People ask me “How do I make my own successful tomato sauce from scratch?” I say, simply by cooking red ripe tomatoes simply! So, here we go. This is not a recipe more an instruction on how to easily prepare authentic Passata di Pomodoro. Pomodoro in Italian means “tomato”. Passata in Italian means “to pass”. Therefore when [...]
08
Mar
Mar
Fabulous flavours evolve here with the sage, garlic and chilli complementing the sweet pumpkin. You could also use sweet potato. Either slice or dice the pumpkin and create a savoury tart (refer to my Fig Galette recipe for the idea) or pizza topping. Not really a recipe but a group of fresh seasonal ingredients that [...]
08
Mar
Mar
If you want a meal for the family that is healthy and nutritious you can’t go past this Broccoli dish. It’s fresh, quick to cook and serve. And simply delicious and refreshing. Accompany with a freshly dressed salad. It might even get your children eating those 'little green trees'! The crisp crumbled Prosciutto, Pangrattato, pine [...]
05
Mar
Mar
This is Recipe No. 1 in our 3 Ways with Sweet Corn. Here’s a delicious way to cook sweet corn. Steve is the expert at this and gets it just right! Accompanies barbeque chicken, lamb or pork or as we do, with a Thai barbeque meal. Finger lickin’ good! INGREDIENTS Serves 4-6 2 cobs sweet [...]
02
Mar
Mar
A delicious way of preparing beetroot is to slow-roast it with garlic and herbs thereby enhancing and concentrating its earthy sweetness. Once you taste it cooked this way you may realise that this root vegetable is certainly underrated. Inspired by my Italian roots (excuse the pun) in this Insalata Barbe Rosse con Formaggio di Capra e [...]
02
Mar
Mar
Curly Leaf Kale recipe that might convert you! This is a delicious tart and vegetarian too. Can be baked as one 24cm tart for an easy family dinner or smaller tarts for lunches. It's packed with lovely local produce. Combines cooked kale with leeks and thyme for flavour, potatoes and hazelnuts for texture. If you would like an [...]
26
Oct
Oct
Bees and Honey – Sharing Cooking with Honey ideas with Helen Shield on Your Afternoon, 936 ABC Hobart (and ABC Northern Tasmania), and many other beautiful things on a fine afternoon on 26 October 2015 Unfortunately the link to this program has now finished. In this afternoon segment there was valuable information about backyard bee keeping, cooking with honey, CSIRO bee population […]
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Apr
Apr
How do you make your own Balsamic Syrup Glaze? With this recipe. It's easy! I adore aged artisan Aceto Balsamico that has a silky viscosity and has been aged in wooden barrels for up to 12 years. I have several favourite brands that can cost more than a superb Single Malt Whisky, which is also [...]
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