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.
Radishes with Cultured Butter Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! I heard about this way of serving radishes many years ago, but it made no sense. Then one day I was served the most beautiful baby radishes with cultured butter and salt flakes – and it […]
Pan-fried Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Did you grow up disliking soggy, cabbage-smelling Brussels sprouts? I did. Then I discovered how delicious pan-fried Brussels sprouts. With a bit of charring and some cured pork fat if you like they are delicious! I like to use a […]
Red Rice & Herb Cake Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! Every rice-centred cuisine has a version of fried rice to use up leftover cooked rice. I created this red rice & herb cake inspired by the Vietnamese tomato rice, cơm đỏ, which Mark Jensen introduced me […]
Glutinous Red Rice with Lychees Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! I love glutinous rice desserts and have always wanted to experiment with them so, inspired by a dish that chef Mark Jensen served me several years ago, I came up with this easy glutinous red rice […]
Bánh Mí Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! I love the way food travels around the world, weaving aspects of one culture into another. The French brought their crisp, fluffy baguettes to Vietnam in the mid-1800s and just over a century later, the Vietnamese brought them to […]
Quesadillas with Mexican Salsa Verde Like Cheese?Find More Delicious Cheese Recipes Here! I love recipes that are so simple they’re hardly a recipe at all – where great produce and flavours shine and I don’t have to do too much. That’s what these simple fried cheese sandwiches are all about, especially served with vibrant green […]
Pan-fried Agrodolce Radicchio Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Radicchio is a wonderfully versatile vegetable. In Italy it’s popular cooked as well as in salads; the cooking softens the bitterness and brings out a touch of sweetness. I often shred it and toss it through pasta with […]
Mushroom Bruschetta Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more seasonal Italian specialties! One of the things I loved most about Lucio’s Paddington restaurant was the seasonal bruschetta that always arrived with our aperitivi, a tradition I like to continue at home. In autumn, the crisp air of the Italian hills is […]
Baked Honey-Glazed Carrots Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Honey carrots has long been a favourite side dish of mine, especially when the carrots are roasted so that they caramelise a little, adding a touch of bitterness to balance the sweetness. I love the look of whole […]
Braised Romaine Lettuce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Who knew you could cook lettuce? It’s a revelation to many Aussies, but a traditional side dish in much of Europe. Italians love grilled radicchio and sauteed escarole (curly endive), while the French like braised romaine lettuce (also […]
