Category: cooking classes

Pav Bhaji – A Blog in Two Parts – Pt 1

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, baking, Bread and Yeast goods, cocktails, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, food and wine, gourmet cooking classes, indian cuisine

One of the most popular street foods in Bombay or Mumbai is a dish called Pav Bhaji. The Pav part is a special kind of bread roll that is easy to make at home from the following recipe.

Delicious Nightshades

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, Barossa Wine, chuntneys, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, food and wine, gourmet cooking classes, home preserving, indian cuisine, preserving, Seasonal Kitchen, Spicy recipes, wine country cooking

When summer brings a glut of ripe sweet tomatoes summer this quick and simple recipe for a delicious and authentic Bengali Tomato Chutney is the one to reach for, you wont be disappointed !

A Plague of Zucchini’s

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, food and wine, gourmet cooking classes, home preserving, Seasonal Kitchen, wine country cooking

Its hard to keep up with the fruit even a few Zucchini bushes this time of year, but what to do with the surplus? Here's a suggestion for something versatile for use throughout the year.

My Friend (&) the Chocolate Cake

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, baking, Barossa Wine, cakes, chocolate cake, cooking classes, delicious recipes, dessert recipes, food and drink, food and wine

This is a very simple recipe for a delicious chocolate cake but the most important aspect of any recipe is does it work.... this is a story about making sure you get all the details down right before you share it!

Why on earth would you want to eat a green fig?

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, cooking classes, delicious recipes, figs, food and drink, food and wine, home preserving, preserving, Seasonal Kitchen, sugar confections, wine country cooking

Throughout history, creative cooks have performed a kind of alchemy making the seemingly inedible into the delicious. Unripe, baby green figs are one such food, yet these sugary, rose scented confections are a delightful alternative for your cheeses boards when sweet ripe fresh figs are out of season.