Potato & Scamorza Tart with Smoked Eel Like this recipe? Discover more delicious Italian dishes on my small-group Italian food & wine tours. This delicious potato and scamorza tart can be vegetarian, but – as with the potato and Fontina tart that inspired it – I often add some smoked fish like hot-smoked eel or […]
Salmon en Croûte (Salmon Wellington) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Salmon en croûte is the French name for what the British might call ‘salmon Wellington’. Traditional beef Wellington is a series of parcels – beef wrapped in mushroom, wrapped in crêpe, wrapped in pastry – and the method can easily […]
Mushroom & Cheese Pies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! This mushroom and cheese pies recipe was inspired by chef Simon Sandall, who rattled off this suggestion on the spur of the moment when we were making salmon Wellington together and wondering what to do with leftover mushroom duxelles and pastry […]
Potato & Fontina Tart with Smoked Trout Join my small-group food & wine tours to Switzerland and Emilia-Romagna and lunch with me in Valle d’Aosta. This versatile potato and Fontina tart is inspired by the cuisine of Valle d’Aosta – the tiny Italian region tucked into the corner of the Alps where Italy, Switzerland and […]
Simple Party Sausage Rolls Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! When I was a kid, Mum often had homemade sausage rolls waiting for us as an after school snack. She’d pop them in the oven when she left to pick us up from school and they’d be […]
Apple and Almond Pies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! These simple apple and almond pies look impressive because of the plaited pastry (a trick I learnt years ago from an Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook), but are quick and easy and can be assembled up to […]
Palmiers with Strawberries & Crème Fraîche Like Palmiers? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! These easy French palm leaf shaped pastries are quick, versatile and delicious. The secret to palmiers is to use good butter puff pastry, not one made with margarine or other commercial fats; Carême brand is available […]
Chicken Pie with Puff Pastry Lid Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! There’s something comforting about a homemade pie. This chicken pie with puff pastry lid is an easy pot pie that I’ve been making for over 30 years. If you’re short on time you can use […]