Urban chandelier

Nice installation at the atrium of Melboure GPO, Chandeliers without light! the different level of the chandeliers highlighted the volumn of the atrium. Interesting prints were printed on the inner side of those rings.

Urban Verandah @ Miss Libertine

Went to this bar, Miss Libertine (Miss L) along Franklin Street in Melbourne. It is a Victorian double storey building... on the ground floor is the bar and the upper level seems to be like accommodation, im not sure.... anyway it is not important because what I want to share is this BAR.. apparently its Melbourne's oldest bar based one this website: http://www.residentadvisor.net/club-detail.aspx?id=4884 and it is quite a popular place for the Melbourne scene... BUT I am not so much into the scene. What attracted me was the verandah at Miss Libertine. It is on the sides of the entry. The furniture used are those vintage pieces... loose pieces of mix and match. Went there with my friends on the Friday evening b4 i started working the following week...

Tiramisù - "pick-me-up

Made Tiramisù last sunday.
Tiramisù in Italian means "pick-me-up"
It turn out quite well....
heres the recipe...

Traditional tiramisu -
Serving size: Serves 8INGREDIENTS
6 eggs
2/3 cup caster sugar
500g mascarpone
12 strong espresso coffees or (3 cups strong
plunger coffee)at room tempreture, poured into a medium bowl
2 shots of kahlua
1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder, for dusting
40 savoiardi biscuits (2 large packets) i used 2 saralee all purpose butter poundcake

METHOD
Separate egg yolks from egg whites into two large
bowls. Using a whisk or electric beater, beat egg yolks with sugar until pale in colour.
Add mascarpone and mix through with a wooden spoon. Set aside.
Beat egg whites to a stiff peak. Fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
Add 2 shots of kahlua to the coffee
Dip savoiardi biscuits one at a time in bowl of coffee taking care not to over-soak them.
Place biscuits side by side into a rectangular Pyrex dish, to form a layer. Spread with
half of the mascarpone mixture and dust it with cocoa powder. Repeat this process the remaining savoiardi biscuits and finishing with the remaining mascarpone mixture.
Set aside in refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle some more cocoa powder before serving.

If u using Poundcake.. slice the poundcake into 13 slices with each pound cake. place them side by side into the rectangular Pyrex dish. Use a spoon, water the pound cake in the Pyrex dish with the coffee, dont over water or under water it. Spread with
half of the mascarpone mixture and dust it with cocoa powder. Repeat this process with the remaining pound cake slices and finishing with the remaining
mascarpone mixture. Set aside in refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle some more cocoa powder before serving.

ENJOY! :)

Rita's Chocolate honey cake

Saw this recipe on newspaper. i tried baking it. YUM! It turned out quite well. Here are the photos.

Below is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
1/2 cup light oil ( i used canola oil)
3/4 cup honey
1 cup sugar
grated rind of 1 orange
1 cup self raising flour
1 cup plain flour
2 tbsp cocoa
scant teaspoon each of ground cinnamon and mixed spice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
1 cup boiling water
100g of 60 per cent dark chocolate, grated (optional)(i used dark chocolate chips)

METHODS

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees.
2. Grease 9inch round cake time and dust lightly with flour.
3. Mix together eggs, oil, honey, sugar and grated orange rind.
4. Sift together flour, spices, and cocoa. Add to mixture and stir well.
5. Lastly, add bicarbonate of soda to the boiling water, add to mixture and stir in carefully.
6. Bake for about an hour or until a skewer inserted in the center come out clean. When cake is ready, the sides will have shrunk away from the edge of the tin.
7. Allow the cake to cool to faintly warm before patting on chocolate and stand the cake rack over a tray to catch the fallout.

Urban Sunset

Taken on 3rd April 2007 from the University of Melbourne, Department of information systems, level 3 towards North Melbourne.
Titled: Urban Sunset, Autumn Sunset (fall sunset)

Conceptual in the progress

Dear friends n viewers,

This blog is still in the conceptual stage........ it wont be long for it to be materialized!

Cya!