tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610631649693749082024-03-06T01:40:43.775+08:00café couturefor the love of foodkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01204961167106378699noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-27458519403784260812013-04-10T16:13:00.001+08:002013-04-10T16:13:17.899+08:00Chocolate Chiffon cake with Espresso icingI went to my first ever engagement party on saturday!
And, being the crazy person I am, I thought it would be possible to make a cake at 12pm AND clean the house and get to the party on time. I made it to the party, and the cake made it to the party...but the house wasn't cleaned and I got into a little bit of hot water.
NEVER MIND because the cake was delicious and it was all worth it.
HAPPYallythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-27895897475532610462013-03-18T17:21:00.000+08:002013-03-18T17:21:20.675+08:00Monday dinner #3 - PizzaI have a confession to make. I don't actually ever make pizza dough. Paul (my bro) always makes the pizza dough. And rolls it. I always 'dress' the pizza. But never make the dough. So, half the credit has to go to Paul - because we all know that the base makes the pizza.
Pizza
Dough:
1 c water
1 tspn sugar
1 sachet dry yeast
3 c flour
1 tspn salt
4 Tbspn olive oil
Boil water allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-73640689205820369552013-03-05T20:30:00.003+08:002013-03-05T20:30:47.142+08:00Monday dinner #2 - Rogan Josh with lemon pickle and mint yoghurtI got this recipe from the Jamie Oliver 30 minute meals cookbook. It actually took me around 40 min to do, and I modified it a bit, by removing cauliflower and adding beef and other things (otherwise dad wouldn't have been happy). Actually, it is pretty different. It made heaps of food, at least two nights of dinner and one set of lunch - winning!
Pappadams, lemon pickle, and curry with allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-53540726856385958312013-03-05T20:01:00.001+08:002013-03-05T20:01:40.671+08:00Sparrow Indonesian RestaurantSparrow Indonesian Restaurant
301 Lord St
Highgate
9228 2238
I'm saving my pennies. In 3 months I am flying to America, for a looooong time, and I am trying to cut down on spending. This means going out to dinner 2 nights a week instead of 4. And only buying clothes from op-shops!
When I heard about Sparrow, I thought it was too good to be true. $9 for a main meal? Surely not. Surely that was 5allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-65264643488336317012013-02-28T17:37:00.003+08:002013-02-28T17:37:58.587+08:00Monday dinner #1 - Lamb and Plum TagineI got this recipe from the coles magazine (love free recipes!).
Dad was a little disappointed with the beans, but seemed to enjoy it! Mum enjoyed it as well, and there will be a 'next time' - SUCCESS!
Tagine - sans mint yoghurt (the photo was being ruched by the hungry people at the table waiting to eat.
Lamb and Plum Tagine
1kg boneless lamb leg steaks
1 tspn olive oil
1 onion, diced
allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-13882875455533963642013-02-27T16:01:00.003+08:002013-02-27T16:01:47.816+08:00A short introduction to monday dinnersI've moved back home. To save money. Before I go to America.
One of the conditions of moving back home is that I 'help out' around the house.
I decided part of this 'helping out' would be to make dinner on monday night. That way, its easier for mum, and I get to write an awesome recipe each week! :D YAY!
Family - Dad, Mum, Luke, Me, Paul
allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-10900459113588443992013-02-26T20:36:00.003+08:002013-02-26T20:37:39.848+08:00Chai CheesecakeOne of the wonderful things about working at a cafe is that you get free food. Sometimes, you get free samples - of white chocolate frappe mix, chai powder or royal icing. There were 4 packets of chai powder that had been sitting around for almost 6 months under the coffee machine. They got moved to the staff table, and after sitting around there for a few weeks, I decided to take them home.
allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-73680507807961950392012-10-15T15:16:00.001+08:002012-10-15T15:16:20.505+08:00Hello spring!Hello spring! Hello sunshine! Hello outdoor movies, lazy sunday afternoon beers and hello hayfever. But mostly, hello SPRING RACES! It was simmys birthday, and of course, the ever fabulous ever stylish sim chose a champange breakfast and a day at the races to celebrate her 24th. I volunteered to make her 'cake' - a collection of spring themed cupcakes.
So I whipped out my susannah blake allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-44316573581578223232012-09-10T21:08:00.002+08:002012-09-10T21:09:03.643+08:00The Local CafeThe Local Cafe
36 Paget St
Hilton, WA 6163
So. You know how I mentioned there were two cafes that were really close together in Hilton? Well I went to the other cafe...The Local Cafe...with dan for our regular monday brunch date. It was too cold to sit outside, and lucky there was one table left in the teeny tiny cafe, so I sat on down to wait for dan.
Halfway through the west allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-20504026730392059562012-09-03T18:32:00.004+08:002012-09-03T18:32:52.425+08:00Sweet Ginger CafeSweet Ginger Cafe
Shop 7
308 south st, hilton.
Once upon a time, I went on urbanspoon and found these two awesome looking cafes just out of freo. I didn't write the names down though, and therefore forgot about them. But the day came when I was determined to find these cafes...and so I spent ages searching high and low on google. To my surprise, I stumbled across them, and with alex as my date Iallythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-25659806189874684342012-08-27T20:20:00.002+08:002012-08-27T20:20:31.784+08:00X-wray cafeX-wray Cafe
3-13 Essex Street Fremantle
(08)9430 9399
Ooooo that sounds nice doesnt it?! Just rolls off the tongue. Kinda sounds like pig latin. I was never any good at speaking pig latin. But that is beside the point.
It was monday lunchtime and Flash and I were due for a date. I caught the bus to freo and sat outside in the sunshine waiting for him. We didn't have anywhere allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-62307284158443247382012-08-13T21:51:00.003+08:002012-08-13T21:53:32.467+08:00The Precinct - breakfastThe Precinct.
GO THERE.
That is all.
But no seriously, I have been to the precinct twice for breakfast. TWICE. I hardly ever go anywhere twice because there are sooo many good places in perth to go.
The first time was with dan and sim. Again, I had heard good things and decided we needed to try it out.
Walked in on a saturday morning and were greeted by the staff and told to take a seat allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-67927314975195740832012-08-13T13:21:00.000+08:002012-08-13T13:22:02.959+08:00Little PantryI read about Little Pantry on the 1000's website and decided I better try it out. Love a good cafe.
Dan was in town, I needed a good chat and a cheer up, so he picked me up on the bike and we headed down the freeway.
LP is located on nicholson rd, in subi, and its probably one of the prettiest streets in perth, with lots of trees and cute little cottages. All of a sudden, in suburbia is allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-10438080113653265652012-08-03T19:53:00.002+08:002012-08-03T19:53:31.752+08:00Superstar WafflesEver since I was a little girl, on sunday, after church, mum would make a 'special' breakfast. Most of the time it was pancakes (coz pancakes are easy), and sometimes it would be french toast. But, if we were really REALLY lucky, we would get WAFFLES! Soon, I was allowed in the kitchen by myself, and I started to make waffles every sunday morning (they were actually easy mum).
I live out of homeallythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-2055020823139957062012-07-30T15:16:00.001+08:002012-07-30T15:17:50.664+08:00LidoLido
416 William St, Northbridge
92275545
The word Lido makes me think of italian food. Of pasta and tomato sauce, meatballs and parmesan cheese.
In this case, Lido is asian food. Delicious, delicious asian food.
It was saturday night. I was due to go out for dinner (read: wine) with Janeo, and while browsing urbanspoon for a nice looking restaurant, my roomie KC decided to join us. The plan allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-48348702943787220602012-07-16T19:49:00.001+08:002012-07-16T19:53:55.920+08:00Little WillysLittle Willys..
267 William Street, Northbridge
Miss K and I were well overdue for a coffee date. I was working at sherbs, and she was in the city, so when she suggested LW in northbridge I was like...well heck, why not.
Bypassing the hipsters sitting outside with their long macs, Miss K and I ventured inside - her in gym gear and me in my cake-covered work clothes, well...we didn't fit in. Butallythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-48382318735103618652012-06-30T14:26:00.005+08:002012-06-30T14:26:44.058+08:00Oh hello there!
Miss K and I caught up last night - and Miss K mentioned our blog. Our wonderful beautiful baby that has sadly been neglected for a couple (ok alot) of months. We haven't stopped eating, or baking, we just got BUSY (K got a boyfriend and I got another job). So, here we go...a promise to write something EVERY WEEK. I am currently working full time at sherbet (queen of icing here),allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-5986885353735224542011-09-12T18:14:00.000+08:002011-09-12T21:57:31.305+08:00Lincolns 102 (allyt)I love cake. I love it so much I've convinced my boss at sherbet to teach me how to make it. PROPERLY! So, until I get my own cafe and I can bake it for you, I'm reduced to eating it (damn).
So naturally, I love a good cake cafe. One of the things I dislike about perth is that if you go out for dinner, and you want to eat cake and coffee afterwards, there is almost nowhere to go (except the allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-49030123150654165292011-09-12T17:51:00.000+08:002011-09-12T21:56:33.160+08:00new directions (allyt)I'm trying something new today. Since moving out of home I've kinda (shock) STOPPED BAKING/cooking. number one, because I don't have anyone to bake for...number two because I have an evening job and so my dinner usually consists of leftover food from home, spaghetti on toast or noodles with vegetables. super delish, but not really that exciting.
SO this is my new thing...before I moved to allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-34776137514765465672011-08-11T14:41:00.000+08:002011-09-12T21:55:51.513+08:00I would like to introduce (allyt)Everyone.
I would like to introduce you to something. Something that I have only just discovered....
Those, are coles brand chocolate chip cookies.
THEY ARE THE MOST AMAZING COOKIES IN THE WORLD
I just had to share that with you. Now, I instruct you to get on your feet and walk/bike/drive to your local coles and buy a packet ($4.27). Take said packet home, make a cup of tea/coffee/allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-32311878642239591552011-07-17T18:20:00.000+08:002011-09-12T21:55:33.310+08:00A trip to margaret river (allyt)It was miss K's birthday last weekend. For her birthday, she organised that she, sas, dina, graysh and I of us girls head down south to stay at peppermint grove beach for 2 nights.
watch out boys!!
The plan was to eat loooots of food, sample loooooots of wine, make our own pizzas and watch movies and just chill out.
So...as a tribute to Miss K's adventure (and birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISSallythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-52738077152654601772011-07-06T10:05:00.000+08:002011-07-06T10:05:59.300+08:00double choc chunk macadamia cookies (a)There is only one way to describe my mums double choc chunk macadamia cookies:
MORE-ISH
Just like the humble cashew nut, it is impossible to stop at just ONE of the DCCMC. They are so chewy and chocolate chunky and kinda healthy coz they have oats in them and nutty and the cookie dough is like eating chunks of heaven.
Mum made them last weekend when I was home, and so that you and I could have allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-69133722449843054692011-06-27T11:29:00.000+08:002011-06-27T11:29:57.692+08:00sherbet cupcakes: attempt number ONE (a)1) I AM SO SORRY. for not posting for over a month. FAIL BLOGGER. but I do have at least 6 recipes to put up, so watch out!
2) I work at sherbet cafe, in maylands. My boss (most amazing boss ever) is teaching me to bake. Everything I thought I knew about baking is being THROWN OUT THE WINDOW! I am learning so much and I am loving it, even if I have to get up at 5 in the morning.
3) I am allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-7796969788719158192011-04-21T16:04:00.000+08:002011-04-21T16:04:35.376+08:00the alex (a)Have you ever heard of the Reuben sandwich? It a sandwich with 1000 island (or russian) dressing, pastrami, sauerkraut and swiss cheese.In the sandwich world, there is much debate about who invented the reuben. Was it Reuben Kulakofsky from Omaha nebraska, who invented it in the 1920s as a late night snack for him and his poker buddies orArnold from NY, who sold the reuben at his deli (reubens allythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561063164969374908.post-75766169971475743622011-04-13T12:23:00.000+08:002011-04-13T12:23:20.303+08:00rhubarb crumble cake (a)I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, coo coo catchoo coo coo catchoo...
i think that across the universe has to be one of my favourite movies of all time. bono singing 'i am the walrus' is pretty epic. i just looked up the lyrics to this song and realised there is alot of food references in it...
anyways, made something delish this morning, and a little bit out of this worldallythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599867763554778329noreply@blogger.com0