Ricotta Tortellini with Seared Scallops and Salsa

This dish puts together a scallop starter and a pasta main into one mind blowing dinner. Trust me, it's good. The creamy, almost meaty tortellini are lifted by tender, juicy scallops and topped with a piquant tomato salsa.

Warm and Peppery Shepherd's Pie

This pie warms you up with a deep peppery heat perfect for cold nights. It also satisfies with the wholesomeness of tender chunky beef. Served in ramekins, they're easy to eat and store.

What's for Breakfast? Bacon & Eggs Pancake Stack!

Nothing can get you out of bed faster than the thought of bacon & eggs, and pancakes for breakfast! I crisp up the bacon first and use the bacon dripping in the pancake batter...yumm.

In-N-Out Double Double Burger Animal Style

As I've got no plans to go to the west coast of the States anytime soon, I decided it'd be worthwhile to test out the In-N-Out Burger re-creation done at SeriousEats. Have any of you tried that recipe out? Let me know how it went in the comments!

Roast Pork & Spiced Pear

So with nothing planned for dinner, I took out the remains of the pork belly I had.

Guinness Ice Cream Float

This post is four days in lieu of St. Patrick's day...it's better late than never right? Although, to be fair, the bottle shops were totally sold out of Guinness until yesterday and so I couldn't have done this post prior.

Plus, I spent the day in Hyde Park drinking the Guinness that was on tap at the St Patrick's day celebrations. I saw sandwiches with black pudding and a fried egg on top which I really wanted to try but the queue was way too long. I settled instead for a German Bratwurst smothered in Sauerkraut and mustard. I don't think the organisers could find many Irish food vendors here in Sydney since I saw mostly Chinese, German, and Turkish cuisine. The energy of the place however, was just buzzing...thanks in part to a band called Good & Lively, and some traditional Irish dancers.

Burgers with Avocado and Onion

I want to cook and eat these again just from looking at the pictures.