Shredded Chilli Beef Recipe

Name: Orange Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 pieces
Ingredients: 250 g lightly salted butter (at room temperature); 250 g caster sugar; 4 eggs; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; 85 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice; 250 g S.R. flour; 125 g icing sugar; 5 tsp orange juice extra

June 25, 2015March 3, 2016 ~ eatmystreet ~ 3 Comments

This is a delicious recipe that my whole family loves. My sister-in-law first cooked a version of it for me at Christmas and I was immediately smitten. It does take a little bit of time though so you may want to invest in a slow cooker or find a day where you will be home all day.

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I am not a particularly patient person (understatement alert) so by extension I do not cook a lot of recipes that are fiddly. Any cake that requires more than three processes and I would rather someone else made it. I do love to cook simple, tasty food that is spot on with its flavours and stress free in the making. I like to daydream and chat and listen to music while I cook. So while this recipe does take a long time to make, be assured that it is not tricky or fiddly and it is awesome.

Three thing that I enjoy that other people hate.

whisking cream by hand
kneading flour, water, salt & yeast until it comes together as dough.
stirring egg yolks, sugar & vanilla over heat until you have custard or curd.

To the recipe

Ingredients

1.2kg Chuck Steak cut into pieces

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 brown onion

1 red Capsicum, sliced.

2 garlic cloves

1 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

2 dried bay leaves

1 tsp cumin

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

2 cups passata

2 cups water

salt and pepper

Method

1. Season beef with salt & pepper. Cook on a moderate to high heat (in olive oil) in batches to seal the beef. Remove beef and place on a plate.

2. Reduce heat to low and add the onion & cook for 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cumin, chilli (if desired) paprika and cook through for 30 seconds or until aromatic.

3. Add the Passata, capsicum, water, bay leaves and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat immediately and cover. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally for 2 1/2 hours.

4. Take the lid off and cook, stirring occasionally for another 2 hours or until the liquid is reduced. If the water reduces before the beef is falling apart, add a small amount of extra water to enable it to cook longer.

5. When the beef is tender and falling apart when prodded, take it off the stove, allow to cool slightly, then shred with a fork.

6. Serve the beef with tortillas, more roasted capsicum, coleslaw, fresh beetroot relish and salad leaves. * This recipe was adapted from a few different versions that I found at taste.com.au

FullSizeRender — I added cheese for the minions and cauliflower puree for something new.

I also have the most amazing apple coleslaw recipe that I can post another time. My kids would happily eat this every night I think and it does seem well suited for this cold weather we are having here in Melbourne. I have also made it at three different dinner parties now and everyone has loved it. It really is a great recipe. Happy Eating and let me know how you go. Dani B

Lovely Orange Cake Recipe

June 19, 2015May 18, 2018 ~ eatmystreet ~ 6 Comments

Lovely Orange Cake Recipe

Cake is made for sharing.

“Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!” ― C. JoyBell C.

I first made this beautiful buttery orange cake recipe for a lovely and interesting group of people I met at an aged care facility.

They were the carer’s, the ones left behind. They all diligently visited, cared for and sat with the people they loved most as they lived together through “the long goodbye”.

Talking with these people was inspirational, life affirming, moving, heartbreaking and always interesting.

At some point I decided they deserved cake and so I searched for a recipe that I thought would please everyone. They all ate it and they did indeed seem pleased.

This Orange cake is buttery and creamy with a lovely undertone of zesty citrus that really cuts through. Perfect for afternoon tea and for sharing with friends.

Lovely Orange Cake Recipe

Orange Cake Recipe

Lovely orange cake with fresh orange juice.

Cuisine Modern Australian

Keyword cake, Orange cake

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients

250 g lightly salted butter at room temperature
250 g caster sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
85 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice
250 g S.R. flour
125 g icing sugar
5 tsp orange juice extra

Instructions

Method

Preheat the oven to 170C. Grease and line a 22cm round cake tin.
Beat the butter and caster sugar together for 5 minutes or until very pale. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in the orange zest and beat gently. Add the flour and mix in well, then add the orange juice and mix this through.
Spoon the mixture into your prepared tin. Bake in the oven on the middle shelf for 45-50 minutes or until the cake is cooked through.
Leave the cake to cool. Mix the remaining orange juice with the icing sugar and stir until a smooth icing mixture is made. . When cake has cooled pour the icing over the cake.

Recipe Notes

Pop it onto a lovely plate, photograph it 15 times and then eat it. Or is that just me? ;Be careful not too over cook this. You want it to be lovely and moist.

Happy Eating!

Dani xx

We recommend. Luscious Lemon Tart recipe. Moving to a new town? This is how not to make friends.

Impodimo Cafe, Garfield.

June 10, 2015August 5, 2015 ~ eatmystreet ~ 1 Comment

Impodimo Cafe Garfield

Impodimo Cafe, 101 Nar Nar Goon – Longwarry Rd, Garfield 3814

What better way to enjoy a public holiday here in Melbourne than to head off in search of new adventure. The sun was shining and the vibes were good (we had all slept in, Yay!). Normally encumbered by three mini eatmystreeters, today we only had two. Mid sized Master eatmystreet was hanging with his cousin, telling silly stories and trying to get away with random rude word usage. Successfully I believe!

The rest of us hit that Freeway, heading East toward the green, rolling hills of Gippsland. The Madden brothers came too, although only offering us their voices on this sad occasion, and not their actual presence. Sing along anyone?

I had done some sleuthing the previous day and spotted a little cafe called Impodimo, in Garfield. It sounded intriguing but best of all it was getting some sweet reviews and some awesome foodie pics. We wound our way through green hilly pastures and came quickly upon the cutest little town you ever did see.

We were pleasantly surprise to find the sweet looking Impodimo Cafe at one end, the amazing Cannibal Creek Bakehouse at the other, and a horse drawn cart in the middle. I kid you not.

Impodimo Cafe is set within a beautiful white weatherboard house with pressed tin walls and it shares the premises with a gorgeous gift shop. The cafe has three separate rooms for eating in and we were lucky enough to be seated in the sun drenched room at the front of the house.

Impodimo Cafe Garfield

We were here for brunch so we ordered the “Famous fig, banana and walnut bread for two” @ $11. Other options included “French Toast” for $16.50 or “Eggs your way” for $10.50. “Roasted strawberry granola with fresh apple” for $10.50 also took my fancy, but so did a lot of the other things on the menu. There was even something for the little ones “Farmers Kid. Poached egg and bacon on sourdough toast” @ $6.50. Alas my non-farmers kid’s wanted cookies and so a blue melting moment cookie it was.

brunch at Impodimo Cafe Garfield

But look at all these other delightful options from the counter.

Cake at Impodimo cafe Garfield

Our coffee’s were a reasonable $3.50 and I am told that the coffee was a house blend from Coffee Snobs. Service was friendly and we all loved Impodimo Cafe. coffee at Impodimo Cafe Garfield Not that I am obsessed, but check out that gorgeous coffee machine.

Afterward we got a little lost at the gorgeous giftstore next door and then we sauntered on down to the Cannibal bread from Cannibal Creek Bakehouse Garfield Creek Bakehouse for some sourdough of our own. Here we found baker James Fisher working hard at his 110 year old woodfired oven, reportedly the only one of its kind in Gippsland. Cannibal Creek Bakehouse uses traditional baking methods and organic stone ground flour for their range of sour dough loaves. We purchased
a Sourdough loaf and also a Malted fruit bread with huge, luscious pieces of apricot and fig and generous smattering of nuts. The bread here is expensive but is also unique and unrecognisable when compared to supermarket bread. It can be purchased form the small unassuming shop at one end of the bakehouse.

Cannibal Creek Bakehouse Garfield — eatmystreet.net

I will leave the final word to this photo, just in case you did not believe me about the horse and cart. Garfield, Victoria

Happy Eating!

Dani

Best Minestrone Soup Recipe

June 1, 2015March 24, 2016 ~ eatmystreet

Minestrone Soup Recipe

My daughter was sick recently and she had one request. ” I wish you could make me some soup Mum.”

Dear daughter did not even need to ask as I had sensed the gloom of winter upon us and already gathered all the ingredients that I needed for this minestrone soup recipe.

Each winter as suntan turns to sniffles, I long for a restorative bowl of hot soup. My Oma set the whole longing in process many moons ago. There was no visit made to her house where I was not served a bowl of hot Chicken and Vegetable soup. Sometimes with meatballs, sometimes without. The pot bubbled on the stove for days I am told, and was miraculously always full (if by miraculous you mean Oma persistently refilled it to make it last a little longer).

My own miniskirted Mother was apparently skill-less when it came to cooking, until my Oma took her under her wing and passed down the secrets. Thus I too was offered Chicken Soup each winter.

I recall arriving home from school one short, drab day, hemmed in by grey storm clouds and black night. There on the table was a bowl of hot chicken soup to replenish and revive. All was well.

Now to my homemade minestrone soup recipe. Curative of all manner of ills, although not always in the way you would expect. This is the recipe I use when a friend is in need through loss, loneliness or longing.

CLASSIC MINESTRONE

Best Minestrone Soup Recipe

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

55 mins

Total time

1 hour 5 mins

Author: Dani B

Recipe type: Vegetarian soup

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

1 large leek, thinly sliced
3 carrots, chopped
3 sticks of celery, finely chopped
1 medium sized zuchini, chopped
110g green beans
1 Litre of hot water
1 litre of Vegetable stock
400g tin chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoon of Mixed herbs
400g can of Cannellini Beans
½ cup small pasta shells
salt and pepper Fresh herbs to add as you like.

Instructions

Chop all the fresh vegetables to a similar size and cook in a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot, until just sizzling.
Cover, lower the heat and sweat the vegetables for 15 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
Add the stock, water, tomatoes, dried herbs and salt. Bring to the boil, replace lid, and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
Add the beans and their liquid and the pasta and simmer for a further ten minutes.
At the end of this time add fresh herbs and adjust seasoning. Enjoy.

This soup can be frozen and also improves with time, so can sit happily in the fridge for a couple of days. Eat sprinkled with parmesan cheese for an indulgent touch. Add bread to make a meal of it.

So why don’t you make a bowl and “*soup someone” this Winter.

* to “soup someone” is to bless their cotton Explorer socks off with the bringing of steaming soup, in Winter. Happy Eating. Dani xx

O.My Beaconsfield

May 13, 2015October 9, 2015 ~ eatmystreet ~ 2 Comments

The favourite part of my recent visit to O.My in Beaconsfield came right at the end of the meal. We were presented with two adorable, individually wrapped pieces of sourdough fruit loaf, made in house, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Our waiter explained that we were to feel free to either eat them now, or take them home. We took them home, a warm toasty reminder of a elegant, exciting and delicious meal.

Now let me return to the beginning, it is apparently the very best place to start (with thanks to Maria Von Trapp for the excellent observation).

Anniversary time again, and so we booked a table at our favourite restaurant. Mr Eatmystreet convinced me that I was up to the task of eating six courses. I had my doubts, but also, I am greedy. So I went along with the whole palaver.

Six courses, three amuse bouche and three different breads. I did not regret one mouthful of it.

The food at O.My is created by talented local chef Blayne Bertoncello. He has recently been shortlisted for the Age Young Chef of the Year Award and he is so deserving. Blayne and his team create food that is interesting and intelligent whilst simultaneously being delicious and beautiful on the plate. Honestly, all the good things happening on one plate.

The most memorable dish I ate was created using the “whole pumkin.” Yes, the food at O.My often needs an explanation because what comes out of the kitchen often looks more pretty picture and less like mashed pumpkin. Lucky there are attentive waiters on hand who are only too willing to explain and answer questions. As a results of this I woke up the next day thinking about the Swedish Chef, which I think we can all agree is an awesome thing.

The Pumpkin dish made with toasted pumpkin seeds and a lasagne type outer layer made from the skin of the pumpkin. I am not explaining it well, you’ll have to ask the Swedish Chef for more information. But it was sooo good. Mouthwateringly memorable.

We also ate the Sword Fish, an Artichoke, Baked Potato & Two Hour Egg Dish and 24 hour Pork Dish served with Compressed Apple.

These “main” dishes were punctuated with dazzling little tasters, straight from the Willy-Wonker-Esque brain of the chef, to the diners table.

Here is the first “Bread Course” made from their own cultured sourdough, served with house churned butter and looking dead sexy.

Our first “taster” was Cured Salmon with lemon gel, Bone broth with dried mushroom and a herb bundle with Creme Fraiche dressing. Drink broth, wave herbs, be impressed. Etc.

A lot of the produce served at O.My is harvested from the local garden of brothers Blayne, Tyson and Chayse who run and own the restaurant.

Dessert was Baked Apple, Cinnamon Quill and Sorbet, and Meringue.

“Dessert taster” was house made chocolate that magically melts in your mouth. Well actually it is not magic, it is coconut and cocoa. I say believe what you want though people.

Our 6 course Degustation was $75 which is so reasonable for what you are getting. Creative & delicious food, attentive, charming and informative service, a touch of theatre, a little magic, a lettuce leaf shaped like a lamb. Plus gorgeous decor and a sophisticated dining room.

My pick for Best Local Restaurant by far and by local I mean all the way to Ripponlea. 😉

One last photo, as they explain it all better than the words.

Unless you are the Swedish Chef of course, he would have been all over it.

Happy Eating!

Dani

Anzac Biscuits for Anzac Day

April 25, 2015 ~ eatmystreet ~ 2 Comments

Delicious Anzac Biscuits for Anzac Day.

I also made the Macadamia and Golden Syrup Tart posted by Chew Town. It was very tasty but I think that I would return to a butter based pastry next time. The salty, creaminess of great lashings of butter in a pastry, is perfection.

http://chewtown.com/2015/04/macadamia-and-golden-syrup-tart/

There are so many recipes for Anzac Biscuits. Here is the one I used, thanks to my daughter who brought it home from school and was my cooking (and eating) accomplice today. Happiness.

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup desiccated coconut

3/4 cup brown sugar

125 g butter

2 tablespoons golden syrup

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 tablespoons of water

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C or 140C fan-forced. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Sift the flour into a large bowl. Stir in the oats, coconut and brown sugar.

Step 2
Put the butter, golden syrup and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until melted. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.

Step 3
Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined.

Step 4
Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place on the trays, about 5cm apart.

Step 5
Press with a fork to flatten slightly. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Step 6
Set aside on the trays for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack so it cools completely.

Today was the 100th year anniversary of the landing of ANZAC troops at Gallipoli. Melbourne seemed to collectively pause to mark this occasion.

Photo source: abc.net.au

Lest we forget.

Fortnums in Sassafras

April 15, 2015October 21, 2015 ~ eatmystreet

Fortnums in Sassafras

I have visited beautiful Sassafras many times but I have never been to Fortnums. Last week circumstance, and an invitation from my Mum, intervened and I found myself eating lunch there.

Autumn in the Dandenong Ranges is really not to be missed. It is oh so achingly beautiful with the always beautifully treed surrounds popping on their party shoes and best frocks and really glamming it up for a Season.

“Begin the hours of this day slow.

Make the day seem to us less brief.

Hearts not averse to being beguiled.

Beguile us in the way you know.

Release one leaf at break of day;

At noon release another leaf;

One from our trees, one far away,

Retard the sun with gentle mist;

Enchant the land with amethyst.”

From “October” by Robert Frost

Sassafras is probably the tourist mecca with so many sweet, character filled cafes, gift shops and galleries. Certainly the main street seems to be very busy no matter what time of year I visit.

The main dining room at Fortnums was quite enchanting despite its busyness. Glass windows on three sides the building does an amazing job of letting the natural beauty from outside, in.

I planned on ordering scones with jam and cream ($9.50 for two) but was then distracted by the Meatloaf with vegetables and gravy ($20.90). I think the whole tourist thing went to my head because this is not how I would normally order but the meal was very tasty in a wholesome, old fashioned kind of way.

We also tried the pumpkin soup which was creamy and tasty and served with lovely white bread and butter. And the Chicken pie.

We chased all this down with a Mini berry filled Pavlova ($10.90).

This was tasty, touristy dining in an enchanting and generous dining room. The service was sincere and polite even though the restaurant was completely packed out and they were also setting up for a wedding that night.

Visit for the views and the good old fashioned glass observatory vibe.

Be sure to pop into the Olinda and Sassafras Sweet Co afterward. I only have one Pear drop left from my visit and I am not happy about it. They are oh, so delicious.

Details

395 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, Sassafras VIC 3787
Phone:(03) 9755 1200

Jam and Cream, Heidelberg

April 3, 2015March 3, 2016 ~ eatmystreet

The name says it all really doesn’t it?

Wait. No it doesn’t! Jam and cream may be two of the best food groups available but wait, there is more.

Jam and Cream in Heidelberg is a pink, sparkly vintage dream.

Miss being a child and visiting your Nan’s house? Well pine no more. Jam and Cream serves perfectly wobbly jelly slice, 18 varieties of scone, pink lemonade, flaky sausage rolls, chocolate crackles and more. If you are really lucky you can pop out the back and enjoy it all in the sweet, soft, lacy environs of a restored 1920’s caravan.

Take your daughters, take your sisters, maybe don’t take your local footy team. The food is made on site by the passionate, enthusiastic owners (the aforementioned Nan I believe). There is a lovely little gift shop area also so you can try and take some of the pastel hued goodness to your own home.

Check out their Facebook page for opening hours and more gorgeous photos.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jam-and-Cream/972221589471144

Happy Eating!

Dani xx

Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates, Bendigo

March 18, 2015February 3, 2016 ~ eatmystreet

Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates, Bendigo

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” Forrest Gump

It all started when my lovely father-in-law bought me a box of chocolates from Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates, for Christmas. They were so delicious and so much smoother and finer than other chocolate I had previously tasted.

I had previously had a small infatuation with Hillier’s Caramel Chocolate squares. These chocolates had seen me through a tough time where my nightly routine of sitting quietly on my own and indulging in one sweet mouthful, brought me sweetness and peace. Well now I was addicted to Indulge Belgian Chocolates also, but this time without a good excuse. Except that these chocolates were smooth and fine and exceptional.

Finally I found myself with the opportunity to visit Indulge Fine Chocolates in Bendigo to buy some for myself. I also ordered a hot chocolate while I was there. (They also serve ice-cream, cakes and muffin’s, and of course coffee.) The shop was small and filled with Chocolate of every shape and size. The front counter was adorned with Chocolate Easter bunnies, Chocolate lolly pops and a counter full of handcrafted individual chocolates that can be bought individually or by the gift box!

Favourite flavours (of the moment) are Champagne Truffle, Dark Chocolate with a hint of Chilli and Peanut Butter with Raspberry Jelly.

Stop by there Facebook page if you would like to keep up to date. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indulge-Fine-Belgian-Chocolates/118961494787866

Or visit their website. www.indulgechocolates.com.au

They are located near the Bendigo Bank building (the one that cannot be missed).

If you would like to read about more of my favourite places to visit in beautiful Bendigo then look here. Or sign up to my mailing list to keep up to date.

Thanks for stopping by. I would love to hear your suggestions of other great cafes in Bendigo on my Facebook page. There are so many to chose from.

Happy eating!

Dani B xx

Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates Bendigo

Shop 26 Fountain Court Bendigo

Emerald Village Bakery & Cafe

March 9, 2015October 23, 2015 ~ eatmystreet

Everyone should have a “happy place.” A place they can visit that just makes them feel good in that deep sighing, happy on the inside kind of way. I have a few. They nearly all involve beautiful scenery, a stunning view and coffee and cake. The Boathouse, lakeside in Daylesford was top of my list for a long time. Emerald Lake Park has been a more recent favourite. Trees, hills, an actual lake. Peace, space. horizon. All good for the soul in my opinion.

Cake though, that is good for the tummy so often before I visit the Lake I like to stop by the Emerald Village Bakery & Cafe.

This Bakery has everything! Bread, sandwiches, focaccia’s, hot mini pizza’s, savoury pies, cakes, donuts, slices, sweet pies. The Aussie bakery at its best.

Slices,pies, cakes and bread are probably what they really excel at although you can eat lunch here if you really want to.

There is seating inside and seating outside. There is a roaring yellow coffee machine and a juice bar and they do an impressive hot chocolate. They also do a delicious sponge cake with jam and I am a sucker for sponge cake with jam! 🙂

Hmmmm. happy place. So, here is their website. I will let them speak for themselves. http://www.emeraldvillagebakery.com.au/index.html To you I say, get yourself a happy place and if you don’t already have one then you are welcome to borrow mine. Top tip for parents (and big children/ train obsessives/ people who never grew up etc). Puffing Billy drives through town at least 6 times a day. The happiness, oh the happiness, when children see that steam engine chug past. Almost as good as fresh sponge with cream and jam. Almost.

Happy Eating!

Details

Address: 8/9 Kilvington Dr, Emerald VIC
Phone:(03) 5968 4310

HuTong Dumpling Bar, Melbourne

February 6, 2015October 18, 2015 ~ eatmystreet

I have been blagging on about HuTong Dumpling Bar for years now and have loved the food on every visit. So of course when I invited a friend to eat here with me today, and we trudged for ages through a hot, dry CBD and I even stood swaying wildly on a packed tram with my nose stuffed closely under some strange man’s armpit, well it was not that fabulous.

Service was slightly gruff but most shockingly was this.

Slightly cold Shao-Long Bao.

These lovely little morsels are normally perfection itself, but today they were not quite up to standard.

We also ordered Special Friend Rice and Spinach Dumplings. The filling in the Spinach Dumpling was slippery and tasty, but the dumpling skins were a little chunky and uneven. 🙁

I decided to try something new today and ordered Spring Rolls from the Lunch Menu. They were….. a little bland, a little nice.

They take a pretty picture though don’t you think?

It breaks my heart to speak ill of the HuTong, but today it was not quite up to standard. Lunch was still tasty but for $45 (including soda’s) we could probably have had happier bellies elsewhere.

My taste buds are fairly loyal so I will probably be back to HuTong Dumpling Bar again to rekindle the glory days of hot, slurpy pork dumpling perfection. Just please don’t let me down next time Huut-D, or the hot date with a smelly tram will just not be worth the effort.

Dani xx

HuTong Dumpling Bar, Melbourne

Address: 14-16 Market Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone:(03) 9650 8128

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Shredded Chilli Beef Recipe

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O.My Beaconsfield

Anzac Biscuits for Anzac Day

Fortnums in Sassafras

Jam and Cream, Heidelberg

Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates, Bendigo

Emerald Village Bakery & Cafe

HuTong Dumpling Bar, Melbourne