Armchair travel back to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence – the birthplace of Nostradamus! My friend and colleague in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Karen Stride, established her Gourmet Escapades in Saint-Rémy, last year, and is living ‘My French life’ as described by Vicki Archer in her book of that name! January is my reading time and I treasure every moment. [...]
One of the special buildings in Marrakesh is the El Bahia Palace; it was built for Ahmed Ibn Moussa between 1894 and 1900 in the Alawi style that was popular at the time. Craftsmen were brought from Fez to work on this monumental task which took approximately fifteen years to complete. It is said that [...]
The tangier is a slow roasted meal, made in a tangier pot, with meat such as lamb, chicken, beef or osso bucco cuts, plus garlic, water, lots of saffron and a special tangier spice called rosea. The tangier is cooked in the Hammam coals for some hours. Rosea is the special spice mixture used in [...]
On Sunday July 26th Special Guest presenter Minghua Zhang will teach us the Art of Chinese cooking - keeping healthy through food. Hurry and book now - places are limited. Transport yourself to China for the day. Learn to cook truly authentic, healthy, wholesome Chinese dishes. Minghua Zhang will teach you about her Chinese cuisine, [...]
Farmers’ markets are so colourful and such fun. They are now an integral part of many people’s lives as they provide fresh, local farm produce. In Australia there are now over a hundred farmers’ markets, with the first officially trading in 1999. To locate the farmer’s market in your area, there is the Australian Framers’ [...]
Whilst at Kureelpa, over January, my friend Margaret McCaughey, gave me a lovely book called ‘The Shed: the cookbook’, written by Richard, Oliver and Gregory Gladwin, and is all about the foraging, growing and cooking of local and seasonal food, right in the heart of London, at their restaurant in Notting Hill. It is a [...]
One of the world’s most expensive foods is the truffle. Truffle hunting – called le cavage - was always one part of our week’s program at la Combe en Périgord. Nearby to our village of Les Eyzies, is a tiny village called Pechalifour, where Edouard Aynaud, the trufficulteur, lives on his truffle farm, Truffe en [...]
We are here at last with Edwina and the House of Fusion, Marrakesh. What are we doing so far? Driving along through the Tizn Test Pass passing earth built hillside villages along the route. A picnic in a little gorge in the Atlas mountains along side a river bubbling quietly over stones... Visiting [...]
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 [...]
Last Thursday we were treated to a special guest chef event with Cameron Matthews taking the Italianicious – Cooking with Passion class. The day was a huge success with 8 very happy cooks getting an idea of what it is like to cook with a 2 hatted restaurant chef. The kitchen was buzzing. Cameron is [...]
