David Lynch: Between Two Worlds @ QAGOMA

March 11 2015
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by emma

http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/upcoming/davidlynch

Being young in the 90s and a film buff, I’m a massive David Lynch fan and have watched most of his movies (including Eraserhead which I saw at the Old Dendy back in the day when it was a cool, studenty cinema which you had to walk up a dark, unpopulated street to get to, and where there were always all types of weird patrons, er, including me and my friends I suppose!).  Anyway, was excited to spot this upcoming exhibition at GOMA a while back, which includes David Lynch’s films, art and music and it looks so awesome, I can’t stand it.

David Lynch: Between Two Worlds goes from 14 March to 7th June and you’ll need to buy tickets.

First and last mages from: QAGOMA
Movie images from: Inland Empire, 2006, USA/France/Poland, David Lynch; Lost Highway, 1997, USA/France, David Lynch; Eraserhead, 1977, USA, David Lynch; Blue Velvet, 1986, USA, David Lynch

On figs

March 11 2015
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I couldn’t let fig season go by without a couple more photos of the prettiest fruit around.  And in case you’re wondering – the below is rolled oats, figs, raspberries, Greek yoghurt, salted pistachios & honey (although delicious, I genuinely felt bad about digging into this, it’s a natural work of art).

oats with figs

figs

Mushroom stroganoff with sour cream herb mash

March 8 2015
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vegie stroganoff

I’ve always thought that stroganoff didn’t really need the beef (it’s all about the mushies and sauce after all) so wondered what this classic dish would taste like with just hearty brown mushrooms.  Well we had this one weekend recently and it was delicious!  Mushrooms are a sort of beefy vegetable anyway, and so long as you don’t overcook them (leaving them whole is sort of important, to me at least, so try to find bite sized ones) and they have a nice bite to them, you won’t miss the beef at all, in fact, just think of them as vegetarian meatballs 😀

This does make a lot of sauce and in hindsight, a lovely bread roll would have been great to mop up the sauce and you could always use pasta instead of the mash; there’s heaps of sauce to go around!
vegie stroganoff

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Lemon cherry ricotta loaf cake

March 1 2015
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by emma

Ricotta makes a beautiful cake; soft with a delicate crumb.  So I decided to use some to make a lemon cake with soft, sweet cherries dotted throughout and a thick, fudgy berry icing.  Jam, preferably a decent, mostly fruit filled one, is perfect for whipping up a quick icing (I made this icing a while back) although this time I added a tablespoon of butter which gave it a rich creaminess.  It’s not strictly necessary as a dusting of icing sugar would also be nice.

The icing is pretty awesome though.

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Blackberry peach crumble (vegan)

February 22 2015
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by emma

I purchased some coconut oil ages ago and never know what to do with it!  I was going to use my usual unsalted butter for this crumble but then thought I’d try the bottle of coconut oil sitting gloomily at the back of my fridge instead.  Despite the fact that I’m not particularly paranoid about natural saturated fats, I’m not entirely convinced about the health benefits of coconut oil, what with all the diet related jibba jabba around the internet these days.

It does make a beautiful crumble though, smells really nice and is a good substitute for butter in a kindly, animal friendly way and I respect that.  I couldn’t resist adding some fresh figs to this lovely crumble (I love crumbles!  They’re low maintenance to put together yet so delicious and I’ve really been loving the peaches this season).

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Cocktail Fridays: the Old Fashioned

February 20 2015
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Blimey these are strong (they’re way more than a standard drink so be warned) though I felt so Mad Men and glamorous drinking one of these prohibition era cocktails – I don’t know how Don drinks them on the regular though, no wonder he’s drunk all the time!  And I’m the only one I know who loves those glace cherries but I do!

Usually I’m a champagne or voddie girl but occasionally I like to branch out into the darker spirits and Ant likes a bit of bourbon, so we keep some decent stuff around.

old fashioned recipe

old fashioned

old fashioned

old fashioned

old fashioned

 

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