2011.07.13 - Wicked

After years of anticipation, today one of my dreams finally came true as I went and saw the broadway musical 'Wicked'. It really did live up to my expectations and beyond, the set and costume were beautiful and I simply loved the parallels between the musical and the 1939 movie! It is a must see musical and If I could I would watch it over and over again!!!

Wicked Martini- an alcoholic slushi served at the theater! Delicious melon flavour that light up. Hillarious how everyone was drinking it, felt like I was a Hogwarts learning magic :P :P

The beautiful and colourful set.

Wicked: The Grimmerie- a behind the scenes book. Loved the vintage look, reminds me of an old spell book.

Wicked Musical Program

Breadsticks

Few days ago I was watching Glee and one place they always mention was to eat breadsticks at a place called Breadsticks. I though, wouldn't it be awesome if we had a place like this? so after watching I got an instant craving and had to make my own.

Breadsticks
If you like Cheese and herbs and more...!!
2 ½ cups of Flour
½ a cup of Milk
1 Egg
1 teaspoon of Sugar
½ a teaspoon of Salt
¼ cup of Melted Butter
3 teaspoons of Instant Yeast
3 teaspoon of Seasoning (Italian)
1 teaspoon of Garlic
2 a cup of Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon of Butter (softened)
¼ cup of hot Water

1. Blend the bread flour, yeast, salt, sugar, garlic, Italian seasoning, grated Parmesan cheese as well as the softened butter. Then stir together hot water and milk and slowly pour in this mixture until the contents turn into a ball.

2. Add the egg and knead the dough. Once that is over, take a large bowl and lightly oil it. Then coat it with oil. Later take a damp cloth to cover the dough and place the dough in a warm place till it doubles in volume. This should take about an hours time.

3. Take the dough out and punch it and then put it out on a surface that is lightly floured. Then roll the dough into a rectangle and slice the dough lengthwise into about ten strips. Later cut these strips further into half. Use the melted butter to brush the top of the strips and then sprinkle the strips with Parmesan cheese.

4. Cover the breadsticks for 30 minutes to let it rise. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Brush the breadsticks with parmasan cheese and place the breadsticks in the oven for about 25 minutes. Or until cheese turns golden brown

Very crunchy, cheesy and herby(?)

Definately would be a great appetizer for any occasion!

Gold Rush

When looking through the pictures I took this week I noticed that most of the things had a tinge of the colour gold. Quite amazing really, could gold be the new black :P

Honeycomb flavoured Gold-Rush Espreski from Dome Cafe. My all time favourite drink, I will order this everytime I go there.

Almond coated pretzel with a caramel dip. Eat this with a cup of chocolate flavoured milk and it feels like christmas in July.

'Pure Honestly Floral Ring' from Ruche

Poptarts! My all time favourite childhood food. Problem is Poptarts are no longer distributed in Australia due to the fact they weren't popular enough. So they are now a rare breed and thanks to my sister she found a small lolly shop which sold a range of flavours. For more than double the price it was originally sold at... nevertheless it is worth it :D

Got myself a manicure, sparkly gold. I think I have my new favourite colour.

Butterbeer

After watching Heston's Feast I was inspired by my idol Heston Blumenthal in recreating the 1588 Tudor Butterbeer! It looked oddly delicious and I too wanted to conjure up this historical recipe. I found the exact same recipe Mr Blumenthal's used from the website here. For many Harry Potter fans, you'll also know it as the beverage Harry, Ron and Hermione have at The Three Broomsticks.

It was suprisingly delicious. You can really taste the spice, beer and butter! and they all blend in perfectly. Those Tudors really knew what they were doing!!

Sunlit Serenity

Another beautiful collection by Ruche, Sunlit Serenity Lookbook. I am in love with the yellow floral maxi dress but alas I just spent $200 worth of Ruche accessories a few weeks back. Which is not stopping me once I get my pay in two weeks, lets just hope that dress is still there!

Pictures taken from Ruche's Sunlit Serenity Lookbook