Whether you think of it as breakfast, brekkie, brunch or le petit-déjeuner, our first meal of the day is often the most culturally specific. And, especially taken a little later, a leisurely meal between breakfast and lunch time, or brunch, can be a fun way to entertain. Try these delicious brunch recipes.
Provençale Omelette Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! Provençal omelettes tend to be open-faced rather than the folded omelettes found elsewhere in France. They’re also often hearty with stronger flavours typical of Provençal cuisine – and they’re a great way to use up leftovers such as […]
Mushroom & Cheese Pies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Thanks to chef Simon Sandall who rattled off this suggestion on the spur of the moment when we were making beef Wellington together and wondering what to do with leftover mushroom duxelles and pastry off-cuts. You could always make the duxelles […]
Potted Trout Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Potting is an old English technique for preserving meat or seafood by storing it under a layer of fat, similar to French confit or rillettes. The food was traditionally cooked thoroughly to eliminate excess moisture then packed into a ceramic pot. Meats with […]
Persian Omelet Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Persian cooking class! What Persians call omelet is more like what I would call scrambled egg with tomato. It’s usually not a pretty dish, but it is a tasty one that appears on almost every breakfast menu in Iran. Typically the egg is finely scrambled so […]
Pa amb Tomàquet Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Spanish cooking class! Called pan con tomate in other parts of Spain, this classic Catalan snack is about as simple and delicious as you can get. There are many variations, but this is how it was taught to me many years ago by my Catalan […]
Date Scones Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Date scones are an Aussie classic, perfect as a sweet treat any time. Mine are inspired by Matt Moran’s date scone recipe in Australian Food, which is in turn inspired by the scones his Nan Valda used to make. […]
Cheese Scones Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Given scones’ British heritage, I like to use a good crumbly cheddar in my cheese scones; most of it mixed into the dough and a little saved to sprinkle on top. I use Pepe Saya buttermilk for an added tang, but use regular […]
Spungata (Ligurian Apricot Tart) Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! This delicious fruit tart, called spungata in Liguria and spongata in neighbouring Emilia-Romagna, is similar to what other Italian regions call crostata. In Liguria spungata are often given as a gift when visiting friends and […]
Broad Bean Bruschetta Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Liguria! Every meal at Lucio’s Paddington restaurant started with bruschetta, a slice of delicious toasted Italian bread, topped with a mound of something seasonal. I love using tender young broad beans during their short spring season to make […]
SouthernHam Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! The American South is famous for smoked ham. It’s fried for breakfast, sliced for sandwiches and popular in this party favourite. It’s called Southern ham salad, but it’s really more of a dip or spread, perfect for […]
