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Translated directly, this means ‘Pasta with Tuna’. A straight forward dish originating from the island of Sicily- where much of Italy’s seafood is caught. Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian national hero in his bid to unify Italy was said to have eaten it in 1860 which was the year he arrived in the Sicilian city of Marsala…but [...]

Paella Croquettes I love the way that food is really the same, no matter where you go around the world.  Asia had their noodles, Europe calls its pasta…Bread turned up as Indian Roti, Jewish Matzah, Maori Fried Bread or Navajo Fry Bread- depending on what country it was evolving in using its similar ingredients. Corn maize was Krummelpap [...]

Mushroom Medley Risotto with Truffle Oil, Parmesan I had a primal flashback last week when I was roaming around rather nomadically, at my favourite European Wholesaler’s store here in Perth, acting like a gatherer from 2000BC when I came across a 1 kilo bag of ‘Medley of Mushrooms’. Frozen mushrooms? Well that’s a concept I’d [...]

Mediterranean Casarecce with Goats Cheese, Tuna, Blistered Tomato, Olives This dish was created as an ingenius was to use lefts overs ….but it doesn’t have to be.  You can create this dish from scratch using the measurements below.          If you have the leftovers, and you want to feed 4-6 people, but don’t [...]

Rabbit and Seafood Paella …If eating rabbit makes you blink, you can use chicken or duck or just use an array of seafood.  I give you all the tips you need to make all combinations, so read on, and enjoy a taste of Spain… !HOLA! Usually a dish prepared in cookware unfamiliar to most is enough to [...]

  Mushrooms were considered by the ancient Egyptians to be the plant of immortality and royalty went as far as declaring that only they could eat them. These days we might have botox to do the same job, but who can pass up a glossy roasted, then grilled mushroom with gorgonzola, caramelized walnuts and sweetened [...]