tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339583082012-01-26T15:11:55.590+11:00Foodie Wanderingsmarianoreply@blogger.comBlogger513125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-66163187422805981652012-01-26T13:03:00.009+11:002012-01-26T13:13:26.357+11:002012-01-26T13:13:26.357+11:00Vegemite Spaghetti In honour of Australia Day, Nigella Lawson changed her Marmite Spaghetti to Vegemite Spaghetti! So here's the Vegemite version! :) I watched Nigella make her Marmite spaghetti a few weeks ago on the telly and of course I promised myself to make it with Vegemite. Much like those promises that we'll cook from our cookbook's at least once a week. But it's Australia Day and Nigella inadvertantly marianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-5801651746606579552012-01-24T07:17:00.009+11:002012-01-24T09:16:09.837+11:002012-01-24T09:16:09.837+11:00Beef Pies with Sour Cream PastryIt's Australia Day on Thursday and us Aussie's generally love a good meat pie. Here's my version of a genuine, chunky beef pie with a Mmm-mmm, tasty filling. The secret is in the slow cooking but definitely add the beer.. it makes all the difference. Even a little red wine goes really well (if you want to replace some of the water, but it's optional and add it to the beer, not instead of the marianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-27929587916283102612012-01-17T00:35:00.008+11:002012-01-17T01:39:10.052+11:002012-01-17T01:39:10.052+11:00Marshmallow Salad Once upon a time, this "salad" kept showing up at bbq's. I didn't think much of it and always avoided it, but my husband fell in love with it. When I put together 'Sydney Christmas Menu 2011', I tried to include something for everyone and this was one dish Mr Foodie looked forward to the most. But I was also giving a nod to my brother-in-law's heritage. He's American, hence last week's Mac & marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-37428894557493755592012-01-10T01:06:00.019+11:002012-01-10T03:17:10.451+11:002012-01-10T03:17:10.451+11:00Macaroni Cheese (& Christmas lunch) ! Long time, no bloggy.. Happy New Year to you.. aaand I hope you had a lovely Christmas! Did you have some lovely food along the way? Please share with me via a comment at the end of this post, I'd love to hear all about it.I cooked my boot-ay off... but prior to the kitchen marathon I had some exciting foodie experiences which I hope to share with you in the coming days and weeks. Recently my marianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-20535212291461993302011-12-13T00:47:00.012+11:002011-12-13T01:31:48.026+11:002011-12-13T01:31:48.026+11:00Apricot Stuffing for ChristmasNext Tuesday I'll be flying off with my family to Syd-en-nee! We are all really looking forward to getting on a plane again and spending time with family. Eating, talking, laughing, board games and playing with the babies of course. We have two 9 month old little boys to meet (my nephews.. who made me a first-time bona-fide aunty this year). This is creating wonderful anticipation because so far marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-19050987245214824482011-12-06T00:23:00.007+11:002011-12-06T03:20:18.278+11:002011-12-06T03:20:18.278+11:00Roast Christmas SeafoodIf you go into any Australian supermarket in the weeks leading up to Christmas, you're likely to find handwritten signs at the deli reminding you to get your Christmas seafood order in early or by a specific date. King prawns are very popular at this time of year and I can easily find them 40 to 60% off in a lot of instances. We Aussies are used to hot and sunny Christmas days but what about marianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-75829429257226195762011-11-29T07:02:00.009+11:002011-11-29T07:36:17.497+11:002011-11-29T07:36:17.497+11:00Apple Olive Oil CakeYou could almost call this Apple Olive Oil Cake a 'slice' because it's so moist & it only rises an inch or so. There isn't any need for electric mixers or beaters.. so it's an 'easy bake' recipe and a great way to use up any leftover apples in your fruit bowl. The cinnamon/apple combo is amazing.Apple Olive Oil Cake -Granny Smith Apples x 4-Sugar x 1 cup-Buttermilk x 1 cup-Olive Oil x 1/2 marianoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-56034500822881879602011-11-15T00:06:00.006+11:002011-11-15T02:24:46.054+11:002011-11-15T02:24:46.054+11:00Quail Egg SatayHave you ever eaten eggs on a stick? Skewered quail eggs are apparantly a popular type of street food in Indonesia...along with chicken livers and intestines on a stick. I have to admit, once upon a time, I thought "satay" meant something cooked or marinated in a peanut sauce. That's because whenever I bought "Satay Chicken" it would come with or without a bamboo skewer and it always seemed to marianoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-46334896165682297312011-11-08T00:28:00.005+11:002011-11-08T02:07:37.852+11:002011-11-08T02:07:37.852+11:00Strawberry SorbetI'm a foodie and it goes without saying that I like wandering... in search of food experiences.. always. But at the moment, I'm going-easy on the events and experiences because we're saving our foodie dollars for the Christmas period. It's going to be a particularly special Christmas because I'll be with my two younger sisters, the three of us together for the first time in years. My sisters now marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-48003260344158800312011-11-01T00:10:00.004+11:002011-11-21T19:17:00.653+11:002011-11-21T19:17:00.653+11:00Mexican Five Layer DipHere's a dip to feed a crowd! I call it the long-lost savoury-cousin of the English Trifle. Both require your own serving plate to eat from and both need their own glass bowl to show-off their layers. A bowl of grande dip and a bowl of sturdy (not flimsy) corn chips. Everyone helps themselves to a few chips and everyone gets to dig-deep & dollop this Tex-Mex rainbow onto their little plates. marianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-38180388202701008612011-10-25T11:27:00.017+11:002011-10-25T15:08:10.742+11:002011-10-25T15:08:10.742+11:00Baked Fish with Lemon, Parsley & Parmesan Crust If anyone were to question me about exercise today I could quite virtuously drop the word "fit ball" into the conversation because I'm using one right now! Except, to give anyone the impression I've taken some exercise would be misleading because in actual fact I'm just sitting on it. I woke up yesterday morning, but apparantly my lower back didn't. All due to being in town for several hours themarianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-26292619656334419872011-10-18T10:16:00.026+11:002011-10-18T15:05:54.732+11:002011-10-18T15:05:54.732+11:00Sticky Coconut Rice with MangoLast week I had the task of preparing lots of carbs for the husband as he prepared for a cycling event. Mr Foodie's particular route entailed starting at Rippleside Park in Geelong at 6am and riding to Queenscliff to meet the Sorrento ferry. From Sorrento the ride continued for several hours until the finishing line at Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne's CBD. Starting time was 6am and the husband marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-39858615066224898922011-10-11T00:01:00.004+11:002011-10-11T00:14:14.268+11:002011-10-11T00:14:14.268+11:00Russian SaladUkranian party food. That's how I experienced this salad for the first time. I lived in Armadale, Melbourne and the circle's I moved (& worked) in were predominantly Jewish/Russian. Matzo ball soup quickly grew on me as did toast spread with mashed avocado and chopped, pickled herrings. I'd often visit a friend in Caulfield, who lived with her little granny and medical-doctor Mum, they were new marianoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-13304640384307678142011-10-04T00:04:00.013+11:002011-10-04T01:56:21.488+11:002011-10-04T01:56:21.488+11:00Eggplant ParmagianaI made this recipe a couple of week's ago and it's probably the tastiest eggplant dish we've ever had the pleasure of consuming. There is a catch though. You need to have patience to individually flour/egg & crumb each slice of eggplant before you can start assembling what is essentially an easy, pasta-free, cheese-sauce-free eggplant lasagne. Trust me, it's sooo worth it. Another difficult thingmarianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-26596051295249469462011-09-20T06:53:00.012+10:002011-09-20T07:42:53.843+10:002011-09-20T07:42:53.843+10:00Eton MessLast Saturday I attended Taste of Melbourne 2011 (review in previous post) and I was inspired to change my original dessert recipe to this one. My most favourite dish at 'Taste' happened to be a delicious Eton Mess from Stokehouse restaurant. Eton Mess is traditionally made by throwing together strawberries, whipped cream and crushed meringue's. The Eton Mess I had at Taste of Melbourne had all marianoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-78332627164377333222011-09-19T15:50:00.010+10:002011-09-19T20:34:35.976+10:002011-09-19T20:34:35.976+10:00Taste of Melbourne 2011Alvin Quah (Masterchef - Series 2)
If I could offer you an amuse bouche introduction, it would be this: It was worth going to Taste of Melbourne 2011 for two reasons. Firstly it was worth meeting that fellow in the above photo, being Alvin Quah from Masterchef, Series 2 and secondly, we found a 'hat trick' restaurant amidst the eleven foodie-pitstops. Meaning all three of their dishes peaked our marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-44325875916821347872011-09-13T00:04:00.010+10:002011-09-13T07:25:14.120+10:002011-09-13T07:25:14.120+10:00Huevos Rancheros (Eggs Ranch Style)Today we're revisiting a truly yummy recipe (one of my family's favourite's). I say "revisit" because, apologies, I've struggled to deliver a new recipe this week. I'm heading into week 3 of flu-like symptoms and I'm very 'over it' in the tolerance sense. Last antibiotic was Monday night but now I need cough mixture and I just feel run-down. So I'm tempted to say, forgive me for giving you a marianoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-50055477641789299182011-09-07T10:17:00.007+10:002011-09-07T11:57:15.630+10:002011-09-07T11:57:15.630+10:00Change your story...You probably have a story to tell. About your life. Have you ever felt like nobody cares about your story?(Video Includes an appearance from Bethany Hamilton from the movie 'Soul Surfer' .. trailer below).marianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-52010729035073916082011-08-30T10:46:00.043+10:002011-08-30T14:07:59.401+10:002011-08-30T14:07:59.401+10:00Beef JerkyHigh protein, dried beef snack! This I give to you in time for Aussie Father's Day. I'm aware that not all Dads are carnivore's and even meat lovers may not like jerky, but if you're a fan, did you ever consider making it yourself? Homemade means there are no unnecessary extra's like nitrites & MSG. Beef jerky prices range between $70-$90 a kilo on average, hence why you pay so much for a tiny marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-34909427791941751702011-08-23T00:43:00.003+10:002011-08-23T02:39:53.745+10:002011-08-23T02:39:53.745+10:00Chicken Cevap's These homemade, skinless sausages (the size of chipolata's) weren't destined to be on my blog. But we liked them so much, I made them again and took more photographs (most importantly during daylight hours). I've adapted Jane Kennedy's Pork Cevapcici recipe by changing the meat and some quantities, but also adding some of my own spices. I call them 'cevap's' (pronounced chair-varps).. because marianoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-28860624615773525372011-08-12T09:34:00.008+10:002011-08-12T10:44:35.269+10:002011-08-12T10:44:35.269+10:00In the mood for good food. If my smart-phone settings were 'right' then this post would have appeared on Tuesday :/ My apologies. I wanted to touch base with those who look-out for Tuesday's recipe because, you might have noticed, there wasn't one this week. There was no Tuesday radio segment either because my partner in foodie-chat is away for a couple of weeks (& nothing has been tee'd up with his stand-in). So I just marianoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-91569799084557978792011-08-05T16:34:00.015+10:002011-08-05T17:51:12.680+10:002011-08-05T17:51:12.680+10:00Alana. Sweetly assassinated. Masterchef style.Last night, Alana watched her frustrated opponent Kate bite the licorice bullet and make a second batch of gingerbread dough. Kate had somehow accidentally knocked her oven's temperature dial and it went up an extra hundred degree's or so. Her gingery slabs couldn't be saved.The camera pans over to Alana. She has "WIN-NING" written all over her face and says words to the effect of "Hopefully, marianoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-32866412492546587492011-08-02T00:04:00.003+10:002011-08-02T00:04:01.829+10:002011-08-02T00:04:01.829+10:00Pumpkin & Chickpea Curry with Cauliflower Rice I went to South Melbourne Market over the weekend.. and *gasp* it was my first visit in about eight years! Waaaay too long between culinary drinks. I finally found some Monte coffee beans in 250gram take-home bags (I'd been searching and asking around locally for about a year). I also found chesnut flour.. or 'starch' which I also couldn't find in my neck of the woods. Not cheap, around $4 for marianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-84719868048982606602011-07-26T09:58:00.004+10:002011-07-26T15:28:28.476+10:002011-07-26T15:28:28.476+10:00Flourless Hazelnut Cake with Espresso Frosting I'm not the kind of girl who would enjoy a Nutella (hazelnut spread) sandwich and I prefer Rafaello's (Coconut) to Ferrero Rocher's (Choc Hazelnut)... but regardless, this cake is always worth making as a special 'at home' cafe-style treat. Get this.. it's even liked by people who ordinarily would pass on the offer of a Ferrero Rocher chocolate. I think it's a cross between a superior (flourlessmarianoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33958308.post-31679971988135939242011-07-19T09:44:00.033+10:002011-07-19T11:15:25.533+10:002011-07-19T11:15:25.533+10:00Croque Madame with Mustard Dressing Last week was quite a 'sandwichy' week for me. I finally got to try two 'upmarket' restaurant-quality sandwich joints in Melbourne's CBD and then on Friday, New York's famous Carnegie Deli featured one of my favourite sandwiches, 'The Reuben' on Masterchef.
My sandwich experiences were mixed (one good, one not so good), but both occured on Bastille Day (14th of July, France's National Day). marianoreply@blogger.com2