After the excitement of the wedding in June (and photos are coming,I promise) we continued into July with a busy schedule.
First was our dinner at Aria which I won in a recipe competition with my Pear and Chocolate Clafouti.
My friend Mickey was in town and we spent a little time with her over lunch at The Sardine Tin.
Bryan and I celebrated our birthdays with a lunch at e'cco, a restaurant I have been wanting to visit since we moved to Brisbane.
I've been making the most of autumn fruits with pomegranate juice for breakfast.
................ and I've been doing a little cooking with pumpkin from my friend Bernie's garden.
I made cultured butter. This is so easy and unbelievably good. Just add a couple of tablespoons of plain yogurt to 600ml cream. Rest in fridge for 24 hours then proceed with usual method for making butter.
Finally my favourite lunch this week is my warm beetroot salad.
Beets, or as we in Australia call them - beetroot. Love them or hate them? I love them. Sweet tasting early in the season and slightly earthy tasting as the season progresses.
WARM BEET SALAD WITH FETA
INGREDIENTS (base quantities on number of people being served)
- fresh beetroot (1 beet per person is sufficient)
- feta cheese
- parsley
- red chili (optional), sliced
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- salt and pepper to season
METHOD
- preheat oven to 180 C (350F)
- wrap beetroot in al-foil and bake in oven until soft, about 45 - 60 minutes
- remove from oven and cool a little
- rub skin off (wear gloves to avoid staining hands)
- cut beetroot into eighths and place in a bowl
- drizzle with oil and lemon juice, a few grindings of salt and pepper and mix to cover
- place beetroot on serving plate
- sprinkle with crumbled feta, parsley and chili
- Serve for lunch with crusty bread
Other beetroot ideas.
Beet Hummus from Simply Recipes
Beet and Goat Cheese Crostini from White on Rice Couple
Beet and Fennel salad from The Perfect pantry
