Paella

My parents were down from Brisbane this weekend and seemed to enjoy their xmas present which was a night at the tennis. It was a pretty busy weekend. We started with breakfast at Q11 which is one of my favourite breakfast places. Mum and Dad had a mexican quesadilla which mum described as one of the best breakfasts's she has ever had. I had a tortilla which was quite different and nice and spicy. We then headed down to Inverloch where I had a kayak event on followed by a speedy return to Melbourne in order to get them to the tennis on time.

Sunday was again all about food. In the morning I bought a new webber BBQ (to be used on the 6th) and a paella pan. I've made paella a few times but each time its come out more like risotto than a paella. This time round, however, I was sure that it would be different. In both previous attempts I've used a recipe from Gabriel Gaté and Frank Camorra (Tour De France). This time round I used a recipe from Carlos Lopez. Paella is remarkably simple to make but oh so tasty. I should point out that this was the first time I'd cooked since getting my new knifes. Oh my buddha, what a difference a good knife set makes. The end result was pretty good. I could have had the temperature up a little bit more but the paella was definitely not a risotto this time around.