Kids in the Kitchen

Budding chefs of the future were given a chance to work with some of the top chefs from Australia and abroad at the Tasting Australia event on Sunday.

Feast for the Senses

Today I spent a couple of hours at the Bank SA Feast for the Senses at Elder Park. This public event is part of Tasting Australia which runs for a week, with a program of more than 80 events in and around Adelaide and rural South Australia.

Montacute Valley

This is what I stopped to photograph when I spotted the cyclists in yesterday's post. One of the properties in this valley is Montacute Valley Orchards where you can pick your own seasonal fruit; cherries, peaches, nectarines, lemons.

And this is the road I had just ridden up; the things I do to get photos for this blog !

Christmas Day lunch

Even though Christmas Day can be quite hot here, we always have a 'traditional' hot roast meal followed by Christmas pudding. Yesterday was a pleasant 30 degrees so we ate outside under the pergola. I also cooked the meal outside in a Weber barbecue kettle.

One billionth jar of Vegemite

No not this jar; I wish it was! Yesterday the billionth jar of Vegemite was produced; a milestone in the history of the product.

Vegemite is a spread rich in vitamin B1 made from brewer's yeast. It was developed in 1922 and first hit the shelves in 1923. Now, somewhat of an Australian icon, it is found in most Australian homes.

It is an acquired taste; you either love it or hate it. We once had a Japanese exchange student staying with us who was determined to try 'our' Vegemite. She eagerly spread it on on some bread and took a bite. I can still see the look on her face; it did not taste like what she expected.

But for me, I will hoe into this in a moment. I love it and I know it's good for me!

Chinese street party food

This stall was doing a roaring trade. They were selling XinJiang Lamb Shaslicks for $2.50 each; they were delicious. The chap with the black hat drew the crowd in; describing what he was doing and telling how nice they were. You can see by the queue that they were very popular.

There were lots of other food stalls set up in the street and the regular stalls in the adjacent food courts were busy too. I am sure the event organizers would have been pleased with the number of people in attendance.