An empty stomach is the best cook

Choosing Raw's Cashew Cream

2011-09-11T08:00:00.000+10:00

Although the timing is quite good considering my last post was about Averie's Raw Vegan Apple Crumble, this was actually made to eat with my first attempt at the apple crumble. When I first started experimenting with raw desserts, my nut cream didn't turn out very well due to my lack of skills. I really wanted to try again and this recipe from Gena of Choosing Raw was perfect. I followed

Weekend Eats

2011-09-04T08:00:00.004+10:00

I love Averie's Raw Vegan Apple Crumble. I've only made it once but I have dreamed about it many times and have always meant to make it again but I've never gotten around to it (read: I'm lazy). Then I found out about my gluten intolerance and my doctor recommended I avoid oats (even gluten free ones) while I'm particularly sensitive and typically, all I could think about was the apple crumble.

Lentil Stew

2011-08-28T08:00:00.001+10:00

First of all, please forgive the (moreso than usual) poor photography. Somehow I was extremely organised today and managed to eat my test serve and box up the remaining serves for freezer lunches and only take one photo. And it was with my iPhone. That being said, it was incredible and it needs to be shared. I was de-gluten and dairy-ing my kitchen yesterday and I discovered that I had many

Eating Out

2011-08-18T08:00:00.008+10:00

One of the hardest things I've found about my newly diagnosed gluten and lactose intolerance has been eating out. Working long hours in a job that can be quite stressful often leaves me exhausted at the end of the day and I really find it difficult to muster up the energy to cook. Interestingly enough though, it's possible that this can be attributed to my B12 deficiency or even the gluten

Scone Week

2011-08-13T08:00:00.003+10:00

I love Celia’s blog Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, when she blogged about Scone Week, I had to too! As Celia says in her post, it was just that a bunch of bloggers all made their own scone recipes in the second week of August last week and then they joked about designating this week Scone Week. What a great idea. I love scones. Unfortunately for

Tweet tweet!

2011-07-30T08:00:00.001+10:00

I've been really unfortunate to have missed out on the last three Brisbane food blogger events I've been invited to because I've been sick every single time. The lovely Cora of Hungry Kittens has written a wonderful recap of the recent Sake Brisbane preview of Head Chef Shinichi Maeda's Winter menu, which I was dying to attend. (Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it). In Cora's recap she

Ninjabread Men

2011-07-26T08:00:00.000+10:00

are awesome. That is all.

Symposium Cafe

2011-07-22T08:00:00.000+10:00

Fresh, fabulous and delicious. Too much love for words. Just go there, now. Symposium Cafe Shop 2 26 Commercial Road, Fortitude Valley Ph 3852 3836 symposiumcafe.com.au

Easter Shenanigans

2011-07-20T08:00:00.000+10:00

One of our Easter traditions is our late-night trip to Tom’s Confectionary Warehouse during their 24-hour trade leading up to Easter Sunday. We like to mix up the days and times when we visit just to see how many people go shopping for sweets at like 11pm on a Sunday night. It’s always lots. This time we visited early on in their trade so the shelves were full of all sorts of goodies! I

Spiralise this!

2011-07-18T08:00:00.001+10:00

I have been wanting a spiraliser since seeing the brilliant Robyn review them on her blog, Girl on Raw. I love pasta but I’ve really been trying to cut back on the volume of pasta I eat and I thought that having a spiraliser meant I could combine my pasta with vegies and make a more balanced meal. It makes sense, right? Anyway, D listened to me whine and beg for a little while before he agreed

Eating out… Madtongsan II

2011-07-14T08:00:00.001+10:00

We first visited Madtongsan II way back in March. Since then we’ve visited a few more times. It’s definitely worth the repeat visit. Bibambap! I don’t remember what this was, but the chicken was crispy fried and so tasty, and the dressing was great too. Kimchi and pork pancake and a vegetarian pancake Korean BBQ Chicken Spicy stir-fried marinated chicken served with rice. We love

Knock knock. Ahem, excuse me?

2011-07-12T08:00:00.000+10:00

I thought this was supposed to be a blog? Yes, um… Sorry about that.See, for the last few months, work has been like this: (source) It has made it hard to cook at all, much less blog about cooking. I have eaten more pizza in the last two months than… well… We’ve eaten a LOT of pizza. Although there has been a lot of all work and no play (makes Adrasteia a lousy food blogger), we have had some

Roasted Baby Beetroot and Feta Salad

2011-05-01T08:00:00.000+10:00

I came across some lovely bunches of baby beets at the farmer's market and had to buy them. I'm trying to expand my vegetable horizons by buying a vegetable I've never tasted or never cooked before and experimenting. I've never had fresh beetroot before. I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of the stuff in the tins but I just knew freshly homecooked beetroot had to be better than the

Friday (Sunday) Lunch Quick Notes: Blu Grotto Rosalie

2011-04-29T08:00:00.000+10:00

Blu Grotto at Rosalie was one of the many Rosalie businesses tragically effected by the Queensland Floods in January. They are still closed and rebuilding but hopefully they will be back soon. Before the floods, D and I visited Blu Grotto with D's mother and her partner for a Sunday lunch. We had a great time with fantastic food and great service. I'm disappointed I couldn't get back for

Ginger Fried (Cauliflower) Rice

2011-04-27T08:00:00.008+10:00

As part of our healthy eating lifestyle change, D and I are trying hard to cut down on our processed carbohydrates and increase our vegetable intake. I've been reading about cauliflower rice and I have been eager to try it myself. I love rice (white, wild and brown, I'm not fussy) and I would love to find a healthy alternative for some meals. D was on board, so we bought some cauliflower and

Lest we forget

2011-04-25T08:00:00.005+10:00

source They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. ANZAC Day 2011

Mexican Dinner Party - The Sequel

2011-04-23T08:00:00.000+10:00

Our internet situation seems to have stablised somewhat, D is back playing WoW and we haven't been disconnected since... (*goes to check, realised that we were disconnected on 22 April 2011*) ... well, before that we were connected for 43 hours!!! Go back to the beginning of the month when we were struggling to stay connected for more than 5 minutes, this is awesome. We did some research and

Oh hai.

2011-04-03T08:00:00.004+10:00

(source) Sorry for the lack of posts recently. We have been having some problems with our internet which has now cumulated in an unusable phone line and a tenuous (at best) internet connection. When I say tenuous, I mean tenuous. It cannot handle both D and I being online at the same time and it has put D's World of Warcraft endeavours on hiatus, much to his displeasure. We occasionally get

Friday Lunch (dinner) Quick Notes: Madtongsan II

2011-03-11T08:00:00.001+10:00

We visited Madtongsan II one Friday night after work. I had never been to a Korean restaurant and my only brush with anything even remotely Korean was cooking some of David Chang's fusion cuisine. Nonetheless, I wouldn't be a good (ahem) food blogger if I wasn't excited to try something new, so I really couldn't wait. I had read Cora's review of the original Madtongsan restaurant (in the

Sunshine Coast Day Trip

2011-03-09T08:00:00.003+10:00

Warning: this is a long post and heavy on the pictures! Over the Christmas holidays, D and I took a day trip up to the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland. We love it up there and we planned a big adventure to take us on a windy touristy journey back down to Brisbane. We started at Eumundi to visit the Eumundi Markets. We had to start here, because we drove up to the Saturday markets on New Years

Sold on socca

2011-03-07T08:00:00.002+10:00

I have had a bag of chickpea flour living on my kitchen bench for quite a while now. The reason the bag was on the kitchen bench rather than in my pantry was because I thought having the bag out would remind me that I wanted to cook something with it. While it did remind me that I wanted to use it, I would just think 'oh yes, I wanted to make that' and move on. Today, I opened the bag of

Happy little coincidences

2011-03-06T08:00:00.001+10:00

I just happened to have bought a beautiful big bunch of basil and some glorious cherry tomatoes from Richard of Noosa Reds that morning at the markets. I just happened to have bought some Barambah Organics award winning feta. I just happened to be rather apathetic about dinner that night and I really didn't feel like anything. Happy coincidences all, as the fresh mixture of tomatoes, basil

Friday Lunch Quick Notes: Ginga Sushi Bar and Dining

2011-02-25T08:00:00.002+10:00

Karaage chicken salad (which I can't find on their menu, but their menu is huge so I may have missed it) I love sushi but for some reason when we visited Ginga I just wasn't in the mood. Nothing on the train looked appetising (not because it wasn't nice and fresh, it was just not anything that tickled my fancy) and I was a little out of sorts. I chose the salad because I thought it would be a

I'm organised, prepared and ready for the working week.

2011-02-21T08:00:00.003+10:00

Yeah, right! But I do have my lunches sorted. I've tried the whole "being prepped for lunches" thing before, but I've never really stuck to it. Much like I haven't stuck to meal planning or anything that organised. So, I'm not committing to a long term relationship with Sunday lunch prep but I am glad my fridge is stocked for this week. Four salads made with baby spinach, lettuce, red

Friday Lunch Quick Notes: Capri Cafe & Bar

2011-02-18T08:00:00.000+10:00

Daily special: Herb crumbed fish (I can't remember what kind), with salad, aioli and potato wedges. We had a great time at Capri. I loved my meal, it was great and light. The service was friendly and efficient even though the restaurant was packed. I'll come here again. Capri Cafe and Bar Shop 18, The Emporium 1000 Ann Street Fortitude Valley 4006 Ph: (07) 3257 0401 www.capricafe.com.au