It’s great to toss together a quick and tasty meal from what’s on hand. And it’s so easy with a well-stocked pantry, fridge and freezer and a little inspiration. Here are some of my favourite pantry recipes.
Southern Italian Pasta Dough Like this recipe? Join my small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour and learn more delicious recipes with Mamma Marinella! When we talk about fresh pasta we’re often in northern Italy, where flour from soft wheat (farina di grano tenero) is combined with egg to make fresh egg pasta dough, which […]
Middle Eastern Lamb Ribs Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Lebanese cooking class! Recipe inspiration comes from all sorts of places – sometimes it’s something you’ve eaten, sometimes it’s a new ingredient you come across. So when I saw lamb ribs at my butcher, I decided to give them a try. They’re meaty and […]
Janni’s Orzo with Green Onion Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class inspired by Janni Kyritsis! Orzo is the Italian word for barley and also the name Greeks often use for the small, grain-shaped pasta that Italians call risoni (meaning rice). So I guess one man’s rice is another man’s barley. Orzo […]
Pasta Fredda with Smoked Trout Join my small-group food & wine tours to Italy to discover more traditional Italian specialties! My Italian friends would insist that pasta fredda, also called ‘summer pasta’, is not a pasta salad (not even a warm pasta salad) but a delicious dish of freshly cooked pasta tossed with a sauce […]
Café de Paris Butter (Beurre Café de Paris) Join my small-group Swiss food & wine tour to discover more classic Swiss recipes! Café de Paris butter was created in the 1930s in Geneva and made famous there in the early ‘40s at the Café de Paris, where it’s still served today. Although it appears on […]
Chäschueche (Swiss Cheese Tart) Like this recipe? Discover More Delicious Swiss Dishes on My Small-Group Food & Wine Tour of Switzerland! Chäschueche literally means ‘cheese cake’ in Swiss German, which might make you think we’re preparing dessert. But ‘cheese tart’ would be a better translation, as Chäschueche is savoury, more like a quiche. You can […]
Chäschüechli (Swiss Cheese Tartlets) Like this recipe? Learn To Make Chäschüechli With Andie & Me On A Swiss Food & Wine Tour! Chäschüechli literally means ‘little cheese cakes’ in Swiss German, which conjures up images of dessert. These Swiss cheese tartlets are savoury however, more like quiche, and one of my favourite Swiss snacks. They’re […]
Shortcrust Pastry Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Shortcrust pastry, called pie crust pastry in America, is one of the classic pastries and the easiest to make. It’s known as pâte brisée in traditional French cooking and all the names refer to its use, for sweet or […]
Fregola Risotto with Mushrooms Come mushroom foraging in the Emmental on my small-group Swiss food & wine tour Mushroom foraging in the Emmental is one of the highlights of my Swiss food & wine tour. We have an expert guide of course, and she gives everyone a pack of her dried wild mushrooms to bring […]
Salt Pepper & Lemon Dipping Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class! The salt & pepper squid at Sydney’s Red Lantern Vietnamese restaurant was legendary. The thin crisp batter, tender loligo squid and use of fresh hot oil all contributed to its popularity. But for me it was really just an […]