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.
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 künefe (knafeh) is to make using kadayifi pastry. So I wondered what would […]
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 niao mamuang, Thai sticky rice with mango, one of Thailand’s most popular desserts. Glutinous rice (also called sticky rice) is the […]
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 Sydney restaurant Viand, where Annita Potter served a simple pre-dessert of pomelo segments alongside a little mound of ground salt, sugar, chilli and kaffir lime. I’ve […]
Tom Yum Goong (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 – tom yum goong (dtom yam gung) – is perhaps the best known in Australia, ‘tom’ simply means […]
Thai Fish Cakes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! Thai fish cakes, tod man pla, have a distinctive springy texture, achieved by repeatedly ‘slapping’ the minced fish against the side of the bowl to develop the protein. Red fish works particularly well for Thai fish cakes as […]
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! When I back-packed around Türkiye in 1988, I loved every meal – 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, […]
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 Türkiye 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 […]
Vegetable Stock Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes A good vegetable stock can be the base of great soups, risotto, casseroles and many other dishes. Roasting the vegetables before boiling them adds further flavour and depth. Once you know how to make vegetable stock so it’s rich […]