Why oh why do we live in the coldest place in Victoria, and quite probably the country? I ask myself this question over and over again, especially when I am scrapping ice off my windscreen in the mornings! So when the temperatures failed to climb any higher than 10 degrees, I decided to stop being such a negative nancy about the weather and get excited about the fact that it is cold enough for warm delicious soup and crusty bread. I love cauliflower soup and decided to make a giant batch for the work week. I saw a recipe somewhere that suggested you roast the cauliflower first and I was surprised at the difference in flavour it made. After only one day of having this at work, I couldn't get the idea of crusty bread out of my head. One of our family favourites was picnic loaf (french onion soup and cheese bread) so I went straight to the supermarket on the way home and whipped up this easy cheesy bread in the oven.
There was no new recipe Sunday this week so I am going to take the opportunity to talk about some of my favourite eating experiences in Ballarat. Over the Easter break I managed to score myself an entire day with my boyfriend (who I shall stop calling 'my boyfriend' and start calling Dylan...well because this is his name and it is less words to type!). These by the way are very few and far between so I did what every good girlfriend should do and took him shopping!! I can see some of you cringing at the thought of a bored guy waiting for me to try on the next piece of clothing but I am not that mean. We went shopping for some plants and herbs so really you should feel sorry for me because I took a boy to Bunning's and was then forced to shop through the entire store instead of just the plant section!
After too much time in Bunning's I needed to eat so we headed to Open Pantry. I have only been here for breakfast in the past and was really keen to try their lunch menu. Dylan's brother-in-law is actually the chef here so perhaps I am a little bias but I really love that the menu is not the same as every other cafe you walk into. Don't worry there are things here for you boring people too like the good old focaccia. It was such a beautiful sunny day we sat outside on the deck. I decided to have the caramilsed onion tart with jamon and brie and Dylan had the duck crepe with asian slaw. If you haven't tried this place out yet, you should take the first chance you get, I promise you won't regret it!
My friends and I are heading off to L'espresso Cafe tomorrow night so I look forward to giving you an update next week as I have never eaten here before. I haven't decided on new recipe Sunday for this week so look forward to that surprise. Don't forget, no matter how crappy the weather is there is always something to smile about :)
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