nanna jumpers and lakeside adventures

Rich chocolate tart with strawberries - recipe coming soon!

(Jumper - Mum's closet, scarf - miss shop, high waisted jeans - Valleygirl, bag - Sportsgirl, loafers - from Taiwan)

Just a quick fashion post and a few snapshots from my one night trip to Daylesford with my boyfriend. He was surprised to see me in something other than boots for once as I am not a fan of ballet flats and never wear them other than for work. Although, after going for a walk around the lake and trudging through the mud as we attempted to take a short cut back, I really would have appreciated my boots. Unintentionally getting mud in your shoes is not fun, I can tell you that. Nonetheless, we had a good laugh and I walked the rest of the way back with my shoe squelching.... 

Smoked Skipton eel in pancetta, shallot confit, beetroot remoulade, mustard crème fraiche

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12 hour suckling pig with celeriac, sauce chutney and 'smokehouse' Riesling braised cabbage 

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At night, we went to the Lake House restaurant for dinner. These are pictures of the meals I had... of course not my own pictures, I didn't quite feel comfortable lugging a big camera to a fancy restaurant as I'm still getting used to the idea of whipping it out in public. I've never been to a two hat restaurant before but it was definately an experience that I could get used to.

I LOVED the entree. The smoked eel was beautiful and the presentation of the dish was divine - I've never eaten anything like it. Mmm... I'm still thinking about how exquisite this dish was now...

For main I had the 12 hour suckling pig... which I enjoyed but not as much as the entree. I thought the Riesling braised cabbage had a funny smell but other than that the rest of the dish was enjoyable. The crackling on the pig was well done and the pork was tender. I loved the sauce it was in and the apple balls that came with it - they tasted like pure apple juice.

We didn't have dessert as we had the chocolate tart I made to eat later. 

 For those of you wondering, dinner is from $74pp for two courses... they also offer three and four course as well as an eight course degustation menu.