The colourful world of fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses and funghi provides a wealth of possibilities for delicious dishes. While some dishes listed here are vegetarian containing animal products, they’re easily adapted to a vegan diet by omitting or replacing eggs or dairy with a vegan-friendly alternative. Likewise dishes containing anchovies or non-vegan seasoning can be adapted.
Deep-Fried Tofu with Shallots & Cumin Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! This delicious deep-fried tofu with shallots and cumin is my vegetarian take on Thailand’s popular deep-fried chicken, which originated in the southern city of Haat Yai and is now found all over the country. Deep-fried […]
Rice Noodles with Silken Tofu (Vegan Rad Na) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! Rad na (also written raat na or rad nar), literally meaning ‘topping’, is a classic Thai dish of Chinese origin. Stir-fried wide rice noodles (hor fun in Chinese) are served with a topping […]
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 […]
Gai Lan with Garlic Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! Chef Paul Carmichael taught me this way of preparing gai lan (also known as Chinese broccoli). It makes an easy side dish to serve with almost anything, from Caribbean escovitch (see video below) to an Asian curry […]
Insalata di Radicchio e Crostini Like this recipe? Eat radicchio e bruciatini in Ravenna on my small group food & wine tour of Northern Italy. Insalata di radicchio e bruciatini is a classic salad from Romagna, the eastern half of Emilia-Romagna. The name ‘bruciatini’ means burned and refers to the colour of the cubes of […]
Muhammara Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! Muhammara is an easy Turkish capsicum and walnut dip that’s so delicious, you’ll be whipping it up to serve alongside everything. It’s especially good with seafood and a wonderful addition to a mezze table. I like to oven roast capsicum […]
Sambal Goreng (Fried Chilli Paste) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! https://youtu.be/IHdQF4za4nw I love having good condiments on hand to add flavour to quick and easy meals. In Southeast Asia that’s often a sambal, and sambal goreng is one of the easiest and tastiest. Sambal means ‘chilli’ and goreng means ‘fried’ […]
Salmoriglio Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! https://youtu.be/LhE0c5Ho3Pk Salmoriglio is a simple southern Italian sauce based on olive oil, lemon, garlic and herbs, traditionally oregano. Parsley is often included and sometimes a little finely chopped rosemary or thyme, some recipes add a little anchovy too. Most […]
Melanzane Grigliate Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Eggplant is like a sponge and soaks up an incredible amount of oil, so I prefer to brush it with oil and bake or grill it rather than fry it. If you have the barbecue fired up, you […]
Peperoni in Padella Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! I was taught to make this braised capsicum dish by a boyfriend’s Neapolitan mother many years ago, and it’s still one of my favourites. Peperoni in padella simply means ‘peppers in the pan’ and the result is quite […]
