Cumin Lamb Salad with asparagus, beetroot and minted yoghurt
This deliciously tasty dish, reminiscent of the eastern Mediterranean, is from Loukie Werle's terrific self-published cookbook, The...
Sugarfree Hot Cross Buns
Looking for some sugar-free inspiration for Easter this year? These Hot X Buns are made with Lokanto Monkfruit Classic Sweetener, an artificial sweetener which you'll find on...
Red Capsicum Soup
This velvety rich red soup is just thing to warm you up on a grey, drizzly day. Be sure to make it while red capsicums (red peppers) are in season. The recipe is from my book, The...
Irish Brack
Celebrate St Patrick's day with this delicious Irish bread. The word "brack" comes from the Gaelic brec which means speckled with fruit. In Ireland, the fruit is often soaked overnight in...
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On Peeling Artichokes (& Potatoes) in Saluzzo
On Peeling Artichokes (& Potatoes) in SaluzzoI’m standing in the spotless kitchen of Piero Boaglio, chef at the San Giovanni Hotel De Charme in Saluzzo, a picture-book medieval town in northern Italy and seat of an ancient courtly Marquisate founded in 1142. I’d...
La Prima Settimana (First Week)
It’s been unseasonably warm and sunny this past week, interspersed by a few days of rain. Only a few weeks ago, it was snowing in Bra, something the locals tell me is not uncommon at this time of the year. Suddenly the paddocks we pass...
My Master’s Degree in Italian “Documenti”
“Sei quasi Italiana,” (“you’re almost Italian”) Giovanni declared when I told him that the office at the Comune was closed. He rolled his eyes, shrugged and smiled, sensing my frustration with the amount of red tape I had to...
Mini Chef Cooking Classes
Upcoming Classes
Mini Chef Cooking Class
April 26 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm | $75
Bruschetta with various toppings
Stir-fry beef with veggies
Triple Chocolate Brownies
Mini Chef Cooking Class
April 24 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm | $75
Chicken Noodle Soup
Tacos with Chile con Carne
Homemade marshmallows & Boston Candy
Mini Chef Cooking Class
April 17 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm | $75
Avocado smash with rainbow veggie sticks
Homemade Sausage Rolls
Chocolate self-sauce pudding
Mini Chef Cooking Class
April 15 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm | $75
Sushi (from scratch)
Stir-fry chicken with noodles and veggies
Fruit kebabs with white chocolate dip