Father and son team, Chris and Julian Parisi, are at Flemington Produce Markets every day as well as working with an extensive network of growers to source great fruit and vegetables. Here are some of my favourite recipes using Parisi fruit and veg.
Broad Bean Bruschetta Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Liguria! Every meal at Lucio’s Paddington restaurant started with bruschetta, a slice of delicious toasted Italian bread, topped with a mound of something seasonal. I love using tender young broad beans during their short spring season to make […]
Savoury Künefe Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! I love the flavours in Turkish paçanga börek – the pastirma, kasar cheese, tomato and chilli sing together. I’m also impressed by how deliciously easy sweet kunefe is to make using kadayifi pastry. So I wondered what would happen […]
Caldo Verde(Portuguese Green Soup) Like this caldo verde recipe? You’ll love my online Portuguese cooking class! Most Portuguese meals, especially dinner, start with soup; many are thick and hearty, using whatever produce is on hand. Caldo verde, meaning literally green broth, is one of the most popular. The traditional caldo verde recipe uses a local […]
Sticky Rice with Mango Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! I find any dish with sticky rice addictively comforting, especially a dessert. So I adore khao neow mamuang, sticky rice with mango, which is one of Thailand’s most popular desserts. Glutinous (or sticky) rice is the staple […]
Fresh Fruit with Spicy Thai Salt Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! I was reminded of this classic Thai dish at Viand, when Annita Potter served a simple pre-dessert of pomelo segments alongside a little mound of ground salt, sugar, chilli and kaffir lime. I’ve bought sliced […]
Hot & Sour Prawn Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! Hot and sour soups are a classic on Thai menus. Although the version containing prawns, dtom yam gung, is perhaps the best known in Australia, ‘dtom’ simply means to boil and ‘yam’ to mix or toss […]
Thai Fish Cakes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! In Thai cuisine, dishes such as fish cakes and spring rolls are snacks, often bought from street vendors between meals. Thai fish cakes, tod man pla, have a springy texture, achieved by repeatedly ‘slapping’ the minced fish against […]
Trofie al Pesto Genovese Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! I love this classic way of serving pesto – with the beans and potatoes cooked in the same water as the pasta it’s more like a main meal than a starter. This is done with […]
Turkish Breakfast Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! I loved every meal in Turkey – but I think breakfast, kahvaltısı, was my favourite. Turkish breakfast is so different from what I grew up with and I never tired of it. Each morning, my travelling companions and I […]
Turkish Eggplant Salad Like Turkish Eggplant Salad? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! Eggplant appears in so many dishes in Turkey that it should be named the country’s national vegetable! And why not – it’s a wonderfully versatile and delicious ingredient, especially when it’s exposed to a bit of intense […]
