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
Braised beef short ribs* with Pedro Ximénez and an almond herb crumb
This slow braise is full of flavour and nourishment. The almond herb topping dresses it up for entertaining; it is delicious with or without it! Serves 6 Ingredients Extra virgin olive oil 2.5k beef short [...]
Spaghetti squash with almonds, parsley and feta
Serves 8 - 10 Filling Spaghetti squash 70 gm butter 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 80 gm natural almonds, coarsely crushed in a mortar and pestle or chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 cup, [...]
Chicken and cheese ‘soup’ or is it ‘stew’?
Especially delicious for cold winter days, or any day really, this soup or stew is a meal in itself. Make it into a stew by adding more chicken pieces and serve it with a crisp, [...]
Memories of Gascony by Pierre Koffmann
Memories of Gascony is an award-winning cookbook written by three-Michelin starred chef Pierre Koffmann about the provincial cooking of Gascony, in south-west France. I did read it a couple of years ago, I am really [...]
Croatian Ajvar – a delicious capsicum and aubergine dipping sauce or paste GalleryCroatian Ajvar – a delicious capsicum and aubergine dipping sauce or paste
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Croatian Ajvar – a delicious capsicum and aubergine dipping sauce or paste
Croatian Ajvar is a popular dipping sauce which is served with meats, and particularly ćevapčići, or chevapi sausages, meatballs, chicken and sausages and Mediterranean vegetables. Ajvar is a capsicum pepper-based condiment with aubergines, garlic and [...]
Braised lamb necks with wine, tomatoes and vegetables
Slow cooked, braised lamb necks in a scrumptious sauce, made with our home-made beef or chicken stock adds such a depth of flavour. Garnished with a gremolata and lemon slices, this lamb makes a wonderful [...]