Burnt Orange

My friend CP has been raving about her new favourite cafe - Burnt Orange.

And so, I finally made it with a friend of mine. We rocked up at 11am but had not booked. It was PACKED. Thankfully there was a spare table although we had 1 hour to eat before the lunch sitting.

I had Eggs Benedict - poached egg on toasted brioche and béarnaise sauce with Tasmanian smoked salmon. CC had Buttermilk pancakes with strawberries & ricotta.

I was really tempted by the pancakes but was trying to be good and was in a more savoury mood.

The savoury scones caught my eye also - next time! There will be a next time!

Based on my benedictine breakfast it was hard to make a call on the food but I didn't have anything to complain about.

The cafe is in a old golf house (a federation style mansion) from the 1930s at George's Head. The huge balcony looks over Sydney Harbour round to the Heads and Manly.

You definitely need to book!

Burnt Orange

1108/1109 Middle Head Road Mosman NSW 2088

02 9969 1020

http://www.burntorange.com.au

Wild Barra

Baked wild barramundi (in a foil bag) & curried fried rice

In Loving Memory

These flowers were a gift for my close friend - in memory of his Mum's passing 2 years ago, 14th March.

The vases are pretty cool huh?

I'm only just beginning to understand the deep hurt and loss death can bring.

It only emphasises the assurance and comfort of the eternal hope I have in the Lord.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you,who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.'

1 Peter 3-5

Latest Green Eats

Wasabi flavoured Kit Kat from a work friend's trip to Japan. I'm not sure that I'm a fan - it did have a distinct taste of wasabi and I couldn't correlate the taste with chocolate!

Broccolini, potato & garlic soup. I whizzed this up tonight for dinner as I felt like something tasty but not too heavy. Sometimes the simplest things are the best!

Baked salmon marinates in soy, sesame oil, lemon juice & honey. Served with broccolini & fresh corn. I went through a long phase of baking salmon, turned off it & tried to revisit it. I over-cooked this fillet so that didn't help....I think I prefer salmon and tuna sashimi style now!

Rack of lamb cutlets, potato and brocollini. This rack is alot larger than the baby ones I normally buy. I had originally intended on cooking the racks for Mother's Day but I fell sick. So I froze them - wondering whether the lamb was a little chewy due to the freeze factor or whether it's just because of the size, or maybe I didn't rest it long enough?!

It's just been good to finally get back into cooking after a few months of eating I don't know what!