I have been thoroughly spoilt again......
~Evening with Rick Stein~
A little corner of our very generous rooms by day......the sun was shining brilliantly on this cool Winter's day......
Above pic is the Sun going down over the ocean taken from almost the same spot
The main room
This very special Event featured a long table dinner on the Sunday night hosted by Rick
Rick actually came along and greeted each table.
We went down to the Pool Bar and had some oysters shortly after arrival
I might mention here we ate all weekend.......
Above and below 2 of the wines for the Evening......all perfectly matched
To start we had a Salad of Lobster, Avocado, Green Beans and Foie-Gras
The texture of the Foie-Gras was as smooth as velvet
This was followed by Blue Eye Trevalla and Mussel Chowder with Celery Herb
and OMG check this out......A Meuyrette of Silver Dory with Caramelized Eschallots, Bacon and Mushrooms
Chocolate Mousse with Hazelnut Dacquoise and Raspberry Sorbet.......the Sorbet was perfectly nice and tarty!!!
Next afternoon we walked up the hill to Rick's place for a cooking demonstration from his latest book travelling and cooking his way through India
Upon entering the house we were greeted with a glass of bubbles and then offered a water bottle during the afternoon.........the Perfect Host!!!
We watched and had 3 samples of his cooking
The first one was 'My Breakfast Bhaji'
A mixture of Potatoes, Carrots, Onions and Tomatoes and various Spices
Served with a Fried Egg
followed by 'Hot Smoked Salmon Kedgeree'......Rick used Smoked Trout from the Snowy Mountains in this case
and then last but not least 'Madras Fish Curry of Snapper, Tomato and Tamarind'
And here's Rick with me and Mr Armchair signing books and menus for us
This time I bought Rick's Seafood book and the Mediterranean Escape one
After Rick's we went down the end of the road through a walking track which overlooked Mollymook Beach
Another sunset shot
Next night for dinner we had
~Warm Shellfish with Parsley, Chilli, Olive Oil, Garlic and Lemon Juice~
Clams, Prawns, Mussels, Oyster, Scallop, Scampi and Blue Swimmer Crab
One of the best if not the best Seafood Platter I have had......
Followed by Whole Fried Snapper with a Chilli Sauce, Crisp Basil and Cashew Nuts
Dessert
A couple more scenes
Afterwards we met DS James
He and his Partner Danelle gave us much needed respite and had JoJo for 2 nights with them
She had a great time.......we had a great time and ate out way through the whole 2 days!!!
And I got to wear my new boots that Mr Armchair gave me for my birthday......WOO HOO!!!!
THANK YOU so much James and Danelle for this utterly delicious weekend
and Thank you Bannisters and Rick Stein for looking after us!!!
I would love to think that we will go back again another time......I'm sure we will!!!
