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.
Zucchini Carbonara Join my food & wine tour to Rome & Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Carbonara sauce traditionally contains guanciale (cured pork cheek), but I had a delicious vegetarian version with zucchini at Fratelli Paradiso in Potts Point, and couldn’t resist trying to recreate it at home. You need female zucchini […]
Spaghetti Carbonara Join my food & wine tour to Rome & Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Spaghetti carbonara is one of the five classic Roman pastas. The sauce is made creamy by combining egg yolks and hard cheese – it doesn’t contain cream, despite the profusion of recipes using it. The origin […]
Mozzarella Grilled in Lemon Leaves Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy & Rome to discover more Italian regional specialties! I discovered mozzarella grilled in lemon leaves on the Amalfi coast, where lemons are a way of life. It’s delicious and so very simple to make, especially if you (or a neighbour) have […]
Nachos Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! I’ve always had a soft spot for this Tex-Mex snack, invented, as so many good things are, out of necessity. Asked to feed some hungry customers after the kitchen had closed, a Mexican cook called Ignacio (‘Nacho’ for […]
Greek Leek & Cheese Pie (Prasopita) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! Prasopita is one of the many variations on Greek filo pies. I’ve long been a fan of spanakopita (spinach and cheese), tiropita (cheese) and hortopita (wild weeds; see video below) – then I discovered this […]
Raw Artichoke Salad Like Artichokes? Eat them with me in Rome on my Small-Group Food & Wine Tour to Southern Italy. Insalata de carciofi is one of my favourite ways to serve artichokes – simply thinly sliced with a tangy lemon dressing and a little salty cheese. Celery heart adds crunch to this raw artichoke […]
Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe Join my food & wine tour to Rome & Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Cacio e pepe, cheese and pepper – one of the simplest pasta sauces, this classic Roman pasta can also be one of the trickiest to get just right. The idea is to emulsify the […]
Welsh Rarebit Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! The alternative name for this cheesy British classic, Welsh rabbit, may be the original title, and the ‘rarebit’ name may have been created later to try and make sense of a nonsensical sounding dish. Etymology aside, Welsh rarebit is the classic cheddar dish […]
Pancetta-wrapped Grilled Mozzarella Join my small-group food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Pancetta-wrapped grilled mozzarella is one of those quick-to-assemble dishes that’s perfect for entertaining. Inspired by a dish I used to love years ago at Castelmola restaurant in Leichhardt, the addition of mustard fruit takes this snack […]
Polenta Chips & Stracciatella Discover more regional specialties on my small-group food & wine tour of Emilia-Romagna One of the things I love most about travel is discovering new foods, and the find of my first trip to Emilia-Romagna was the soft fresh cheese Squacquerone di Romagna. Guests on my Emilia-Romagna food and wine tour […]