Lamb Kefta & Egg Tagine Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! My lamb kefta and egg tagine recipe is inspired by a dish from Moroccan chef Hassan M’Souli who served his version at Manly restaurant Out of Africa. I love eggs and I love the way […]
Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Spinach and ricotta cannelloni is an easy dish that can be prepared a few hours ahead of time, then just put in the oven at the last minute – perfect for casual entertaining. I use cannelloni tubes […]
Ratatouille Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! This versatile Provençal dish is delicious hot or cold, as a standalone vegetarian meal, or an accompaniment to grilled meat, poultry or seafood; it’s a wonderful filling for a Provençal omelette too. There aren’t any hard and fast rules, […]
Eggplant Parmigiana Eat Eggplant Parmigiana with me in Parma on a Small Group Food & Wine Tour While the name suggests a connection with the northern Italian city of Parma – and eggplant Parmigiana appears on almost every restaurant menu there – southern Italy also claims Parmigiana di Melanzane (as they call it). Parmigiana is […]
Pasta alla Puttanesca Join my food & wine tour to Rome & Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! ‘Puttana’ is the Italian word for prostitute and I love the apocryphal story of how Neapolitan pasta alla puttanesca was named. Most respectable Italian women used to (and some indeed still do) shop for fresh […]
Spice-rubbed Lamb Backstrap Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! Lamb backstrap — also called lamb loin or eye of loin — is one of the quickest cuts of lamb to cook: lean, tender and ready in minutes. This harissa and spice paste recipe adds real Moroccan-style […]