Homemade

This week has been a good week in the kitchen. So far I've cooked twice and yet to take over the kitchen when me and the girls are on our getaway in Olinda this weekend. There's something about cooking that really gets me excited! Absolutely can't wait until I have my own kitchen!

Monday night I cooked butter chicken with roti bread for my family. And today, me and marija made our own gnocchi and macaroons (which turned out to be a complete disaster compared to our first few attempts...). But atleast the gnocchi (well the second batch, thanks to marija) turned out great. And thanks to Olive, the disaster of the macaroons made for a good 'plan b' - the macaroon sundae or also unknown as the "trisome trifle".

Excuse the heavily pixelated quality photos...but these are just some quick snaps of some homemade goodness:

Butter chicken

Tomato, bacon & bocconcini with homemade gnocchi bake

Plan B - a macaroon sundae/"trisome trifle"

This upcoming weekend is really exciting. Me and the girls will be visiting two tea rooms up in Olinda, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for some more reviews and mouth-watering worthy photographs!

Char.

YB'S Mocktails

When we're out at dinners, me and the girls are always searching for fruity cocktails but sadly we are always almost left disappointed with a bitter after taste. Literally. Once we ordered "The Bitter Symphony" at the Pelican in St Kilda...although it was a glass half filled with ice cubes, we took the whole dinner to finish.

 The Bitter Symphony - Pelican, St Kilda

 Before

What's a better way to solve our problem than to make our own? So last friday night, we made our own mocktails (yes, even in Winter!! there's no stopping us)...with no recipes, we just made our own concoction of berry-goodness! And they turned out deliciously!

After

Want to try this berry-goodness? Just chuck in a can of blueberries, a couple of pineapple rings, 3/4 punnet of strawberries (leaving some for garnish), 3 tbs of sugar, splash of blueberry and cranberry juice, 2 cups of crushed ice and blend away! Before pouring in the mocktails, place a spoonful of passionfruit syrup at the bottom of the cup (for a crunchy/tropical surprise!) and top off the mocktail with a splash of grapetiser. Enjoy!

Char.