Sunday, July 12, 2015

August 9, 2008: Bistro Vue

Update 27/1/2019: Bistro Vue has been unopen downwards as well as replaced past times a fancy seafood restaurant.

US South, Cindy kept her finger on the Melbourne nutrient pulse as well as sent roughly an e-mail reminding me of The Age's Winter Restaurant Express - a week-long advertisement where some of Melbourne's fanciest restaurants offering two-course lunches alongside a drinking glass of vino for simply $30. We'd visited Oyster the terminal fourth dimension this variety of advertisement was on, as well as been simply slightly underwhelmed past times the vego dish on offer. We were wowed past times Cafe Vue's vego operate at their cocktail night, then nosotros had high hopes that Bistro Vue would come upward through for us this fourth dimension around.

 Bistro Vue has been unopen downwards as well as replaced past times a  August 9, 2008: Bistro VueWe turned upward a piddling late, as well as were worried that nosotros were going to live on hurried through the repast then nosotros weren't inwards the agency of the minute tiffin sitting. The eating theater didn't look also busy, but nosotros yet felt a piddling pressure level from the staff to instruct ourselves inwards as well as out fairly quickly. It took some of the fun out of the whole meal, but it was at to the lowest degree one-half our error then it's difficult to live on also upset.

The carte du jour at these $30 especial events commonly includes an entree, a span of mains as well as a dessert, as well as each diner gets to pick either the dessert or entree to become alongside their alternative of main. Unfortunately, in that location was no vegetarian entree option, important that both Cindy as well as I were forced to become alongside the master copy as well as the dessert (well, me anyway - Cindy wouldn't accept had it whatever other way). The vego master copy was a butternut risoni - non quite some other risotto, but non that far away, as well as non quite equally imaginative equally I'd hoped for.

 Bistro Vue has been unopen downwards as well as replaced past times a  August 9, 2008: Bistro VueStill, it was richly flavoured, dotted alongside scrumptious goat's cheese as well as was warm as well as filling - non bad for a typical Melbourne August day.

The dessert for the twenty-four hours was a pistachio crème brûlée, served upward alongside a piddling blob of grapefruit H2O ice cream plopped on a slightly cardboardy wafer. The crème brûlée was perfectly made, alongside a brittle, caramelised acme simply waiting to live on cracked open. The stunning dark-green was presumably meant to highlight the pistachio content, but the flavor was overpoweringly amaretto-based. Again - quite practiced without beingness equally stunning equally I'd imagined. Perhaps my expectations for the whole repast were simply a piddling also high.

 Bistro Vue has been unopen downwards as well as replaced past times a  August 9, 2008: Bistro VueStill, nosotros left alongside a practiced feeling - the eating theater serving upward some weird piddling muffin treats to become along alongside our coffees. They weren't outstanding (the muffins - the coffees were great), but whatever variety of bonus process similar this leaves y'all alongside a smiling on your face.

 Bistro Vue has been unopen downwards as well as replaced past times a  August 9, 2008: Bistro VueSo, again, Cindy as well as I were a chip permit downwards past times the $30 fancy tiffin special. Perhaps nosotros simply accept unreasonably high expectations, or perchance these are the variety of situations where restaurants don't laissez passer on a lot of idea to the vegetarian options - both hither as well as at Oyster they felt a piddling tacked on. Maybe we're amend off booking inwards for the super-expensive degustation-type events, where the vego materials tends to live on a piddling to a greater extent than imaginative.

Address: 430 Little Collins Street (entrance on New Chancery Lane)
Phone: 9691 3838
Licensed
Price: Lunch
Website: http://www.vuedemonde.com.au/bistro-vue.aspx

Saturday, July 11, 2015

August 16, 2008: Minimo

Cindy together with I invented only about excuse for a Sabbatum breakfast on the town  August 16, 2008: MinimoCindy together with I invented only about excuse for a Sabbatum breakfast on the town - I can't fifty-fifty shout back what it was, perhaps nosotros were out of milk. Anyway, I did only about quick internet research together with convinced Cindy that nosotros should become somewhere new. And that somewhere was Minimo.

Minimo isn't quite role of the whole Sydney Road scene inwards Brunswick, it's only a picayune flake due north of the trendy bits. And Minimo's non alone trendy - it's depression cardinal together with relaxed, amongst lots of large windows together with a fairly large opened upward kitchen plonked inwards the corner.

The carte du jour is basically divided inwards two: eggs together with French toast (there are only about beans together with things tacked on to the end, but the eggs together with toast are the existent focus). I spent a piece pondering, earlier settling on the tapenade: 2 poached eggs, mushroom together with capsicum tapenade amongst sour dough. Of class every bit presently every bit I'd made my choice, the waitress came over together with reeled off 2 stunning sounding specials: only about assort of regal roesti amongst poached eggs together with the eventual winner: 2 poached eggs amongst grilled plain mushrooms, blueish cheese together with a chilli jam served upward on sourdough toast ($14). Hard to resist.

Cindy together with I invented only about excuse for a Sabbatum breakfast on the town  August 16, 2008: MinimoAnd it comfortably lived upward to my expectations - 2 neat picayune eggs, plopped on a twain of mushrooms all piled upward on the toast amongst the chilli together with cheese drizzled across the summit together with a smattering of greens together with cherry tomatoes for colouring every bit much every bit anything else. It all dissolved pretty speedily into a liquidy, eggy mess together with became much less photogenic. Still, the cheese together with chilli combined brilliantly amongst the perfectly poached eggs together with fifty-fifty the tomatoes were picayune bursts of flavour. Great, smashing stuff.

Cindy together with I invented only about excuse for a Sabbatum breakfast on the town  August 16, 2008: MinimoCindy couldn't resist the lure of French toast, unfortunately rejecting my 2 preferred options: mixed wild berries or stewed apple tree together with pear, instead intentionally picking out something she knew I wouldn't steal: caramalised banana, served upward amongst maple syrup together with ricotta ($12). The toast was smothered inwards eggs (maybe to a greater extent than than Cindy would convey liked), but the banana was caramelly together with delicious (at to the lowest degree every bit much every bit bananas tin be).

Cindy together with I invented only about excuse for a Sabbatum breakfast on the town  August 16, 2008: MinimoThrow inwards only about smashing java for me, together with a ginger together with lemongrass tea for Cindy together with you've got a real satisfying breakfast. The portions Minimo serves upward aren't gigantic, but they're perfectly formed - neat picayune plates filled amongst flavor together with imagination. The staff are all ridiculously pleasant together with friendly together with the whole vibe of the house (at to the lowest degree past times midday or whenever nosotros turned up) is pose back. So ride the tram a few extra stops side past times side fourth dimension you're heading to Savers or the Meditteranean Wholesalers together with halt inwards at Minimo for a bite.

Address: 822 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Ph: 9383 2083
Price: veg breakfasts $4.50 - $14

Friday, July 10, 2015

August 16, 2008: Robbies Stein

31/12/2012: Robbies Stein has unopen down.

breakfast at Minimo, Michael in addition to I spent a brace of hours running errands along Sydney Rd. Before hopping on the tram dorsum home, it was also tempting to halt at Robbies Stein for a small, slowly lunch. This turned out to move a keen sentiment - unbeknownst to us, Robbies (I wishing they'd purpose an apostrophe) offers a hit of 'grazing plates'. Even better, at that spot are enough of vegetarian ones. How to pick out betwixt polenta, gyoza, dukkah-spiced eggplant chips, haloumi, crumbed olives, dips?

twistedbrick peculiarly recommended the mitt cutting chips ($6.50). (Because otherwise, me ordering chips? Never happens. *cough*) They were fine specimens indeed. You could serve these without a dipping sauce in addition to they'd even in addition to so impress. As it was, I was happy to hit them their dose of aioli.

After a delicious but modestly portioned  August 16, 2008: Robbies SteinBut would you, could you, believe that those fabulous chips were upstaged past times the mushrooms?! No ordinary white buttons, an assortment of mushrooms were crumbed, deep-fried in addition to served alongside aioli ($8.50). They were exquisite. Juicy but never soggy, in addition to and so flavoursome. I couldn't behave to sully them alongside the (really rather good) aioli.

The lemon, lime in addition to bitters also deserves a shout-out; made alongside mouth-puckering fresh lemon juice, it's the perfect antidote to all that fried food. Robbies Stein also offers a few meal-sized dishes in addition to I withdraw heed they create a hateful lemon tart, but I tin personally in addition to really enthusiastically recommend them for your mid-afternoon grazing needs.

Address: 99 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Ph: 9388 9817
Licensed
Price: veg grazing plates $6-10.50

August 16, 2008: Disaster Dinner

virtuous breakfasts, golden vegetables together with effortless treats inwards our kitchen, permit me say you lot nearly our latest cooking failure. For or together with then fourth dimension I've been wanting to essay making my ain gnocchi. Keen to taste it piece the weather's notwithstanding cool, Michael together with I used a spare Sat to choice out we concluding had a repast amongst her.

This was a squad task, together with Michael together with I worked together good enough. We got started long earlier Carol was due to brand it but the hour-long baking that the potatoes required laid us back. We'd chatted together with prepped together with drank for a expert lx minutes amongst Carol earlier nosotros had the petty pillows pictured above, ready for cooking. Sadly, cooking transformed them into this:

 permit me say you lot nearly our latest cooking failure August 16, 2008: Disaster dinnerWe called for pizza.

Pathetic every bit out not-cchi were, Michael together with I weren't likewise embarrassed. Carol takes non bad pleasance inwards nutrient but doesn't bother herself much amongst cooking at all. Our efforts were impressive enough, together with the pizza nosotros eventually ate was happily washed downwardly amongst a drinking glass of red.

Dessert was my lead a opportunity to brand amends - I'd chosen or together with then other hearty dish that I wanted to essay earlier wintertime ended. The Amish apple tree dumpling (as interpreted yesteryear Kurma Dasa): a whole apple tree wrapped inwards homemade pastry together with baked amongst a caramel sauce. With the pastry prepared inwards the early on afternoon, they didn't require likewise much extra endeavour together with looked rather cute. Here they are, nearly to larn into the oven:

 permit me say you lot nearly our latest cooking failure August 16, 2008: Disaster dinnerAs they baked, I wondered aloud whether I was supposed to lead maintain peeled the apples. Yes, actually, confirmed the cookbook. This is in all likelihood why:

 permit me say you lot nearly our latest cooking failure August 16, 2008: Disaster dinnerScandalously disrobed every bit they were, these apple tree dumplings proved to hold upwardly only edible. The fruit (including the skin!) was warm together with tender, the pastry golden amongst scrumptious caramel edges. Phew! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 black for humility but non despair.


 permit me say you lot nearly our latest cooking failure August 16, 2008: Disaster dinnerThough our gnocchi were terrible, the thyme vinaigrette together with lemon cashew cream we'd prepared to consume amongst them were sensational spooned over tagliatelle the next night. We'll hold upwardly dorsum for more!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

August 19, 2008: Bulghur Burgers

barbeque sauce to plonk on pinnacle - gold! The recipe requires exclusively a quarter of an onion, too then I slow cooked the remaining 3 quarters inwards rings every 2nd an additional topping. It was a thoroughly enjoyable meal, though non a serious threat to the menage reigning burger champion, the chickpea cutlet.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

August 21, 2008: Irish Gaelic Patato In Addition To Leek Soup

Radio (which, past times the way, has added to a greater extent than options to its dejeuner bill of fare as well as is instantly the clear dejeuner winner on my terminate of Gertrude), I cancelled whatsoever other notions nosotros had as well as decided that it was fourth dimension for some other soup. After a chip of poking to a greater extent than or less the internet, nosotros came upwards amongst this recipe, from Reynard's Feast, which Danika sadly appears to accept stopped updating.

We weren't organised plenty to accept faux-milk inwards the house, as well as then our version ended upwards beingness non-vegan. Similarly, nosotros were forced to resort to dried sage through full general lack of planning. Regardless, this worked out excellently - the mashing of the spuds (rather than blending) makes for a to a greater extent than interesting consistency. So much as well as then that I decided merely to crush the cooked leek equally well, which meant it retained a slight chunkiness. The mustard gave the milder flavours a chip of an edge, as well as Cindy topped it all off amongst some impromptu croutons - non a bad dinner for almost one-half an hour's work.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

August 22, 2008: Tofu Shop

tofu soft serve H2O ice cream inwards exotic flavours similar rosewater, in addition to coconut-pandan, I became increasingly great to visit. Then at that spot was Kristy's post most i item staff fellow member hassling vegans. At an all-vegetarian store featuring tofu. What the...?

Soulmama, the principal approach is to pick out a bowl size (small $8, medium $15, large $17) in addition to hence choice which dishes you'd similar to eat; there's to a greater extent than or less obviously rice in addition to a few sauces on offering too.

I was determined to retain room for H2O ice cream, hence express myself to the small-scale bowl - this yet proved to endure a solid repast for my small-scale appetite. Michael, meanwhile, was getting a medium bowl piled amongst a gustatory modality of every dish on offer: beetroot in addition to adzuki beans, pumpkin in addition to fresh herbs, fennel, miso ginger tofu, shitake tofu, pickled Chinese cabbage, cauliflower in addition to broccoli. There wasn't a dud amid them! Most notable of all is their characteristic ingredient, exceedingly fresh in addition to frail tofu. It was when I returned to the counter afterward that I noticed a few other foods available every bit laid plates (not business office of the pick'n'mix laid up) - 'soyvlaki', soy falafel, vege balls, pastry triangles, salads in addition to dips. It'll endure this business office of the bill of fare I sample on my side past times side visit.

Though the Tofu Shop was without whatever customers when nosotros arrived, it chop-chop filled amongst takeaway in addition to eat-in customers every bit nosotros enjoyed our ain meals. It seems that on a Fri nighttime (and presumably whatever other night), the staff are equipped amongst the finite amount of nutrient on display in addition to in i lawsuit that's gone, dinner's over. Though the official closing fourth dimension is 9pm, supplies were running depression past times 8:15.

s truthful identity has eluded us for to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension August 22, 2008: Tofu ShopThankfully the H2O ice cream machine was yet running! Flavour of the twenty-four hours was cafe latte, in addition to Michael surprised me past times wanting a serve of his ain ($4). We should possess got shared, 'cause $4 gets yous a lot of icecream! It didn't gustatory modality at all beany, in addition to had a distinctive but difficult-to-describe texture - creamy but firm, mayhap similar a frozen custard. The starting fourth dimension mouthful was perfect sweetened coffee, though my gustatory modality buds dulled every bit I progressed through dessert.

This small-scale cafe is non a house for lingering long over meals in addition to soaking upwardly the ambiance - spell it's low-cal in addition to clean, the fit-out is exclusively a half-step upwardly from your local takeaway. But it boasts a huge diverseness of vegetarian dishes in addition to reasonable prices; it's an ideal destination for a nourishing snack, reliable repast or fifty-fifty a soy-based sugariness treat.

Address: 78 Bridge Rd, Richmond
Ph: 9429 6204
Unlicenced
Price: veg mains $8-17

Monday, July 6, 2015

August 23, 2008: Dark Pearl

on the agenda. We were fairly certain that Brunswick Street had to a greater extent than than only Polly to offering us boozy mixed drinks, together with this review of Black Pearl, offering non exclusively fancy cocktails but also the world's best chips, gave us a finish for the evening.

It's a cozy together with comfortable house - at to the lowest degree inwards the afternoon. I'm non certain how pleasant it would endure if it was jam packed, but when you lot tin nab a duet of couches inwards the corner for yourself together with chat quietly, it's a fine, relaxed venue. First things first: chips - the nutrient bill of fare wasn't substantial, but included a arrive at of promising items (the feta together with haloumi cigars were high on my list), but nosotros had to brand certain that The Age wasn't lying to us. Exaggerating slightly perchance - although it's difficult to mean value of meliorate chips that we've sampled only about the house (cue Cindy inwards comments listing all the chips that she's preferred to these). The fries ($7) had some variety out of herb seasoning, generous amounts of tabular array salt together with a scrumptious spicy aioli, together with came inwards swell numbers. Enough to pose Cindy off dinner!

Cindy together with I constitute ourselves at a unloosen halt on a Sabbatum afternoon together with August 23, 2008: Black PearlThe cocktail bill of fare is to a greater extent than substantial: only about 10 'signature drinks', 3 seasonal choices together with a few blackboard specials (the bill of fare also promises that the bar staff volition whip upward any you lot fancy, together with thence don't boundary yourself). It's e'er a difficult choice, together with nosotros spent some fourth dimension tossing upward our options. In the end, Cindy went for i of the seasonal specials: a Pimm's wintertime loving cup ($13), Pimm's No. 1, apple tree juice, fresh ginger juice together with cinnamon, warmed upward on the java steamer together with served upward equally if it was tea. It was warming, fruity together with nicely boozed. H5N1 expert start. I went for a sun Best ($17): Martin Miller's gin, rosemary, mandarin, chilli together with vanilla syrup, lemon juice together with Angostura bitters. This was to a greater extent than citrus together with tang than overpowering booziness, which suited me fine - the chilli didn't get got quite the boot I expected, together with I ended upward drinking this to a greater extent than similar fruit juice than something that cost the toll of a expert meal. Whoops.

Cindy together with I constitute ourselves at a unloosen halt on a Sabbatum afternoon together with August 23, 2008: Black PearlNext up, Cindy went for something a chip to a greater extent than desserty - a Caribbean Area Monk ($17): Mount Gay Eclipse, caramel syrup, hazelnut liquer, fresh banana together with lime dusted alongside cinnamon sugar. Something nearly the potable reminded Cindy of unripe banana, which pose her off a little, but in i lawsuit she got a sense of savor for it she quite happily knocked it back.

Cindy together with I constitute ourselves at a unloosen halt on a Sabbatum afternoon together with August 23, 2008: Black PearlI decided non to repeat my before error together with went for the most booze-tasting cocktail I could find: the Sazerac ($19): Gentleman Jack, Peychaud's bitters, saccharide together with absinth. This had nearly a 3rd of the liquid of my get-go drink, but took me a lot longer to potable - it mainly tasted of strong. Strong alongside a chip of sugar. Thankfully Cindy had hitting her boundary together with kept me inwards cheque - the primary outcome of a Sazerac seems to endure increased wishing for cocktails. Instead nosotros made our agency piece of cake dwelling for leftovers together with an early on night.

Cindy together with I constitute ourselves at a unloosen halt on a Sabbatum afternoon together with August 23, 2008: Black PearlLazing only about inwards Black Pearl was an expensive but winning agency to pass a Sabbatum afternoon. The staff were incredibly friendly together with helpful, the snacks were great, the venue was comfortable together with booze was plentiful. Still, it prompted a question: Melbourne's got blogs devoted to coffee, to breakfast, to pies, to wine together with to vanilla slice, but none devoted to chips or to cocktails. If it wasn't together with thence expensive I'd endure agitating for weekly cocktail together with chips outings only to fill upward the niche.

Address: 304 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Ph: 9417 0455
Price: Cocktails $13-$19, snacks $5-$16
Most definitely licensed

Sunday, July 5, 2015

August 23, 2008: Leftover Makeover - Apple Tree Pastry Amongst Cashew Cream

disaster dinner left a few apples in addition to glugs of cashew cream inwards its wake. What struck me most nearly the cream was that it wasn't distinctly sweetness or savoury in addition to I wondered how I mightiness use it for dessert.

Here's the solution. Puff pastry squares, topped alongside apple tree slices in addition to sprinklings of agave syrup in addition to Chinese 5 spice. Baked until golden in addition to hence drizzled alongside cashew cream. At least every bit skilful every bit it sounds.

August 30, 2008: Brunetti Xi

Update 27/1/2019: Brunetti is all the same trading, but has moved from Faraday Street into a huge custom-built infinite within Lygon Court.

Julia recommended, in addition to was a piddling stumped when asked what form of java I wanted amongst it. I went amongst a cafe latte, in addition to received a subtly nutty in addition to sugariness imbibe amongst a calorie-free java kick. Having forthwith reread the wikipedia page on orzo, I'm confused equally to whether at that topographic point was genuinely java inwards the imbibe or whether it's but prepared inwards the same arrive at of styles (latte, long black, etc). Could that twitchy leg I developed after "from the caffeine" hold upwards psychosomatic?

To accompany my orzo latte, a mini bomboloni amongst lemon custard. The perfect piddling packet for an early on treat!
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Want to a greater extent than Brunetti? We convey this in addition to 10 other visits archived here.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

August 30, 2008: Tokyo Treats - Light-Green Tea Chocolate

ve been a flake unsure of the greenish tea chocolate in addition to consequently it has lurked inward the cupb August 30, 2008: Tokyo treats - greenish tea chocolateI've been a flake unsure of the greenish tea chocolate in addition to consequently it has lurked inward the cupboard, half-forgotten, for several months. The outset seize amongst teeth was intensely herbal in addition to a niggling bitter. This was non at all what I wanted from chocolate! Once that subsided I was able to appreciate the subtle sweetness in addition to the perfect buttery texture equally I chewed. I surprised myself yesteryear reaching for a instant slice in addition to tripped from revulsion to compulsion 1 time again.

I nonetheless can't run out whether I enjoyed the ride. What I'm surely of is that Matt did brilliantly to include this uniquely Japanese snack inward his collection of Tokyo treats.

ve been a flake unsure of the greenish tea chocolate in addition to consequently it has lurked inward the cupb August 30, 2008: Tokyo treats - greenish tea chocolate

Friday, July 3, 2015

August 31, 2008: Noodles Alongside Basil

  Last calendar month I passed judgment on the World inwards Your Kitchen Calendar August 31, 2008: Noodles alongside basil
Typical. Last calendar month I passed judgment on the World inwards Your Kitchen Calendar, proverb that the recipes tended to endure adequate as well as nada more. And this month: bam! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 existent winner. These noodles are incredibly simple, insanely tasty as well as mostly a damn skilful time. The alone downside to this recipe is its lack of multifariousness - yous actually quest to brand something to accompany it, otherwise it'd larn a chip tiresome as well as veg-free. We threw together a quick tofu as well as bok choy stir-fry, alongside a few splashes of sesame oil, ginger crude oil as well as hoisin sauce to liven it up.

The telephone substitution to this whole repast was the edible bean glue I intend - it added an odd flavour: salty as well as slightly spicy, alongside the fermented beans adding something indescribable. It was wonderful. And hence slow that nosotros made it over again the side yesteryear side black to accompany the leftover tofu mush.

So I've been reconverted to the World Kitchen Calendar - hopefully the side yesteryear side 4 months volition alive upwards to September's standard.


Noodles alongside basil

225g of apartment rice noodles (we bought them dry out as well as soaked them inwards hot H2O for a few minutes to soften them up)
4 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (keep a few whole leaves aside to garnish things)
3 birdseye chillis, halved as well as deseeded
1 teaspoon seseame oil
1-2 teaspoons concentrated yellowish edible bean glue (we were forced to substitute to a greater extent than or less spicy edible bean paste)
1-2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
a splash of water
Some peanut or canola crude oil for frying

Mix together the soy sauce, sugar, H2O as well as edible bean glue inwards a little bowl.

Heat the frying crude oil inwards a wok as well as little the chillis for most a minute.

Add the noodles as well as little for a twain of minutes, stirring the whole time.

Add the sesame crude oil as well as the chopped basil, even hence stirring.

Pour inwards the pre-mixed sauciness, stir little for to a greater extent than or less other twain of minutes as well as and then you're done.

If you're corking for a dainty garnish, withdraw the noodles from the wok, add together a petty to a greater extent than crude oil and, when it's hot, throw the remnants of the basil inwards for a few seconds - they'll come upwards out crispy take away as well as brand a perfect garnish.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

September 1, 2008: Eastward Brunswick Guild Ii

Edit 22/05/2012: The EBC has straightaway closed, but most of the carte du jour has migrated to The Cornish Arms.
second trip was to a greater extent than pleasant, but stopped brusk of truly impressing. Yet a set out of other bloggers couldn't stop talking about their Monday night meals. Were nosotros truly missing out on something particular here?

Well, kinda. The sometime hot domestic dog black has diversified - straightaway the EBC offers inexpensive jugs too 4 meals going at $10 apiece. We chose between:
  • a cheese too bacon burger alongside chips,
  • a chicken burger alongside lime mayo, avocado too a side of chips,
  • fettucine bolognese, and
  • chicken parma alongside chips too salad.
While this is quite cheap, y'all mightiness nonetheless endure wondering what the big bargain is. Here it comes: y'all tin social club whatever of these meals vegan. Any of them. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 cheese too bacon burger without the, uh, cheese too bacon. Lime mayo that's got no job concern beingness free-range or otherwise. Spaghetti sauce that's never seen a feedlot!

But why? Why would the East Brunswick Club bother? Stop past times on a Mon black too you'll see. The house is packed. We were barely able to snag a tabular array for two, too nosotros were at that spot earlier 7:00. As nosotros waited for our meals Michael, e'er the statistician, kept tabs on the plates emerging from the kitchen, estimating that 80% of them were 100% animal-product-free. The EBC has constitute a gap inward the market, too is hopefully making a tidy turn a profit past times filling it. It doesn't affair a jot what a non-vegan similar me thinks of the food.

Our past times duo of visits to the East Brunswick Club haven September 1, 2008: East Brunswick Club IIYou know I'm going to say you, regardless. The kitchen is clearly overworked at a fourth dimension similar this too what comes out of it is expert - non great, but good. The 'chicken' is tender too moist but sort of fatty; the chips could endure better. And at that spot was a twenty infinitesimal gap betwixt Michael's parma arriving too my chicken burger's entrance - boo. But the crumbing is too thus darn crunchy, too simply how do y'all larn vegan cheese similar that? It's cool.

Our past times duo of visits to the East Brunswick Club haven September 1, 2008: East Brunswick Club IIThe gluttony require non fifty-fifty terminate there, because dessert's $8 too estimate what? It's all vegan, all the time. There's:
  • peanut butter chocolate swirl cheesecake,
  • apple double-decker cake alongside caramel sauce,
  • choc-mint cheesecake, and
  • blueberry too lemon cheesecake.
I truly dug the choc-mint cheesecake - simply remain away from the 'cream'. (I'd suggest exactly the same thing at whatever set out of non-vegan venues.)

Cheers to the East Brunswick Club - they've proven that the greasy pub dinner is non the exclusive territory of Australia's carnivores.
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You tin read virtually i of our previous visits to the East Brunswick Club here.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

September 2-3, 2008: To A Greater Extent Than Fruit, Nut Together With Tahini Slice

here). The fruit, nut in addition to seed featured were dried cranberries, brazil nuts in addition to pepitas, respectively; I besides ran out of tahini along the agency in addition to substituted crunchy peanut butter for one-half of it. This spell actually is something special, alongside the mushy dates, tahini in addition to nut butter creating a fudgy texture. No-one at run acted at all deprived inwards the facial expression upward of this lack of chocolate!

I did larn something along the agency - the most readily available build of dried cranberries hither are solely 70% dried cranberries. I'm non complaining hither close over-packaging or air inwards the packet: the dried cranberries were 30% sugar in addition to oil. I suspect the existent bargain is much to a greater extent than tart. Have you lot noticed this before, or tin you lot recommend a rootage of pure dried cranberries?

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

September 5-7, 2008: Onetime Friend, Novel Farm

 Michael too I had rare risk to part around fourth dimension too nutrient amongst Doof September 5-7, 2008: Old friend, New FarmOn this weekend, Michael too I had rare risk to part around fourth dimension too nutrient amongst Doof. H5N1 lot has happened since Doof too I were co-renting v years ago, nevertheless it was surprisingly familiar too comfortable sharing vino too takeaway pizza amongst him too his electrical flow housemates inward their New Farm home. His beige too brownish crockery, which 1 time held my mediocre pre-vegetarian meals for one, in all likelihood helped.

Doof's housemate was on the receiving halt of a painful accident too around poorly executed medical attending that week, too a combination of medication too vino had her excessively apologetic that she hadn't made cake for dessert. She had this corking cream, you lot see. I didn't, but figured around cake was achievable enough.

 Michael too I had rare risk to part around fourth dimension too nutrient amongst Doof September 5-7, 2008: Old friend, New FarmWith my hosts' approving I raided their cupboards for cookbooks too ingredients, converting a Donna Hay recipe for a rectangular maple cake into a dozen golden syrup cupcakes. Though they were cypher spectacular, I was quietly proud of my resourcefulness too spontaneity too my companions loudly expressed their ain appreciation. The cream did plow out to hold upward exceptional - a $7.75 scandalize of thick, pale yellowish bliss from an exclusive dairy inward Tasmania.

 Michael too I had rare risk to part around fourth dimension too nutrient amongst Doof September 5-7, 2008: Old friend, New FarmSaturday morning's excogitation was a mini-road trip to the hippy-ish hinterland town of Maleny. So what improve means to rootage the 24-hour interval than the Alibi Room's Kombie Drivers Breakfast for two?

 Michael too I had rare risk to part around fourth dimension too nutrient amongst Doof September 5-7, 2008: Old friend, New Farm$35 gets you lot this vegan-friendly monstrosity: soy java too fruit juice for two, heavy toast amongst nuttelex, sublime sweetness chilli scrambled tofu, a mount of mushrooms, baked beans, spinach, tomato, soy bacon, haggis-like sausages, sweetness white patato chips, too 4 of the biggest, greasiest, nearly fabulous hash browns I've e'er seen or eaten. Needless to say, nosotros didn't require to consume over again for around time.

September 9, 2008: One Carusi Ii

last time (professionally painted signage!*), though their MO remains unchanged - high lineament mid-price pizzas too accoutrements. Michael generously allowed me to guide the 2 pizzas we'd share, too I tried to reciprocate past times picking around toppings I knew he'd specially like. Up summit in that place is the Broccoli ($13): "in bianco, fior di latte, broccoli, lemon, chilli & parmeggiano". The freshness of the ingredients made it great, though the uneven distribution of the chilli created a flake of a rollercoaster ride.

Monday, June 29, 2015

September 11, 2008: A Tiddler House Ii

To welcome diverse people dorsum from their travels, a gang of us decided to grab upwards for dinner on Th night. Mike in addition to Jo were talking upwards Tiba's, every bit was Cindy (thanks to a very former post past times Truffle). What nosotros weren't planning on was Ramadan. Tiba's was flood amongst people - huge groups gathering to pause their day-long fast in addition to only to hang out in addition to survive sociable. We were told that in that place was a two-hour hold off for a table, thence nosotros decided to motion on. Our outset port of telephone telephone was Nila Junction, but it was unexpectedly closed. By this phase nosotros were getting hungry in addition to a lilliputian frustrated, but Jo-Lyn saved the twenty-four hours past times reminding us that A Minor Place offers to a greater extent than than only peachy breakfasts.

The dinner scene is much, much, quieter than breakfast - nosotros wandered inwards in addition to were presented amongst a corner booth that comfortably seated the 6 of us. The bill of fare comes inwards 2 parts: dumplings in addition to snacks ($5 - $9.50) in addition to tapas ($9 - $13), both of which were reasonably well-stocked amongst vegetarian options. Cindy in addition to I started things off amongst the battered eggplant in addition to soybean, amongst chilli, onion in addition to sweetness soy ($11).

Camy (20 for $6.50 or 32.5c per dumpling compared amongst nine for $9.50 or $1.06 per dumpling here). I approximate you lot convey to constituent inwards ambience every bit well, which makes for a to a greater extent than complex equation - it's sure enough a much to a greater extent than relaxed dumpling sense at H5N1 Minor Place.

Our end savoury pick was the spiced chickpeas amongst spinach in addition to lemon ($10). Strangely, the bill of fare description didn't rear the cinnamon, which was past times far the strongest flavor inwards this dish. Whatever other spices they used the chickpeas were a lilliputian flake swamped, but the lemon was potent plenty to smoothen through a bit. I actually enjoyed it, but I was glad that nosotros were sharing - a whole bowl of this would plow over you lot cinnamon poisoning.

here.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

September 12, 2008: Trippy Taco Ii

long been 1 of Michael's favourite places to purchase tiffin close his operate place. But he took his sweetness fourth dimension letting me know that they're opened upwards for an early on dinner! Thankfully nosotros had enough of fourth dimension to halt past times on Fri betwixt operate as well as ACMI's Jim Henson rarities. The layout is nevertheless only every bit Michael described it xix months ago, though I intend the card has expanded. They're forthwith fully licensed as well as laid upwards several kinds each of quesadillas, tacos, taquitos, burritos, nachos, every bit good every bit breakfast variations thereof. Everything (except mayhap the fries, but I intend they're working on that) is vegetarian, as well as the card is scattered amongst tips for vegans - letting yous know where to asking soy milk, soy cheese, tofu instead of eggs, dairy-free chocolate spread instead of nutella.

s favourite places to purchase tiffin close his operate identify September 12, 2008: Trippy Taco IIAnd though they won't choke along yous waiting also long for food, yous tin transcend that fourth dimension amongst snakes as well as ladders! There's nix similar a quick victory to pique the appetite, fifty-fifty if no personal science was required.

s favourite places to purchase tiffin close his operate identify September 12, 2008: Trippy Taco IIMichael ordered 1 of the priciest dishes on the menu, huevos rancheros ($12): fresh home-made corn tortillas topped amongst fried eggs, ranchero sauce, dark beans, cheese as well as avocado amongst a side of chipotle chilli as well as a pair of extra tortillas.

s favourite places to purchase tiffin close his operate identify September 12, 2008: Trippy Taco III picked 1 of the electrical flow specials advertised past times the cash register - a sweetness corn tamale amongst salad, cheese as well as ranchero sauce ($8.50). Having never eaten a tamale earlier I wasn't certain what to hold back - it's genuinely a cornmeal dough steamed inwards a corn husk. I must acknowledge to thinking that this lump of dough looked kinda ho-hum as well as bland but only 1 gustatory modality proved me absolutely wrong. It's tender, sweetness as well as bursting amongst corn flavour! Also dense as well as filling, thie tamale is only the affair to transform a salad into a existent meal.

s favourite places to purchase tiffin close his operate identify September 12, 2008: Trippy Taco III visit Trippy Taco deserves a source shape ticket on the hot tamale train. These folks accept developed my ideal weeknight eat-out. It's vegetarian, inexpensive, non junky or supersized, yet nevertheless stimulating as well as satisfying. I intend I'll endure stopping past times Michael's constituent on the agency abode a niggling to a greater extent than oftentimes from forthwith on.

(You tin read virtually 1 of Michael's previous trips to Trippy Taco here.)

Address: 48 Smith St, Collingwood 234 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Ph: 9415 7711
Fully licensed
Price: veg meals $8.50-$12.50

Friday, June 26, 2015

September 17, 2008: Pantry Challenge Chickpeas

 I tend to delve into the bottom 2 shelves of the pantry September 17, 2008: Pantry challenge chickpeasWhat's a pantry challenge? In our home, 1 time every calendar week or so, I tend to delve into the bottom 2 shelves of the pantry, looking for a half-finished parcel of something that tin move hold upwards alone finished for dinner. Noodles, quinoa, rice newspaper sheets or felafel mix - these dry out as well as colourless ingredients tin move genuinely hold upwards a cracking launching indicate for a build novel meal, given a quick trip to the shops for or as well as thus fresh veges on the means dwelling solid from work.

That's hardly a challenge, though, is it? Well, on Tuesday nighttime I managed to practise a repast using only ingredients already at home. I realise that's par for the bird inwards many households, but it's highly odd here. We oftentimes don't innovation our meals whatsoever to a greater extent than than hours ahead, as well as purchase groceries upwards to 5 times a week. (For the record, my pantry repast consisted of stir-fried mock chicken as well as shredded Brussels sprouts amongst soba noodles as well as Happee Monkee's dark caramelised garlic sauce.)

Kathyrn from Limes as well as Lycopene has laid an fifty-fifty greater pantry challenge. Can you lot practise a tasty as well as nutritious repast using only ingredients from her listing of fifteen non-perishable foods? I reckoned I could, though many of the items don't typically reside inwards my ain pantry (Michael eyes frozen vegetables amongst deep suspicion, as well as nosotros don't fifty-fifty hoard tinned legumes, though nosotros swallow them often). It's non just the on-the-table-in-20-minutes thing that virtually folks are looking for on a weeknight, but that's because I wanted to deadening prepare the onions for maximum soft sweetness. However this recipe all the same doesn't require also much examine - simply laid the onions cooking equally shortly equally you lot tin move as well as pass the adjacent one-half hr ticking off or as well as thus other task. Answer your mail, write a greenback to long-distance friend, or hand your mum a call!

Moroccan spiced chickpeas

250g box frozen spinach
2 x 400g cans chickpeas
2 onions, sliced into rings
a modest splash of olive oil
1 tablespoon ras el honout (a Moroccan spice mix, or substitute garam masala)
salt as well as pepper
vinegar
bread

Put a modest splash of olive stone oil inwards a non-stick frypan as well as add together the onions. Cook them over rattling depression heat, stirring occasionally, for 30-45 minutes, until rattling soft. While the onions are cooking, accept the spinach out of the freezer to partially defrost, as well as drain as well as rinse the chickpeas.

Once the onions are ready, force them to the side of the pan as well as plonk the spinach into the centre. Gently interruption the icy chunks upwards amongst your spatula or wooden spoon equally it thaws. Once it's completely thawed, add together the chickpeas as well as stir everything together. Sprinkle over the spice mix as well as flavour to taste.

If I were unconstrained, I'd advise finishing this off amongst or as well as thus lemon juice as well as a side of couscous. As it is, a splash of vinegar as well as or as well as thus toast does rattling nicely.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

September 17, 2008: Cookies'n'malted Cream Icecream


It took me a twenty-four hr menstruum or ii to run out the obvious solution - cookies'n'cream icecream! By in addition to therefore I'd seen favourite vanilla icecream base, went calorie-free on the saccharide in addition to added 1/4 loving cup of malted milk pulverization after the cream. After an hr simply about inwards the fridge, I strained the mixture in addition to poured it into the churner. Twenty minutes after I added nearly a loving cup of coarsely chopped cookies. Done!

Spring affects dissimilar people inwards dissimilar ways September 17, 2008: Cookies'n'malted cream icecreamThis icecream was fifty-fifty ameliorate than I'd hoped. The crunchy cookie pieces soften but don't disintegrate every bit they float through the custard; the custard itself is velvety in addition to rich. It's therefore rich, inwards fact, that 1 scoop is enough... at to the lowest degree until tomorrow night.

September 18, 2008: Baba

Edit 20/05/2012: Baba has been replaced yesteryear burger articulation The B.East - it has a veg selection but nosotros didn't love it.

breakfast paradise for some time, this strip may presently also exceed known every bit a fashionable dinner destination. Rumi's been in that location a while, George Calombaris has got on the boil, in addition to late Baba has opened. With tickets to an 8:30 movie booked, nosotros arrived good earlier 7pm to endeavor it out. Though the eating theatre was completely gratis of patrons (and waitstaff) every bit nosotros entered, it filled inwards x brusque minutes!

By the terrace-house dimensions that I mensurate the inner northward in, this is a large in addition to opened upward eating theatre amongst generous spacing betwixt tables. The fit-out is primarily sleek in addition to sophisticated, though the huge murals in addition to shiny retro turntables hint that the lights exceed downwardly in addition to the music goes upward up up when the clock strikes 10.

But allow me say you lot nearly the menu. The subject is Levantine, in addition to though Baba is most sure enough an omnivorous restaurant, in that location is a lot for a vegetarian to direct from - 1 claypot, 3 pizzas in addition to too, also many mezze. What to do? Check our wallets, hand the nod, in addition to embark on an East Brunswick mezze in addition to pizza nutrient safari at $25 apiece. They're to a greater extent than than happy to vegify it.

 Baba has been replaced yesteryear burger articulation  September 18, 2008: BabaThe procedure of obtaining menus in addition to drinks took a lot longer than it should have, but in 1 trial the chefs were on board they laid a fine pace. First upward was merely about soft, warm pide amongst 3 dips. The carrot 1 was subtle, sugariness in addition to pleasant but completely upstaged yesteryear the other two: a chickpea strike vibrant amongst citrus in addition to parsley, in addition to the smokiest, garlicky-est eggplant ezmesi. (And depository fiscal establishment check out my quaff - a Shirley Temple!)

 Baba has been replaced yesteryear burger articulation  September 18, 2008: BabaThough nosotros were setting a hungry eating stride of our own, nosotros weren't through the dips when the grilled zucchini arrived, dressed inwards warm sheep's yoghurt in addition to olive oil, sprinkled amongst sugariness currants in addition to and tangy pomegranate seeds.

 Baba has been replaced yesteryear burger articulation  September 18, 2008: BabaNext up, merely about other cute fiddling claypot amongst a base of operations of warm yoghurt. On top, carrot in addition to saganaki fritters fresh from the fryer in addition to delivered straight yesteryear the chef. Perfect crisp crumbing in addition to though the filling looked to endure all carrot, in that location sure enough was that potent salty cheese flavour.

 Baba has been replaced yesteryear burger articulation  September 18, 2008: BabaThe felafel came amongst to a greater extent than yoghurt in addition to a tomato-based chutney. While they were every bit well-prepared every bit all that preceded them, the balls' slightly bitter herbs were an acute alter from all the rich saltiness.

 Baba has been replaced yesteryear burger articulation  September 18, 2008: BabaThis photograph doesn't hand a truthful feel of scale - purchase this phase nosotros were filling upward in addition to these pizzas were looooong. Yet they were thus tasty nosotros managed to goal them off! (The sparse bases must've helped.) On the far side is a pizza topped amongst kasarli cheese, fresh tomato, olives, radicchio, cucumber in addition to oregano - a delightfully piquant mix. In front end are toppings of spiced pumpkin smash, fetta, walnuts, dates in addition to imperial radish shoots. This in conclusion dish was stunning, all sugariness in addition to warmly spiced - it almost counted every bit a dessert.

And it had to count every bit dessert, every bit nosotros didn't convey room inwards our schedules or our stomachs for anything more. But how I desire to endeavor Baba's dessert menu! It promises rhubarb in addition to rose petal pannacotta amongst rhubarb in addition to pomegranate jelly, cinnamon sugared doughnuts amongst pistachio in addition to thyme honey, Turkish please gelato, a dessert of the 2nd in addition to a cheese boar...... whoah, I intend I blissed out in that location for a moment. Thank the nutrient gods (or merely Baba's caput chef) for the Tatli mezze, a sense of savor plate of the sweets.

This eating theatre even thus has a fiddling operate to create on its speed of service, but I'm sure that'll smoothen out presently enough. The staff tin sure enough endure commended for expert sense of humour in addition to grace inwards the human face upward of high demand. And amongst nutrient this good, I can't run into postulate for to a greater extent than waning whatever fourth dimension soon.

Address: lxxx Lygon St, East Brunswick
Ph: 9380 8534
Fully licensed
Price: vegetarian mezze in addition to pizza $25 per person
Website: www.babarestaurant.com.au

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Our Refrigerator Door

And click on the ikon to enlarge if you lot desire an fifty-fifty closer hold back Our refrigerator doorUs nutrient bloggers normally hash out what's behind them, but Wendy wants to know what's on our refrigerator door. Take a look! (And click on the ikon to enlarge if you lot desire an fifty-fifty closer look.) Ours is primarily a repository for takeaway menus as well as novelty magnets, but you lot tin equally good abide by a map of our neighbourhood, a postcard from Michael's mum, as well as a scrawled ikon of Michael watching TV.

What's on your refrigerator door?

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

September 20, 2008: Otsumami

okonmiyaki before, but these were inwards a dissimilar flat - especially the sauce. I was preparing to launch chopstick raids on Cindy's plate until she generously offered me most of the end chunk.

Coco Loco downwardly the road). Otsumami is in all probability pushing beyond our Definition of a 'cheap eat', but at less than $20 each, this was good worth the coin - I'm non certain how we're going to attempt all the other places inwards Northcote instantly nosotros know well-nigh this one.

Address: 257 High Street, Northcote
Ph: 9489 6132
Licensed
Price: vego smalls: $3-$8, mediums: $8-$10, bigs: $14-$17

Monday, June 22, 2015

September 20-21, 2008: The Carmine Acre Experiment

Bella's vegan version all the same fix the cogs whirring inwards my head. After all, at that spot was no involve to role those icky glace cherries at 1 time that I'd discovered the divine dried ones, right?

Bella warned me that this mightiness non plough out quite equally I envisaged, then devised an experiment. I'd brand the field inwards iv ways, using a dissimilar cherry mixture inwards each one.

 Cherry Ripe bars create convey a exceptional identify inwards my sugariness molar September 20-21, 2008: The cherry field experimentThey are (clockwise from top-left): morello cherry jam, glace cherries, dried cherries in addition to morello cherries preserved inwards syrup.

I pressed in addition to baked the base, in addition to it proved to convey merely the correct degree of sweetness, though it was a piddling thick in addition to crumbly (I intend I overcooked it). It was a piddling challenging to speedily stir the agar mixture through iv form out bowls of cherry-coconut filling, but it was surprisingly slow to press this mixture into iv great quarters over the base. Finally, I spread over a mixture of kokosnoot cream in addition to nighttime chocolate - Lindt 70% made this a to a greater extent than bitter than sugariness layer.

 Cherry Ripe bars create convey a exceptional identify inwards my sugariness molar September 20-21, 2008: The cherry field experimentHow'd my iv exam batches fare? Here's the break-down.

 Cherry Ripe bars create convey a exceptional identify inwards my sugariness molar September 20-21, 2008: The cherry field experimentGlace cherries. The master copy cherry-coconut field filler, the glace cherry's sugariness syrupy flavor in addition to lurid colouring volition move familiar to most. The copious kokosnoot does good to soften its medicinal edge, in addition to is faintly tinted pink.

 Cherry Ripe bars create convey a exceptional identify inwards my sugariness molar September 20-21, 2008: The cherry field experimentDried cherries. I suspect that non all dried cherries are created equal. I've previously bought or then that were shriveled, mouth-puckering in addition to all the same clinging to their pits, but these royal cherries from the Queen Victoria Market are pitted, all the same plump, sublimely tangy, and.... $40/kg. They create gustation lovely inwards this slice, but they neglect to meld at all amongst the coconut.

 Cherry Ripe bars create convey a exceptional identify inwards my sugariness molar September 20-21, 2008: The cherry field experimentMorello cherry jam. This spread a cute (though non quite cherry-like) regal colouring through the coconut. Unfortunately this jam was far equally good brusk on actual fruit pieces, in addition to the flavor merely didn't carry.

 Cherry Ripe bars create convey a exceptional identify inwards my sugariness molar September 20-21, 2008: The cherry field experimentMorello cherries preserved inwards syrup. This selection struck a proficient compromise across the board, without excelling inwards whatsoever category. The cherry pieces had a pleasing tang but are a fighting watery compared to the dried cherries, their syrup lends a prissy subtle colouring to the coconut, in addition to the overall meld is OK.

I'm non certain I tin declare a clear winner! The glace cherries are traditionally popular, but don't float my boat. The preserved cherries await proficient in addition to would in all probability convey wide appeal. Yet it's all the same the dried cherries that I'm interested inwards exploring farther (soak them inwards juice? trim back the coconut?). At this price, I'll convey to move efficient nigh it.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

I Swallow 1 Sip I... Write

In whatsoever other year, I would live on oblivious to Fine Food Australia - it's a nutrient in addition to hospitality exhibition intended for folks inward the industry, non amateur enthusiasts such every bit I. However, final calendar week I was able to larn inward Jeff's Shed inward the guise of author for I swallow I drinkable I work. (Full disclosure: I received no monetary payment for this gig, in addition to the chance but to live on at that spot in addition to swallow a lot of nutrient samples was vantage enough.)

You tin mail away read my based-on-a-true-story article here. Many cheers to Duncan in addition to Cam in addition to for inviting me along for the ride! I'd similar larn inward them every bit a duel nomination for the Pushyjuice™ Award for Keeping Cool Under Pressure.

Keep an take in on I swallow I drinkable I work over the coming days, because articles from i or 2 to a greater extent than of Melbourne's nutrient bloggers volition live on appearing soon.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

September 24, 2008: Millet Munchables

2nd Let It Grain weblog event was millet, I made myself a stern mental complaint to bring together in. I've had a handbag of millet inward the pantry for good over a month, you lot see, as well as non used it at all. Thankfully, Lucy of Nourish Me had late come upward up alongside just the variety of recipe to larn me excited well-nigh it! The millet is cooked alongside chocolate-brown rice inward tea rather than water, mixed alongside tahini as well as herbs as well as rolled into balls, as well as in conclusion plopped into a soup or fried into patties.

I tried the latter approach. Even alongside a oestrus diffuser my grains cooked hotter as well as faster than they should have, as well as I added to a greater extent than H2O to prepare them longer. This wasn't the greatest of ideas, alongside my grain mixture ending upward rather mushy. Even so, the patties held together good inward the pan as well as nosotros were rewarded alongside to a greater extent than or less rather rich, nutty nuggets. We ate them alongside a salad lightly dressed alongside pomegranate molasses, as well as they worked good alongside this fresh as well as tangy contrast. The rooibos tea didn't smooth through, but I'm keen to crusade cooking millet as well as other grains inward it again, perchance constraining the other flavours they accept to compete with.



Millet munchables
(one permutation of Lucy's "2nd Let It Grain weblog event was millet, I made myself a stern mental complaint to bring together in. I've had a handbag of millet inward the pantry for good over a month, you lot see, as well as non used it at all. Thankfully, Lucy of Nourish Me had late come upward up alongside amaranth as well as chocolate-brown rice cooked inward rooibos tea")

1 1/2 cups rooibos tea, strained
1/4 loving cup millet
1/2 loving cup chocolate-brown rice
sea salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon tamari
1/2 tablespoon butter or oil
small handful of celery leaves
vegetable oil, for frying

Put the tea, millet as well as rice into a saucepan alongside a pinch of body of body of water salt. Bring it all to the boil, but as well as thus plough it downwardly to the lowest oestrus possible - Lucy suggests using a diffuser. Cover as well as simmer until the liquid is absorbed - Lucy reckons 40-45 minutes but my grains were parched earlier thirty minutes were up! Either agency allow the cooked grains remainder off the heat, chapeau all the same on, for v minutes.

Add all the other ingredients (except the frying oil) as well as combine well. Roll generous tablespoons of the mixture lightly inward your hands as well as and thus flatten them slightly to course of didactics patties. Fry the patties inward a petty crude oil until golden chocolate-brown on each side.

September 26, 2008: Friday Featre Nutrient - Ezard

Jon's swell experience, I decided to mass the 4 of us inward for Ezard's pre-theatre tasting carte (four courses, $65) to circular out the evening. So the stakes were high when Michael too I lost the 4 theater tickets. Nevertheless, I cheerfully confirmed the details of the black to my Dad on the band on Th alongside nary a cite of the family inward disarray around me.

My religious belief inward the Melbourne Theatre Company proved well-founded. On Fri morn 1 of their employees endured my convoluted explanation of how nosotros purchased those 4 tickets inward 2 pairs too on what days too which names mightiness get got been used too gosh, I'm then lamentable too embarrassed, too inside one-half an hr this unfazed gent had worked out our precise topographic point numbers too arranged for passes to travel picked upward on our agency inward to the show. Don't endeavor this at home, folks.

Adski!); the minute combined Chinese yellowish stone saccharide too chilli; spell the third, advised our waiter, had fish flakes then I didn't banking concern notation the details. (Props to her for letting us know!) These new flavourings were replenished throughout the even out then that nosotros could purpose them on all our dishes every bit nosotros pleased.

Interlude or Attica. And the service, spell rattling good, was a flake strong too formal. Nevertheless, the four-course pre-theatre particular is first-class value for money. Furthermore Ezard does a swell labor at catering to vegetarians too vegans - I'm to a greater extent than than a piffling curious virtually the eight-course extravaganza!

Address: 187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD
Ph: 9639 6811
Fully licensed
Price: 4 course of teaching veg carte (to travel finished yesteryear 7:30pm) $65
Website: www.ezard.com.au