October 2011

Mana’eesh b’za’atar

29 October 2011

Za’atar – if you don’t have it in your spice rack, go and get yourself some of this zingy Middle Eastern goodness! Mana’eesh b’za’atar simply translates to bread with za’atar and is popular in Levantine, Lebanese and Palestinian cuisine. The spice blend contains a range of herbs and spices including sesame seeds, sumac, salt and [...]

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Yellowcake Street Tasting

26 October 2011

Northbridge.  Japanese instant party.  Hundreds of cakes all shades of yellow.  Art. What better way could you find to escape all things CHOGM and start your long weekend in Perth???                                 On Thursday, 27 October 2011 at 6pm, the Japanese artist [...]

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The Mondo’s Meat Pie

23 October 2011

If a picky former vegan/vegetarian recommends a meat pie, it has to be pretty bloody good! The Mondo’s Beef Pie is just that! This is the only place that I have bought a beef pie from.  And probably will continue to be the only place. The Beef Pie contains tender, slow-cooked beef with no what I [...]

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Saganaki Cheese with Cherry Tomato and Oregano Salad

23 October 2011

    A warm springtime day with a herb garden rapidly filling with organic mint and oregano called for a beautiful springtime salad. This month’s edition of Gourmet Traveller magazine provided me the inspiration for this Saganaki cheese, cherry tomato and oregano salad.   INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil 500gm Saganaki Cheese (or haloumi) 400gm cherry tomatos 1/2 [...]

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Pasta con acciughe e pomodoro

13 October 2011

Pasta con acciughe e pomodoro is Italian for Anchovies in tomato sauce with pasta and is considered to be very Sicilian. The recipe is taken directly from Jamie Oliver’s Jamie’s Italy – one of my regular Italian foodie sources. If you’re not a fan of the anchovies, please don’t let the title of this recipe [...]

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Jus Burgers, Northbridge

11 October 2011

There have been a number of burger bars opening up around Perth over the last couple of years, including V Burger in Victoria Park, Grill’d in Mount Lawley, and Missy Moos and Flipside in Fremantle. Not to be forgotten though is the ever increasing number of Jus Burgers that have popped up in Leederville, Subiaco, Fremantle and now [...]

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Gratin Dauphinois

10 October 2011

I probably cook French food about once a year because to be honest the technicality of French cooking and some of the pretence that comes along with it, doesn’t really appeal to my ‘bung it in the pan and see what happens’ approach to cooking.  To celebrate the end of winter I thought I would go [...]

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Summer Twilight Hawkers Markets

6 October 2011

Friday nights in the City are set to spice up as the City of Perth launches the summer series of Twilight Hawkers Markets in Forrest Place. Kicking off on Friday 28 October (Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday), the Markets will take place every Friday between 5pm – 8pm until March 2012, taking a short break for [...]

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