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Fattoush Salad with Falafels

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Ingredients: Falafels- 1 x 400g Chickpeas 1 x 400g Butter Beans 3 x Rashers of bacon 1 x Brown Onion 3 x Garlic cloves 3 x Eggs 1 x Rd chilli (seeds included) 8 x Semi dried Roama tomatoes 1/4 cup Plain Flour Salt and Pepper * Plain flour to coat, peanut oil Fattoush- 4 x Baby Cucumbers 6 x Spring Onions 1 x Bunch Continental parsley 1 x Bunch Mint 15 x Baby Roma tomatoes/ cherry tomatoes 1 x Lemon Mixed Green Leaves Olive oil (garlic infused) 4 x Pita Bread rounds * Natural yoghurt to serve Method: Falafels- Combine all ingredients into a food processor and mix until smooth Once smooth, spoon mixture into dessert spoon sized rolls On a plate combine flour and seasoning. In a small pan heat peanut oil on medium temperature. Gently coat falafel mix in flour and set aside. Drop a small amount of the mix into the pan with heating oil, if mix begins to fry your oil is hot enough. Par cook falafel mix in peanut oil, until a light brown crust is formed. Place falafels on a lined baking tray,...

For the Love of Coffee

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I love coffee, in actual fact you could almost have me as the replacement of a chocoholic and call me a coffaholic. The aroma of fresh roasted beans that seeps the smell of the beautiful oils, is just the beginning. Like a drug I wake up and within minutes a coffee is in my hand without remembering how it got there. Today in our daily life we venture out to find the perfect blend of bean and the best Barista in town that can deliver on the expectations of fine coffee. Melbourne being known for it's cafes and coffee, it is sure that each individual knows where to stop for their morning brew. My question is however how long do you expect to wait? I once waited 45 minutes in a busy city cafe in it's opening week just to get a bunny on my latte. Sure if you were with a group of other enthusiasts to get a bunny on their latte it wouldn't be a problem, but I was on my own. Boring and lonely. Was it worth it you ask? Sure, the coffee was well balanced and I got pretty excited to s...