Archive for December, 2005

Ricotta Pancakes with Caramelised Lychees

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
Pancakes
• 150g self-raising flour
• 35g caster sugar
• 100g low fat ricotta
• 200 - 250ml low fat milk
• 1 egg white
• Knob of butter
For the Lychees
• 12 fresh Lychees, peeled and quartered
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 (one third) cup caster sugar
• Zest of one lime, finely grated
• Zest of one orange, finely grated
• Small knob [...]

Smoked Chicken and Lychee Salad

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
• 200g smoked chicken, skin on
• 1 small carrot
• ½ stalk celery
• 20 chives
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons white wine vinegar (or sherry vinegar)
• Salt and pepper
• 12 fresh Lychees, peeled and halved
• A few coriander leaves, for garnish
Method:
• Slice the chicken breast into long thin strips. Place in [...]

Sexie Coffie

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

Sexie Coffie is our favourite stop when we drive to Bundaberg. Sexie Coffie is a retrofitted McDonalds restaurant that now sells it’s own brand of good coffee to passing motorists. The building provides a good clean and solid infrastructure of toilets, kitchen, drive through facilities etc, though we always walk in to stretch [...]