Recipes using the Parisi family’s great fresh produce!
Lime Slice Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! I recently had an abundance of limes, so made this delicious lime slice. You could use lemons, oranges or any other citrus, you might just want to adjust the sugar level depending on the sweetness of the juice. The […]
Pumpkin Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Pumpkin soup is an Australian classic, so quick and easy that it’s a staple on pub menus and family dinner tables across the land. I find many versions too sweet, so spice mine up with a dash of ginger […]
Spiced Orange Ice Cream Sandwich Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! I created these spiced orange ice cream sandwiches as ‘hot & cold cross buns’ for Good Friday, using a cross template cut from cardboard to decorate the top. They’re great anytime though, left plain or decorated with […]
Mushroom Pappardelle Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! I love mushrooms. ‘Meat for vegetarians’ one advertising campaign called them, and I’d suggest that this super quick mushroom pappardelle is so tasty that even die-hard carnivores won’t miss the meat. In autumn, when wild mushrooms appear in farmers’ […]
Chicken & Mushroom Crepes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Serve these delicious chicken and mushroom crepes as a main course with a herb salad (I like butter lettuce and chervil) or individually as a starter. The filling can be made the day before, as can the […]
Escarole Frittata Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! I first tasted escarole (also called curly endive) when I was backpacking around Italy in the late ’80s and stayed with a family in Campania; my hostess showed me how to cook it with pine nuts and raisins […]
Warm Duck & Orange Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! There aren’t many fruit and meat combinations I like – but duck with citrus, or even with stonefruit or figs, is a natural. I created this recipe one day when I wanted to make duck à […]
Vegetarian Lasagne Let’s Eat Lasagne Together In Italy On one of my Italian food & wine tours! I love this vegetarian twist on a classic lasagne, full of spring greens. It’s a bit messy to make, but delicious to eat; the ricotta mixture is much thicker than the béchamel sauce used in a traditional lasagne, […]
Middle Eastern Zucchini Soup Like this zucchini soup recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! I love soup at any time of year – and fresh green veggie soups are so quick and easy. This isn’t a traditional Middle Eastern dish, just the way I like to make zucchini […]
Orange Pots de Crème Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Pots de crème (also called custard pots in English) are a simple classic French dessert. These little pots of baked custard can be flavoured with almost anything. My recipe is inspired by one from Stephanie Alexander’s Cooks […]