Annette and Wentworth Hill work with small producers to source the best potatoes I’ve ever tasted – winner of the 2020 Delicious Produce Awards and praised by chefs like Neil Perry and Lennox Hastie. Available from Harris Farm and select butchers as well as Carriage Works and North Sydney Produce Markets, they are worth seeking out.
Potato & Scamorza Tart with Smoked Trout Like this recipe? Discover more delicious Italian dishes on my small-group Italian food & wine tours. This deliciously versatile potato & scamorza tart can be vegetarian, but potatoes and smoked fish are such natural partners that I like to add hot-smoked rainbow trout. Scamorza is an aged mozzarella, […]
Batata Harra (Spicy Fried Potatoes) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Lebanese cooking class! Spicy batata harra is one of the most delicious potato dishes I’ve ever tasted; it’s popular as part of a meze and is great as a side dish with any meat, poultry or seafood. Traditionally the potato is deep-fried first […]
Indonesian Potato Omelette Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! Omelettes are popular in Indonesia for breakfast, a light lunch, snack or part of any meal. Telur means ‘egg’ and dadar refers to an omelette or pancake. Kerak telor, a spicy omelette made with coconut and glutinous rice, is a specialty of […]
Vegetarian Irish Stew Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! While most Irish would think I’ve missed the point by omitting the lamb from an Irish stew, I’ve discovered that the combination of slowly braised potato and onion makes quite a delicious vegetarian Irish stew with the addition of some extra root […]
Potato & Leek Soup with Prunes Like This Recipe? Discover More Classic Scottish Dishes On My Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! Potato and leek is a classic combination. In France they’re cooked together, puréed, passed through a sieve and mixed with cream to make vichyssoise, a traditional cold soup. This vegetarian cock-a-leekie is a more […]
Rösti Discover more Swiss regional specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! Talking about a ‘potato’ rösti in Switzerland is redundant (like ‘cheese’ fondue) as there’s only one type of true rösti and it’s made from potato. Swiss menus don’t generally offer much for vegetarians, but most have rösti with either […]
Potato Focaccia Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties I love authentic focaccia made with a generous amount of olive oil (see video below). My recipe is inspired by Ligurian-born restaurateur, Lucio Galletto, who uses more water and oil in his recipe than many I’ve seen, […]
Potato Gnocchi Eat Gnocchi with me in Italy on one of my Italian food & wine tours! I love versatile potato gnocchi (gnocchi di patate). They’re delicious dressed with just about any pasta sauce including pesto, easy gnocchi Sorrentina from the Amalfi coast, or the simplest burnt butter and sage. You can even boil the […]
Patatas Bravas Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Spanish cooking class! Named for the ‘bold’ sauce that coats them, patatas bravas are deep-fried potato cubes in a spicy, tangy tomato sauce. They’re one of my favourite tapas dishes when done well – that means freshly fried, not done ahead of time then refrigerated and […]
Caldo Verde(Portuguese Green Soup) Like this caldo verde recipe? You’ll love my online Portuguese cooking class! Most Portuguese meals, especially dinner, start with soup; many are thick and hearty, using whatever produce is on hand. Caldo verde, meaning literally green broth, is one of the most popular. The traditional caldo verde recipe uses a local […]