Chicken in Half Mourning
Chicken in Half Mourning Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! This is my version of poulet demi-deuil, a classic French dish made by placing shaved black truffles under the skin of a chicken, resembling the veil of a woman in mourning. It seems that the appearance is only […]
Braised Romaine Lettuce
Braised Romaine Lettuce Like braised romaine lettuce? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Who knew you could cook lettuce? It’s a revelation to many Aussies, but a traditional side dish in much of Europe. Italians love grilled radicchio and sauteed escarole (curly endive), while the French like braised romaine lettuce […]
Kisir (Turkish Tabouli)
Kisir (Turkish Tabouli) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! I’m a fan of traditional recipes but every now and then I prefer to do things my way. And I’ve always made tabouli with far more cracked wheat than any Lebanese cook ever would. Then I realised I […]
Potato & Fontina Tart with Smoked Eel
Potato & Fontina Tart with Smoked Fish Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! This deliciously versatile potato & fontina tart can be vegetarian, but potatoes and smoked fish are such natural partners that I like to add smoked eel or hot-smoked rainbow trout. If using whole […]
German Potato & Chervil Soup (Kerbelsuppe)
German Potato & Chervil Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Swiss cooking class! German potato & chervil soup (kerbelsuppe) is traditionally eaten on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday which celebrates the Last Supper; in German this day is also known as Gründonnerstag (‘green Thursday’). Some traditional recipes thicken kerbelsuppe with an […]
Kolokithokeftedes (Greek Zucchini Fritters)
Kolokithokeftedes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! These fritters (keftedes in Greek) are typically served as part of a mezedes, the array of snacks eaten at the start of a meal or at any time when drinking ouzo. Add some dolmades, spanakopita, Janni Kyritsis’ stuffed red capsicum […]
Guinea Fowl Bisteeya
Guinea Fowl Bisteeya Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! Variously written as bisteeya, bastilla, bestela, bastila, pastilla or pastila, this Moroccan pie has many variations but is traditionally an elaborately spiced preparation of pigeon, egg, almonds and warqa pastry, which is similar to Greek fillo pastry. […]
Lamb Loin Chops
Lamb Loin Chops with Garlic Oregano Marinade Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Lamb chops were a fixture on the menu when I was a kid and I’d forgotten how good they are until I noticed them recently at the butchers and thought I’d give them another […]
La Ribollita (Tuscan Bread & Bean Soup)
La Ribollita Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! The famous Tuscan soup, La Ribollita, is a classic example of delicious cucina povera (peasant cooking). The name literally means ‘the reboiled’ as it was created to use up leftover beans and vegetables cooked for Friday, the fast day […]
Axoa d’Espelette (Basque Veal Stew)
Axoa d’Espelette (Basque Veal Stew) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! I discovered axoa d’Espelette, a classic Basque dish, when I visited the town of Espelette in southwestern France, famous for its mild dark red chillies drying under the eaves of the whitewashed houses. I brought home […]