Recipes using the Parisi family’s great fresh produce!
Prosciutto Wrapped Figs Visit Producers of Prosciutto di Parma & Balsamic Vinegar on my Small Group Italian Food & Wine Tour! Prosciutto wrapped figs is so simple you hardly need a recipe at all. But I know that’s what you like, especially when friends drop by and you’re busy but still want to put something […]
Palmiers with Strawberries & Crème Fraîche Like Palmiers? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! These easy French palm leaf shaped pastries are quick, 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 […]
Asparagus & Goat Cheese Risotto Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! I love asparagus because it’s so easy to prepare as well as being delicious. And I love combining it with two of my other favourite foods, rice and goat cheese, in this simple asparagus and […]
No-bake Passionfruit Cheesecake Like No-bake Passionfruit Cheesecake? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Desserts often evoke nostalgia and this no-bake passionfruit cheesecake certainly does for me. My father loved cheesecake and I wish I’d made it for him more often, especially this simple version which only takes 15 minutes or […]
Swiss Barley Soup (Gerstensuppe) Discover more Swiss regional specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! I always cook up a big pot of delicious Swiss barley soup (gerstensuppe) for Swiss National Day (1 August). It’s one of Franz’s favourite childhood memories – a sustaining dish full of vegetables and cured meat, […]
Ratatouille Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! This versatile Provençal dish is delicious hot or cold, as a standalone vegetarian meal, or an accompaniment to grilled meat, poultry or seafood. There aren’t any hard and fast rules, it’s a quick, one-pot combination of eggplant, capsicum, onion, […]
Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Like carrot cake? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! I don’t know where the original recipe for this carrot cake came from – perhaps a flatmate, or an ex-boyfriend’s mother. I only know I’ve been cooking it for over 25 years, […]
Vichyssoise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Created in the early 1900s by the head chef of the New York Ritz Carlton, vichyssoise is a simple potato and leek soup that’s delicious year-round. Serve it cold in summer as a refreshing start to a meal, or warm […]
Duck & Peach Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! I’m not generally a fan of meat and fruit together, but duck seems to be an exception and works well with oranges, figs and stone fruit – in this case delicious summer peaches. Duck breasts […]
Spanakopita Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! I developed my recipe for spanakopita years ago, in consultation with a Greek friend whose Mum made the best spanakopita I’d ever tasted. I use a 21cm square baking dish to give four chunky serves, but use whatever size and […]