Chive Pull Aparts

Pull Apart Chive Rolls Like Pull Apart Chive Rolls? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! These pull apart chive rolls are simply a scone dough rolled up with a savoury filling. So, as with any scones, the trick is not to handle the dough any more than necessary (see video […]

Easy Sauce Béarnaise

Easy Sauce Béarnaise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Sauce Béarnaise is the classic accompaniment to roast beef. It’s named for Béarn in southwestern France, the birthplace of Henri IV, although the rather tenuous connection seems to be that it was created around 1830 at a Parisian […]

Chocolate & Raspberry Brownies

Chocolate & Raspberry Brownies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! This American classic is one of the easiest sweet treats to make. The recipe could be written in one sentence: melt butter and chocolate, whisk eggs and sugar, combine, fold in flour and bake. The […]

‘Nduja Strozzapreti

‘Nduja Strozzapreti Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! This very versatile recipe is built around Calabria’s fiery, spreadable salami called ‘nduja (see FAQ below); it’s available from most delis and my favourite is from Salumi Australia. I’ve made this dish without the chicory (just eggs) and […]

Coq au Vin

Coq au Vin Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Coq au vin was one of the first French dishes I ever cooked, and it seemed terribly sophisticated in the early ‘80s. Literally ‘rooster in wine’, it’s a classic braise of chicken, onion, mushrooms and lardon (cured pork […]

Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Choux pastry seems daunting until you make it and realise just how easy it is. It can be used for a whole range of sweet and savoury recipes, but classic profiteroles with chocolate sauce is my favourite. […]

Nanaimo Bar

Nanaimo Bar Like this recipe?Find more delicious biscuits & slices here! This is my version of the delicious unbaked slice I discovered years ago on a road trip through Canada. It hails from the town of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, but is popular throughout the country. It’s a simple biscuit base with creamy custard-flavoured filling […]

Hazelnut and Butterscotch Pull-aparts

Hazelnut & Butterscotch Pull-aparts Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring Australian Classics! Hazelnut and butterscotch pull-aparts is one of the quickest and easiest sweet treats to make, yet looks fabulous and tastes delicious. That’s my kind of cooking! Best of all, you can use this technique to make any flavour […]

Walnut and Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Walnut & Cinnamon Coffee Cake Like This Recipe? You’ll Love My Online Swiss Cooking Class! I’m not much of a baker, but this moist walnut and cinnamon coffee cake, with a scrumptious crunchy streusel topping, is foolproof and so delicious that it’s become my go-to when I need a homemade sweet treat to take to […]

Greek Leek and Cheese Pie (Prasopita)

Greek Leek & Cheese Pie (Prasopita) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! I’ve always loved Greek pies like spanakopita (spinach and cheese), tiropita (cheese) and hortopita (wild weeds – see video below). Then I discovered this Greek leek and cheese pie, which might just be the most […]

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