Holidays !!! Friday, 21st November 2014

I can't quite believe its been so long since last writing, hey.  Holidays - simply lovely but very busy and full of action, with very little time for writing, which is a great shame.

So now I'm back, and getting organised, I'll be writing again shortly, telling you all about the lovely food I enjoyed in Australia!

One little thought for now to pass on to you - Organic Sourdough bread - its delicious and without side-effects for me!  Now, was that just the holiday effect, or might I find the same response from eating a similar product here in Oxfordshire??

Well, I shall be doing my best to find out and you can be sure you'll be the first to know.  I'm even going to ask the dear SO to use organic strong flour for his next batch of home-made bread - we'll see how that works out!

OK that's all for now, but I'll be back very shortly and, in the meantime, happy eating xxx

Daisy

These most delicious Iced Chocolate at Rochford Winery, Yarra Valley, Victoria....

Food Gallery at Daylesford - Sunday, 2nd November 2014

Away for a country weekend of lovely food, family and gardens, we called in to the Food Gallery at Daylesford, owned and run by Toni, where I had a most glorious salad of chicken and avocado with pine nuts. My family ordered her warm lamb salad and the pumpkin soup with hot buttered soup, both of which were also very good

Toni's restaurant is stylish, sophisticated and warmly family-friendly, with wonderful, eclectic furnishings and decoration, hung with huge mirrors to reflect the light and warmth of this lovely eatery.

Iced coffee & chai latte kept us happy as our order was prepared, arriving shortly afterwards; pipping hot pumpkin soup with warm toast and our warm lamb salad and my chicken and avocado salad with pine nuts.

Jez had a deep bowl of hot pumpkin soup and toasted bread and butter

Dani's delicious warm lamb salad

My succulent-with-oil-dressing chicken and avocado salad with pine nuts

My delicious iced coffee....

Toni's display shelves of both savoury and sweet foods were both stunning and compelling and just look what we espied in the dessert cabinet - salted caramel eclairs with other gorgeous flavours to drool over...!

Eclairs of Salted Caramel, Pistachio Nut, Passionfruit Butter, Belgian Chocolate and Berry Blossom...!

Salted Caramel  Brownie Bars

Orange & Almond Babycakes

Marz Mini's

and here's Toni with her assistant chef in their amazingly compact small kitchen, where they produce all the wonderful food for Toni's restaurant; it must all be down to brilliant organisation and hard work, coupled with a great love of good food, wonderful eating and contented diners.

We all enjoyed Toni's fabulous food, her glorious restaurant and the wonderful atmosphere at the Food Gallery of stylish Daylesford.  The only question to be addressed now is, when shall we make our return visit to enjoy Toni's restauramt???


Being on a mission to sample as many salted caramel desserts as possible, I am happy to tell you that Toni's eclair was totally scrumptious and extremely more-ish...!

We really will be back for more of Toni's good food just as soon as possible.

Daisy

PS.......

Find the Food Gallery at - 77 Vincent Street, Daylesford, Victoria 3460.; 'phone number 03 5348 1677 or via email to -
toni@thefoodgallery.com.au