What’s not to love – fruit is colourful, juicy, great-tasting and good for you! Sweet or sour, as the star attraction or support act in savoury dishes or desserts, here are some of my favourite fruit recipes.
How To Segment Citrus Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Learning how to segment citrus fruit to create neat pieces gives dishes a professional finish. And they’re easy to create once you know how to segment citrus fruit. The same method is used to segment oranges, lemons, […]
Piadina, Stracciatella, Figs & Balsamic Vinegar Learn to Make Piadina at Casa Artusi in Romagna on my Small Group Italian Food & Wine Tour In Emilia-Romagna the flatbread Piadina Romagnola (plural: Piadine Romagnole) is often served with the local cream cheese squacquerone. In Australia I like to use the creamy stracciatella from Vannella Cheese, it […]
Es Degan(Es Kelapa Muda) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! This iced sweet treat of coconut water, sugar syrup and young coconut flesh is one of Indonesia’s most popular drinks. Es degan is the Javanese name, while elsewhere in Indonesia it’s called es kelapa muda (literally iced young coconut). Traditionally it’s […]
Sop Buah Like Sop Buah? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! This refreshing Indonesian fruit soup is especially popular on hot days. When it’s in season I like to make dragon fruit the star of my sop buah because it’s so colourful, but use any tropical fruits you like including mango, papaya, watermelon, lychees, […]
Top 5 Prosecco Cocktails Prosecco (also known as glera) is a grape traditionally grown in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in north-eastern Italy, where it’s made into a light, creamy sparkling white wine also called Prosecco. Join me on a food & wine tour of northern Italy – home of Prosecco cocktails.See Video below For Highlights! […]
Caribbean Rum Cocktails Due to the post-colonial proliferation of sugarcane plantations, rum is one of the Caribbean’s most important exports – and one of its favourite cocktail ingredients! Like These Cocktails? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! I’ve given suggestions for white or dark rum in some recipes below, but […]
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 […]
Spatchcock with Lemon, Garlic & Olives Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! This baked spatchcock with lemon, garlic & olives is inspired by my Greek friend Janni’s classic slow-cooked lamb. The cooking isn’t as long and slow, but the same flavours – lemon, olives, oregano and garlic […]
Apom Berkuah with Pengat Pisang Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! Apom berkuah with pengat pisang is a popular Singaporean dessert. Apom comes from the word ‘appam’, a southern Indian fermented rice pancake popular in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and berkuah (also written bokwa or bengkua) means to accompany a thick […]
Mojo Verde Octopus Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! Octopus is great barbecued, especially after a bath in this delicious Cuban-inspired mojo marinade which I was introduced to by my mate Paul Carmichael. Unlike most seafood, octopus (and its cephalopod cousins squid and cuttlefish) can be marinated […]
