#TNTea

Hello!!

I know I have been very inconsistent with the blogging. I have been busy with a few new job ventures. However, with uni exams coming up, I thought I would take a little break and do a quick post on my 22nd Birthday by sharing a few photos with the blogger world. 

For my 22nd Birthday, I decided to host a Garden Tea Party. With the help of my sister, friends and family I was able to pull off an amazing event! 

The set up was at my sisters house, where all cake stands, decorations and props were items that we have between the 2 of us. Most of the food was either made by my sister or myself. My sister has 2 pet rabbits, Taro & Sesame whom were also a highlight of the event. Lastly I had an event hashtag of #TNTea where more photos can be seen.

Additional items were by:
Flowers by PaPetal http://papetal.blogspot.com.au/ - She uses crepe paper to create beautiful floral creations, she has an instagram of @papetalcraft. Her Facebook page would be best mode for contact.
Tea sets  by Just My Cup of Tea - Vintage China & Prop Hire
Macarons by fellow food blogger Tina Huynh (Gaytime and neopolitan!)
Cake from http://www.cavallaros.com.au/cakes.html
Pastries by Dulce Luna Viennoiserie
Photography Danny Ku

The menu

Photobooth props and area

The set up

Papetal hypericumberries

The tea table set up

Papetal crepe flowers and Just my cup of Tea sets

Dulce Luna pastries

A glimpse of afternoon delights

Papetal crepe flowers

Papetal crepe flowers

Home-made scones with jam

The filled table

Maracuja Cake from Cavalloros 

Sesame

Taro

Thank you everyone for helping pull of an amazing event! Another shout out to everyone who came, because without you all, there wouldn't have been an event to begin with!

Good food, good times!

Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic 2013

Hello! I know this post is a bit late, but better late than never right? This year celebrated the 5th Annual Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic. This was my 3rd time going to the picnic, and every year I able to put face to blogs, meet new bloggers and enjoy great food! Even though the weather was unpredictable throughout the entire morning, we were all glad that the rain cleared by the afternoon when the picnic started! Thank you to Helen (http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com.au/) and Suze (http://www.chocolatesuze.com/) for organising the event, without you both, there wouldn't be food bloggers picnic!

Crackling from Mr Crackles! They provided a total of 25kg worth of crackling for the food bloggers to devour! =D http://www.mrcrackles.com.au/

Amazing macarons by http://ramenraff.blogspot.com.au/

Not sure who brought these, but they were tasty! Perfectly flavoured

A great picnic isn't without rice paper rolls provided: http://www.foodisourreligion.com/

I wish my pandan chiffon cake turned out like this: http://angielivestoeat.blogspot.com.au/

http://crunchytiger.wordpress.com/about/

http://see-fooddiet.blogspot.com.au/

http://thechroniclesofhilda.blogspot.com.au/

http://xchristinethai.wordpress.com/

Tasty little parcels despite what she thought! http://www.theadventuresofmisspiggy.com/

http://loveswah.com/

Peach Cobbler http://84thand3rd.com/

http://jeroxie.com/addiction/

http://lateraleating.com/

Calling for eating time!!

Deep fried cheese by http://theheartoffood.com/ and 

pork & fennel sausage rolls by http://thelamstock.com/

http://www.jugernauts.com/

Mango-misu (not sure who made this either)

How food bloggers take photos...

I do not know who made this too but I am on the hunt for them! It was delicious!!!!!

http://ohayana.wordpress.com/

Vegetarian Marshmallow by me! (http://spoonfulsofgoodness.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/vegetarian-marshmallow-with-chocolate.html)

Evil secret santa begins!

After all the stealing and present opening, Suze in the end was happy to swap with me! Thanks Suze!

It was a lovely afternoon meeting new people and eating with people who all have a common food interest! Thanks again to Helen and Suze!

Good food, good times!

Melbourne Bites: Hardware Societe, Lux Bite & La Belle Miette

A day trip to Melbourne and the food that was involved.

1. Hardware Societe
2. St Ali (coffee break)

3. Lux Bite

4. La Belle Miette

HARDWARE SOCIETE

120 Hardware St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Baked Eggs 

Left: chorizo sausage, piquillo pimientos sauce, crunchy almonds, queso de cabra goats milk cheese

Right: Sweet potato, thyme & jerusalem artichoke puree, triple cream brie

Charcuterie coddled eggs

cured meats, hot smoked salmon, fromage du jour, condiments

LUX BITE
38 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141

Rainbow of macarons

Meringue Monster
Green tea sponge, pistachio, watermelon yoghurt, sour strawberry mousse and meringue

Lolly bag cake: As seen in Masterchef 2013

Almond jaconde, freckle Crunch, mandarin jaffa ganache, musk mallow, spearmint buttercream and redskin glaze

Endless Love

Lychee ganache, rose cream, lychee and fresh raspberries

Our delights!

LA BELLE MIETTE
30 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000

Macarons
Left Column: Lavender, Earl grey & chocolate, Violet blueberry, Lemon, Salted caramel and Opera cake
Right Column: Raspberry, Pimms & pomegranate, Rose, Cherry blossom & sake, Scone, Bastille

Macarons

Left to Right: Lemon, ginger & pineapple, Heilala crème brulee, Mandarin & Jaffa, Sour strawberry, Ribena Lemonade, Coffee Candy (Kopiko), Bamboo Oolong tea and Kaya toast 

Hoard of macarons =D