http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog Cooking, food, food preparation and recipes Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:06:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are still a few spaces left in our July classes. If you would like to book in for a class please call me 02 9976 3372 or email us 25th July- Pizza Class 10am-2pm - 4 spaces left 24th July Gourmet Vegetarian Class 10am-1pm - 4 spaces left 27th July Veggie Express 7pm-9:30pm ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/class-updates-july-2010/ Serves 4 10 dried apricot halves 7 dried peach halves 6 prunes, stones removed 6 dried figs, cut in half 1 cinnamon stick 1 orange 125ml apple juice 1 vanilla bean, split and scrape out the seeds 2 pears, peeled and cut into quarters 2 apples, peeled and cut into quarters 1tbps raw sugar or honey Put the apricots, ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/poached-winter-fruits/ Serves 4 8 sheets filo pastry 50g butter, melted Filling 300g fresh spinach 200g fresh ricotta 1 garlic clove ½ onion, finely diced 30g grated parmesan ½ tsp ground nutmeg To make the filling blanch the spinach in a pan of boiling water for 30seconds or until wilted, drain, rinse and squeeze out all of the excess liquid. In ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/spinach-ricotta-strudels/ What is it? Turnips are a root vegetable related to radishes and mustards. They are of a round shape, with a flat top and a root which tapers to a point. Their skin is almost smooth and can be green, or white with green or purple bands at the top. The ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/turnips/ Wonderful Walnuts. There are plenty of wonderful walnuts available at the moment and I’d highly recommend you get some as they are at their freshest during the early winter months. You can store fresh walnuts still in their shells in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months, once they are ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/whats-in-season-july-2010/ Serves 4 15g porcini mushrooms 175g risotto rice 600ml vegetable stock 50g butter 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic 200g chestnuts, cooked peeled and chopped 75g Parmesan cheese, grated 1 egg, lightly beaten 50g instant polenta 1 tbsp olive oil Salt & pepper Mixed salad leaves & lemon wedges to serve Cover the dried mushrooms with boiling water and set aside. Heat the olive oil ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/chestnut-risotto-cakes-3/ What are they? Bananas are sweet with firm and creamy flesh, they come prepackaged in their own yellow jackets and are available for harvest throughout the year. Are they good for me? Bananas are called the wonder food.  As well as being a favourite and easy to eat fruit for all age ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/bananas-fruit-of-the-month-may-2010/ Chestnuts are a wonderfully versatile food, you can use them in sweet or savory dishes.  1kg of chestnuts will yield about 700g of peeled nut. They will keep in the crisper section of your fridge for about 2 weeks if covered in a paper bag. When purchasing chestnuts look for nuts ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/how-to-prepare-chestnuts/ We still have a few spots left on our May Classes. If you would like to book in for a class please call me 02 9976 3372 or email info@simplysumptuousfood.com.au I’d love to see you there. 16th May 10am Healthy Cooking - 4 places left 18th May 6:30pm Dough and Pastry - 4 ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/class-updates-may-2010/ Serves 8 150g unsalted butter, softened 200g brown sugar 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scrapped 2 eggs 150g natural yoghurt 75g self raising flour, sifted 60g almond meal 1 red apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped 70g raspberries 80g flaked almonds 250g mascarpone cheese Additional raspberries for decoration - optional Preheat oven to 180°. Grease and line a 23cm spring form cake ... http://simplysumptuousfood.com.au/blog/home/raspeberry-yoghurt-cake/