Tue 1 Dec 2009
This year’s Melbourne Cup lunch at work featured pizza from Stuzzico and yummy contributions from workmates who volunteered to bring something in. We ordered two full pizzas (1.5 metres long each) – one meat and one vegetarian.
The vegetarian pizza was rocket, feta and olive.
The meat one was prosciutto pizza.
B brought homemade sausage rolls, made just the night before. They looked and smelled great. B also brought tomato sauce to go with the sausage rolls.
L made a garden salad with crumbled feta and a honey mustard dressing.
H made a tomato salad with finely chopped red onions, basil and a dressing made with both red wine and white wine vinegar. H is Polish and said this was a Polish tomato salad – it was delicious and very refreshing. It reminded me of bruschetta topping – I haven’t had bruschetta for years!
J and I organised some nibblies – the first plate we put together featured salami sticks, cherry tomatoes and stuffed baby capsicums.
We also put together a plate with basil and cashew dip, crackers and camembert cheese.
The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed the table cloth and napkins are Christmas-themed! That was all we happened to have on hand. :)
My plate, round one:
Another workmate J made one of her Tim Tam cheesecakes.
It was so creamy and rich. A sliver went a long way!
I wasn’t successful in the office sweeps, but I got Jac to put on a couple of bets for me at the TAB. I did pick the winner, Shocking (that’s the horse’s name, not the fact that I picked the winner!). I won about $60 but with all the money I spent on sweeps and bets I ended up making only about $20. But it was fun, which is why I do it once a year.
My past Melbourne Cup days:
Melbourne Cup 2008 – pizza and salad lunch (yes, we had pizza from Stuzzico last year too).
Melbourne Cup 2007 – MYO chicken and salad lunch
Melbourne Cup 2006 – no lunch – the day just got a mention
Eating solo: Melbourne Cup 2005
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December 1st, 2009 at 7:36 am
i’ve always loved seeing that tim tam cheesecake
I can’t remember if you’ve ever listed a recipe?
December 1st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Delicious! Having been really sick lately at least I got to enjoy the Melbourne Cup vicariously through you. Thanks too for the great shots and delicious feasts, they are certainly helping my appetite to come back!
December 1st, 2009 at 10:31 pm
I had kaya toast for dinner and looking at the spread of salads and nibblies and pizza and CHEESECAKE is making my tummy growl in anticipation of food that it’s not getting. at 10.30pm.
December 1st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
the tim tam recipe is a must please! :D
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 am
A recipe, pleeeease! It looks so tasty.
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Ooh, great lunch! The pizzas look so fresh and tasty, especially the crust! I love how the tim tam cheesecake made its appearance–these are so beautiful, they look professional!
December 4th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Everything looks wonderful! those pizzas look fabulous!