Herbs add freshness and colour to recipes and are often the signature fragrance of a cuisine. They’re easy to grow in pots on the kitchen counter, planter boxes on the balcony or a garden bed, so they’re on hand to brighten dishes all year round. Here are some of my favourite recipes using fresh herbs.
Tagliatelle with Pesto Discover more Italian regional specialties on my small-group food & wine tour of Italy! How often do you buy a bunch of basil, use a dozen leaves or so in a sauce or salad then wonder what to do with the rest? The answer’s easy: make tagliatelle with pesto. Though if you’re […]
Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! The simplest recipes are often the favourites, the ones with the most views on this website are croque monsieur (a.k.a. toasted ham & cheese sandwich) and affogato (ice cream ‘drowned’ in coffee and liqueur), hardly […]
Spatchcock with Chilli, Garlic & Lemon Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more delicious Italian fare! What does spatchcock mean? It’s a method of preparing any poultry or game bird for cooking by removing the backbone and flattening it out – butterflying in other words. So quail, duck, guinea fowl, and […]
Ratatouille Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! This versatile Provençal dish is delicious hot or cold, as a standalone vegetarian meal, or an accompaniment to grilled meat, poultry or seafood. There aren’t any hard and fast rules, it’s a quick, one-pot combination of eggplant, capsicum, onion, […]
Entrecôte Café de Paris Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! A compound butter is one of the easiest ways to turn a piece of meat into a meal. It can be as simple as anchovies, garlic or fresh herbs mixed through butter, or as complex as […]
Vichyssoise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Vichyssoise is a wonderfully versatile leek and potato soup that’s delicious hot or cold. I use Dutch cream potatoes, but any floury potatoes work well. Wash leeks well to dislodge any soil caught between their layers, and don’t underestimate how […]
Chicken Soup with Fregola Avgolemono-Style Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Sardinian cooking class! Who doesn’t love a good chicken soup – the universal panacea? This version is more of a meal than a soup – and it tastes great! It came about as a way to use up the delicious chicken stock leftover […]
Stuffed Artichokes Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! I love artichokes, one of the first spring vegetables to appear in greengrocers. I love them finely shaved raw in a salad, deep-fried Roman-style (carciofi alla Giudia), and preserved on an antipasto plate. But most of all I love […]
Chicken & VegetablePot Pie Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! There’s something very comforting about a homemade pie. This chicken and vegetable pot pie, which I’ve been making for over 30 years, is one of my favourites. If you’re short on time you can use a barbecued […]
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy & dine with me at Ristorante da Ciccio! This deliciously simple dish is so easy even a child can make it (see video below). It’s named for the town of Sorrento on Italy’s Amalfi coast and I first ate it at Ristorante Da […]
