A First

I've not really had an interest in wine up until recently.

My whole family collect wine, they have tried their hardest to educate me but met with not much success.

I'm not sure what switch was flicked but I've started trying white wine here and there.

Of course, I seem to favour the more qualitative (ie more $) white wines, especially sparkling wine!

And so, one weekend I found myself buying my first bottle of wine....it didn't occur to me that buying sparkling wine would mean I have to drink it all before it goes flat! I suspect after trying a few glasses, that there is a reason the prosecco I have been tasting dining out was so good - quite pricey per glass!

Cooking of Late

It has been a while between posts, but here are some things I've been cooking up.

Top down:

Chicken, mushroom & snake bean stir fry

Snake bean & mushroom omelette

Roast vegetable soup (pre & post cooked)

Green leaf salad with lettuce, rocket, cucumber, mini roma tomatoes, beetroot, french breakfast radish & lean beef chipolata sausages

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