Dine & Wine: Loaded Baked Potatoes + Semillon

by Hobart Magazine

No-Bake Lemon Slice

INGREDIENTS

½ cup sweetened condensed milk
125 grams butter
250 grams milk arrowroot biscuits
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 cup desiccated coconut

LEMON ICING

1 ¾ cups icing sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
15 grams butter• 2 tablespoons coconut

Slice: Put the condensed milk and the butter in a small saucepan and stir it over a gentle heat until the butter is melted and combined. Crush the biscuits finely in a food processor. If you don’t have one, you can place the biscuits in a plastic bag and carefully smash them with a rolling pin to crush them. Add the lemon rind and coconut and mix together. Add the condensed milk and butter mixture to the crushed biscuits and combine. Press this into a greased slice tin (also line with baking paper) 28cm x 18cm. Refrigerate for an hour.

Icing: Combine the icing sugar, lemon juice and butter in a bowl and mix well to form a smooth icing. Spread evenly over the slice and top with coconut or icing sugar.

TRY 3: Loaded Baked Potatoes

They might not look fancy, but they’re hot, hearty, and hard to resist. Baked potatoes (or jacket potatoes) are a Tassie comfort food favourite like no other. If you can even call them guilty. They’re vegetables, right? So nothing to feel bad about. From newly opened kiosks to a long-time favourite and even a much-loved food truck, here are three Tasmanian baked potatoes to try.

Classic Plus Baked Potato from That Spud Place

K3, Centrepoint Shopping Centre, 70 Murray Street, Hobart

Hawaiian Baked Potatoes from Praties Kings Meadows

89 Hobart Road, Kings Meadows

Chilli Con Carne Baked Potato from Strada Food Truck

Various Greater Hobart suburbs, check their socials for info

SÉMILLON

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2024 Ashli Rose Wines Sémillon ($40)

In Australia, Sémillon is most commonly grown in the Hunter Valley, NSW, making this Tasmanian bottle quite a rare find. It comes from young viticulturist and winemaker Ashli Mani, who crafts her wines and hones her skills at Iron Pot Bay Vineyard in the Tamar Valley, under her own label, Ashli Rose Wines. Fresh and vibrant, Ashli’s 2024 Sémillon opens with a floral aroma, followed by notes of sweet green capsicum and citrus, finishing crisp and clean.

Set the vibe:

Music: Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap

Food: Tuna sashimi

When: The evening daylight savings switches over

AWAY

Hungerford Hill SV Semillon Hunter Valley 2018 ($60)

Grown on the banks of the Hunter River (the heartland of Australian Sémillon), this wine comes from Dalwood, the country’s oldest continuously operating vineyard, first planted in 1828. It’s a delicious drop, with soft, subtle notes of lemon and melon. One of the interesting things about Sémillon is how well it ages. This one is just emerging from its adolescence. While it still has many good years ahead, it’s already drinking beautifully now.

Music: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS

Food: Greek salad

When: On a picnic

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