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The American Dream at Ricardo’s Cafe

Posted by Gary

For me the American dream is owning a big block V8, preferably an Hemi big block. 

For this post though I’m referring to a mousse dessert from Ricardo’s Cafe in the Jamison Plaza in Macquarie.

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But more of that later in the post.

Before dessert comes dinner. When it comes to the American dream I also think of one of my favourite Americans, viz., Homer Simpson. One of Homer’s favourite things for dinner is a pork chop. I haven’t made a pork chop for ages. In Darwin I cooked them quite often. 

 

 

Here are some Homer quotes on pork chops http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Pork_chops and http://www.royalbaconsociety.com/top-10-bacon-quotes-from-homer-simpson/

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So this is the pork chop I bought this afternoon. It had a nice strip of fat attached.

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This is the seed mustard and maple syrup coating I have ready for my pork chop.

The American Dream at Ricardo’s Cafe
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Pork chop
  • Seed mustard
  • Maple syrup
  • Coleslaw
  • Coleslaw dressing
  • Fried shallots
Instructions
  1. Coat a pork chop on one side with the maple mustard
  2. Put into a oven at 250 °C for 10 minutes
  3. Turn the pork chop over and coat the other side with maple mustard
  4. Put back into the oven at 250 °C for 15 minutes
  5. Let the pork chop rest for 7 minutes
  6. Plate up with the coleslaw
  7. Shoot a photograph
  8. Eat the meal
  9. Wash the dishes
  10. Write the recipe
  11. Blog (verb)
 

 

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So here is the dish. It tasted pretty good.

Now it’s time for dessert and Ricardo’s cafe’s The American Dream!

I took a few photographs because it looked so good.

Ricardo's Cafe on Urbanspoon
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In the box

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I hope you enjoyed the photographs. I really enjoyed eating this dessert which consisted of peanut paste mousse and peanut paste brittle with a raspberry coulis in the syringe. It was amazing. If you live in Canberra and want to try this, Ricardo’s Cafe is an amazing place to enjoy breakfast, lunch or high tea. They also make great coffee and the thick shakes are to die for. 

So dear reader, what is your idea of the American dream? 

 

 

What I ate today and what I got up to today

Posted by Gary

Today is the birthday of one of my best friends from Medical school. I sent her an e-mail to wish her all the best and then I decided to have another crack at the low fat scrambled eggs I did last week. I shot a series of photographs just for fun.

If you want to see the photographs as a gallery check out Google Photos. Click on one image to see it full size. To see the EXIF data (including a map if the photograph was geotagged) click on the information (i) icon in the top right corner. You can navigate through the gallery using the arrow keys or by swiping if you’re using a tablet or smartphone.

Scrambled eggs preparation. Frying pan.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Frying pan.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Scrambled eggs preparation. Eggs, skim milk and grape seed oil.
Whole grain English muffin
Whole grain English muffin
Cholesterol lowering pro-activ spread
Cholesterol lowering pro-activ spread
Cholesterol lowering pro-activ spread and whole grain English muffin
Cholesterol lowering pro-activ spread and whole grain English muffin
Cholesterol lowering pro-activ spread on whole grain English muffin
Cholesterol lowering pro-activ spread on whole grain English muffin
Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade
Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade
Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade with whole grain English muffin
Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade with whole grain English muffin
Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade with whole grain English muffin
Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade with whole grain English muffin
Saturday breakfast. Low fat scrambled eggs on a whole grain English muffin with some Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade.
Saturday breakfast. Low fat scrambled eggs on a whole grain English muffin with some Buderim Ginger Factory ginger, lemon and lime marmalade.

After breakfast I went grocery shopping and had a coffee at Everbean Espresso Bar in Westfield Belconnen.

Saturday morning coffee. Flat white coffee from Everbean Espresso Bar.
Saturday morning coffee. Flat white coffee from Everbean Espresso Bar.

After grocery shopping I went for a walk around Lake Ginninderra.

Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Galah on Lake Ginninderra
Galah on Lake Ginninderra
Galah on Lake Ginninderra
Galah on Lake Ginninderra

For lunch I met Bron at Ricardo’s Cafe and Patisserie. I had a Reuben sandwich and a peanut paste and jelly dome.

I shot a few photographs on the way.

Winter trees on Benjamin Way
Winter trees on Benjamin Way
Winter trees on Benjamin Way
Winter trees on Benjamin Way
Owl statue T-juntion Belconnen Way and Benjamin Way
Owl statue T-juntion Belconnen Way and Benjamin Way
Cyclists dismount sign Benjamin Way. I've never seen a cyclist dismount in Canberra.
Cyclists dismount sign Benjamin Way. I’ve never seen a cyclist dismount in Canberra.
Cockatoos in flight
Cockatoos in flight
Budgerigar
Budgerigar
Shopping trolley
Shopping trolley
Saturday lunch. Reuben sandwich at Ricardo's Cafe.
Saturday lunch. Reuben sandwich at Ricardo’s Cafe.
Saturday lunch. Peanut paste and jelly dome at Ricardo's Cafe.
Saturday lunch. Peanut paste and jelly dome at Ricardo’s Cafe.

For dinner I had some baked salmon with curry coconut quinoa rice.

Saturday dinner. Baked salmon with curry coconut quinoa rice.
Saturday dinner. Baked salmon with curry coconut quinoa rice.

What did you get up to today?

Ricardo’s Cafe

Posted by Gary

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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Caramel latte sundae

Posted by Gary
Caramel latte sundae from Ricardo's Cafe, Jamison

Regular readers know of my love of all things from Ricardo’s Cafe in Jamison. The cake display has recently changed over and I have been drooling over the caramel latte sundae. You can see a nice photograph of the old line up on their Facebook page.

Ricardo’s cafe has recently been written up in The Canberra Times’ Good Food Guide and there was news that a second restaurant will be opening in Woden near to where I work. I’ve been joking with friends that my Lowes discount card will be smashed soon as I buy new larger trousers and a new belt.

I finished work a little early today and drove to Ricardo’s Cafe and picked up a caramel latte sundae to enjoy as dessert tonight.

Before I get to dessert though I needed to make dinner. For that I made a simple beef and bacon burger with some avocado.

Beef and bacon burger with avocado
Beef and bacon burger with avocado

I smashed the avocado first and added lots of chili flakes to add a little spice! To try to reduce the fat levels I didn’t use butter this time and no cream cheese. It still tasted pretty amazing.

 

So after enjoying the burger I pulled out the caramel latte sundae and tried to eat it slowly and savour it. I used a teaspoon which I always find better for desserts. The popcorn was pretty nice. It was still crunchy and had a great caramel flavour. Inside the dessert was smooth, sweet and had a lovely caramel surprise inside.

Caramel latte sundae from Ricardo's Cafe, Jamison
Caramel latte sundae from Ricardo’s Cafe, Jamison

If you’re in Canberra I highly recommend the caramel latte sundae from Ricardo’s cafe

Smoked salmon and poached eggs at Ricardo’s Cafe

Posted by Gary

Yesterday I decided to add a Yummy Lummy blog Instagram account to separate the food from everything else. 

I’d love for you to follow me on both accounts. 

My main account is @garydlum and my food account is @yummylummyblog

This morning I had a lovely smoked salmon and poached egg breakfast at Ricardo’s Cafe. 

I’ve embedded the images from Instagram

This morning Bron invited me out to Ricardo’s cafe for breakfast. The smoked salmon was very good and even better with egg yolk running over it into the bread.

Sunday breakfast. Smoked salmon and poached eggs. SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 1600
Sunday breakfast. Smoked salmon and poached eggs. SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 1600
Ricardo's Cafe cake display Apple iPhone 5 with iPhone 5 back camera 4.12mm f/2.4 at 4mm and f/2.4, 1/100sec, ISO 64
Ricardo’s Cafe cake display Apple iPhone 5 with iPhone 5 back camera 4.12mm f/2.4 at 4mm and f/2.4, 1/100sec, ISO 64

 
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