Salt has been used since ancient times to preserve food, such as salmon gravlax, and in the koshering of meat; it is still used so today. Unfortunately, it is also a most misunderstood food. Like a lot of other foods, such as fat, it went out of favour last century as it was linked to [...]
Dukkah is an old Egyptian specialty condiment. It is a loose blend of nuts and spices in a dry, crushed but not to a powdered, form. The name “Dukkah” is derived from the Arabic word “to pound” referring to how all the spices are pounded together to prepare the dish. It is a very personal [...]
Makes 2 loaves There are many versions of this recipe. Anne Willan, of La Varenne Cooking School in Burgundy, included her pain d’épices in a couple of her many books on French Cuisine, ‘The country cooking of France’ and ‘Real Food’. Recently, in St Jean de Losne, Burgundy, our host cooked her grandmother’s pain d’épices for [...]
After our visit to the red craw crayfish farm in Wolvi, and cooking those delicious red craws I wrote about in a previous post, I used the red craw shells to make my fabulous, flavoursome crab stock. Usually I make this stock as I have written in this recipe below with blue swimmer crabs. When [...]
Last Saturday, friends invited us to join them on a foodie road trip around Pomona and Kin Kin to visit a few local producers, who are part of the Cooloola Farm Food Trail. Our first stop was the fresh water crayfish farm, Alba Aquaculture at Wolvi, near Kin Kin and on the Kin Kin–Gympie road, [...]
Ingredients Makes 300ml 2 large egg yolks 1 clove garlic minced Pinch of saffron threads infused into the lemon juice or olive oil 2tbsp lemon juice, plus extra if needed 250ml sunflower oil 120ml extra virgin olive oil sea salt and white pepper To make the aïoli: In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, [...]
'Shuck don't chuck' is the recycling program for the shells of oysters, scallops and mussels and it is successfully restoring the damaged seafloor in Port Phillip Bay. The South Melbourne market, as part of its Sustainability and Recycling program, is also part of the Nature Conservatory’s ‘Shuck don’t chuck’ program operating throughout Australia. The ‘Shuck [...]
Honey from a Weed: fasting and feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, the Cyclades and Apulia, by Patience Gray has been highly recommended to me from a variety of sources, including Sussan Loomis from On Rue Tatin Cooking School in Normandy and Kate Hill from the Kitchen at Camont Cooking School, down in the south west of [...]
There are so many reasons why I love the South Melbourne Market; I shop there two or three times week for my cooking classes. The food is fresh and good quality, the store holders are friendly and helpful; it is happy and vibrant place to visit. I knew it progressive and environmentally conscious; they introduced [...]
I thought you might like to try this dish now that sorrel is back in season. It looks like a long recipe, but it may be prepared in stages and is really very simple. It is a perfect dish for Spring and Summertime entertaining. Serves 8 8 x 120g ocean trout fillet, sashimi grade, pin [...]
