Popped into town to pick up some Kitchen Samrat for a lazy lunch. $16 for two curries and four naans (two with garlic).
They now do dosas! These wafer-thin, crispy pancakes are made of a fermented rice and lentil batter. They're stuffed with spiced potatoes, eggs or cheese and rolled into a huge cigar shape. Looking forward to eating in soon so I can try them.
Today we had Chicken Tikka Masala and Malai Kofta. The Chicken T.M. was great - pieces of chargrilled, marinated chicken in a
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Your tertiary study will be one of the most memorable times of your life. As a new student, the first and most important step in becoming familiar with your campus is to come along to orientation.
Enjoying a drumming session
At orientation you can:
find information about your course
meet other students in your classes
take part in activities on your campus
win prizes and enjoy a free lunch
check out the clubs and societies on offer
be entertained by some of Melbourne's top performers
International students should also attend their international orientation session to get essential information about living and studying in Melbourne.
Orientation schedule
Faculty of Business and Law
Time
Venue
Activity
10:00AM
Building L, Basketball courts
Welcome Ceremony
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Found these Black Russian tomatoes at Masters Fresh Fruit at the Footscray Market. $3.99 a kg! Farmers markets, eat your heart out. They are an heirloom variety which are dark olive in colour.
To make Black Russian bruschetta, take some crusty bread, toast and rub with a cut garlic clove. Slice tomatoes and place on top. Season with plenty of good salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Scatter torn basil over the top, and drizzle with extra virgin. Oh yeah!!
Tomato heaven! These little babies are really sweet, almost no acid. If only it were tomato season all year round, as I could
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It was a perfect night for a walk, so B and I strolled leisurely through the back streets to dinner at Madhumoti. The decor is basic but sweet - little bunches of plastic flowers on the tables, and Nanna-style plates with water lilies on them. We started with the
haleem, which was almost Indian chilli con carne - a slow-cooked, soupy stew of rice, wheat and lentils with chunks of meat. The grains had melded into absolute lusciousness, which was followed up by a massive kick of heat from lots of green chilli. One of my favourite things is slow-cooked cheap cuts, which maintain all the flavour that expensive cuts like fillet lack, but through
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So I had the idea for Shelf Gleaning a while back - a new section in which I "demystify" ingredients I bought in Footscray (but that you too could buy from your local multicultural grocer) and show you what to do with them. Twice I cooked the same chana dal with fenugreek leaves, and twice I was thwarted in taking a pic of the finished dish by
arsenic hour. Man - kids and elegant, food-bloggy photography just do not meld. So I present to you, the harried parent's guide to dinner, gleaned from the freezer of Yummie dumpling
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Welcome to the first guest contribution on Footscray Food Blog! Christie of
OH-MY-LA (a local Western suburbs blog) has kindly provided the review below. Glad to hear from a fellow chicken-salt addict, Christie! If you too would like to send in a review to Footscray Food Blog, please do, via footscrayfoodblog at gmail dot com. Picture/s optional but encouraged. Let's keep it restricted to the city and Western suburbs. Thanks and enjoy!
No trip to Willy beach is really complete without fish’n’chips and last Sunday was no exception. We cruised along the Esplanade on our
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April 2010 (date tba)
Come to the WFNH AGM to hear about what we do; what we’ve achieved in 2009; & our plans for the future… and join in the celebration and conviviality! Members, locals and friends welcome!
RSVP 9687 3345.
Roast duck? What roast duck? Oh yes, the very forgettable roast duck at Golden Harvest. I didn't even finish it, and I am a clean-your-plate gal from way back.
Golden Harvest, 15 Leeds St, Footscray
Hi folks. Happy New Year.All feeling lovely and refreshed and ready to tackle 2010. Our Market dates for 2010 are as follows.Saturday 13th February (this date coincides with the fabulous
Yarraville Festival and the market will extend out onto Canterbury Street and share the space with the Arts Precinct which supports local artists displaying handmade products.)Saturday 6th MarchSunday 7th MarchSaturday 3rd April Sunday 4th AprilSaturday 1st MaySunday 2nd MaySaturday 5th JuneSunday 6th JuneSaturday 3rd JulySunday 4th JulySaturday 7th AugustSunday 8th AugustSaturday 4th SeptemberSunday 5th SeptemberSaturday 2nd OctoberSunday 3rd OctoberSaturday 6th NovemberSunday 7th NovemberSaturday 4th DecemberSunday 5th DecemberPlease note that the Sunday dates are not 100% confirmed.Dependant on stallholder demand.!!Look
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Crack open the bottles of bubbly as it’s time to celebrate. It is official! The building project for The Warehouse is all green lights with works starting on Monday 8 February, Woo-Whoa!!
As we raise the roof with our celebratory cheers, we need to ask for your help to raise the roof - literally. To make our new building the best it can be, we need more funds. Donations of all sizes welcome. Your very welcome donation would directly contribute to the fit-out of an access friendly 250 seat theatre, art gallery, workshop & rehearsal rooms. To donate please contact Jamila El Maroudi, Marketing & Development Manager, email jamila@footscrayarts.com or Phone 9326 8806. All donations tax deductible.
Popped into town to pick up some Kitchen Samrat for a lazy lunch. $16 for two curries and four naans (two with garlic).
They now do dosas! These wafer-thin, crispy pancakes are made of a fermented rice and lentil batter. They're stuffed with spiced potatoes, eggs or cheese and rolled into a huge cigar shape. Looking forward to eating in soon so I can try them.
Today we had Chicken Tikka Masala and Malai Kofta. The Chicken T.M. was great - pieces of chargrilled, marinated chicken in a ... read more 
