Risotto alla Trevigiana (Radicchio Risotto) Like this recipe? Join my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour to discover more regional classics! The province of Treviso is famous for radicchio, especially radicchio tardivo that grows in tight elongated bunches with thick white ribs and only a little red leaf. Risotto alla Trevigiana, also called […]
Risi e Bisi (Venetian Rice & Peas) Like this recipe? Join my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour to discover more regional classics! Risi e bisi (literally ‘rice and peas’ in Venetian dialect) is a classic Venetian risotto traditionally made in spring, when the first of the season’s small, sweet peas arrive. Historically, […]
Fregola Risotto with Mushrooms Join me mushroom foraging in the Emmental on my small-group Swiss food & wine tour. Mushroom foraging in the Emmental is one of the highlights of my Swiss food & wine tour. We have an expert guide of course, and she gives everyone a pack of her dried wild mushrooms to […]
Riso, Patate e Cozze (Tiella Barese) Like this recipe? Join me on a Southern Italian food & wine tour to discover more regional specialties! One of Puglia’s most popular dishes – riso, patate e cozze (or ‘ris, patan e strazz’ in dialect) originated around Bari in the 16th century during the Spanish rule in southern […]
Duck Breast with Porcini Risotto Join my Small Group Food & Wine Tour to Northern Italy – Home of Risotto! The Po Delta in north-eastern Emilia-Romagna is the ideal place for growing rice, including the highly-prized carnaroli rice that most chefs prefer for risotto. Ducks also love the waterways of the Po Delta – and […]
Burghul with Vermicelli Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class! Rice with vermicelli is a popular Lebanese side dish and I also love this version using burghul that’s packaged with fine vermicelli noodles already through it (Duru brand from Turkey, available at Middle Eastern grocers). You could also toast some vermicelli […]
Lebanese Vermicelli Rice Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Lebanese cooking class! Riz bi sh’arieh is one of my favourite rice dishes – so simple and so delicious. The fried vermicelli noodles add another dimension visually and texturally – especially if you toast them until they’re really dark golden – and the butter adds […]
Risotto Milanese (Saffron Risotto) Join my small-group food & wine tour to northern Italy to discover more regional specialties! Risotto Milanese originated in Milan, where it’s the traditional accompaniment to ossobuco. Lombardy is the home of risotto, and my friend Alessandro Pavoni is the king of risotto making. He was born in Brescia in Lombardy […]
Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! Nasi lemak literally means ‘creamy rice’ and this fragrant rice makes a delicious side dish for any curry or stir-fry. Nasi lemak is also sometimes seen as a standalone dish, especially for breakfast, topped with a few interesting sambals, some fresh […]
Saffron Pilaf Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes There are many different styles of pilaf (or pilau) across India and the Middle East. What they have in common is cooking long grain rice by absorption – sometimes in water, sometimes in stock – and usually with some […]