January is always a precious time for me. The cooking school is in recess and I spend the month at Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast, where On the Ridge Cooking School was created. It this idyllic place with wonderful valley views and further out to the Coral Sea, surrounded by peace and tranquillity, warmth and blue skies. [...]
The House of Fusion culinary riad in Marrakech, Morocco, has teamed up with Cooking on the Bay, Melbourne to bring you a fabulous, foodie culinary Moroccan adventure. Join us for Morocco Beyond the Bay! We are On the Road to Morocco! Join us for ten exciting, wondrous days and eleven exotic, fascinating nights. We spend six [...]
We have been barging west for 6 days and are now at Bar-Le-Duc in Lorraine, travelling well, without the wheelhouse roof. It is wonderful when the sun shines, not so good in the rain and wind. We have coped well in a midnight storm with winds, lightning and thunder. It was quite a gale and [...]
Tartiflette is my current favourite winter potato dish. It is made with potato, onion, bacon and cheese gratin, perfect for wintry Sunday lunches. According to Julia Child there are hundreds of French potato recipes and Larousse Gastronomique lists 9 pages of potato dishes! This one is very special. I found this recipe, below, on the [...]
We returned from France last week and we are very excited about the upcoming new Spring and Summer classes at Cooking on the Bay. I have some interesting new menu ideas and discovered a few new foods...there are always some things you learn each time...no matter how well I think I know French food! This [...]
The best way to learn French is to live in France. So go to the Nancy University L’Ecôle d’Eté and spend July learning French! It was a wonderful three month visit to France. Barging, touring, cooking at La Combe and studying French at L’Ecôle d’Eté, Summer School at Nancy University. The [...]
For us, one of the joys of visiting France is the discovery of special places – Château de Boursault was one of these special experiences - a divine Champagne House just near the Route de Champagne. We arrived in Paris at Charles de Gaulle airport, at 6am [...]
Exciting news!! Tonya is to be joined by photographer Roger at La Combe en Périgord in the Dordogne, SW France - Tuesday 28th August - Tuesday 4th September, 2012 This year at La Combe for my cooking week, it is going to be very special! We are to [...]
