Cooking with Carmelo: Eggplant with Pasta al Pomodoro

Here’s hoping you all had a happy and healthy Easter, and no doubt enjoyed lots of home cooking! Chef Carmelo continues his theme of easy and quick-to-cook vegetarian recipes which offers a healthy alternative to the meats, desserts and chocolate we have likely all indulged in this Easter-time! Remember, if…

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Cooking with Carmelo: Pesto alla Genovese

Spero che stiate tutti bene! Carmelo and I hope you are all well on this beautiful April morning here on the Sunshine Coast. We hope that wherever you are, you are enjoying some home cooking, trying out new, healthy recipes to share with your loved ones during this period of…

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Cooking with Carmelo: Vegetarian

Polenta is quick and easy to make and a healthy alternative to pasta, especially if you are a diabetic and need to stay gluten-free. Polenta has a flour-type consistency and is made of corn meal. Ingredients: 100g Polenta 450g chicken or vegetable broth or semi-skimmed milk Salt 1 tbsp unsalted…

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Cooking with Carmelo: Roasted Vegetables “Antipasto”

Chef Carmelo Sortino and I are keen to promote some simple vegetarian recipes while we are confined at home and need to stay healthy and inspired in the kitchen. This is a theme that will run through the next series of recipes that I will be posting over the next…

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Cooking with Carmelo: Risotto with Pork Sausage and Red Wine

From Carmelo’s Kitchen: Servings: 2 Sauce: 1 tbsp / 15ml olive oil 1 cup / 250ml large red onion, medium chopped 1 sprig fresh rosemary, finely chopped Pinch sea salt mixed with 1/4 cup / 50ml Herbs de Provence (savoury, marjoram, thyme, oregano) Sausages: 1/2 lb / 227g Sweet Italian…

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