my’bitchin’kitchen

my sister and i became obsessed with zucchini fritters after trying the ones at bar alto on the river at new farm.  i’ve been dreaming of them ever since, so decided to try my own.  the ones at bar alto are sliced very thinly, and made with small zucchinis, but i like my version just as much.

the basic batter recipe, i found here www.nikibone.com/recipe/batter.html and then played around a bit to get this…
Continue reading

mmm so good…good for breakfast, morning tea, afternoon tea, dessert…any time i like…

props to laurie, my fab french friend, who told me it was OK to mix goats cheese and honey.  and what do you know - it IS OK, infact, its AMAZING! i’m not quite sure this one needs a recipe but here goes…
Continue reading

mmm yum! is all i have to say.  i haven’t had a home made quiche in years. a few weeks ago i bought a slice of quiche from sisco on boundary st, spring hill, which reminded me how good they can be.

i love this combination - especially the gouda cheese which oozes out the top of the quiche!

i cheated a little and used pampas short crust pastry rather  than making my own and it was surprisingly very good - but will have to experiment with my own short crust pastry recipe when i try this again.

Continue reading

this recipe a result of my fridge becoming overloaded with tomatoes and my current obsession with whole roasted garlic cloves.
Continue reading