An Anzac Beechworth

I spent Anzac Day in Beechworth this year.

It's a quaint, old little town ...

Full of charming little shops ... Some Frenchy ...

And 'purveyors of fine foods', selling delish local produce ...

My foodie friend and I ate at Wardens again. Let's show you our delicious three-hour Sunday lunch, shall we?

To start ...

Appetisers ... It's like art on a plate ...

... And VERY tasty art, I might add! Here are the mains, including the gnocchi above.

And now, dessert! (The best part!)

YUMMM!!

Then, to walk it off, we went to Nine Mile Music, where I bought a French CD ...

... then into Larder, the fromagerie next door.

Where foodie friend bought this cheese.

They were all out of my favourite pistachio turkish delight :(
Oh well, next time ...

And so ends the day with a cute doggie patiently waiting for his owner outside the painting shop!

Pics by ME!

Wardens @ Beechworth

Went out for a lovely dinner at Wardens in Beechworth. They recently were awarded a hat in The Age Good Food Guide 2010.
I enjoyed:

• ANTIPASTI:
  Ham hock terrine
• PRIMI:
  Mustard crusted quail, grilled cotechino, lentils, spiced white bean puree and candied pears
• PASTA:
  Raviolo of pecorino romano, cinnamon and orange lamb bolognese, baby parsley
• DESSERT:
  Pistachio and olive oil torte, rosewater ice-cream, rhubarb agrodolce and candied ginger

I think the dessert was the highlight for me :)
Do visit their website for a drool here.

PICS BY ME.

Licorice Allsorts

Bright and colourful Licorice Allsorts were my inspiration yesterday :)

Love the colourful stripes!

I made them into a Licorice Allsort Slice for my Dada for Father's Day :) Yumm.

PICS BY ME

Marie + Macarons = Perfect Parisian Pastels!

Marie Antoinette is possibly my most favourite movie ever.

I fell in love with the colour palette: perfect pastels.

In fact, this movie is pretty much chockers full of eye candy.

Gorgeous costumery and the SWEETS! Champagne and sugar tie this thing all together!

But the macarons. mmmMMMMMMmm! They are my absolute favourite part of it all.

I first stumbled across these delicious bites at ParisBreakfasts. She blogs regularly and faithfully (and slightly obsessedly) about the little delightful darlings.

She paints them, too. Check our her Etsy shop for other lovely watercolours.

Fancy sharing a pot of hot chocolate and some instant delights with me?
According to ParisBreakfasts, as a host, I must offer you the first macaron before choosing mine.
So do take one (but I want the chocolate one hehe!)

PICTURES FROM IMDB & PARISBREAKFASTS