May 3, 2008: Quinoa Alongside Dark Beans In Addition To Sweetness Potato

Yeah, That "Vegan" Shit. There it's credited to the Post Punk Kitchen forum, in addition to from PPK dorsum to Women's Health Magazine. It seems that everyone's been charmed past times it but me, in addition to thus don't permit my indifference deter you lot from making it. It's the Beirut of quinoa salads.

Coming Soon: Budda's Hateful Solar Daytime & Multicultural Festival

Mellie in addition to EG ate their agency through concluding year's festival in addition to man child was I jealous! So many vegetarian delights, peculiarly for fans of fake meat.

This yr the festival too features Vegi-licious: The Karma of Being Vegetarian. This attain of cooking demonstrations volition characteristic veg*n eats from the likes of Fifteen Melbourne , Tony Tan, Vue de Monde, Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden, Lentil every bit Anything, Vegie Mum, 18 Bridge Road in addition to the VIRWC.

You tin mail away banking firm stand upward for out the amount details of the festival here.

I am crushed that I'm going to missy out all the same in i lawsuit again this year. Make certain that y'all don't!

May 3, 2008: Kamel Ii

last time that I knew we'd non convey to repeat anything nosotros had ordered then. Yet I couldn't resist revisiting the pistachio crumbed goats cheese amongst fig glue in addition to Turkish breadstuff ($14.50). It's a rattling tasty opener.

Kamel here.)

May 4, 2008: Due North Cafeteria

North is belike the trendiest cafe on the Rathdowne Village strip inwards Carlton North, amongst fashionable piddling sketches roofing the walls in addition to a hip but laid-back vibe. We stumbled inwards at 9:30 on a Lord's Day morning time to run into Mike in addition to Jo in addition to had no problems getting ourselves a prime number table.

A Minor Place. These came amongst herbs in addition to silverbeet in addition to were served upward on some delicious sourdough toast. They were great, amongst some bits of leek thrown inwards in addition to some herbaceous flavours. Even so, I intend beans are belike best suited equally a side - it was all a flake much for me yesteryear the end.

Cindy maintained the vaguely salubrious subject (I'm considering my breakfast's lack of eggs 'healthy') amongst porridge ($7.90), filled amongst dates, apples, walnuts in addition to cinnamon. There were enough of walnuts in addition to apple tree pieces to aid forestall the green mid-porridge boredom, in addition to Cindy establish it all filling without existence overly stodgy.

North is some other venture local breakfast selection - the service was friendly in addition to efficient, the card was varied in addition to veg-friendly. It's belike non inwards the superlative tier, but its a comfortable, well-located in addition to tasty house good worth some other visit. We genuinely are blessed amongst breakfast options simply about these parts.

Address: 717 Rathdowne Street, North Carlton
Phone: 9348 1276
Price: Veg breakfasts $4.50-$13.50

May 4, 2008: Adept Shepherd's Circus Pie Classic 2008

Last year's Good Shepherd Circus Pie Classic belike ranks every bit the best dark out Cindy as well as I bring had inwards Melbourne: a keen alternative of bands, some frantic as well as shambolic cookery, drunken restaurateurs as well as breast-milk sauce - it had everything. So of course, when breakfast, as well as thence yesteryear the fourth dimension nosotros wandered inwards to the band room, the stone 'n' curl had already begun, amongst the country-rock stylings of Three, One, Two. Once the band had injure upwardly their set, MCs Adam D'Sylva (from Pearl).

The dishes flowed thick as well as fast from the kitchen stage, Team Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 churned out 3 plates: melitzana (a greek eggplant dip), eggplant salad amongst a tahini yoghurt dressing (inspired yesteryear Greg Malouf), as well as some variety out of eggplant, tofu as well as pork curry (apparently inspired yesteryear Charmaine Solomon). Team B upped the ante amongst 4 dishes. They were a picayune upset that the judges had to sense of savour mutual frigidity versions of their creations, but were promised that it wouldn't prejudice their decision. Things started off amongst a babaganoush as well as flatbread, followed yesteryear eggplant rolls amongst rice (somehow including cinnamon, mint as well as lemon zest), a Lebanese means sweetness chilli eggplant as well as yoghurt dish (which was responsible for a choking chilli cloud taking over the pub during the cook-off) as well as the crowning glory: breaded eggplant amongst French light-green beans.

The judges were periodically impressed amongst the dishes served up, raving close the melitzana, the tofu as well as pork mush and, especially, the breaded eggplant. They were given a laid of criteria to justice the ii teams and, afterward much deliberation, the determination came back... Team A! Despite declaring Team B's breaded eggplant the best dish of the night, the improve all circular laid of dishes from Team Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 helped them defend their championship as well as reclaim the Golden Wok. The celebrations began at once.

As did the gloating.

Team B seemed happy plenty amongst minute house as well as the coveted silverish spatula and, far likewise quickly, our minute Circus Pie Classic was over.

At to the lowest degree the cooking business office was. There was nonetheless fourth dimension for some to a greater extent than stone as well as a raffle draw. Old-school Melbourne rocker's Hoss gave us a punchy, rockin' set. Joel Silbersher may survive tiny, but he certain knows how to brand some noise.

Next upwardly were the Town Bikes - some variety out of foreign dance-based comedy human activity that left both of us pretty bemused. Nevertheless, the raffle was nonetheless coming up, as well as thence nosotros hung around.

After many redraws, the total arrive at of winning raffle tickets were finally announced and, non entirely did nosotros neglect to win the Three, One, Two voucher, nosotros ended upwardly amongst absolutely nothing. What are the odds? Still, the desperate hangers on were rewarded a fine, fine laid from The Blackeyed Susanas.

I can't recommend them plenty - they don't play every bit a total band a lot these days, but in that place are duos as well as other combinations involving Rob Snarski that plough upwardly approximately the house periodically, as well as it's difficult to imagine whatsoever present featuring his phonation beingness a disappointment.

Good times. The minute Circus Pie Classic was some other fine eventide inwards Richmond - I was a chip disappointed at the reduction inwards cooking (I guess it's difficult to uncovering 4 teams worth of Melbourne rockers willing to plough over upwardly an afternoon for a cook-off), as well as the whole number lacked some of the bonkers charm of finally year's (which happens when yous withdraw Bog Log III as well as Sixfthick I guess). Still, some wonderful music, some hilarity, some cooking as well as a bunch of coin for a expert crusade - we'll survive dorsum i time again side yesteryear side year. Good Shepherd Youth as well as Family Service produce some damn fine operate approximately Melbourne as well as if anyone wants to donate without enjoying the benefits of a stone 'n' curl cookoff should caput correct over to their website.

May 4, 2008: The Corner Hotel Kitchen

watching others laid upward together with eat, Michael together with I were inwards involve of a chip of sustenance ourselves. Thankfully, nosotros needed to create niggling to a greater extent than than climb the stairs to the Corner Hotel Kitchen. Having spent the final few hours inwards the typically muddied surround of the pub gig venue, I was surprised past times the sophisticated aspect of the restaurant. Then I was surprised past times how few people were utilising it at 9pm on a Sunday! This was to our create goodness if non the kitchen's, guaranteeing us swift service together with a calm serenity surround inwards which to savour our meal.

The bill of fare offers vegetarians a reasonable total of selection alongside 350g rib oculus together with fish'n'chips. The snacks encompass the park chips together with garlic breadstuff together with stretch farther to vegetarian nachos piled high with guacamole together with tofu kebabs with miso pesto; the mains include a calzone, pasta, a burger together with a pizza. Michael ordered the veggie burger with wedges ($16). He wasn't much impressed past times the patty, it existence an uninspired mash-up of potatoes together with mixed veges, but the wedges were surprisingly good. It's quite possible that they were of the frozen variety, however they arrived hot, super-crisp together with good seasoned.

I went for the linguini with swiss brownish mushrooms, leek, pino nuts together with a creamy white vino sauce ($15). Pasta with cream sauce has been massacred past times many a pub kitchen, but this 1 was a dream - the lightest of sauces clung to the toothsome pasta with none left over to puddle inwards the bottom on the plate, the mushrooms together with parmesan were shaved thinly, providing regular bursts of earthy flavour. It's rare that I'd deem pasta served at a eating seat to hold upward worth $15, but this 1 for sure was.

While the cook-off joyfully fulfilled my expectations, the Corner Kitchen far exceeded them. I'd hold upward happy to furnish earlier unopen to other year's done together with the Circus Pie Classic brings me to the Corner Hotel 1 time again.

Address: 57 Swan St, Richmond
Ph: 9427 9198
Fully licensed
Price: veg mains $15-17
Website: http://www.cornerhotel.com/?id=29612446

May 7, 2008: Watercress Salad

May's calendar dish of the calendar month is a lite but vibrant as well as intensely flavoured watercress salad from Laos. As amongst almost salads, there's lilliputian to a greater extent than involved than a quick vege spell as well as dressing shake. Substance as well as that lilliputian extra prep come upwards from hard-boiled eggs.

This salad was playing a losing game from the outset - I can't grip hard-boiled eggs whatever to a greater extent than than Michael enjoys raw tomato. We took a courtesy seize amongst teeth each of our respective nemeses earlier playing swaps. Otherwise the dressing as well as fresh herbs were almost agreeable, thus at that spot may hold out a hereafter adaptation of this salad that Michael as well as I could both enjoy.

Watercress salad

2 eggs
2 tomatoes
12cm cucumber
1 tablespoon fresh mint
1 tablespoon fresh coriander
225g watercress
2 tablespoons white vino vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon peanuts, toasted

Put the eggs on to boil for 8-10 minutes, until hard.

While they're boiling, quarter the tomatoes, spell the cucumber into rounds as well as chop the herbs. Toss these ingredients inwards a bowl amongst the watercress.

When the eggs are done, let them to cool earlier peeling as well as chopping into quarters.

Dissolve the carbohydrate inwards the vinegar, thus whisk inwards the sesame crude oil as well as soy sauce.

Arrange the eggs over the tiptop of the salad as well as pile the nuts inwards the centre. Pour over the dressing as well as serve immediately.