Classic winter beef stew

Classic Beef Winter Stew This beef stew is the perfect comfort food for these cold, wintry days.  The making of it warms up the kitchen and the cook! Any left-overs, freeze well, so make more than you need.  This stew tastes even better if you eat it the next day as the flavours will be [...]

By |2020-07-07T17:02:43+10:00July 7th, 2020|Beef stew, Braising, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Recipes, Winter braises|Comments Off on Classic winter beef stew

Ratatouille à la Provençal

This vegetable dish combines the colours and the ingredients of Southern France. The word Ratatouille, meaning tossed or tumbled together, has gone into the French language to mean to get oneself into a mess. Quelle ratatouille...what a mess! Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 small eggplant, [...]

Basil, parsley and pinenut pesto

Makes approx 300ml. The classic Italian pesto is traditionally made with basil, pine nuts, garlic and Parmigiano Regianno. Pesto is a classic condiment in the modern Australian kitchen and is now made with endless combinations, such as parsley and basil, coriander, rocket, sorrel, Warragul greens, Australian native vegetables, capsicum and macadamias or pistachios. The version [...]

By |2020-06-08T11:40:53+10:00June 8th, 2020|Basil pesto, Basil pesto, Basil pesto, Condiments, Condiments, Cook Real Food, Cooking classes, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Italian Food, Italian Food, Low Carb, Pesto, Recipes|Comments Off on Basil, parsley and pinenut pesto

Crustacea Blue swimmer crab stock – Cooking Fundamentals

This crab, crustacea stock also features in my cooking class videos which form part of the Cook at Home with Tonya series.  Crab stock is also one of the Fundamental Foundations of Cookery – Stock making. In the video, I made this stock with my crayfish, Morten Bay bug shells and prawn shells that were [...]

By |2020-06-06T15:15:37+10:00June 6th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Cooking classes, Cooking Fundamentals, Cooking Fundamentals, Crab stock, Cray stock, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Recipes, Seafood, Seafood, Stocks|Comments Off on Crustacea Blue swimmer crab stock – Cooking Fundamentals

Fish Stock Making – Cooking Fundamentals

Today, in my Cook at Home with Tonya cooking class videos, I made this fish stock at the same time as the crab crustacea stock.  The reason for this is that I use the fish stock as a base for the crab stock.  At the end of the cooking process, the fish stock is strained, [...]

By |2020-06-06T14:57:45+10:00June 6th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Cooking classes, Cooking Fundamentals, Cooking Fundamentals, Fish stock, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Recipes, Seafood, Stocks|Comments Off on Fish Stock Making – Cooking Fundamentals

Pumpkin, tomato, onion and Persian feta roasted warm salad

My family love this simply with the roasted pumpkin, onions, tomatoes and garlic. It is really lovely served on the bed of spinach or rocket with the pine nuts for some crunch and the chilli for some spice. Serves 4 Ingredients Optional ingredients which go very well with this salad 500g Jap pumpkin, peeled and [...]

By |2020-06-01T16:42:58+10:00June 1st, 2020|Autumn vegetables, Cook Real Food, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Pumpkins, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetables in season|Comments Off on Pumpkin, tomato, onion and Persian feta roasted warm salad

Pipérade Basquaise

Pipérade from the Basque* country is made with green or red peppers and pimentos, onions, tomatoes and garlic, slowly cooked together, with beaten egg added at the end and slowly stirred through to cook the eggs; it is usually served with slices of the famous and delicious Jambon de Bayonne, which is similar to prosciutto. [...]

Fish ‘pie’ with mussels and prawns.

This is a creamy, comforting 'pie' with tons of flavour and goodness without the crust.  All LCHF. I used john Dory, mussels and prawns. You can use any firm-fleshed white fish such as snapper, Ling, Mahi Mahi, or Blue Grenadier; the mussels and prawns may easily be excluded and you can add scallops if you [...]

By |2020-05-20T15:42:34+10:00May 20th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Fish and seafood pie, Fish and seafood pie, Fish pie, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, mussels, Recipes, Seafood, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fish ‘pie’ with mussels and prawns.

Welcome to my ‘new look’ Autumn newsletter

A heartfelt thank you for the lovely emails and good wishes you have been sending.  They are much appreciated. I also miss seeing you all here, doing what I love and cooking with you in my kitchen. I do hope that you and your family are doing okay out there.  I thought you would like [...]

By |2020-05-19T11:45:07+10:00May 18th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Curries, Eggs, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Newsletter, Newsletter, Prawns|Comments Off on Welcome to my ‘new look’ Autumn newsletter

Luscious, creamy mayonnaise

This beautiful home-made mayonnaise enhances everything it touches, with its custardy richness and delicate tang that gives a clean and clear flavour that commercial mayonnaise does not have. When making this sauce, do remember to take your time and go slowly, drop by drop, at the beginning for the addition of the oil.  The whole [...]

By |2020-05-13T11:55:45+10:00May 13th, 2020|Aioli, Condiments, Condiments, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Mayonnaise, Mayonnaise, Recipes, Sauces|Comments Off on Luscious, creamy mayonnaise
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