by Sheridan | Mar 3, 2024 | Cheese, Dinner, Eggs, Lunch, Recipes, Starters
Spaghetti Carbonara In his recent entertaining TV series, Searching for Italy, actor Stanley Tucci goes in search of four iconic pasta dishes which he describes as  staggering in their simplicity: rigatoni amatriciana, spaghetti cacio e pepe, spaghetti carbonara and...
by Sheridan | Aug 6, 2023 | Cheese, Dinner, Eggs, Lunch, Recipes, Starters
Search for: Cacio e Pepe In his recent entertaining TV series, Searching for Italy, actor Stanley Tucci goes in search of four iconic pasta dishes which he describes as  staggering in their simplicity: rigatoni amatriciana, spaghetti cacio e pepe, spaghetti carbonara...
by Sheridan | Apr 16, 2022 | Eggs, Lunch, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Lucio’s Torta Pasqualina (Easter Pie) This fabulous Easter Pie recipe is courtesy of Lucio Galletto of Lucio’s restaurant in Paddington, Sydney which sadly closed last year. Lucio is a charming and generous host and very knowledgeable about the food from...
by Sheridan | Aug 9, 2020 | Dinner, Eggs, Italian, Lunch, Recipes, Soups
Straciatella This delicate Italian soup takes just a few minutes to make and requires only four ingredients. You will need a good quality home-made clear chicken stock and freshly grated Parmesan for best results. As you whisk in the egg mixture, it will begin to look...
by Sheridan | May 31, 2020 | Brunch, Dinner, Eggs, French, Picnic, Recipes
Classic Quiche Lorraine Remember when real men didn’t eat quiche? That was back in the 1980s when American humorist Bruce Feirstien published his tongue-in-cheek book satirising stereotypes of masculinity. An Australian adaptation by Alex Buzo was published...
by Sheridan | Mar 23, 2020 | Dinner, Eggs, Lunch, Recipes
Salade Nicoise Here’s a classic salad from the south of France which you can rustle up with a tin of tuna, some eggs and various salad ingredients. It’s surprisingly versatile. Today I added some sliced radishes and celery and omitted a few of the other...
