Artichoke & Jerusalem Artichoke

Monthly Cake from My Boss - September

End of August my boss at work asked me "Chika, what is marshmallow cream?"
Oh yeah, tomorrow is the beginning of month!
A day he bakes sweets for all employees

September was Whoopie Pie.
Loved it!

A whoopie pie (alternatively called a gob, black-and-white, bob, or "BFO" for Big Fat Oreo) is a baked good made of two round mound-shaped pieces of chocolate cake, sometimes pumpkin cake, with a sweet, creamy frosting sandwiched between them.[1] While considered a New England phenomenon and a Pennsylvania Amish tradition,[2] they are increasingly sold throughout the United States.[1] According to food historians, Amish women would bake these (known as hucklebucks at the time) and put them in farmers' lunchboxes. When farmers would find these treats in their lunch, they would shout "Whoopie!"[1] (from Wikipedia)

Monthly Cake from My Boss - August
Monthly Cake from My Boss - July

Kale and White Beans Lunch

A bunch of kale sitting on a display at South Melbourne Market was very pretty.
Couldn't walk pass without taking that with me home.

The Bratwurst Shop @ Queen Victoria Market

I can't leave Victoria Market without having this Bratwurst!

White bread, sausage, sauerkraut and hot mustard.
It's so simple, but it's always the best!

From Heaven's View Lunch

Friday lunch at my friend's place with gorgeous view from 47th floor!

Long Weekend Lunch

I had 2days off on Monday and Tuesday for my Birthday weekend and invited my best friend, her mum and her newborn baby for lunch.
Here is the chef special menu!

- Yellow-fin Tuna Sashimi
- Pan fried Barramundi & Monteray Prawns with Prawn Broth and Season Vegetables on side
- Lemon Tart

Monthly Cake from My Boss - August

Monthly cake from Mr. Perfect as my boss at work for August was Pink Macaroon!!
Absolutely spot on!
I'm afraid he would bake Croquembouche by end of this year...

Welcome to the World & Chocolate Fondant Muffin

My best friend just had a baby boy on this Thursday. In this afternoon Roger and myself went to a hospital, finally met him after 9 months talking to him through his mother's tummy.

As she is very close to me like a family, it was really emotional with full of happiness to meet him.

While she had been struggling with morning sickness Roger had cooked meatball a couple of times and delivered to her. And the first Roger's cook for them after he came to our world was Chocolate Fondant Muffin. Hope he will taste some from mummy milk.

Welcome to the world!!
And N&M., congratulations from bottom my heart.

Castella from Japan

My best friend is expected to deliver a boy in this next a couple of days.
And her mum came from Japan to help her with sweets gift for us.
Baumkuchen and Castella(the first photo)!!
Castella is is a popular Japanese sponge cake originally came from Portuguese and made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

Japanese sweets are so precise and very gentle taste!!
Absolutely loved it!!!!!!!

Stockholms Kök 2010/07/05 Corned Beef

One student came back to the class with her friend.
It's been pretty chill in Melbourne these days, so we decided to cook something warm and nice meal. It was Corned Beef in buljong with vegetable and Dijon Mustard.

Tempura Hajime

(Photo form The Age)

We went to Tempura Hajime this Friday night.

When I read a review of this restaurant a couple years ago, it was quite surprising at the fact that we finally could have Tempura on counter in Australia ! 

In this restaurant you hardly believe you are in Australia, almost feeling like in Japan.

Food was much better than expected and if you could have more chance to talk with a new owner chef who is cooking right in front of you, it would be even better !

Try for your special occasion.   

Tempura Hajime
60 Park St, South Melbourne
03 9696 0051

Monthly Cake from My Boss

On every first working day of the moonth my boss at work brings in home-made cakes for all employees. He does every single months even just after coming back from overseas business trip.

For July it was coconuts base and raspberry jam with coconuts flakes on top.
His cakes are getting as good as ones sold in a shop in this half year,, really tasty.

Thank you for this month too!

Midsummer Festival

26th June was the Swedish Midsummer Festival and we had a little Midsummer dinner at friend's place. It's , however, middle of winter in Melbourne here, so Roger cooked classic Swedish winter meal called "Laxpudding", which is layers of salmon, potato, dill and onion covered with milk and egg mixture.
Canneles we had as desert were really yummy!

I'm happy that daylight is getting longer towards to summer!!

Stockholms Kök 2010/06/21 Bread Mater Course

The first bread lesson!
The student made home-made Hamburger with this bread at home! Lovely!!  

Chef's Birthday

Roger's birthday was this weekend.
His meat supplier gave his a Tasmanian black truffle as his birthday present !
This is my first fresh truffle ever!! Yahoooooooo!!

Croque Monsieur

We went to a cafe for Sunday brunch and had a Croque-Monsieur-like sandwich, but it was hardly called "Croque Monsieur"......!! Then we straightaway moved to our favorite cafe to have another Croque Monsieur.  Additionally he cooked above hot sandwich for the nigh dinner.. is this a sort of revenge ???

Stockholms Kök 2010/05/24 Meat with Polenta Roger's Style

- Sirloin Stake and Eye Fillet with Polenta Roger's Style

- Sirloin Stake and Eye Fillet with Polenta Cake

- Ranaka (Potato Cake)

Swedish Vinegar - Ättika 24%

Stockholms Kök 2010/05/17 Fish Master Course

Stockholms Kök 2009/3/26 Salmon Pansanella

We didn’t have a class last 2 weeks and Damien came back from such a stressful world! We started from catching-up talk even though I work with him everyday, but anyway it was so good to get the class back on track.






Today’s menu is Salmon Pansanella as he requested something easy and quick to cook, still tasty!! A short introduction what he’s gonna do today. He looked quite comfortable in the kitchen with apron and whisk after 2 weeks blank.

















Pansanella is an Italian salad with crispy pan-fried baugette, so he tried home made dressing tonight. I have to say this,, the recipe of this dressing is champion! This is absolutely my favorite ever!

Thanks for the nice meal for tonight too, Damien and Roger.

















I got a funny feeling tonight when we were having the meal on our sofa. Watching the first footy match in this season on TV and having meal all together, then I thought “Oh, this is like my older brother coming over to our place”.. After Damien left Roger also admitted “Tonight was like dinner with young brother”

!!Viva, regular visitors!!

Chika