Orange & Almond Impossible Pie
Orange & Almond Impossible Pie Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! Impossible pie is so named because all the ingredients are mixed together in one bowl and then ‘miraculously’ separate into three layers in the oven, giving a soft pie base, a creamy custard filling […]
Strawberries in Cointreau
Strawberries in Cointreau Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! So simple, it’s hardly a recipe at all, strawberries in Cointreau is my go-to dish when I want a super-quick delicious finish to a meal. It’s perfect for a night in for two, and just as easily multiplied […]
Strawberries Romanoff
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
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
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
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
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
Nectarine Fruit Crumble Best crumble ever in a Scottish East Coast fishing village! Discover Scotland’s best eats & drinks on my ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! Fruit crumble may just 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 […]
Apple & Almond Pies
Apple and 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 Platter
Vegetarian Antipasto Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Remember food doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious and impressive. Inspired by travels around the Mediterranean, when I entertain I keep things super simple with platters of food down the centre of a long table. To […]