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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.

Don’t be mean with the beanz…..

by chefmarkmc, posted in food and drink, gourmet cooking classes, legumes, peasant cuisine, Spicy recipes

Imagine the classics cuisines of Europe without dried beans of the Phaseolus vulgaris family. We would be deprived Cassoulet and Capparrones, Pasta e fagioli and Ribollita  in fact all the dishes that feature Cannellini, Borlotti, Flageolet, Navy, Pinto and Black turtle beans just for starters....

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

Lemon tree very pretty

by chefmarkmc, posted in cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, preserving, Seasonal Kitchen

Like almost everyone else, for years I associated vibrantly bright citrus fruits with summer, maybe it’s the association with sunny places like Valencia, Sicily or Morocco or perhaps the memory of lemony ice blocks and cool drinks on hot days,  lemon meringue pie on the picnic table and of course wedges of lemon with shellfish and … Continue reading Lemon tree very pretty

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 …..