I’m Allergic
Vegan Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies
Vegan Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies Generously shared by Tess Masters from Healthy Blender Recipes 2/3 cup (about 2 small 6 inch) mashed banana 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 cup chopped pitted dates 1 cup agave nectar 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup 73% cocoa dark vegan chocolate chips 1/2 cup 73%...
Home Chef’s #4 – Lunar New Year Almond Cookies
Here is a recipe for THE almond cookie – widely baked and eaten around Lunar or Chinese New Year. This wonderful recipe has been kindly donated to us by an old colleague, Rachel Fang. Over to Rachel for this traditional recipe. JC x Lunar New Year Almond Cookies Makes 50-60 Apparently the history...
Gelato Messina
(Gelato Messina’s new Fitzroy store in Melbourne) Established in Sydney in 2002, Gelato Messina is an institution Australia wide. 11 years later they decided to call Melbourne their second home – all we ask is what took them so long? Is it worth a trip to Messina? For sweet tooths and gelato lovers it is...
Muesli Bars
Making muesli bars is something that never gets old for me. It’s always a novelty to be able to make something that can be store bought, it’s just that we forget how easy it can be. This particular recipe for muesli bars was shared with me many years ago by an old colleague. It is a go-to...
Sauced Pasta Bar
The Chapel Street landscape has changed dramatically in the last five or so years, with furniture shops reopening as cafés, op shops relaunching as Mexican restaurants, and the most recent addition a hair salon turning into a pasta bar. We can all agree that in Melbourne food reigns, much more than blow waves, couches or...
5 Fabulous Foodie Apps
We’re the first to admit it, we spend much more time on our iPhones than we would like and don’t even get us started on the latest Apple iOS7 update. Thing is first it was Facebook and Twitter that took up all of our time reading people’s newsfeed’s and then the ‘real’ news; but now...
Review: I Carusi Pizza
(Simplicity and flavour in its most elegant form, the Carusi II Margherita pizza) I Carusi II in St Kilda, happens to be in our top 10 favourite pizza restaurants in Melbourne. Given that most of their staff are native Italians, you can be sure you are getting an authentic pizza. However, the most important way...
Review: The Abyssinian
The Chef’s Combination at The Abyssinian Travel to Kensington, and you’ve saved yourself the trouble of going to the horn of Africa. At The Abyssinian, discover the flavoursome delights of Eritrean and Ethiopian food just a few suburbs away from the CBD. All main dishes are served on the traditional Injera bread, an airy...
Cookie
(Stir fried pork belly with red curry, green peppercorns, kaffir lime and green beans) We all know it and we all love it, but sometimes we forget about it: Cookie, is a real treat in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. Situated in Curtin House, it is also the same building that houses Melbourne’s open air Rooftop...
Dandenong Market
When it comes to food markets in Melbourne, we’ll admit it we’ve been to the ones that are closest to the CBD purely out of convenience. Victoria Market (the great), South Melbourne Market, Prahran Market and even the Footscray Market (when we used to buy grapes to make wine.) However not so long ago we...
Andrew’s Hamburgers
Andrew’s Hamburgers is a Melbourne burger institution. Over the years we have seen the essence of the burger recrafted with fancy names and flavours, hipster uniforms and logos, but nothing ever compares to the original and Andrew’s Hamburger’s have been producing old school, traditional burgers for years, since 1939 to be exact. What to...
Review: The Merrywell
Merry you will be at The Merrywell, an American style restaurant with two sides. If you’re feeling like a quick, low key lunch, snack or dinner, The Merrywell’s downstairs Burger Bar is the best option for you. Tuck into something hearty and doughy with their delicious juicy burgers or a sandwich and fries washed down...
