Dinner at “The Captains Table”

Located just off Cavill Avenue on Orchard way you can find this simple honest little bistro.  From the outset it appears neat and tidy, a good trade of people and no need to book just try a walk up, and we did this with a group of 9 people, a mix of adults and teenagers ranging from 14 to 48. Our group had a couple of special requirements 1 vegetarian and one glutton free dinner, this will test many menus as we travel around Surfers Paradise.

Tags: Australia, dinner, Gold Coast, restaurant, Surfers Paradise

The Gold Coast sun surf and sand, plus there should be good food.

Well Munchbrother is back on the Gold Coast (Queensland) again it’s 2010 and he has already been spotted trying to eat dinner.

Will have to wait and see if he can review any meals without being spotted…

Tags: Gold Coast, Gold Coast Restaurants, Meter Maids, Surfers Paradise, surfers paradise restaurants

Tomato and Pesto Slow Cooked lamb shanks YUM.

Can anyone refuse this week’s cracker of a meal at our place?

Well the winters cold is nipping at our ears, snow is falling on the near by hills and Slow-cooked lamb shanks served on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes is all I can think of.

Here’s one of my new favourites, us in Sun-dried tomatoes and Pesto along with capsicums and Spanish onion. Well strap in as I go and give the new cast iron cooker a tryout….

Tags: Cooking, food, lamb shank, recipe, Slow Cook

7 Hour Slow Cooked Leg of Lamb

Well again it’s winter but really this is a dish that is just as good in spring or summer, slow cooked leg of lamb (7 hours) and I am going to try a new slow cooker (Kambrook 6 litre)

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Diabetic, Egg free, Heart friendly, Low Carb, Low GI, Nut free, Gluten Free

Easy to cook

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Tags: cook, Cooking, food, gluton, healthy, Lamb, Recipes, slowcook

I have just spoken with a friend who has been the recipient of what I would call poor service. Here’s the scenario: you pass by a lovely restaurant located in a well known wine district. The restaurant is French Continue Reading »

Tags: bad service, French, Soup Nazi

A Little Love
Brr. I. Am. So. Chilled!
I just got back from running errands, and while I may have been inside most of the time, that wind chills you right to the bone the second you step into it! That, and, one errand involved Price Chopper…and it is always freezing in there. Makes sense, I guess.
You would think, however, that with my heart-warming [pun intended] breakfast, I would have stayed warm and fuzzy regardless!

Yeah, I made myself a Valentine’s Day breakfast a week early. What of it?

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Tags: 2010, breakfast, Love, Valentine's

Looking somewhat like a bicycle pump, the Handpresso Wild Domepod makes a shot of espresso straight into your cup whether you’re travelling or camping. At first this sounds like a great convenient idea,

but how good will th coffee be and at what cost?

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Tags: Coffee, expresso on the go, food, howto, video

Over the next 12 month we will be looking at the different food options for full time and part time students on a University campus. This will be a good insight into the healthy and not-so healthy choices available to our youth and the staff.

Tags: Cooking, Cuisine, monash, University

@davehughes Just felt an earth tremor in the southern suburbs of Melbourne

Well I thought it about time we looked at the home coffee machines again, as we all tend to need or like a good coffee in the morning or just to have with a nice biscuite or cake the market for a simple easy to use and consistant machine is filled with many options.

We decided to look at the easy to use machines and the stand out is the Nespresso, this little machine came with a sepperate milk frother and heater but you could have simply used the centrifical self frothing jug option.

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