Archive for February, 2012

RECIPE – Heston Blumenthal’s Perfect Roast Chicken

Posted in 2 - Loveable :), Main, Meat, Recipe Difficulty, Recipes, Savouries, Simple with tags , , , , on February 14, 2012 by Monitor Muncher

Okay, so I’ve attempted another of Heston’s recipes in his ‘In Search of Perfection’ series.

This time I’ve gone for the ubiquitous roast chook.

It’d definitely simpler than the other Heston recipes I’ve tried before (see list here) but still takes time as there are things that need to be done the night before.

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El Circo, Slide Bar – Dinner – Darlinghurst

Posted in 3 - Likeable :|, Cuisine, Darlinghurst, Degustation/Tasting, Dinner, Modern, Price, Restaurants, Super Splurge (>$30), Sydney with tags , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2012 by Monitor Muncher

9 course degustation PLUS 9 circus acts for $99 (sort of – excluding an admin fee from Ticketek)…

Food & circus – a match made in heaven – I was definitely not going to miss out on this.

Ringmaster/mistress giving us the lowdown

I won’t go into too much detail about the circus acts so I won’t ruin the surprise should you choose to attend but there were a variety of acts including trapeze, juggling and hoola hoops.

It can get a bit risqué so I wouldn’t bring anyone on the conservative side (it’s Oxford St so I doubt you would be here without knowing what you were getting into).

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RECIPE – Halloween Graveyard nibbles

Posted in .My personal ratings, 2 - Loveable :), Cuisine, Dinner, Halloween, Recipe Difficulty, Recipes, Sauce/Dips, Savouries, Simple with tags , , , on February 8, 2012 by Monitor Muncher

Graveyard with tombstones and dead bodies

Basically, this is a twist on the Frankfurt green sauce recipe I did earlier. (For more Halloween recipe ideas click here)

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