Named for an aristocrat too busy to leave the card table to eat, the portable, versatile sandwich now appears in many guises around the world, open, closed, delicate or hearty. Here are my favourite sandwich recipes.
Broad Bean Bruschetta Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Liguria! Every meal at Lucio’s Paddington restaurant started with bruschetta, a slice of delicious toasted Italian bread, topped with a mound of something seasonal. I love using tender young broad beans during their short spring season to make […]
Open Filo Sandwich with Anchovy Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! This simple filo pastry recipe is inspired by one of my favourite starters from Janni Kyritsis at MG Garage (see the video below for another of Janni’s filo classics). I love the way he pressed […]
Bánh Mí Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! I love the way food travels around the world, weaving aspects of one culture into another. The French brought their crisp, fluffy baguettes to Vietnam in the mid-1800s where they became the popular snack bánh mì. Just over a […]
Quesadillas with Mexican Salsa Verde Like Cheese?Find More Delicious Cheese Recipes Here! I love recipes that are so simple they’re hardly a recipe at all – where great produce and flavours shine and I don’t have to do too much. That’s what these simple fried cheese sandwiches are all about, especially served with vibrant green […]
Bruschetta Caprese Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! It’s good to eat with the seasons, but occasionally I want a touch of summer year-round – that’s when I call on a few of my favourite things and create this delicious bruschetta Caprese. Windy Hills Farm pots […]
Mushroom Bruschetta Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more seasonal Italian specialties! One of the things I loved most about Lucio’s Paddington restaurant was the seasonal bruschetta that always arrived with our aperitivi, a tradition I like to continue at home. In autumn, the crisp air of Italy’s hilly regions is […]
Shish Kebab Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! Grilling meat on a skewer over coals is one of the most basic forms of cooking. So kebabs, in their many forms, are popular throughout a huge area covering the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, the Caucasus and on […]
Steak Sandwich Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! A good steak sandwich is an Aussie icon. It makes for a satisfying, and relatively healthy, fast food meal on long road trips. It can also be upscaled for a delicious casual dinner; I use Beerenberg Tomato Chutney and […]
Huevos Rancheros Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! Meaning eggs cooked rancher-style, huevos rancheros is a classic Mexican breakfast which, at its most basic, consists of fried eggs with a spicy tomato sauce and tortillas. It also often includes a bit of a fry-up that […]
Rare Roast Beef Sandwich Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! Rare roast beef sandwiches are popular in the USA – especially the north east as a closed sandwich, often with American cheddar-style cheese melted over the beef. I prefer an open sandwich without the cheese, […]
