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Of all the stone fruits, the peach is the one I love most. The others – nectarines, apricots, plums and cherries, come a close second, though, because I am a devoted fan of all stone fruits. I think they’re best eaten fresh. And, as I mention in The Cook’s Garden, they also make lovely gifts, [...]
Shaped like a top knot, and oozing luscious cream, burrata is a fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. Faith Willinger, the American food writer who lives in Florence describes burrata as “halfway between cheese and sex.” You can buy it fresh from Pasesanella at their Marrickville factory in Sydney, which is also open [...]
This recipe is courtesy of Uwe Habermehl, executive chef at the Sydney Convention Centre. Last week, Uwe and his chefs staged a stunning 7-course Fire-and-Ice banquet to honour painter Tim Storrier in one of the rooms overlooking Darling Harbour. It’s a sensational season for mangoes and this refreshing sorbet, flavoured with fragrant kaffir lime leaves and saffron, [...]
In my latest book, The Cook’s Garden, there’s a poem by Richard Tipping which goes like this: mangoes are not cigarettes mangoes are fleshy sinful passionate fruits mangoes are hungry to be sucked mangoes are glad to be stuck in the teeth mangoes like slush & kissing mangoes are not cigarettes mangoes are idiosyncratic seasonal [...]
This healthy colourful salad is fromYotam Ottolenghi’s book Plenty (Ebury Press), a fabulous book of recipes for vegetarians. “Farro is the Italian name for an old wheat variety similar to emmer or spelt. It can be eaten by some people who are normally intolerant to wheat. It is sold in a few forms – whole, [...]
It’s 6pm and already a long queue has formed outside Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Pitt Street, Sydney CBD. City workers, eager to get home,thread their way through the crowd. Despite initial concerns that Aussies wouldn’t want to queue, they’ve been happy to do so ever since it opened a few weeks ago. A long wooden [...]
This delicious Gazpacho recipe is from Ferran Adria’s latest book The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria. It’s followed by Black Rice with Cuttlefish for mains and Chocolate Bread for dessert. Peel and cut each garlic clove in half. Remove the green shoot inside, if there is one. Fill a small saucepan with cold [...]
When I was invited to the launch of Ferran Adria’s new cookbook a few weeks ago, I expected to find something magnificent, though not a cookbook I would ever take into the kitchen and cook from. Adria, after all, is the former chef and driving force behind El Bulli in north-east Spain, often proclaimed the [...]
THE Milton-Ulladulla region will celebrate the return of its annual food and wine festival this weekend. Harbourfeast will kick off with a festival dinner at Cupitt’s Winery on Friday, November 4 and will continue the following day (Saturday, November 5) at the Ulladulla Civic Centre, showcasing the very best the Southern Shoalhaven has to offer [...]
These sandwiches make fabulous Melbourne Cup or cocktail party fare and are also good to take on picnics. Poach the chicken or turkey breasts in 2 litres of simmering water for 10 – 15 minutes. Remove from water and strain. When cool, cut into pieces and pulse in the food processor until roughly chopped. Place [...]
