Archive for the 'Food Reviews' Category

Thank GOD! Cooper’s Rocks

Friday, September 16th, 2005

When I found out that my beloved homegrown, family owned Aussie Beer producing company Coopers might be going to be bought out by Lion Nathan ( a huge beer making conglomerate) I was shocked and sadened. The last big family owned company might come to an end? NOOOOOOOO ( I yelled internally). So I suppose […]

OMG Fratelli Fresh

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

Fratelli Fresh
7 Danks st
Waterloo
1300 552 119.

I know, where have I been? What have I been doing that is more important than posting to you my beloved readers? Well, actually sad to say not much. I have been spring cleaning and I now have a “library”(well it could be called other things, but I have deemed […]

Score!

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Look what I found today! A Chapati press, for only $15. It is really heavy made of cast iron with 2 stainless steel plates on the inside. Does anyone have any experience with these? I think I must be able to make tortillas with it too *clare chuckles gleefully!*
So if you have any instructions […]

More Aussie biscuits

Sunday, August 7th, 2005

So what are these biscuits, sorry cookies? Well, that is what I asked myself when I saw them in the Supermarket. Well, they are Tiramusu flavoured cream cookies, and they are pretty good actually. I of course only purchased them so that I could tell you my dear readers if they are any good or […]

Vegemite for non Aussies

Friday, August 5th, 2005

We’re happy little Vegemites
As bright as bright can be.
We all enjoy our Vegemite
For breakfast, lunch, and tea.
[…]

Good Tea Bad Tea

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

With all this talk of Tea that has been going on and I just had to try out some more Matcha candy. Mmmmm Matcha candy right? No Wrong wrong wrong wrong!!!! (this is the bad part, we will get to the good part soon). Firstly I don’t think it is Matcha, but instead some really […]

Davidsons Plums

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Since everyone liked the Mangosteens so much I thought I would highlight an even more obscure fruit, The Davidsons Plum. What on earth is a Davidsons Plum( Davidsonia pruiens)? I can already hear the questions *grin*. Well it is that purple round thing in the top of the picture . They are a rainforest tree […]