Recipes using the Parisi family’s great fresh produce!
Strawberries Romanoff Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! I’ve seen this simple dessert credited to Câreme and Escoffier (under the name Strawberries Americaine-style) though it seems to have become famous at Romanoff’s, a popular Beverly Hills restaurant in the 1940s and 50s. It was a favourite of mine […]
Lemon Delicious Pudding Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Lemon delicious pudding is a self-saucing pudding, one of those easy desserts that magically separates into a sponge top with a warm sauce underneath. This Aussie classic is tangy and a little goes a long way, especially when […]
Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Spinach and ricotta cannelloni is an easy dish that can be prepared a few hours ahead of time, then just put in the oven at the last minute – perfect for casual entertaining. I use cannelloni tubes […]
Crepes Suzette Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! For a touch of indulgence, try the classic – but very easy – French dessert crêpes Suzette. Microplane graters have virtually replaced old-fashioned citrus zesters, but I prefer long thin strips of orange zest in my crêpes Suzette sauce; […]
Chicken Minestrone Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! Literally meaning ‘big soup’, minestrone is a hearty Italian dish half way between a soup and a stew. Vegetable-based, it was traditionally made from leftovers and whatever was in the garden or foraged nearby, so feel free to […]
Nectarine Fruit Crumble Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! I think fruit crumble may be the world’s easiest dessert – and one of the yummiest! The only trick to making a great crumble topping is that the butter has to be cold. I still remember the best crumble I ever had, […]
Apple & Almond Pies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! These simple apple and almond pies looks impressive because of the plaited pastry (a trick I learnt years ago from an Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook), but are quick and easy and can be assembled up to […]
Vegetarian Antipasto Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! For many years I worked right up to 24 December, but still looked forward to a relaxed Christmas Day with family and friends around our table. Remember it doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious or impressive. […]
Figs & Prosciutto Visit Producers of Prosciutto di Parma & Balsamic Vinegar on my Small Group Italian Food & Wine Tour! This recipe is so simple it’s hardly a recipe at all. But I know that’s what you like, especially when friends drop by for a drink and you’re busy but still want to put […]
Palmiers with Strawberries & Crème Fraîche Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! These little French pastries are easy, versatile and delicious. The secret to palmiers is to use good butter puff pastry, not one made with margarine or other commercial fats; Carême brand is available in many […]
