Germaine Borg and her family grow wonderful potted herbs on their family farm, Windy Hills Farm, near Camden. The herbs last for weeks on the kitchen counter, and months in a garden bed or planter and are perfect for snipping off just what you need for a dish.
Insalata Caprese Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Insalata Caprese is a classic Italian mozzarella and tomato salad from the Isle of Capri in the Bay of Naples. Indian water buffalo were introduced to the swampy plains near Naples as draft animals around the 6th or […]
Spaghetti alle Vongole al Cartoccio Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy & dine with me at Ristorante da Ciccio! Spaghetti alle vongole is the classic Italian clam dish. Vongole means ‘clam’ in Italian and I use the small South Australian vongole that are closest to Italy’s vongole veraci, but you can use […]
Armando’s Panettone with Berries Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Southern Italy! Armando’s panettone with berries is a delicious dessert made with Italy’s traditional Christmas cake, panettone. Panettone is a popular gift among Italians and my friend Armando Percuoco created it to use up all the leftover […]
Grilled Zucchini with Stracciatella Like Zucchini with Stracciatella? Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Grilled zucchini with stracciatella is a simple dish that’s great as a starter or part of an antipasti. It’s inspired by a dish I had at Bert’s at Newport – the first […]
Basque-style Octopus Braise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! This Basque-style octopus braise is inspired by a veal dish from the town of Espelette, famous for its dried mild red peppers. I wanted to create a pescatarian-friendly version, but it’s challenging finding seafood that can stand up […]
Snapper with Herb Stuffing Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class inspired by Giovanni Pilu! I didn’t really care for stuffings until I cooked this snapper with herb stuffing, inspired by a dish Sardinian chef Giovanni Pilu served me. Herbs, including rosemary, thyme and oregano grow wild throughout Sardinia and are known […]
Salmon with Fregola Salad Like fregola?You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Sardinia! This baked salmon with fregola salad is a great dinner party dish as it’s both easy and impressive. The fregola salad was taught to me by chef Giovanni Pilu, from Pilu at Freshwater, who usually serves it with […]
Swiss Salmon in Cream Sauce Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! This delicious salmon in cream sauce recipe is inspired by a Swiss dish called voressen that’s usually made with lamb or chicken in the Emmental. Use sashimi-grade fish, which virtually all farmed salmon is, and […]
Salmon Wellington Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Traditional beef Wellington is a series of parcels – beef wrapped in mushroom, wrapped in crêpe, wrapped in pastry – and the method can easily be adapted to other proteins, especially salmon which looks very pretty with its orange flesh contrasting against the […]
Seared Tuna with Garlic Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! The sauce that chef Cheong Liew serves with thin slices of poached pork is equally delicious in this dish of seared tuna with garlic sauce. As the tuna is quite rare, almost raw, it’s important […]
