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Latest blog posts from The Pensive Accountant and the Cuban Translator

Winding Down...
Geez. I haven't written in this thing since the dead of winter! My food blog will continue to hybernate until I've finished with my studies and have done my time at my place of employment.Winter-Spring update:I've got 8 weeks left of cookery school, then I'm out! I'm doing work experience right... Read more...
Published a year ago

Cleaning out the Fridge: Eggs, Pasta and Soup
Today was one of those days where I was debating going out into the rain to pick up some ingredients at the supermarket or see what I could whip up with just what I had in my kitchen. I chose the latter. Carrots and macaroni left over from the cookery club meeting turned into Huevos a la Flamenca... Read more...
Published a year ago

My View: Bistro Vue
I thought that when I moved back to Melbourne I'd get to see my friends more often than I do, so we've set up a monthly meet up where one of us chooses a restaurant and we do the catch up thing. This month's choice: Shannon Bennet's Bistro VueWe accidentally walked in the wrong way and... Read more...
Published a year ago

The Savoury Addition: Jamaican-style Lentils and Rice
I'm always dubious when I see things like "Mexican stew", "Cajun chicken", mostly because I always imagine people using their pair of kitchen scissors to snip the corner off of a spice packet, empty it into whatever they're cooking consequently allowing their taste buds to instantly be... Read more...
Published a year ago

Vegan Sweets: Cooking with or without?
I went to bed last night determined to cook up a storm today. I regularly have Wednesdays off from work now so I like to use these free days to test whatever recipes have been floating around in my head for the past few days. I had some guava puree that was just screaming to have something done... Read more...
Published a year ago

Off To Mecca We Went
Our 3 day hiatus from responsibility proved successful. Will and I took a mini holiday, rented a car and went (and ate and drank) where ever our hearts desired. We shopped 'til we dropped at Chadstone, boozed our way through the Mornington Peninsula, dined at the Docklands and nearly bought half... Read more...
Published a year ago

Eating in the Underground
Over at Chocolate & Zucchini I read an interesting entry on underground dinning and the thought stayed with me throughout the night and it still pestering me as I write this. I did some research on the topic and apparently we have our own underground kitchen right in our very own backyard --... Read more...
Published a year ago

One Pot Wonder: Jambalaya
I just happened to pick up the July issue of Super Food Ideas today and found a recipe for Jambalaya. I've cooked Jambalaya only once in my life as a home cook and remember it being a rather satisfying dish. As soon as I flipped thought the magazine, I forgot about the Jambalaya and instead... Read more...
Published a year ago

Digging up my roots: Cuban pastelitos de guayaba
Lately I've been feeling a bit like something in between homesickness and nostalgic. I don't really have a home -- a place I can go to year after year to visit family and feel a sense of belonging even after years of absences -- nor is is nostalgia because I definitely didn't even want to be... Read more...
Published a year ago

Soups for Winter: Asian Vegetable and Noodle Broth
The arrival of winter means soups, pies and other warm, hearty foods, well, provided you don't live in the tropics. To fill up before heading off to work with grease laden food at my favourite place of employment I whipped up this clean tasting Asian-style broth -- hopefully it'll keep me from... Read more...
Published a year ago

A Proper Vegetarian Brekkie: A Lesson in Vegetarian Nutrition
"If beef is your idea of "real food for real people", you'd better live real close to a real good hospital."Today is my day off, so I woke up early (9am) and cooked up a storm for breakfast for Will and myself. In school at the moment, we're studying seafood and preparing food according to... Read more...
Published a year ago

Brunch At Caffe Cortilé
I'd been looking forward to the Queen's Birthday, practically as if it were my very own. The last Monday I had off from school was Easter Monday and I agreed to go into work that day. This time I declined and started the day off with a lovely brunch in the city with Will, our couple friends and... Read more...
Published a year ago