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!
Artichoke & White Bean Dip Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! This marinated artichoke and white bean dip is a simple way to enjoy artichokes when they’re out of season or you don’t have time to prepare fresh ones. Use good quality bottled artichokes, preferably stored […]
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 […]
Tagliatelle with Pesto Discover more Italian regional specialties on my small-group food & wine tour of Italy! How often do you buy a bunch of basil, use a dozen leaves or so in a sauce or salad then wonder what to do with the rest? The answer’s easy: make tagliatelle with pesto. Though if you’re […]
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 […]
Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino Join my food & wine tour to Rome & Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! The simplest recipes are often the favourites. Among the ones with the most views on this website are croque monsieur (a.k.a. toasted ham & cheese sandwich) and affogato (ice cream ‘drowned’ in coffee […]
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 […]
Asian Rice Bowl Like this Asian rice bowl recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! We always want to eat well, but don’t always want to spend hours in the kitchen. That’s when throw-together-dishes like this Asian rice bowl are welcome, using whatever’s on hand. This recipe for seasoned […]
Fettuccine with Black Truffle Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! For many of us, one of the highlights of winter is truffles. But it wasn’t always so in Australia. On 18 June 1999 Duncan Garvey harvested Australia’s first Perigord black truffle in Tasmania. Since then truffles have also […]
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; it’s a wonderful filling for a Provençal omelette too. There aren’t any hard and fast rules, […]
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 […]