Basque-style Octopus Braise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! This Basque-style octopus braise is inspired by a veal dish from the town of Espelette, famous for its dried mild red peppers. I wanted to create a pescatarian-friendly version, but it’s challenging finding seafood that can stand up […]
Snapper with Herb Stuffing Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class inspired by Giovanni Pilu! I didn’t really care for stuffings until I cooked this snapper with herb stuffing, inspired by a dish Sardinian chef Giovanni Pilu served me. Herbs, including rosemary, thyme and oregano grow wild throughout Sardinia and are known […]
Garlic Squid Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Spanish cooking class! Spaniards love meat or seafood cooked in oil and garlic: garlic prawns, garlic chicken and garlic squid. I use beautiful southern calamari for this simple tasty dish of calamares al ajillo as I love their delicate flesh, but you could use any squid, […]
Octopus Cooked Ossobuco-style Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! With its firm texture, octopus lends itself perfectly to the long slow braise that makes traditional ossobuco so delicious and fall apart tender. Large ‘hands’ of octopus tentacles can be cooked this way as well: cut them […]
Portuguese Clams in White Wine Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Portuguese cooking class! Clams are very popular in Portugal. Amêijoas com vinho branco (Portuguese clams in white wine) are typically cooked over an open fire in a traditional cataplana, a metal vessel made of two concave halves that clip together to tightly enclose […]
Baked Herb & Lemon Leatherjacket Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Baked herb & lemon leatherjacket trunks are a great introduction to whole fish. The coarse skin and large head (with its threatening spike) have been removed, and the thick white flakes of flesh lift easily off the bone. It’s also […]
Involtini di Tonno Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties Tuna is a great pescatarian alternative in red meat dishes, especially ones like a classic Italian involtini where it’s wrapped around a tasty filling and poached in a rich tomato sauce. Traditional veal involtini often includes […]
Baked Ocean Trout with Mushrooms Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! This recipe is inspired by my friend Alessandro Pavoni, and the time we spent together in northern Italy researching for A Lombardian Cookbook. Catching freshwater fish (like trout) and foraging for mushrooms are both popular […]
Salmon Bisteeya Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! Bisteeya is a classic Moroccan pie, traditionally made with pigeon and other poultry. It lends itself beautifully to seafood too as you’ll see in this salmon bisteeya. A seafood version is even quicker and easier to make than […]
Caribbean Fried Fish Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! My recipe for Caribbean fried fish came about when I wanted a pescatarian-friendly version of Paul Carmichael’s Bajan fried chicken. Crumbed pan-fried flying fish is a specialty of Barbados and I think flathead makes a great alternative. You’ll […]
