Berrynice once again

We headed off last weekend for another Girls weekend to Berry. This was with a different group of girls but the last one was such a success that I made sure we did lots of the same things. We enjoyed the same bircher muesli in a glass. We drank copious amounts of wine and ate our own home cooked Italian food. on the Sunday after me constantly talking about the Woodfired Sourdough Bakery the girls eventually gave in and went there for lunch. Thank god they loved it too because I had really talked it up.

There is nothing nicer than having quality time with the girls. We arrived late on the Friday night and whipped up our own pizzas and garlic because what could be nicer while you tuck in to a very large supply of bottles of red wine. We had a massive fire to sit around and talk into the wee hours and that’s all we needed to keep us happy.

After a lazy bircher muesli breakfast on the Saturday we spent hours pampering ourselves and each other with facials, foot scrubs and all sorts of lotions. Our friend, A, is a bit of an expert when it comes to skin care so she was giving us all sorts of advice. When we ran out of lotions and potions someone produced a cheese plater and since it was 5 minutes past midday we decided it would be respectable to open our first (of many) bottle of red wine. And so another day of eating and drinking was under way.

We had planned on going out in berry. When we booked the house we were staying at online the website said it was 0km from Berry. There must have been a mistake. I think it was missing a little 2 before that because we were probably about 20km from Berry and the last part of the trip was over dirt road. Since we didn’t fancy our chances of a taxi actually finding us we decided to cook for ourselves.

It’s amazing how fast you can whip up an great meal when you have four hungry women working in the kitchen. We started off with Bruschetta (pictured above) E made this and it was so good we all ate way too much. It is such a simple starter but it tastes so damn good when it’s made with fresh ingredients. We had wonderful fresh bread, juicy tomatoes, and loads of fresh basil.

For dinner we had steak, veg and a salad that made a number of appearances over the weekend.
Our new favourite salad –
Rocket
Lots of Fresh cracked Pepper & Salt
Extra Virgin olive Oil
Splash of lemon juice
And lots of lovely shaved parmesan cheese

It’s a fresh tasty salad that goes well with any dish and did, in fact, many times over the weekend.

Dessert was simply more lovely red wine and some Lindt chocolate as we snuggled up on the comfy chairs once again around the roaring fire. I love winter nights when you have an open fire.
On the Sunday we were way more organised and since we had finished off the supply of wine the night before we headed into Berry town to exercise our credit cards in the fabulous homewares shops. There was also a market that occurs on the first Sunday of every month. It’s more of an art and craft market than a food market.


Over the weekend there had been lots of mentions of the donut van that is well known to all who visit or pass through berry on the way to the South coast. Every time we thought about visiting the donut van we were already too full to enjoy them. We made the effort not to eat for long enough to be able to enjoy the donuts on the drive back to Sydney. They make them fresh when you order them and they are divine. They’re proud boast is that they have never sold a cold donut nor attempted to rewarm one. I have never been a big fan of donuts and one of my most disappointing donut experiences was when the Krispy Kreme shop opened in Sydney and EVERYONE was raving about them. When I took my first bite it tasted awful because it was like a mouthful of sugar. These donuts are nothing like that. They are doughy, warm and melty sweet. Even though I was full after the one I still couldn’t help myself from having more and that’s got to be the sign of a good donut. I think I have just found a new place for my pit stop when I’m heading down the South cost.