Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Some mussels you buy are cultivated in protected areas of the sea bed, or grown on poles, fixed in clean saltwater. Others, because of their habitat, are often sandy and need to be scrubbed; mussels also ingest sand and grit as they feed. Buy good quality, local mussels and they are well cleaned and very [...]

By |2021-07-20T16:06:13+10:00July 20th, 2021|Brittany, Cook Real Food, French Cooking Classes, French food, French Regional Cooking, Moules mariniere, mussels, Mussels - Moules mariniere, Recipes, Seafood, Seafood|Comments Off on Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

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

Prawns curried with ginger, garlic and Vietnamese mint

This is a quick and easy everyday prawn curry which also makes a lovely entrée for a special lunch or dinner with friends.  I hav eincluded the Green Curry Paste recipe at the end of this. Serves 4 400g broccoli, cut into tiny, mouth-sized florets 1k large, raw Queensland prawns 60g butter 4 tbsp extra [...]

By |2020-05-03T16:57:29+10:00May 3rd, 2020|Condiments, Condiments, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Curries, Curries, Food, Food - spices, Green curry paste, Green curry paste, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Prawn curry, Prawn curry, Prawn curry, Prawns, Recipes, Seafood|Comments Off on Prawns curried with ginger, garlic and Vietnamese mint

Suppliers for Cooking on the Bay at the South Melbourne Market, Corner of Coventry & Cecil Streets, South Melbourne, 03 9209 6295

These guys all have a good teams working with them. Aptus Fish Supply – Peter, Anna, Linda plus others K and L Poultry – eggs, poultry and duck –Chris, Pete, Tina Kirkpatricks Butchers – Barry, Mario, Tom and Sue The Nut Shoppe – Chris and Connie Franks Quality Fruit and Vegetables - Joe and Gino [...]

By |2020-04-01T15:24:53+11:00April 1st, 2020|Cook Real Food, Food, Fresh Fruits, Fruit, Fruit in season, Fruits, Markets, Meat, Poultry, SEafood, Seafood, South Melbourne Market, Suppliers, Vegetables, Vegetables, Vegetables in season|Comments Off on Suppliers for Cooking on the Bay at the South Melbourne Market, Corner of Coventry & Cecil Streets, South Melbourne, 03 9209 6295

Seasonal Produce Guide

My food philosophy is to eat local food in season. The beginning of a new season is always exciting for those cooks who cook with seasonal produce; it allows enjoying a fresh new range of fruits, vegetables, meats and fish when they are at their best, at their most flavoursome and full of vitamins. Each [...]

By |2021-08-29T17:01:23+10:00July 15th, 2013|Cook Real Food, Food, Fresh Fruits, Fruit in season, Fruits, Musings, Seafood, Seasonal Food, Vegetables|Comments Off on Seasonal Produce Guide
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