Cheese adds flavour, texture and aroma to dishes, whether it’s salty feta crumbled into a salad, oozy melting Swiss gruyere in a sandwich, or ricotta baked into a simple dessert. From making simple fresh cheese to dishes using a vast range of European, Asian and Australian cheeses, here are some of my favourite cheese recipes.
Prawn Bisque with Stracciatella Wondering what to do with the prawn meat after making bisque? Try these easy prawn recipes! Classic French bisque gets its flavour from the shells (mainly the heads) of shellfish, making it a very inexpensive soup. You can make bisque from any crustacean – crabs, lobsters, freshwater crayfish (such as yabbies […]
Creamy Seafood Crepes Who says seafood & cheese don’t mix? Discover more delicious seafood & cheese recipes! These creamy seafood crepes make a delicious light meal with a green salad or a tasty starter if you serve one per person. Vary the seafood and herbs if you like, white fish, crab meat and bugs or […]
Raspberry Tiramisu Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class! While I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to most recipes, I can’t resist this raspberry tiramisu! A take on one of Italy’s favourite desserts, it combines creamy mascarpone with a double hit of ‘pick-me-up’ coffee and the wonderful vibrant tang […]
Duck & Fig Salad with Persian Fetta Like Duck? Join Me For A Delicious Duck & Pinot Walk Soon! This easy duck and fig salad is delicious and looks beautiful, perfect for a casual family meal or a dinner party. Preserved lemons are the surprise seasoning, their salty tang balances the sweetness of the figs […]
Truffle Pasta Alfredo Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! Delicious pasta Alfredo is one of the simplest dishes – containing just pasta, butter, cheese, and the all-important pasta cooking water. Add the indulgent touch of shaved fresh black truffles in season, or black truffle butter the rest of […]
Cozze Gratinate Eat cozze gratinate with me on a small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour – see video below! Cozze gratinate, often called mussels au gratin, is a recipe that busts the myth that seafood and cheese don’t go together in Italian cuisine. I don’t always love mussels, but when I have them like […]
Scallop Mornay Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class! It may be retro, but scallop mornay is a thing – and if it’s your thing, this is the best scallop mornay recipe I know. There are two types of scallops commonly available in Australia, technically they’re called commercial scallops and saucer scallops. […]
Fettuccine Alfredo Enjoy classic Roman pasta on my small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour starting in Rome! Fettuccine Alfredo is the simplest of pasta dishes, and the one that proves the supreme importance of pasta cooking water as the secret ingredient in any pasta sauce. This classic Italian pasta is named for Alfredo di […]
Prawn Saganaki Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class! Prawn saganaki, or garides me Feta as it’s sometimes called in Greek, is a popular taverna dish in seafood-loving Greece. The saganaki is a two-handled copper baking dish in which the prawns are often cooked and served. It also gives its name to […]
Purslane Pesto & Farfalle Like this recipe? Join me in Santarcangelo di Romagna for more delicious Italian inspiration! I first saw purslane in a Cypriot friend’s garden and was surprised when they later presented me with a bowl of the tangy, succulent leaves as a salad. I came across it again years later as a […]
