B and I dined as guests of Shizuku Ramen
Japanese is by far one of my favourite cuisines, and is more often than not my go-to choice when trying to choose somewhere to go out for dinner. In fact, Japan in general is one of my favourite places which most likely started after we had Japanese student teachers live with us for up to 6 months a year for much of my childhood while they were on placement at my mum’s primary school (where she was the Japanese teacher!)
I’ve been watching a bit of Masterchef recently (tell me I’m not the only one!) and after they did the risotto challenge a few weeks back I realised I hadn’t made a risotto since my roast pumpkin risotto back in April. It was definitely time for risotto again!
I’m probably the last vegetarian in Melbourne to eat at Smith & Daughters (with no real excuse given it’s very close to home!) but I finally made it to this all-vegan eatery to find out whether it lives up to the hype!
Last Friday night B and I were headed to see Wicked and needed an early meal before the show. We don’t often have dinner in the CBD, so it was a good chance to try out somewhere that had been on my list for a while – Gazi!
After making lots of soups and curries I wanted to make a different kind of hearty meal for the cold, wintery nights we’re finally having so a stew it is! I’ve always loved sweet potato (almost as much as normal potato!) and you can’t keep me away from chickpeas so this was definitely right up my alley. The combination of lots of veggies and spices made for a delicious, warming meal which also made lots of leftovers to stock my freezer for the weeks ahead.