crazy food combinations

Ingredients: 125g Melted Butter 220g Gingersnap biscuits 80g Granita Biscuits 750g Cream Cheese 300g Sour Cream 150g Caster sugar 3 tsp Ground ginger 1.5 tsp mixed spice Caramel topping 4 Eggs To decorate: Mini gingerbread men Rock candy Caramel wafers Method: Pre Heat Oven on a low 150c Grease and line a spring form circular baking tin and line with baking paper. In a processor, pulse down your biscuits to a fine crumb.  Add melted butter and mix well together. Press biscuit mix on the base of baking tin and make a wall around the sides. Place tin in fridge to set. Clean your processor and combine cream cheese, sour cream and sugar to a smooth consistency. Add in your dry spices and blend in eggs 1 at a time. Remove tin from fridge. Pour in 1/2 your cheese cake mix and swirl in some caramel topping. Pour in remaining mix and repeat process with topping. Place cake into pre heated oven for 1 hour. When finished, slightly open oven door and leave to cool inside oven. To serve, top y...

There's nothing to be said when you find a location that is quaint and peaceful, and for those that struggle in the morning it's always a blessing in disguise when you stumble upon it. John Gorilla Cafe is tucked in the back streets of Brunswick west and although a popular choice with the locals, it remains to be a charming and relaxing. I enjoy the places where they are the perfect balance of busy, not over crowded but continues to have full tables inside and out. People aren't sitting of laps of the unknown and you can't hear the conversations of others. Walking through the doors you are greeted by staff from a high counter filled with daily baked goods. Now I say high because I'm a shorty, for others it's probably just regular size. Anyway........ Seating can be chosen from street, to inside or out back in the courtyard (my choice every time). The menu speaks simplistic flavours but each dish is packed of bold flavours making for an astonishing breakfast. On ...

Ingredients: 2 cups Self-raising flour 1 cup brown sugar 200 g softened salted butter 4 table spoons golden syrup mini pretzels Method: Pre heat your oven to 180c Cream together sugar and butter Continue to blend and add syrup. Combined until mix if fluffy Add in flour and mix until well combined. On a flat baking tray, place small balls of the mix, spreading them out on the tray to allow for expanding. Press a pretzel into the centre of the ball, flattening the mix slightly Place in oven and bake for 12-15 minutes. Leave in for 20 minutes if you prefer a darker and crisper biscuit. Remove from oven and cool on tray. Serve with a cup of tea, and enjoy. Bakers note: if you prefer a bitter less sweet taste, use a dark brown sugar instead of a light.

There comes a time in your life where all you want to eat are burgers. Delicious juicy meat patties with glorious goodness of fresh lettuce tomato and oozy melting cheese, squished together between a bun. Talent of burger in Melbourne is a big thing right now, and the competitive structure of making the best burger is underway. In recent events one of Melbourne's top 10 burger joints just so happened to open it's doors just only a few blocks away, and this is dangerous. Rude Boy Burger located in Brunswick West and Brother to the siding cafe LoLo & Wren is sure becoming a staple in the local area, with gatherings of burger go getters from 6pm. Believe me the crowds are a good sign when it comes to eating a good burger, I have started eating dinner at 5:30 so I can get in before the others. With Burgers such as the Onion Supreme, Wagyu burger topped with caramelised onion, golden onion rings, rocket, dripping melted cheese all in a soft seeded bun is mouth watering and gorge...

It always starts with a coffee, and as I write this I'm thinking 'man I speak a lot about coffee and must look like a complete idiot in a shop making the perfect picture of what I drink'. But do you know what..... I don't mind looking like one of those people. I love escaping and what could be something that is boring to some can really mean a lot to the other. When I write, I have to say it's like I've eaten the meal twice. I remember the hints of salt and the textures and the smells drift past.  The roasts of the coffee and the sweetness of the desserts. I've recently had the adventure of dining at Fitzroy's Stagger Lee's. A quaint corner cafe that is rich in style with it's deep wooden tables and with eclectic touches of design. A BBQ Beef Brisket toasty would always be a good option here with it's beer onions, cheese fondue,  Luscious golden fried egg and the side of dill pickles and mustard. It's one for a man who loves their meet an...

This recipe was with the assistance of Murray Valley's new addition to the family. BBQ pulled pork, a delicious pre marinated pulled pork mix to make your evenings more convenient and be able to put up dinner in under 20 minutes. Ingredients: Murray Valley BBQ pulled pork 12- 18 Tostaditas Fresh kale Red Cabbage Carrots Spring Onion Pear Green Chilli Lime juice Acovado dressing Tabasco sauce (for an extra kick) Method: In a pan, slowly heat up the pulled pork Thinly cut the kale into thin strips and great your cabbage and carrot and place into a salad bowl Chop your spring onions (set 1/2 aside) and chilli into small pieces as well as the pear, cutting it into small match stick sizes. Combine to your cabbage mix. Dress your salad mix with lime juice and avocado dressing (available in most supermarkets). In a small fry pan, fry up the remaining spring onion until slightly crisp and charred. Set aside. On a board, lay out your tostaditas and place small mounds of salad mix.  Take the...

A delicate palate of stone, timber and white decor leaves for an enticing relaxed environment with it's open seating space which is bustling with Sunday morning punters. Welcome to Sir Charles. With a warm welcome from staff as we enter the doors we are sat and coffee ordered instantly with only moments before they are delivered. Now coffee being delivered so fast makes me think 2 things.... the baristas are controlled and understand the deliverance of perfect coffee at a rapid pace or that these guys realise the need of getting coffee orders out fast before their Sunday morning customers get into a rage because of the lack of caffeine. Either way I am not complaining. And to tell you the truth, I am going to say it's the first. The coffee was delicious and had a perfect balance to the blend. What drew me to Sir Charles was the delicious menu they have on offer. It reads only mouth watering dishes that use perfect flavour combinations that would make anyone happy. For instance ...