Aesecakes

It is summer here in Australia and it’s quite common to do this type of food at this time of year. What we refer to as a barbecue is what many would call a grill. And no, we don’t call them shrimp. Whatever you choose to call them, it was all delicious.

Description, clockwise from bottom:

• Pork and fennel sausages with Argentinian chimichurri
• Australian banana prawns
• Corn on the cob (boiled and finished on the grill)
• Halloumi, onion, red and green capsicum (pepper) and mushroom skewers
• Potato salad

First released in 2018, this live version is from 2020. I personally love the Stavely-Taylor sisters’ indie folk, sibling harmonies. The song is one I always play at this time of year.

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Malachite butterfly, Siproeta stelenes

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Bottom left - Tasting plate with, Focaccia with smoked black garlic vinegar butter. Golden chicken rib gochujang. Beef brisket croquette with chili mayo. Marinated olives. Kingfish crudos with horseradish, apple pickle and finger lime.

Then clockwise…

Roasted, grilled, sliced Kohlrabi marinated in lemon myrtle vinaigrette. Placed on fresh curd and scattered with toasted buckwheat.

Appetiser plate with, Panisse (chickpea flour fritter), Smoked mussel w pickled carrot, Kingfish pâté on toast.

Grilled flank, garlic slices and pumpkin seed.

Cacao cream, cold brew and sour cherries.

Asparagus, pickled turnip and lovage

I haven't listened to this London band before, so will have to put them on the "to listen" playlist. I like this track.

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A beautiful performance from Melbourne based artist, Gena Rose Bruce. I enjoy both of her albums that were released via Dot Dash Recordings. The most recent album has this interesting collaboration with Bill Callahan.

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The debut single from a seminal Australian band of that era. This was released on the small indie label, Phantom Records and this video is for that release.

A few years later, it was re-recorded for their debut album that was released on rooArt an indie label that had a major label distribution deal. This is the video for the song in its re-recorded version.

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Another relatively new band from Melbourne. They carry on a long (Melbourne) tradition of decent bands with names that could do with some improvement.

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At this stage of December, my thoughts often turn to El Vez's (the Mexican, punk rock Elvis) Christmas songs. This led me to uncover this gem from the El Vez archives. A backstage jam with The Sugarcubes, featuring backing vocals from Björk!

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From about 10 days ago