Beetroot & Orange Cured Salmon
Food makes such a great topic for taking photos. Here are some of the meals enjoyed last week when I was away….totally scrumptious to look at and mostly to taste as well.
Chicken & Mushroom Pot Pie
The salmon and chicken dishes above were from Red Hill Brewery Cafe. I had the salmon (does that surprise you…) and it was divine BUT way too small – it was supposed to be a “light meal” but I was still very hungry after this tiny portion of just a few mouthfuls – more like a tapas plate than a meal for one. I tasted the chicken pie and it too was delicious. I had to have a cheese platter to fill me up (below) and this was mouthwateringly good – the cheese was a locally made camembert from Red Hill Cheese, that had been slightly warmed so it literally melted onto the warm fruit & nut bread.
Cheese Board
Later the same day, I went to The Bay in Mornington, for dinner – herbed calamari for me (I said no to chips and just had salad), and a chicken parma and arancini balls were enjoyed by others.
Then on Monday, before flying home, my son and I had lunch at one of my favourite pubs in the city, PJ O’Brien’s. It is supposed to be Irish but apart from Irish Stew, Beef & Guinness Pie and loads of Irish beer on tap, it’s really just normal pub fare. I love the atmosphere here and the food’s always great. I had a chicken caesar salad and it was out of this world, crispy bacon and a yummy poached egg, mmmmm delicious.
A lot of food was partaken of, in just a few days – apart from the 21st party, and the meals I’ve already told you about, I had fish from the local fish & chip shop twice (I usually don’t whinge about the differences between the states, but the grilled flake is sooooooo much better in Victoria, and way cheaper too). I’m in recovery mode now and made soup today to get back to healthy living….
Happy Fooding!
