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Baked Figs with Gorgonzola Sauce, Buon Ricordo Book Review & Win 1 of 4 copies!

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Food is sexy, there’s no doubt about it and figs are one of the sexiest fruits I can imagine and fresh figs are truly things of sensual beauty. If you get a good one, the right one will see you swooning in ecstasy. Get a dry, light one and you’ll probably wonder what all the fuss is about and you won’t feel the sexy vibe at all whilst others will be moaning in pleasure at their juicy fig. It’s like being at a Swinger’s party where everyone is having a good time except for you. Or so I’ve heard.

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November 11, 2009 by Not Quite Nigella

Sepia Restaurant and Wine Bar, Sydney

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I know the Darling Park Building very well. No, I don’t work there. How do I know it so well? Gina, Teena and I went on a walking tour of it this rainy Spring evening looking for Sepia in which we managed to cover every square inch of this place until we finally found the restaurant, on the outside corner Southern end of the building. A group of customers are leaving and a staff member is holding open the door. She sees us and gives a welcome smile and greeting and then so does the maitre’d. “Ahhh you’re Y’s friend?” he asks and I confirm indeed I am. Y is Lemonpi of course and she is the Pastry Chef here. I’d been dying to try my friend’s food and so fellow food loving friends and fab gal pals Gina anad Teena were joining me tonight.

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The room is dark, yes bloggers the lighting is “romantic” and there are many couples here and groups of friends. We start with a complimentary glass of Stefano Lubiana bubbles which sets us girlies all in the mood.

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November 10, 2009 by Not Quite Nigella

Flowerpot Bread

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Ever since my new LG oven arrived, I’ve been barely able to leave it alone. It seems every time I walk past it, I am reminded of something over the past few months that I’ve wanted to bake but haven’t and before I know it, I’m riffling through my fridge and pantries for ingredients. When my new delivery of plants arrived, I recalled one item, a flowerpot bread. This involves baking a bread using new terracotta pots instead of a baking tray. I envisaged this would be great serving these with soups and stews over winter but also popular as a Springtime way of serving bread for a lunch or garden party.

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November 9, 2009 by Not Quite Nigella

Ganache Patisserie, Castlecrag

My friend Teena has been telling me about Ganache many times over. You see she is a friend of the owner’s wife and as a croissant fan or fiend, she adores the croissants here. So after a lunch together one day we make our way over to Ganache in Castlecrag. Having undergone a recent renovation earlier this year it looks oh so French in an understated way.