre:  Butternut soup, pork belly, apple crumble and custard. 
  • Best braai ever with Chrisel's family?  Ribs, steak, potato bake, carrot cake.  
  • Lamb potjie (Amphitheatre, Utopia)
  • Camps Bay Retreat:  Mushroom risotto, Kudu loin, chocolate mousse (with cereal?)
  • I cooked lamb in slow cooker with red wine for family.
  • Steak and chips at Brendan and Eva
  • Veal at Casa Ristorante
  • Indian food (Shamista)
  • Thai restaurant with Srini (Duck curry)
  • Chicken soup (I make for Chris, Jilly, Craig).
  • Chicken soup. Jagos lamb salad with Liza
  • Kirribili meals with Srini (lamb shanks, ribs)
  • Botanica with Yogi - Almighty, lamb skewers, ginger drink.
  • Botanica lamb skeers, All Mighty
  • Eggs and toast



2013

Meals
  • Salad at Brendan's
  • Mexican at Eva and Brendan (lamb)
  • Turkey Roast with Sue
  • Thai duck at Waverton
  • Dani's Belgian pancakes
  • Turkey dinners with Sue
  • My slow cooker meals (ossu buco , apricot chicken etc.)


Restaurants
  • Fancy restaurant for scollops
  • Mexican restaurant after Two Creeks
  • Nepalese restaurant
  • Spanish Tapas
  • Thai (Neutral Bay)
  • Radio Cairo
  • French restaurant (anniversary)
  • Nandos
  • Bavarian Beer caffee (Pork belly with Andreas)


2012

  • Mocha
  • Pad See Ew 
  • Dani's tiramisu
  • Belgian waffles


Restaurant
  • Thai Waverton
  • Blue Mountains (Italian, Chinese)
  • Mexican (after hike)



2006
  • Bull's testicles
  • Guineapig
  • Offal hotpot (Brazil)
  • Doug and Claudia's pepper-corn steak
  • Buffet by weight (Rio)
  • Torres del Paine fry up
  • Seafood with Doug & Claudia
  • Buenos Airies steak
  • Lamb chops (El Calafate)
  • Isla Grande self service icecream


2004 - 2005 

Food
  • Iced coffee and vanilla frappocino at Liverpool Street
  • Meal at web council
  • lamb rack in Gothenberg - best lamb ever
  • Volvo Thursday roasts
  • Steve Fuhrter's strawberry juice
  • Brooklands court sunday picnics in the lounge
  • Glue Vine (and Swedish Glug)
  • Meals at La Taska (Gothenberg)
  • Volvo caffeteria
  • Cambridge crepes
  • pork ribs @ John Barleycorn
  • North Carolina onion rings
  • Wilga and Normon's garden picnics


Restaurant
  • Codfather
  • John Barleycorn ribs
  • Smaka
  • Eating at Nandos (Cambridge)


2000 - 2003

London
  • Putney gourmet burgers
  • North Acton lamb and mint burgers
  • Biltong from The South African shop, London
  • Tescos Crème Caramel (London)
  • Roast beef & yorkshire pudding (touch rugby)


Travels
  • Thick shake & Blue Moon Pancake (Dahab)
  • Food after 2 weeks of dahl baht in Nepal
  • Yak steak (Nepal)
  • Camel steaks (Damascus)
  • Pistachio Icecream (Damascus)


Restaurant
  • The Grove rib-eye steak 
  • Scollops in Knightsbridge, London
  • Dessert wine at The Oxo Towers, London
  • Pocara steak (Nepal)


1990 - 2000

Food
  • Kendal Mint Cake (Granchester, Lake District)
  • Pint of prawns (Plett)
  • Rosemarie's chocolate gateau and risotto
  • Melissa's French Nougat
  • Ally's apple pie with ginger
  • Ally's lemon merengue pie
  • Mexican wrap and berry smoothy from Kuali
  • Woolies picnics
  • Crepes and thick-shakes at Dulces
  • Allies Jamie Oliver's sweet and sour chicken
  • South African Don Pedro
  • Ally's lamb & pavlova
  • The food in Istanbul
  • Hagendaaz Icecream (Kensington)
  • Sea food hot pot (Ko Bulan, Thailand)
  • Cream tea in Devon
  • Yoghurt and honey (Olympos, Turkey)
  • Squirrel
  • meals at George's Place (Butterfly Valley, Turkey)


Restaurants
  • Le Petite Fermet lunches
  • Lamb in pastry at The Wild Fig
  • Barrister's Madagascan Fillet
  • Nandos chicken, chips with perinase and olives
  • Desserts at The Village restaurant
  • Boschedahl buffet
  • Kushiri (Cairo)


1980 - 1988 

Food
  • Spring rolls from Dean Street Chineese
  • Frozen Yogurt Blizzard
  • Roast beef & veggies & kiersch (Gran)
  • South African braais with sizzling boerewors
  • Cassanova veal and cassata
  • Spur Hero Burger
  • Ribs at The Spur


Restaurant
  • Cassanova veal and cassata
  • Spur Hero Burger
  • Ribs at The Spur


1970 - 1980

Food
  • Granny Station's roast chicken & junket
  • mum's chocolate mousse, banana pudding & crème caramel
  • Leche sorbet at San Marcos (Sea Point)
  • Mum's chicken soup
  • Mum's Xmas cake
  • Jam donuts and custard slice at Silwood bakery
  • Mum's Xmas dinners, particularly xmas pudding and brandy butter
  • Granadilla lollies, St James
  • Caramel crisp icecreams as a kid
  • Mum's Sunday Roasts
  • Coffee and Top Deck wtching TV on Saturday nights
  • Mum's rice pudding
  • Welsh Rarebit
  • Appletizer on the beach with grandpa as a kid
  • Granny's chicken lunch


Restaurants
  • Mount Nelson lunches with the family as a kid
  • Birkenhead dinners with granny and grandpa as a kid
  • Spur Hot Rock & Pecan Nut Sunday
  • Pancake place


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14 February 2010

Strandloper Restaurant, Langebaan (Cape Town)

The food here is absolutely delicious; sea food cooked on the braai and in potjie pots right on the beach. Always freshly caught from the ocean.  The only trick is not to get tempted by all the mouthwatering home-made bread they offer at the start so that you have space for the climax of the day, sumptuous lobster for the final course.














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