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.
Trofie al Pesto Genovese Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! I love this classic way of serving pesto – with the beans and potatoes cooked in the same water as the pasta it’s more like a main meal than a starter. This is done with […]
Crispy Potato Skins Like crispy potato skins? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Liguria! This crispy potato skins recipe is inspired by one in a 1980s Gourmet Traveller magazine. I make it with potato skins leftover from preparing gnocchi (see video below). Roasting the potatoes on a bed of rock […]
Duck Fat Potatoes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Duck fat potatoes are a delicacy in France. So whenever I have some rendered duck fat left over from frying duck breasts for salads or duck à l’orange (see video below), I save it to make them. They’re […]
Crispy Smashed Potatoes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! The method for making these crispy smashed potatoes was shared with me by my friend Paul Carmichael. They combine the crunchiness of roast potatoes with the creaminess of mash – what’s not to love?! The most important thing […]
Bajan Corn Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! Hearty corn soup is popular in many parts of the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados. This is my take on the Barbadian version inspired by a recipe Paul Carmichael gave me – I love the three different […]
Potato & Fontina Tart with Smoked Fish Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! This deliciously versatile potato & fontina tart can be vegetarian, but potatoes and smoked fish are such natural partners that I like to add smoked eel or hot-smoked rainbow trout. If using whole […]
German Potato & Chervil Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Swiss cooking class! German potato & chervil soup (kerbelsuppe) is traditionally eaten on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday which celebrates the Last Supper; in German this day is also known as Gründonnerstag (‘green Thursday’). Some traditional recipes thicken kerbelsuppe with an […]
La Ribollita Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! The famous Tuscan soup, Ribollita, is a classic example of delicious cucina povera (peasant cooking). The name literally means ‘reboiled’ as it was created to use up leftover beans and vegetables cooked for Friday, the fast day when no […]
Rosemary Potatoes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Rosemary is surprisingly easy to grow (trust me, I’m no gardener and mine has thrived). So consider popping a cutting in some soil and having it on hand to add its wonderful aroma to dishes like these roast rosemary […]
Potato Salad with Pancetta Like potato salad with pancetta? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! This potato salad with pancetta is my go-to dish for picnics, barbecues and any family gathering. It’s delicious with virtually everything, including veal schnitzel. For me, hard boiled eggs are a must in […]
