Flagrant food fawning :

Hot Cross (stud) Muffins

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This is a quick and easy alternative to making hot cross buns (other than picking some up from the supermarket/bakery). They have the same yummy taste and light texture but you don't have to wait around for the dough rise. But be warned, because[...]

Agave's Mexican wave

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Agave Restaurante Mexicano 406 Crown Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 (02) 9326 9072 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting                   (02) 9326 9072[...]

More Ottolenghi love: Gluten-free salads

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Even more neglected than the vegetarian at a BBQ is the gluten-free attendee. Sausages? Out. Marinated meats? Out. Tomato sauce? BBQ sauce? Wholegrain mustard? Out. Out. Out. Anything with soy sauce (what can I say, we're Chinese!). Out. Here are a[...]

Ottolenghi love: Whole wheat and mushrooms with celery and shallots

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Another BBQ, another tasty Ottolenghi salad. ( Did I mention how much I love this book? =p ) We enjoyed a late burst of summer for a one-month old's birthday BBQ over the weekend. I was given the job of providing vegetarian and gluten-free[...]

Tanuki's Cave- Auckland

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Tanuki's Cave 319b Queen Street, Auckland No reservations On a recent trip to Auckland, some friend's and I found ourselves at a place called Tanuki's Cave. It was clearly a popular place, we had to wait almost an hour upstairs in Tanuki's[...]

Khoresh-e Fesenjun - Persian pomegranate and walnut chicken

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This dish was a test for me- I attempted cooking it this based solely on the description. I'm not sure if this is an accurate interpretation of the much loved Iranian dish but I love the taste of pomegranate molasses and the walnut adds a[...]

What's all the who-ha with Hong Ha?

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Hong Ha Red Roll Bakery 1151 Botany Rd, Mascot NSW 2020 phone: 02 9667 2069 On a hot day, there's a line stretching back more than two store fronts. Locals know and flock to this bakery - waiting to satisfy their pavlovian[...]

German Pastry Adventure 1

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After reading Pooey's post about QVM donuts a few days ago made me feel like some deep fried dough covered in sugar for myself! Luckily, I'm in exactly the right country for those kinds of sweeties. I got up a bit late and wasn't able to make[...]

Giraffe Cafe - Melbourne

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Giraffe Cafe 302 Little Lonsdale st  Melbourne VIC 3000                   phone: (03) 9640 0889   This place felt like being[...]

Strawberry Fields

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During the New Year, I was lucky enough to spend 6 days at Glenworth Valley with some friends at the Peats Ridge Festival. Not only a music festival, they had activities for kids- face painting, decorating masks, as well as other 'eco' related[...]