Wishing you all a very Happy Easter. Whether you’re chowing down on chocolate eggs, going on an egg hunt or enjoying a more savoury approach – hope its increggible!
Still looking for ideas? I highly recommend Louise Carter’s blog post on http://besthomechef.com.au/blog/how-to-make-easter-eggs/
Many Thanks to www.vacationingwithkids.com for this great picture.
Love this decanter by Stephen Bergne. Thanks to its cork holder it will stand at an angle; the more liquid inside, the lower its centre of gravity and more it tips! I’d like to see someone pouring a glass out though…
Egg-shaped glory – available from designerbox.com.
Many thanks to one of my favourite daily reads for the discovery of this ovular delight: the drinks business http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/04/top-10-wine-decanters/7/
Searching for new recipes is one of my all time favourite things to pass the time, actually finding something and making it is a rare occurrence.
Its easy to find reasons not to make something: not enough time; don’t want to have to go out to buy the ingredients; sounds laborious etc. Generally it boils down to laziness…not this time though!
Dorie Greenspan’s recipe for Gougéres sounded delicious, worth the effort and I already had the ingredients in my kitchen! The use of 5 eggs makes it an ideal feature for this blog. I also like that Dorie is an expat who has been asked for her recipe of a French dish! You can find the recipe by clicking this link:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Gougeres-361149
In the new house, we haven’t quite stocked up on kitchen things so I tried out two batches of Gougéres. The first batch were baked on a roasting tray and had a choux pastry texture – 7/10.
The second lot of Gougéres were baked in a muffin tin and although they rose nicely, it didn’t last too long out of the heat. They had more of a spongey texture – 6/10.
Highly recommended recipe!
Bad weather can often mean trying something you might not have done in the sun. This week has been on the miserable side here in Sydney, so I ventured out to Darling Harbour in the rain to see what the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium had to offer. It was pretty crowded; I think everyone had had the same idea but luckily there’s an awful lot to see!
Although the cheeky Dugongs are the best thing to see by far, there are a number of places where you can see eggs in and out of water. The Shark nursery had a youngster swimming around, as well as what looked very much like mermaids’ purses hung up on a washing line. A mermaid’s purse is the name given to the egg case of sharks, skates and chimearas. The egg inside is already fertilised so the baby is left to develop without needing constant attention from the mother. It is also called a devil’s purse or the scientific name is Chondrichthyes. Halfway round the aquarium there is a touch friendly pool with blue starfish, barnacles, clams and shark eggs.
This interesting spiral is a Port Jackson Shark Egg!
I like it much more than the regular shark eggs because of the helical shape. It is made out of collagen, which is smooth to touch and very strong – unlike the shell of a chicken egg made from calcite. When shark eggs are laid, each one is attached to something anchored to the sea floor; usually seaweed. Here are some fully grown Port Jackson Sharks. They are fairly easy to identify due to the harness markings around the eyes and across the body.
Don’t worry though, they’re not interested in eating humans!
Eggs in Oz 