Penny's International Incident Parties are so fun. They're sort of culinary word-association tests - say "dumplings" or "noodles", and see the cavalcade of different associations passionate cooks tease from them. For our last party, I was wanton with wontons. Now, let's canoodle with noodles!You know those lists that start, "You know you're a... when..."? Like, "You know you're obsessed with food when you have cookbooks on your bedside table." Or, "You know you're a blogger when you begin to regale a friend or family member with a great story, and they interrupt you to say, 'I know. I read it on ...
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For the last few weeks, my daughter and I have been hung up on this place, where we go and eat lamb on skewers and potato salad. Hmm, you are thinking, how very un-Footscray of you. What is this place - some kind of el-cheapo pub buffet? A fundraiser BBQ in a windswept parking lot somewhere? What if I told you it's a restaurant serving mainland Chinese cuisine?When we left Richmond, I was devastated to part with Xiao Ting Box on Victoria St. Their fabulously fat, juicy, Northern-style dumplings were enough to make me overlook the grotty floor and sticky ...
The weekend could have gone either way. It started with me getting up at 5.00 a.m. to study, just as Mr Baklover was getting home from a big one. Nothing says "I love you" like a big, snoring lump on Saturday morning, while the kids clamour for pancakes and the paper sits accusingly in its plastic wrap, unread. Rather than become bitter, I decided to meet Dad for yum cha. This had the unintended and wonderful effect of raising Mr B from his slumber, and we headed for Gold Leaf Sunshine.Get here early if you want a parking spot. To ...
1+1 = 2, right? A restaurant that is called, in part, "Dumpling Noodles", sells dumplings and noodles? Nothing overly exciting there. But this particular equation is a little more titillating than you might at first think, because the dumplings and noodles in question are actually Northwestern Chinese!In this region of China, home to the Muslim Uighur people, lamb is widely eaten, wheat is the staple grain and potatoes are also enjoyed. 1+1 Dumpling Noodles will turn all your preconceptions of Chinese food on their head! We started with the Spicy Salad ($6) - spanking fresh cucumber, spring onion and coriander in ...
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 ...
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
320 Racecourse Road, Flemington Phone 03 9372 6383 Dan absolutely adores laksa. It calls out to him as a reminder of his birthplace, Singapore, where laksa is as firmly embedded into the national culinary soul as minestrone is for Italians. It’s not easy finding a good one in Melbourne – often they are too coconutty, too spicy or too sour. They leave off essential ingredients such as laksa leaf (commonly known as Vietnamese coriander), or they just use the wrong type of noodle. After an extraordinarily bad rendition at Laksa Me the other day (so much so I have vowed never to go ...
Dai DoungOn the Sunday of my Bro's birthday weekend, we went to yum cha. He woke up feeling a bit nauseous (hung over), but when I suggested that we reschedule yum cha, he bravely said that he would eat through the pain.What a trooper!When it comes to yum cha, we used to go to Golf Leaf in Sunshine. One day, on a whim, we tried Dai Duong because it was closer to home. Not only is it closer, but the restaurant is huge, so there's no problem getting a table. Food comes out incredibly quickly, particularly ...
The Nobbies - Phillip Island As mentioned in an earlier post, my mum and dad were over for a visit recently. Mum did manage to find the three surfaces that I had neglected to clean, but since she cleaned up as she complained, that was a-okay! Along with cleaning my poor neglected house, mum and dad also did our laundry... and the vacuuming... and took us out for meals... so I was sad when they left!The Nobbies - Phillip IslandThey entertained themselves most of the time, but we did a couple of touristy things with them. One ...
