quality food...

Post by **Friday** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:06 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
Friday wrote:i thought the same thing but i'm not enough of a smart ass to comment on it

that's why I'm here

I'm getting Quinn to write me a recipe book of all my fave dishes he's cooked me over the years, before he leaves to go o/s.

the dude has skills

that's a great idea.

a friend of mine did that as a christmas gift last year. you know my mate from brissy seja? she made these recipe books and hand made these beautiful embroidered covered and wrote her favourite recipes in the first half and left the second half blank for you to add your own...

lovely gift!

we have one of the magnet strips with all our global knives on it and they're pretty weighty. as long as you screw it in securely and get a good quality one that's quite wide and the magnet strength is high i reckon it'd be fine....

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:08 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
jbs wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:
that's why I'm here

I'm getting Quinn to write me a recipe book of all my fave dishes he's cooked me over the years, before he leaves to go o/s.

the dude has skills
I'll pay $10 for a copy.

I'll let him know.

you must've tried his calamari

Yeah and thats why I'm keen.

I think it was your housewarming.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:44 pm

system wrote: is your chopper like a cleaver in shape? if so, they should fit a block that has a slot for a butcher's style cleaver. I'd be careful putting them on a magnet strip, as they'd be quite heavy.

Not sure if it is a cleaver, but it is just like the one Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi uses. I use them for everything now. They rock!

Next is to find one of those massive round chopping blocks. Then I can really get chinese chopping in my kitchen!

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:13 pm

thinly sliced apples
honey
bit of water

all in sauspan over low heat for around 20 mins.

fucking delicious.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:17 pm

^^
Then you bake it into a crumble made from oats, coconut and crushed biscuits, then serve with cream or icecream while still hot.

absolutely fucking delicious

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:18 pm

couldn't for crumble.

keep it simple.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:19 pm

apples on their own are pretty good too then

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:21 pm

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:07 am

im eating an apple riiiiggghhht now :p

Post by **Friday** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:32 am

what a coincidence!

i made apple and rubarb crumble last night.... well one apple and rubarb and one plain rubarb for joe cos he likes it like that

sooooo yummy! with hot custard too.

i made two mini ones too for our lunch today.

i also made georgia's cous cous and roasted vege salad. thanks for the recipe lovey! love it

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:34 am

Post by **Friday** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:21 pm

big ups buckwheat soba noodle salad and okonomiyaki from misuzus followed by a cup of english breakfast tea and a chocolate teddy bear biscuit.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:06 pm

berry smoothie. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:09 pm

the Tandoori chicken wraps with Raita I cooked last night were freakin' AWESOME!

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:11 pm

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

I'm having Bluecorn tonight (Mexican)

Can't wait!

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:13 pm

that place rocks

Kilgore_Trout · Post by **Kilgore_Trout** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:18 pm

Went to Old Kingdom on Smith St for the first time in ages the other night.
Best duck ever - getting the mouth waters just thinking about it.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:19 pm

breaksRbest wrote:that place rocks

Post by **Friday** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:26 pm

love the smoothies! been really into vanilla milkshakes with a bit of cinnamon and netmeg too recently. mmmmmmmmmmm

hey brb. i was up in south melb again the other day and went into chef's hat to look at pots and pans. even with the sale and most things at about 50% off it'll still be costing me over $1k for the basic set up that i'd need....

think i may wait a lil longer til i make that investment.

elysium: they have global knifes and other brands too at around 50% off. not just for the sets but for individual knives too. if you're still looking at buying some i'd get down there and check it out

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:28 pm

chefs hat is the awesomest place ever!!!

big up the fish burger and chips from bluefish

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:41 pm

Friday wrote:hey brb. i was up in south melb again the other day and went into chef's hat to look at pots and pans. even with the sale and most things at about 50% off it'll still be costing me over $1k for the basic set up that i'd need....

jeeeez, how much shit do you need?

I scored a roasting pan from there last week for $60, cooked the best Roast Lamb that night!

Post by **Friday** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:51 pm

roughly:

skillet - $130
big pot for soup etc $180
mid sized pot $130
small pot $80
wok $180
large fry pan $150
small fry pan $100
=$950

(that's from memory of what the reduced prices were roughly for the scanpan titanium series)

and that's just the basics! i would really want a few other special things....

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:58 pm

aye carumba! scanpan titantium will bankrupt you!
I just dream of the day of having some super pieces of equipment in the kitchen. ..... like a crepe pan and skillet.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:00 pm

shit! it all adds up doesn't it.

It'd be awesome to buy it all in one hit

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:01 pm

do you have to go for the most expensive things???

you can get a wok for $10 at Wengs on Smith St.

Post by **Friday** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:07 pm

breaksRbest wrote:shit! it all adds up doesn't it.

It'd be awesome to buy it all in one hit

totally. each piece is really cheap for scanpan but it's still more than i can afford to lay out in one shot right now

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote: you can get a wok for $10 at Wengs on Smith St.

that's what i have at the moment. nothing wrong with it but these are sooooooooo nice and really will improve the quality of your cooking. one day!!

Polecat wrote:aye carumba! scanpan titantium will bankrupt you!
I just dream of the day of having some super pieces of equipment in the kitchen. ..... like a crepe pan and skillet.

i have an electric crepe pan that i was given for a gift... it rocks!!
my favourit is a creamy mushroom and asparagus sauce as a filling for them.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:52 pm

We have crepe parties for breakfast when I want to spoil RB

Our fillings are usually the basic ones... cheese, nutella, jam & cream, orange/lemon with sugar. Served up with some sparkling wine is the best!

Post by **Friday** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:06 pm

Polecat wrote:We have crepe parties for breakfast when I want to spoil RB
Our fillings are usually the basic ones... cheese, nutella, jam & cream, orange/lemon with sugar. Served up with some sparkling wine is the best!

yum!!

i love the nutella / bananas in crepe. yum! will need to wait a while til we can do that again with the current banana status though

haven't tried one with orange before! will have to give it a go

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:17 pm

about to start cooking.......

Apricot Chicken
Broccolini with Pine Nut Butter and roasted Pine Nuts
Snow Peas & carrots
Alfredo noodles (Continental packet style)

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:47 pm

eating home-made sticky rice. wrapped in banana leaves no less

djboganofbeatz · Post by **djboganofbeatz** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:53 pm

swanston street....lots of good places around there for asian soups, Yoyogi is a great place...also the vietnemese noodle bar (i think thats it) bar sounds too fancy for it)....But u get a flask of tea when u go in.
Hmm anywhere along swanston street that has lots of people there,
That usually tells u somthing

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:01 am

djboganofbeatz wrote:Hmm anywhere along swanston street that has lots of people there,
That usually tells u somthing

Hmm... that Swanston St is the busiest street in the city?

djboganofbeatz · Post by **djboganofbeatz** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:24 am

i mean in the restaurent...

Post by **fooishbar** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:57 am

mecka wrote:eating home-made sticky rice. wrapped in banana leaves no less

b. o. h.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:23 pm

Paella at the Robbie Burns.

Can not be beat'n for a eatin' with mates.

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:23 pm

cucumber is the best smell

Post by **breaksRbest** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:35 pm

mmmmmmmmm Paella

sneaky hands · Post by **sneaky hands** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:40 pm

zomg paella

dboy knows

the seafood paella there is KING

so looking forward to tonight. spent sunday evening making gyoza (sp?) with my girl - japanese dumplings. been in the freezer all week.

tonight im going home after a few beers and frying the fuck outta them.

djboganofbeatz · Post by **djboganofbeatz** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:48 pm

Anything from Pellegrini's (bourke street)

Terry Tate · Post by **Terry Tate** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:20 pm

now this is some quality food

In a May dispatch from Atlanta on Southerners' notoriously unnutritious, fat-laden cuisine, a Chicago Tribune reporter watered readers' mouths with descriptions of the "hamdog" and the "Luther" (prized dishes of Mulligan's restaurant in Decatur, Ga.), which are, respectively, "a half-pound of hamburger meat wrapped around a hot dog, which is deep-fried and served on a hoagie topped with chili, bacon and a fried egg," and "a half-pound burger served with bacon and cheese on a Krispy Kreme doughnut." The 11 states from Washington, D.C., to Florida, west to Texas, have the nation's highest mortality rate from strokes, but, said a University of Mississippi professor, "Food is a strong emblem of identity for Southerners," uniquely shared across racial lines. [Chicago Tribune, 5-16-06]

gaz · Post by **gaz** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:39 pm

Chiko roll.

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:13 pm

cellar bar next to grossi florentini is awesome ... went there thurs and it reminded me how great (and cheap) it is.

spazz · Post by **spazz** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:50 pm

DBoy wrote:Paella at the Robbie Burns.

Can not be beat'n for a eatin' with mates.

Word. :script:

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:26 pm

vitawheats + butter + vegemite. best.

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:59 am

witty_pseudonym wrote:vitawheats + butter + vegemite. best.

love it!!

had fish n chips from the new place around the corner the other day. QUALITY. actually i had a vegie burger n chips, joe had the fish

he also got the deep fried mars bar which i had a bite of. can't say i was a big fan. the melted chocolate was nice but i don't think batter and chocolate really go together

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:13 am

Perky Nana, Pixie Caramel, Buzz Bar, Snifters & Chilli chocolate

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:03 pm

made a great chicken pie last nigt

filo pastry, diced chicken breast, ricotta, choped sundried tomato, corn kernals, lots of spinach, one egg, salt pepper, diced onion. Was nice thought id share it. Rocket, walknut cucumber salad to go with it. yummy boh.

drew · Post by **drew** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:22 pm

nang loongs on russel street... best chinese food, and fuckin cheap as... satay beef with rice there is the bomb, and same with theie beef and noodle stirfry dish thingy... man i feel like chinese food now

Post by **fooishbar** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:33 pm

flippo wrote:made a great chicken pie last nigt

filo pastry, diced chicken breast, ricotta, choped sundried tomato, corn kernals, lots of spinach, one egg, salt pepper, diced onion. Was nice thought id share it. Rocket, walknut cucumber salad to go with it. yummy boh.

woah, that sounds incredible. i love homemade chicken pies.

drew · Post by **drew** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:48 pm

flippo wrote:Rocket, walknut cucumber salad to go with it. yummy boh.

had one of thoes bad boys at max hotel (commerical road) on saturday night with duck...ooohhhh gooooddd it was good...and suprisingly was to expencive for the duck...got a half duck + spuds + salad for 24 bucks... 24 bucks is a bit but so worth it..mmmm duck