French toast

Ricardo’s Cafe

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This morning I had breakfast with Bron at Ricardo’s Cafe in Jamison in the north side of Canberra.

Ricardo’s Cafe is a regular place for us for weekend breakfasts and lunches. If you do a search in Yummy Lummy and the Old Yummy Lummy you’ll find lots of posts featuring Ricardo’s Cafe. This morning Bron tried the new Tiramisu French toast and I had the smoked salmon breakfast (again).

I walked there this morning and enjoyed saying hello to Mr Owl.

Owl statue

Bron enjoyed the French toast noting it wasn’t too dense and not too sweet. You can see the rose water jelly and the chocolate soil. So colourful! Image courtesy of Bron.

French toast

 

I really liked the salmon, it’s a very filling and satisfying meal.

Smoked salmon and poached eggs

Bron also gave me a vanilla slice she made. I ate it for breakfast dessert. The custard was the best I’ve eaten. It was made from scratch and not from custard powder. If you look closely you can see the vanilla. It was absolutely delicious  I didn’t realise it also had some orange peel in the icing. Bron was very reluctant to let me photograph and share the vanilla slice image because the icing had been affected by condensation from the fridge and Bron thought it was damn ugly.

Vanilla slice

On the walk home I came by some new Canberra public art

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French toast with bacon and maple syrup

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I think bacon and maple syrup go hand in hand like waffles and ice cream

What can be simpler than beating some eggs with some cream. I add a pinch of salt and some brown sugar to the mix before soaking my bread. Ideally I would have used a thick slice of brioche but all I had this morning was some Helga’s pumpkin seed bread. Perhaps not the best for French toast but hey I’m not complaining. 

The streaky bacon was just cooked in the bench top oven. When the toast was ready in the frying pan I added the bacon and poured a generous amount of maple syrup on the bacon. I like a bit of ground cinnamon too. 

Beaten egg and cream NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1250
Beaten egg and cream NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1250
A bowl of beaten egg and cream with a slice of bread and some Cinnamon. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1100
A bowl of beaten egg and cream with a slice of bread and some Cinnamon. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1100
French toast in the frying pan. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1000
French toast in the frying pan. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1000
French toast with bacon and maple syrup. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/40sec, ISO 400
French toast with bacon and maple syrup. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/40sec, ISO 400

A nice Sunday around Lake Ginninderra and @hahabarCBR

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Waking up to nearly −5 °C near Lake Ginninderra made me feel hungry 🙂

I had arranged to meet Bron and Max for breakfast at the Ha Ha Bar on Lake Ginninderra. I thought a brisk walk would warm me up.

Check out the apparent temperature
Check out the apparent temperature

On the way to the Ha Ha Bar I came across a dead pelican in the lake. It is sad, but such is the circle of life.

A dead pelican participating in the circle of life on Lake Ginninderra
A dead pelican participating in the circle of life on Lake Ginninderra

I arrived at the same time as Bron and Max. When we walked in there were very few patrons at tables but most of the tables had been reserved such is the popularity of the Ha Ha Bar. We were shown a table near a wall and a bench seat. After asking for coffee we were ready to ask for food.

Bron went for a hot smoked salmon bruschetta, Max asked for blueberry ricotta hotcakes and I asked for French toast. You may have worked out from recent posts that I’ve strayed from my low carbohydrate way of life. My jeans are feeling a little more tight and I may have to re-explore belt holes I’ve not used for a few months.

 

Bron asked for "All muddled up". This drink contains strawberries, pineapple and vanilla.
Bron asked for “All muddled up”. This drink contains strawberries, pineapple and vanilla.
Bron's hot smoked salmon bruschetta. This image has been very popular on Instagram and Twitter today :-)
Bron’s hot smoked salmon bruschetta. This image has been very popular on Instagram and Twitter today 🙂 Image courtesy of Bron.
Max's blueberry ricotta hotcakes. Image courtesy of Max.
Max’s blueberry ricotta hotcakes. Image courtesy of Max.
My poached pear, pomegranate seeds, pistachio nuts, and caramelised fig gelato. It was pretty delicious.
My poached pear, pomegranate seeds, pistachio nuts, and caramelised fig gelato. It was pretty delicious.

The Ha Ha Bar has received good reviews from other Canberra bloggers. I’d happily recommend it for residents of Canberra wanting a great place to eat.

http://tweetcanberra.com.au/2014/05/hahabar/
http://cbrfoodie.org/2014/03/12/ha-ha-bar-in-belconnen-emu-bank-next-to-the-video-store/
http://talesofaconfectionist.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/ha-ha-bar/
http://inthetaratory.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/t1-reviews-ha-ha-bars-breakfast/
http://garydlum.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/hahabarcbr/
http://garydlum.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/hahabaragain/

After breakfast I walked home and got warm. Around midday it was warmer outside so I went for a walk around Lake Ginninderra. I shot a few photographs. It was a pretty enjoyable walk.

 

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