Tag: Barossa

Of Mince Pies & Christmas Crackers

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, baking, cakes, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, gourmet cooking classes, Seasonal Kitchen, sugar confections

When I think of Xmas, one food i always comes to mind , home made fruit mince pies featuring savoury short pastry and a snow like dusting of powdered sugar.

Those Spicy Portugeezers!

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, chilli recipes, cooking classes, food and drink, gourmet cooking classes, indian cuisine, Spicy recipes

The Portuguese influenced food and eating on almost every continent. Responsible for not only introducing tomatoes, chilies and potatoes to India, Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, but also transplanting cassava from the Americas to Africa and South East Asia. In return they took fragrant eastern spices like cinnamon and cloves to their Brazilian colony in the new world along with exotic foods like rice and bananas. In the process they introduced the concept of "Tempura" to Japan, Vinho de Ahlo or “Vindaloo” to Goa, and delicious soft Portuguese bread rolls or “Pao” throughout Asia

Suppa Zuppa

by chefmarkmc, posted in cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, peasant cuisine, soup

The cold weather of recent days has had me thinking about soup. Always a great warming stand by, offering some of the most diverse dishes available, limited really only  by ones imagination. Of course traditionally in addition to providing warming nourishment, these "wet" foods would have provided much of ones daily liquid intake, and I clearly … Continue reading Suppa Zuppa

Kale…FFS……its just ancient cabbage …..

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, gourmet cooking classes, indian cuisine, Seasonal Kitchen, Spicy recipes

To be honest I have had it with the mania surrounding Kale, not that I don’t like the stuff, it has its place, but talk about over exposed and over hyped. Seriously does anyone really “love” the taste of Kale juice or think that shredded kale in a salad is “amazing” and don’t get me … Continue reading Kale…FFS……its just ancient cabbage …..

In a bit of a pickle …..

by chefmarkmc, posted in cooking classes, food and drink, indian cuisine, preserving, Seasonal Kitchen, Spicy recipes

  Our house smells kind of awesome right now, let me explain why…. The weather in our fair valley has turned, autumn seems to have come to a premature halt and it certainly looks and feels like winter out there right now. Of course that means our little vegie patch, along with everyone else’s, has entered that … Continue reading In a bit of a pickle …..