Recipes using the Parisi family’s great fresh produce!
Gallina in Saòr (Italian Sweet & Sour Chicken) Like this recipe? Join my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour to discover more regional classics! You may be familiar with the Venetian dish of sardines in saòr (sardelle in saòr), sardines marinated in a sweet and sour onion mixture (if not, see FAQ below). […]
Risotto alla Trevigiana (Radicchio Risotto) Like this recipe? Join my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour to discover more regional classics! The province of Treviso is famous for radicchio tardivo, a type of radicchio that grows in a tight elongated bunch with thick white ribs that have only a small amount of red […]
Risi e Bisi (Venetian Rice & Peas) Like this recipe? Join my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour to discover more regional classics! Risi e bisi (literally ‘rice and peas’ in Venetian dialect) is a dish traditionally made in spring, when the first of the season’s small, sweet peas arrive. Historically, it was […]
Cock-a-Leekie Like this recipe? Discover more classic Scottish dishes on my Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! The colder the weather, the more we crave the comfort of a steaming bowl of something tasty and nourishing and so, not surprisingly, Scotland has many delicious soups. Cock-a-leekie is a traditional Scottish chicken and leek soup, dating to […]
Nüsslisalat (Swiss Lamb’s Lettuce Salad) Like this recipe? Discover more regional specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! Swiss salads are often like a slaw or remoulade – such as Swiss kohlrabi & herb salad and Swiss cucumber salad – rather than based on leafy greens. The exception is nüsslisalat, which […]
Janni’s Orzo with Green Onion Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class inspired by Janni Kyritsis! Orzo is the Italian word for barley and also the name Greeks often use for the small, grain-shaped pasta that Italians call risoni (meaning rice). So I guess one man’s rice is another man’s barley. Orzo […]
Pasta Fredda with Smoked Trout Join my small-group food & wine tours to Italy to discover more traditional Italian specialties! My Italian friends would insist that pasta fredda, also called ‘summer pasta’, is not a pasta salad (not even a warm pasta salad) but a delicious dish of freshly cooked pasta tossed with a sauce […]
How To Roast Chestnuts In The Oven Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Chestnuts are a favourite autumn and winter food throughout Europe with street stalls roasting them over braziers and selling them to passers-by. I often buy a cone of roasted chestnuts while wandering around the […]
Steamed Fish with Ginger & Spring Onion Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Chinese cooking class! The classic Chinese dish of steamed fish with ginger and spring onion is traditionally prepared with whole fish, but it’s just as delicious with fillets. The rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil and peanut oil combine to make […]
Grilled Corn with Ajilimójili Butter Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class! Ajilimójili is a garlicky Puerto Rican sauce traditionally served with grilled seafood, meat or vegetables – the name literally means ‘garlic sauce’. I’ve turned it into deliciously spicy ajilimójili butter to slather onto grilled corn. This recipe makes plenty of […]