I was vegetarian for most of my teens and twenties and I still love the diversity of plant-based dishes the world’s cuisines offer. Some of these recipes contain anchovies or optional meat ingredients, which you can simply omit. Vegetarian recipes are colourful, tasty, usually quick and easy and, as my carnivorous husband likes to say, they go so well with meat! Use these vegetarian dishes as a meal in themselves, an accompaniment to a meat dish, or a starting point for your own inspiration!
Maydanoz Salatası (Turkish Parsley Salad) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class! In this simple Turkish parsley salad, called maydanoz salatası, you’ll be amazed how a basic bowl of herbs and onion is transformed into something delicious by a tangy pomegranate molasses dressing. Parsley (maydanoz in Turkish) is so fundamental to Turkish […]
Tajarin al Tartufo Nero Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! Tajarin (pronounced tie-yah-REEN) is a very thin, golden pasta from Piemonte. The name is dialect for ‘to cut’, the same verb that gives tagliatelle its name – but tajarin is much finer than tagliatelle, more like Roman tonnarelli […]
Black Truffle Salt Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! Black truffle season is short, usually just 6–8 weeks in the depth of winter and then they’re gone for another year! Truffle oil, and almost every other preserved truffle product, is full of nasty chemicals and best avoided (read […]
Black Truffle Butter Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! Towards the end of truffle season I like to preserve some of the precious harvest by making black truffle butter. It’s as easy as grating some truffle and mixing it into softened butter, then it can be frozen in […]
Risotto alla Trevigiana (Radicchio Risotto) Like this recipe? Discover more Venetian classics on my small-group food & wine tour to the Veneto & Venice! Risotto alla Trevigiana – also called risotto alla Trevisana or risotto con radicchio – is a classic Venetian risotto from Treviso, traditionally made with radicchio tardivo. The province of Treviso is […]
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 […]
Chäschueche (Swiss Cheese Tart) Like this recipe? Discover More Delicious Swiss Dishes on My Small-Group Food & Wine Tour of Switzerland! Chäschueche literally means ‘cheese cake’ in Swiss German, which might make you think we’re preparing dessert. But ‘cheese tart’ would be a better translation, as Chäschueche is savoury, more like a quiche. You can […]
Chäschüechli (Swiss Cheese Tartlets) Like this recipe? Learn To Make Chäschüechli With Andie & Me On A Swiss Food & Wine Tour! Chäschüechli literally means ‘little cheese cakes’ in Swiss German, which conjures up images of dessert. These Swiss cheese tartlets are savoury however, more like quiche, and one of my favourite Swiss snacks. They’re […]