The CocoanutThe mind eats what the mouth is thinkingThe Cake Unadorned- September 20, 2008 These days my cooking has strayed towards a utilitarian bent. I still enjoy the primal acts of peeling and chopping and roasting and frying. I remain transfixed watching heat and chemistry work their magic onto raw ingredients. Often I find myself squatting and staring upon the oven door, watching the herb-rubbed skin of a roast ...http://thecocoanut.wanzafran.com/2008/155/ Uni Lunchtime Memories- September 7, 2008 Today marks the end of the first week of Ramadan. Yes, it may be too early to start a countdown, but knowing that youre three quarters of the way into completing the annual fast does give a much needed psychological boost to the glutton in me. Ironically, I have come to realize that I rely ...http://thecocoanut.wanzafran.com/2008/uni-lunchtime-memories/ Bad Luck Bakery- September 3, 2008 photo courtesy of Cece A little more than a month ago, a friend and I made the trip to Brunswick Street Fitzroy. Inner-city Melburnians invest a lot of emotional attachment on this part-yuppie, part-grungy strip, and lately there has been this love-hate relationship over the inevitable gentrification of this caf-studded street. Perversely, those who protest the ...http://thecocoanut.wanzafran.com/2008/bad-luck-bakery/ |