We were faced with this gorgeous spectacle as we stepped out of a somewhat timely Australia Day screening of Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Having also recently seen Kubrick's Paths of Glory and Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck, it's unsettling how current these films are, given that they speak about old battles.
When I used to study music, we went to the Botanical Gardens to listen to the Melbourne Symphony with the added bonus of entry=nix. My violin-playing sib had leanings towards orchestra groupy, I have fuzzy memories of photos and autographs of star cellists!
Recently I was reminded how lovely it is to spend a balmy summer evening at the Music Bowl with the MSO. Good food, good company and great music.
It has also been a while since I've seen Dallas Crane and they never disappoint. All the favourites were aired played with gusto by a tight rhythm section and roaring guitars.
Excellent supports in 67 Special and one charismatic Mr Timmy Rogers. When is that new You Am I album arriving - very much looking forward to that event too!
:: 67 Special ::
:: Tim Rogers ::
:: Dallas Crane ::
I'm a bit behind with my posts..so here's another one Over the summer, the Night Market takes over a shed or two at the Queen Vic. Imagine: stuff to buy on one side, stuff to eat on the other, and a beer garden to enjoy the balmy twilight hours. There are several stalls which sell beautifully designed home made crafty things - it's nice to know that the dosh you hand over goes straight to the person who poured themselves into making something. That kinda passion is priceless.
I love walking past the food stalls with all their delicious, tempting wafts. An old habit of mine is to gravitate towards the corn cobs or the poffertjes. However, last night I was introduced to the cupcake stall.
Now I'm not really a girly girl. Not in the Alannah-Hill-type sense and not in the damsel-in-distress sense either. The cupcake stall is very PINK and FLORAL, so I may have been walking past and missing out on these delicious cupcakes for weeks, nay years! Luckily, my non-PINK discriminating pals saw past the PINK and went straight to that which pleases the stomach.
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Of course having denounced being a girly girl, I chose the purdiest cupcake of them all - the raspberry and white chocolate creation, complete with PINK sugar flower and PINK decorations!
:: Cut Copy ::
:: Franz Ferdinand ::
:: Happy crowd :: 
For the longest time, I have been a fan of the alt-country, no-depression band Wilco. I remember seeing an old videoclip where the band jump out of a small plane….playing their instruments….whilst in freefall! My immediate thought was how much I liked these funny jumpsuit-clad guys singing a song about being Outta Mind, Outta Sight as they hurtle to earth. 
Dead set!
Soon I will get my act together and start uploading some non-food related projects I have been working on.
In the meantime, this recipe was enjoyed over the summer in the Mallee and featured our good friend's gargantuan zucchini.
Good picnic food for a lazy summer's afternoon too methinks.
Zucchini Slice
1 tbsp butter
1 onion, diced
2 rashers bacon, diced
3 large zucchini, grated (400g)
60g pecorino cheese, grated
60g parmesan cheese, grated
1 C SR flour
4 eggs, lightly beaten
salt and pepper
Preheat oven 180ºC
Melt butter in pan, cook onion until soft and translucent
Add bacon and cook for 2 more minutes
Remove and cool
Combine bacon, zucchini, cheese and flour
Add eggs and seasoning
Spoon mixture into greased shallow dish
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown and spongy to touch
Chocolate Nut Brownies 
Stored in an air tight container, brownies will be good for a week - if they last that long.
