Girly foodbloggers lunch, hosted by Ellie from Almost Bourdain

9 December 2009, 09:46


The lovely Ellie from Almost Bourdain had invited the girls over for lunch and so here we are- 15 foodbloggers, all armed with cameras. To some this would be a nightmare but for us this is normal. Foodbloggers partaking in the tastyness were: Belle, Betty, Helen, Jen, Karen, Leona, Linda, Minh & Teresa, Lisa, Steph, Trish and Trissa


Nasi lemak awaiting assembling. The beef rendang is perfectly tender and fragrant and we all loved munching on the ikan bilis. The pineapple slices are spiked with chilli but are sweet and refreshing.


Chicken wings


Trissa’s fantastic smokey chorizo


Minh’s risoni and bean salad covered in crumbly, salty feta


And then dessert time! Heh heh we kinda went overboard with the desserts…


Karen had originally brought profiteroles along and was peer pressured into turning it into a croquembouche! A bit of help from Linda the sugar master and magically a tower of profiteroles was formed, sugar boiled and threads of toffee spun around creating a golden masterpiece complete with a toffee star! Baklava was also brought by Jen and Minh


Helen made popcorn cupcakes! And they were topped with a buttery salty icing that had me smacking my lips for more


Linda’s lemon tart had already been half demolished by the time I arrived and after taking one bite I was in heaven. Oh and there was a bowl of honey cream that I totally could have eaten single handedly


Ellie’s incredible fudgey chocolatey brownie topped with Reese’s peanut butter cups. I managed to sneak half the tray home hehe thanks Ellie!


Belle’s muffins and sadly I forgot to take a photo of her awesome salted caramels. They were so good man! I need to buy a sugar thermometer and make these babies so i can have them all to myself hoho


Trish’s martian jelly. The grass jelly was super refreshing and hehe I loved the lurid greeness!


Lisa’s zingy lemon tart


Teresa made giant chocolate covered strawberries


Trissa’s hazelnut chocolate tart


Leona brought the prettiest cupcakes from Ghermez


Tarts! Betty brought these babies from Bourke St Bakery


And i made chocolate bowls filled with brownies, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries and topped with double cream. I’ll post how I made the chocolate bowls on Friday heh heh it involves balloons :P

 

 

  1. Oh such tasty memories! I really wish I had packed several emergency stomachs so I could’ve fit more in! The dessert buffet table was hilarious and your chocolate bowls – such a work of art! Betty’s tarts were from Bourke St Bakery btw, and ha, glad you liked the popcorn cupcakes!

    — Helen (grabyourfork)    Dec 9, 03:50 AM    #

  2. hehe your chocolate bowls were awesome! can’t wait for the post, are you going to include a pic of the explosion? hehe. i didn’t even get a chance to try half the desserts because my stomach just couldn’t take it anymore :(

    — Betty @ The Hungry Girl    Dec 9, 08:30 AM    #

  3. I missed out BIG TIME. I met up with Trissa the day before and she was making her tart. Your choc bowls look great. How creative. Nice post Suze. Hopefully I will get to meet you at the next meet up..

    — Katherine    Dec 9, 09:48 AM    #

  4. the chocolate bowls look fantastic. great idea! :-)

    — Simon Food Favourites    Dec 9, 09:54 AM    #

  5. What a great write up. It was definitely a fun afternoon. I think Ellie’s nasi lemak is even better than Mamak’s. Ooh you Brownies, sooo good.

    — Linda    Dec 9, 11:33 AM    #

  6. It was such a fun days and thanks for coming! I can imagine you tucking into the superfudge brownies with a giant big spoon. I can’t wait for your post on how to make balloon chocolate cups. lol!!

    — Ellie    Dec 9, 11:35 AM    #

  7. What an amazing spreadd!! So very jealous XP GW ninjaing half the brownie hee hee

    and I see the ninja! Sacrilege!

    — FFichiban    Dec 9, 11:49 AM    #

  8. Suze the boy and I polished your chocolate bowl and loved the brownies :P i was soo worried it would melt in the car but thank god it didnt.

    Was soo full that day i didnt get a chance to try all the deserts.

    — Leona    Dec 9, 11:55 AM    #

  9. my my… sugar overload! yeah I wanna see you covered in chocolate, not the sexy sort of way some one would say. LOL…
    Helen and her feisty cupcake creation! Is that minh budge in to take the best shot? Teresa got skill with phone cam and Helen just standing behind couldn’t care less! LOL

    — billy@ATFT    Dec 9, 12:06 PM    #

  10. Yummm, the Reese’s pieces topped brownie is such a good idea, I’m stealing that for later!

    — Rose    Dec 9, 12:15 PM    #

  11. LOL overboard with desserts – massive understatement :)

    Omg how good were those cupcakes?! I think all cupcakes should be salted in some way now!

    — Karen    Dec 9, 01:09 PM    #

  12. How do I get a recipe for the popcorn cupcakes – am in love with the idea…

    — Vita    Dec 9, 01:49 PM    #

  13. Yay so much desserty goodness! Dude your chocolate bowls were so awesome, I’m glad I took one home with me! Can’t wait to see your post on it :)

    — Steph    Dec 9, 05:08 PM    #

  14. Look at all those wonderful desserts! The chocolate bowls are so cool! Thanks for the great pics.

    — joey@FoodiePop    Dec 9, 06:17 PM    #

  15. So much dessert and sugar to be had! Crazy! You guys must have been bouncing off walls afterwards!

    — Forager    Dec 9, 07:05 PM    #

  16. Fantastic roundup and pics, Suze! Your chocolate bowls are incredible and I’m looking forward to seeing how they’re made.

    — Belle@OohLook    Dec 9, 10:20 PM    #

  17. Great to finally meet you and thanks for sharing your shots… I think I was too busy eating that I didn’t get enough great shots. Your chocolate bowls were such a cute idea!

    — Trissa    Dec 10, 01:25 AM    #

  18. everyone has a huuuuge camera T__T man I wish I was in Sydney now

    — swee    Dec 10, 04:02 AM    #

  19. Hahaha woohoo Suze mad photos! And of course, nothing captures foodbloggers more than a photo of all of us armed with cameras and snapsnapsnapping away. Hopefully my driving hasn’t deterred you from getting a lift from me again… I got us all home in one piece. wink

    — Trisha    Dec 10, 01:33 PM    #

  20. Hi Vita – I’ve just posted the popcorn cupcake recipe on Grab Your Fork. Enjoy! http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2009/12/popcorn-cupcakes.html

    — Helen (grabyourfork)    Dec 11, 03:10 AM    #

  21. helen: dude your cupcakes were so awesome! butter! salt! popcorn! oh baby
    betty: ahh pretty to look at not so much fun making haha explosion made a sadsusan!
    katherine: thanks dude! still havent met ya!
    simon food favourites: thanks dude!
    linda: the nasi lemak was so tasty and yes definitely better than mamaks! and your tart was so awesome dude!
    ellie: that tray of brownies didnt even last the night at my house hehe
    ffichiban: brownies allll mineeee :D
    leona: hehe glad you liked dude!
    billy: lol chocolate covered chocolatesuze haha
    rose: totally delish dude!
    karen: haha so funny looking at the table covered in desserts! was enough for 50 of us!
    vita: helen has posted on her blog: http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2009/12/popcorn-cupcakes.html
    steph: aw thanks dude!
    joey: hehe thanks!
    forager: oh i definitely was! especially after eating about 5 of belles caramels in a row hehe
    belle: dude your caramels were so awesome! need to buy a sugar thermometer now!
    trissa: great meeting you too dude! the chorizos were so tasty!
    swee: aw come for a visit!
    trisha: thanks for the lift dude! hehe its not too bad lol just blame the gps hehe

    — chocolatesuze    Dec 17, 11:10 AM    #

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