tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22157190160766931622024-03-14T00:56:13.055+11:00French Fries GirlsFrench Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-24777714040376207972011-06-04T20:31:00.000+10:002011-06-04T20:31:05.821+10:00The bestest Snapper Pie to warm the cockels of your heart!
The weather is getting a wee bit colder, and I am allowed to say that now we are officially in Winter. And what better way to make you feel all warm and cosy than with some good old comfort food like a snapper pie. I've been wanting to make a snapper pie for quite some time so today I made the effort and I think I even surprised myself at how well it turned out. It's actually not too French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-87466958579674479102010-06-06T09:54:00.006+10:002010-06-06T10:24:52.550+10:00Childhood MemoriesOne of my strongest childhood memories is waking up to the smell of pancakes. My Mum used to make them to order for my brother & I on the weekends. We'd sit at the counter while she made them and served them directly onto our plates - one for me and then one for my brother. Still to this day I find it hard to warm them in the oven and then eat them. They really do taste better direct from theFrench Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-44331941009129206732009-10-20T03:18:00.012+11:002009-10-20T17:23:05.195+11:00Pretty in Pink: a birthday cake storyThis little blog has become a place to store all our celebratory cake recipes it seems. And while there are so many other things I had wanted to tell you about (such as my favorite Japanese noodle soup place in Brussels or stuffed aubergines that I made a couple of weeks back and which were truly delicious), let’s do first things first and talk about this glorious birthday cake which I always French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-26774297217271946042009-10-18T22:14:00.006+11:002009-10-19T07:11:20.588+11:00Ricotta & Chocolate cakeThis cake is a wonderful mixture of rich decadent chocolate but with a creamy ricotta base. It has a lovely nutty texture while still having a gooey, moist almost cheesecake consistency. I found the end result is more cheesecake-like than cake. I adapted this Jamie Oliver recipe substituting the almond meal in the recipe and adding hazelnut meal instead which I think worked superbly. The tangyFrench Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-66536234868503076182009-10-07T20:33:00.007+11:002009-10-08T13:49:20.257+11:00Crispy Asparagus & Potato TartUp at the crack of dawn catching a flight back home, at work all day and then finally home to make some warm comfort food on a cold, wet spring evening in Sydney.It would have been so easy after a long weekend away to simply come home and get some take-away but there is no joy in that and after not being in my kitchen or having touched food in days, I had this craving for this dish which my French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-43385590000266057172009-08-29T22:04:00.018+10:002009-08-30T11:59:48.670+10:00Happy Birthday! - Good old fashion satisfaction!Well, this recipe demonstrates the alchemic nature of baking. I know you love your berries so I found a recipe which I hope you like. It's a sponge but somewhat untraditional with hazelnut and after a 4.5 hour baking session here is the result - hope you like it!Did you know the ability to whip up the perfect sponge cake was once considered essential in a potential bride and the inability to doFrench Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-32171955125577832762009-08-26T06:27:00.003+10:002009-08-26T06:45:59.876+10:00Auguri per il terzo mese di matrimonioCongratulations Valerie & Mike - it's been 3 months. Where does the time go? Well in your case Val, going on a honeymoon, attending Marketa's wedding in Prague, having the in-laws over, opening wedding presents, enjoying the terrific Belgian summer and baking and lots of it. I thought I'd send you a simple yet non-traditional recipe to add to your collection and something to try while you French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-36539186113338583892009-08-07T05:44:00.026+10:002009-08-07T22:51:36.564+10:00Happy Birthday Mate!Today I am writing to celebrate a very special friend. A friend who flew all the way from Australia to Europe to celebrate my wedding with me. A friend who helped to organize a wonderful hen weekend in Berlin full of food, chats, laughter and prosecco (lots of prosecco!!). A friend who came to Rome with me and - instead of visiting the eternal city or flirting with Italian men - discussed our French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-58973397324334823112008-07-27T22:12:00.012+10:002008-07-28T18:18:39.171+10:00Hot off the Press!The Press Club in Melbourne definitely ranks as one of my most enjoyable dining experiences to date. It rarely occurs that all elements of the dining experience delight the senses in such a pleasurable way. Well that may sound quite pompous to some but really all I could think about for days after was how I could get another booking to go back and to try even more of the modern Greek cuisine French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-20650842914443257552008-03-16T11:09:00.007+11:002008-03-27T07:54:18.333+11:00It was a Berry good time...When a friend offered me to stay at his house in Kiama on the South Coast of Sydney for a week of relaxation after leaving a stressful job, it was a relatively easy decision. Going on holidays of course means there is even more time to indulge in good food and there were plenty of opportunities in the midst of my relaxing to enjoy some good food on the South Coast.Each day started with an French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-20416236190338557712008-02-21T06:46:00.018+11:002008-03-16T11:25:25.733+11:00How to please an ItalianHave you ever lived with an Italian and cooked pasta for him or her? Believe me, it’s intimidating. It's at least as intimidating as a job interview or a first kiss. You are terribly worried you will fail and that it will all become very embarrassing. Before I met my (Italian) boyfriend I was cooking and eating pasta on a regular basis and thought that both, the cooking and the eating part were French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-70870473161232179962008-02-14T09:21:00.012+11:002008-02-14T13:30:21.434+11:00Sharing a little chocolate happinessIt seems a timely occasion to launch our blog on Valentine’s Day as I get to write about one of my favourite things: chocolate. Of course Valentine’s Day is more than just the chance to indulge in a delectable chocolate treat. For the single, 30-something living in Sydney like me, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to wanting a slice of Valentine’s Day romance or a box of my favourite Lindt French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215719016076693162.post-90955382889520672142008-02-12T09:16:00.007+11:002008-02-14T19:39:04.055+11:00Chocolate TraditionsSo, it’s Valentine’s Day again. Now, the 14th of February used to be a pretty normal day for me in the past. The only remarkable thing about it was that it is my friend Mathias’ birthday. During my childhood in Germany, Valentine’s Day was something entirely foreign. Something that only flower shops advertised. Something, that the Germans shrugged off and ignored.Those days are gone. Long gone. French Fries Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619721539481731079noreply@blogger.com0