A Whistle and A Milkshake
Blog URL http://awhistleandamilkshake.blogspot.com/
Located Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Tags food, recipes, melbourne, canberra, cakes, baking, sweets, music
A Whistle and A Milkshake is a blog dedicated to good food and good music, two things that the lovely ladies behind each post enjoy very much indeed.
Latest Blog Posts
- "Eggs" by Stephen Fry on Nov 3, 2009 in eggs bread breakfast
. One of my favourite food discoveries of recent years came via Stephen Fry in the pretty good film of the very good book, V for Vendetta. In this particular scene, Evey is staying with TV show host Stephen Fry (I’m sure his ‘character’ has...
- Hail Mary, Full Of Grace on Oct 24, 2009 in restaurants melbourne lunch
I've just whiled away a few lovely hours at Melbourne's wonderful Abbotsford Convent. I'm sunburnt and a little sleepy, my fingernails are filthy and I *think* I have goat poop on my tights, but poop notwithstanding I really can't recommend this plac...
- Homemade and handmade on Oct 15, 2009 in baking bread music
. My week started with a cooking adventure. I made bread for the first time. It didn’t go too well. But the second time around it worked a charm. So here are some things I've learned about baking bread: There are different types of yeast. Read ab...
- Sometimes Food - Flourless Chocolate Cake with Hazelnut Meringue on Oct 10, 2009 in cakes berries chocolate
One of my favourite lady friends just celebrated her 23rd birthday, and to ring in the beginning of her 24th year I baked her this delightfully girly cake. This recipe is perhaps a little complicated, and unless you have biceps like Agatha Trunchbull...
- A Happy Dweller of a Garden Good on Sep 28, 2009 in salad herbs music garden
. Korobow Vadim You know, I’ve always fancied myself a gardener. With absolutely no evidence, skill or inclination to back this up. Quite the opposite really: I’ve killed anything I’ve attempted to grow, I sunburn within 8 seconds of being o...
- Lionesses on Sep 20, 2009 in music
I've had a strange few weeks. Wonderful, exciting, terrifying. I'm emotionally exhausted, and for once I've turned away from the quietly crooning poets that are my usual comfort: I'm not wont to sit in the dark and have a silent cry, rather I'm cravi...
- Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice: Easy Muesli Slice on Sep 8, 2009 in sweets muesli slice comfort
A few evenings ago, whilst half way through an episode of my favourite serial-killer thriller, I was suddenly and inexplicably struck by an overwhelming craving for muesli slice. I can't say where the craving came from, needless to say I'm concerned...
