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Mozzarella Bolognese

Recipe: bolognese and mozzarella but not as you know it

Italian, Mains, RecipesBy Chrissie MathesonAugust 16, 20172 Comments

I still yearn for some of the specials the mammas cooked in the tiny kitchen of the Milano. My old Italian cook at Possums taught me how to make this sauce, and the order of method was non-negotiable for her. I hope you enjoy it too.

Marinating Ribs

Beef Short Ribs Are Long On Taste

Cuisine, Mains, Modern Australian, RecipesBy Chrissie MathesonMay 24, 20172 Comments

Huon Valley Meat Co., like the Astor Grill, takes us back to a better time. When the local butcher knew the names of the beasts and treated them with care.

Brioche French Toast

Fantastically Fluffy French Brioche

Cuisine, Desserts, Breads &Baking, French, Mains, RecipesBy Chrissie MathesonMay 5, 2017Leave a comment

Brioche is now almost ubiquitous, having forced its French way into our kitchens with its sweet, soft, spongy deliciousness.

Rolling the pasta

Mamma Rosa’s Pasta Masta Classa

Cooking Classes, Cuisine, Destination, Italian, Mains, Recipes, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonApril 27, 2017Leave a comment

Take a normal pasta class, throw in a big character, a handful of comedy, some sensational singing, and what have you got? Mamma Rosa’s MastaPasta Class.

Bronwyn From Bangor Shows Us Her Mussels

Cuisine, Destination, Mains, Recipes, Restaurants, Seafood, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonApril 19, 20172 Comments

Have you hesitated from cooking mussels at home? Don’t! They’re the easiest thing to cook on earth. Bronwyn at Bangor shows you how.

fried rice

Slap In The Face Rice Will Wake You Up

Chinese, Cuisine, Mains, RecipesBy Chrissie MathesonApril 14, 2017Leave a comment

Louis decided he’d show me how to cook one of his favourite dishes. A southern Chinese version of the ubiquitous fried rice.

Toni aka Honey Child

Honey Child Dishes Up The Sweetness

Creole, Cuisine, Desserts, Breads &Baking, Mains, RecipesBy Chrissie MathesonMarch 22, 20175 Comments

Welcome to the very tasty world of Honey Child! Aka Toni Burnett-Rand. Toni hails from the southern part of the USA and boy can she cook!

Simon Palmer Ecco

Chef Hacks: Simon From Ecco In Brisbane

Cooking Classes, Cuisine, French, Mains, Modern Australian, Recipes, Sauces & JusBy Chrissie MathesonFebruary 17, 2017Leave a comment

As part of our chef hacks series, the Sizzle brings you Simon Palmer, head chef at Philip Johnson’s famous and very acclaimed E’cco, in Brisbane.

Salmon Pie

A Salmon Pie Recipe Inspired By Scotland

Cuisine, Mains, Recipes, SeafoodBy Chrissie MathesonFebruary 8, 20171 Comment

Where did I get the idea for a salmon pie? Smack in the middle of Scotland, at Aviemore, snowed in, and whiling away the night with whiskey and fishermen.

beef

A Big Bold Beef In A Crust Recipe

Mains, RecipesBy Chrissie MathesonJanuary 11, 2017Leave a comment

Want to show off at a dinner party? This original beef in the crust recipe from my cooking school was a favourite with students.

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Christine Matheson is a former chef & restaurateur with more than 20 years experience in the hospitality game.

Today she is an author, restaurant consultant & food critic known for her brutally honest and entertaining restaurant reviews.

Now a resident of, arguably Australia’s foodie capital, Tasmania, Christine gets to flex her food muscles as a judge at the annual Royal Hobart Show Fine Food Awards and is currently working on her 3rd book about her incredible times in the food industry.

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