Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Australian treats with Holly

After we got back to Sydney, we made a focused effort to share the best Australian treats we know with Holly! Here's a capture of our American attempts to enjoy life Aussie-style.

TimTam slam

First up was a TimTam slam. The first go was a bit rough for Holly, but the second one was a raging success. Two thumbs up from everyone!

Pavlova

Next up was pavlova, which is kind of like a giant meringue. I haven't made one before, so it was an adventure together!

It turned out pretty, and we all were fans of it. The passion fruit that we got to put on top with the other fruit wasn't anyone's favorite part, but it was fun to try. Another success!

Kurtosh

On our last Saturday morning together in Sydney, we headed out to Kurtosh House. It was time to try the pastry that we'd been so intrigued with a week and a half ago!

We caught a train up to a town a little bit north of Milsons Point, and then walked to Crows Nest, a town lucky enough to have a Kurtosh House.

It was impossible to decide between cinnamon & sugar and Nutella. So we went with both. So good! And so fun to eat! I'm not sure which one was the best, but I do know you can't really go wrong with a Nutella pastry!

High Tea

Tea is such a big thing here. Not only are there tea houses that exist solely to do teas, but most of the nice hotels do teas as well. I'd bought a Groupon for a high tea at the Swissotel here in Sydney so Holly and I could do our first high tea together!

We got a great table by the window overlooking the CBD. And anything that starts with bubbles is bound to be good!

We made our own tea from a little tea cart, and then the tea platter was served.

There were egg salad, marinated veggie, chicken salad, and ham sandwiches on the bottom tier. The middle was scones with cream and jam - maybe our favorites of the day! And the top was sweets: a nut layer cake, chocolate tart, pistachio cream puff, and a berry mousse. We ate almost every bite!