Lady Lunchalot

I came across a blog at The Traveller’s Lunchbox calling all food bloggers to write about our top five Things to Eat Before You Die. It really got me thinking.

It’s tough to narrow it down to five, but here’s what I’ve come up with in no particular order:

1. A crusty baguette straight from the oven smeared with chunks of butter.
2. Freshly baked chocolate cake with a thick layer of chocolate icing downed with a glass of cold milk.
3. Pavlova. A good pavlova should be light, fluffy, crunchy, creamy, sweet, gooey and fruity all at once. There’s nothing quite like it. In fact, I think I might be due for a pav again soon - kiwifruit is back in season!
4. A really juicy roast chicken with tarragon and butter cooked on a rotisserie. The sight of a roast chicken never fails to melt my heart.
5. A particularly deep-flavoured washed rind cheese. I buy one for myself every Christmas.

There are so many other things… fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden with a few slices of mozzarella di buffala… still warm passionfruit straight from the vine… just-shucked oysters… prawns… fresh crayfish… lasagne … mangoes… my mum’s spaghetti bolognese… the list goes on!