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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Sydney, NSW. Where do you get Syphon coffee?
I’ve been looking forward to visiting Mecca Cafe in King St, Sydney & watching them make syphon coffee. I’m thinking Macbeth-Hubble, bubble,toil & trouble, fire burn & cauldron bubble. Alas, no such excitement, they don’t do syphon coffee. My coffee officianado … Continue reading
Commonsense Cookery Scones
The Commonsense Cookery Book has to have one of the all time, tried & true scone recipes. It was first published in 1914 & compiled by the NSW Public School Cookery Teacher’s Association and used for many years in High Schools. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Recipes, Scones
Tagged abc shop, angus & robertson, Commonsense cookery book, country womens association cookbook, date, dymocks, loaf, pumpkin, Scones, sultana
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Masterchef Follow up & Scone Flurry
Such a flurry of scone activity this week since the Masterchef Scone Challenge Episode in Series 3 Episode 2. There’s still no sign of a recipe for the buttermilk scones although a recipe for date & lemon scones from 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged andrew denton, buttermilk scones, daily telegraph, date, enough rope, lemon, masterchef, matt moran, matt preston, Norma Allen, Scones, sydney morning herald, white chocolate
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The Rocks, Sydney. Tara Tea rooms ****4stars. Yum. Best Scones. & Much Ado.
What: Tara Tea Rooms Rating Today: ****4 stars Yummy scones.Great jam too. Where: 33 George St, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone:(02) 9247 3233 When: Saturday and Sunday only 10-5pm Web: http://www.irishdesign.com.au/g/4145/tara-tea-room.html Value: Excellent Cost: $9.50 Devonshire … Continue reading
Posted in Jam, Scones, Sydney, Theatre
Tagged 4 star, bell shakespeare, canberra, jam, melbourne, much ado about nothing, Scones, sydney, sydney harbour yha, sydney opera house, tara tea rooms, the rocks
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Masterchef & CWA Scone Challenge Followup
Here’s an article I found in the Sydney Morning Herald that followed on from last week’s masterchef scone challenge. They asked Gloria Hyatt who oversaw the CWA cafe at this year’s Sydney Easter Show about scones. They baked about 3000 scones … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Scones, Sydney
Tagged cwa, gloria hyatt, masterchef, recipe, scone, scone challenge, smh, sydney easter show, tips
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Katoomba, NSW. Solitary Kiosk. ***3stars.Too crumbly.
What: Solitary Restaurant & Kiosk Rating Today: ***3 stars for scones.Too crumbly. Where: 90 Cliff Drive, Leura Falls NSW 2780 Ph: 4782 1164 When: Daily 10.30am- 4.30pm Web: http://www.solitary.com.au Value: Good Cost: $10 Devonshire Tea. Notes: … Continue reading
Parramatta, NSW. Lachlan’s Cafe. ****4 stars. Great Scones
What: Lachlan’s Cafe Rating Today: *** 4 stars. Great Scones. Where: Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Parramatta Ph: 1300 596 286 When: From 10am 7 days a week. Web: http://www.lachlans.com.au Value: Excellent … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Scones, Sydney
Tagged Elizabeth Farm, lachlan's cafe, old government house, Parramatta, parramatta park, Rose Hill
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Men Rule at Scones, especially on Mother’s Day or any other day!
Men making scones. Baking & sharing scones creates much joy & happiness. In our family the men like to make the scones. It’s something that they enjoy doing on special occasions or whenever they feel like it. Great for Sundays too! It’s … Continue reading
Masterchef Scone Challenge & CWA Scone Shame.
Masterchef Series 3 Episode 2: Bootcamp – Scones. Curious that buttermilk scones were the penalty round. It certainly showed that it’s not as simple as you might think. I couldn’t find a copy of the recipe & they didn’t give … Continue reading
Scone Challenge on Masterchef tonight!!!!!
Amazing to see scones reigning supreme on Masterchef tonight. Hopefully, the world will take us seriously now & the general standards of scone baking will improve. If you missed it, there were a few tears. It looks like it will … Continue reading
Sconquest. 