TONYA’S MUSINGS
Tonya Jennings combines her passion for food and cooking with her beachside location on Port Phillip Bay at St Kilda, into developing and operating Cooking on the Bay Cooking School.
At Cooking on the Bay we encourage you to celebrate the richness and diversity that our food offers us and to enjoy cooking for your family and friends. Food plays an important part in our social process and affects our wellbeing. To cook from the heart and share around the table brings so much pleasure and ‘joie de vivre’.
Tonya’s Musings shares her foodie stories, tips, tricks and culinary travels….
TONYA’S LATEST MUSINGS
Eggs en cocotte – baked eggs
These little pots are so quick and simple to make; these ones taste luscious and delicious. They can be made with a variety of ingredients, such as cheese, ham, mushrooms, spinach, lightly cooked vegetables, salmon, [...]
Creamy cauliflower cheese
Serves 6 1 head of cauliflower 100ml cream 50g creamed cheese 100g grated tasty cheese 40g butter Cut the cauliflower into florets and place in the steamer; steam until tender, about 8 minutes. Transfer the [...]
Chicken curry with coconut cream and greens
This was a great chicken curry with good depth of flavour and superb colour. It was quick and easy to cook in the wok, so just one pan to wash. Inspired by what my friend [...]
Corned Beef Silver-side with creamy cauliflower cheese
Serves 6 This recipe is based on my mother’s corned beef and is a family favourite. I always loved rolled corned beef as it is juicy, succulent and flavoursome from the fat. These days it [...]
Pumpkin and Mussel Soup with Saffron
This smooth, luxurious and flavoursome soup is perfect as a wintry pick-me-up. It is also ideal for freezing. Mussels are inexpensive and taste wonderful when paired with the pumpkin. Serves 4 Ingredients 250ml white wine [...]
Pumpkin soup – an old family favourite
In this recipe the pumpkin and onions are sautéed, roasted and simmered; this is to give the soup a deep, rich flavour. It is fine and still delicious, to miss the roasting step and to [...]