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Sarah Cooks: 6/1/09 - 7/1/09
Cheese

Macaron madness

6/30/2009 09:40:00 PM
Pink: Coffee macaron filled with white chocolate & coffee ganachePurple: Mandarin macaron filled with gelatine-set mandarin creamGreen: Violet macaron filled with gelatine-set violet creamLast weekend saw myself, Sandra and Thanh descending on Duncan's home for an afternoon of crazy macaron making. Now, as many of you will know, Duncan is the macaron master, so I am not even...

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Beef

Muttis

6/28/2009 12:56:00 PM
Muttis118 Elgin StCarlton 3053 VIC(03) 9349 5008WebsiteOn Monday, Hookturns commented on my post about the North Fitzroy Arms, asking if I'd tried Muttis, the new-ish mod-Austrian restaurant in Carlton. I hadn't, but I certainly wanted to, and made a booking for the following Saturday. Thanks for the heads up!Muttis is located near the corner of Elgin and Rathdowne...

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Bars

Match Bar & Grill, revisited

6/27/2009 05:22:00 PM
The Nicola Six - A girl's best friend - Stolichnaya raspberry vodka shaken with lemon juice, summer berry cordial, strawberries and cucumber topped with local fizzMatch Bar and Grill247 Lt Lonsdale StMelbourne 3000(03) 9654 6522WebsiteYou may remember that I had my birthday drinks at Match Bar and Grill earlier this year. And what a lovely evening that was....

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Curry

Trolley Dogs and Old Town Kopitiam

6/24/2009 05:20:00 PM
Two weeks ago some friends and I participated in the MS Walk & Fun Run, to help raise money for MS research. This year they've already exceeded their goal for fundraising - over $500,000 - yay! You could either choose between 5 or 10 kilometres, and walking or running. I think y'all can guess which option I chose,...

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Cheesecake

North Fitzroy Arms

6/22/2009 05:22:00 PM
Kassler w bread dumplings, sauerkraut & horseradish 24.00Next in my search for German/Eastern-European food places in Melbourne...North Fitzroy Arms296 Rae StNorth Fitzroy 3068(03) 9489 8519WebsiteThis dinner was so long ago that I barely remember the details; but I do know that we had a great time at the North Fitzroy Arms, which is a pub-slash-restaurant in, duh, North...

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Cocktails

Mexican lunch or "Por que no los dos?"

6/20/2009 08:24:00 PM
Chocolate

Irish Buttermilk Pancakes

6/08/2009 09:39:00 PM
Judging from the labels in my sidebar, you'd think I make pancakes an awful lot. The Pancake-related posts in my blog so far total 12 (not including the present post). Muffins only has 10 posts, Brownies has 4, and Scones, just 1. It's not that I make them more often than other sweet treats (at least I don't...

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Bread

Butter

6/04/2009 01:17:00 AM
I recently received some Ardenne butter to try from the lovely Steve @Kirkfood, after he saw that I enjoyed Lurpack Butter with the pretzels we made with Duncan and Thanh. What deliciousness!If Lurpack is a step up from the homebrand butter I normally buy (don't judge me!), then Carlsbourg Buerre d'Ardenne is in a completely different league. It...

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