Get ready for the reactions when everyone smells the delicious aroma of this Vegetarian Pumpkin Feta Tart / Pie recipe cooking in the oven. Visually the Pumpkin Feta Tart has a real WOW factor too it’s one very attractive pumpkin pie. It just looks special and would make a fabulous centrepiece if you were hosting … Read more
I know this Rice Cooker Macaroni Cheese recipe is being published just a week after my traditional Macaroni and Cheese recipe but I had to share. I felt guilty because this is such a simple “cheats” mac and cheese I shouldn’t keep it to myself! As much as I love last weeks Macaroni and Cheese … Read more
As a former vegetarian some of my more delicious and satisfying recipes are either vegetarian or vegan. This Vegan Moroccan Spiced Beans recipe is no exception. The dish is full of flavour, is exceptionally nutritious and has an amazing comfort food appeal. Just eating this dish feels like you are doing your body (and your … Read more
Appetisers and finger foods are my favourite types of dishes! I love to eat them, and I love to serve them to others. They’re particularly special because they are so small, and every bit of deliciousness is contained in those one or two mouthfuls. As my husband tells me, “Each bite needs to be a taste … Read more
When I have a food craving it rarely diminishes over time. Usually it becomes a maddening obsession until I finally relent and satisfy my desire for the particular item. That is all well and good if the item is nearby. My current obsession is with the Falafel and I just had to make a batch of … Read more
Before we arrived in Mexico I never imagined I would be eating Ceviche seafood! Ceviche is not a dish I had previously associated with Mexican food. It seems I was deliciously mistaken. We are visiting the Yucatan region of Mexico. The map above is terribly unclear but Yucatan Peninsula is surrounded by water. Yucatan is … Read more
I hope you enjoyed a virtual tour of the Mediterranean Food Tour in my previous travel feature.Today I wanted to share my recipe for Vegetarian Moussaka. Regular readers may remember that I spent more than ten years as a vegetarian. During this time I accumulated some delicious recipes which mimicked traditional meat dish but with … Read more
There are some recipes that I have been making on and off for more than 30 years now! Yes, that shocks me… I don’t feel old enough to have a personal recipe which is more than 30 years old. My recipe for Quiche Lorraine is one of these old favourites. I don’t make it as … Read more
I opened the fridge the other day to discover there’s a full container of frozen picadillo. I have not been eating a large amount of meats for the last few months now, plus a surfeit of this ground beef/potato dish to consume for days called for a need to “innovate” a bit. Bhing had a brilliant … Read more
The “graveyard” shift in a call centre was both a boon and a bane for me. When Manila became a major US outsourcing hub in the early 2000s, salaries upped several notches. I jumped on the bandwagon, as many of us did. There was a catch, though – the challenge of keeping myself awake while everyone was asleep. … Read more
What would be a romantic meal to make? I asked the family. I need some romantic food idea’s for a Valentines Day dinner, and thinking along the lines of a Creamy Smoked Salmon Fettuccine. “There isn’t any romantic food” explained my mere male, Mr GG “There are romantic meals, but it’s not the food, it’s … Read more
I think I may have done something bad! I can’t decide if it’s just a little bad or very, very bad… It certainly wasn’t something a “good” wife would do. I think I will tell you what I did and you can decide if it’s bad, or BAD! I have been reading a cookbook by Jonas Camby … Read more
The more years I spend on this planet the more I realise everything comes back into fashion sooner or later. That ugly corduroy jacket that you only just threw out, after holding onto for 10 or more years… it’ll come back into fashion… just as you are getting used to the extra space in your closet. … Read more
Filipino style Callos. Never heard of it? Me neither. Callos is a stew that originated in Spain, it can be made with beef, tripe, blood sausage and chick peas. This dish includes tripe, ox knuckle, bacon and chorizo. Today’s dish is a Christmas special to some. It is also a menu item in Filipino-Spanish restaurants and served … Read more
The title of this post is huge – Sisig – Arguably the Best Pork Dish. Wow, that’s a mouthful and so is this dish! For my first ever published attempt to actually “cook” something, I hope I live up to the title’s reputation. For the love of Gourmet Getaways, its avid readers and constant egging, I’ve mustered … Read more
We love pork and this Korean Chili Pork is simply delicious with loads of flavor it’s quick and easy to make as well. I love the lush sweet, and salty flavor of the meat. I dream about the melt in your mouth pork fat and I crave the delicious pork crackling. I am a pork … Read more
Slow Cooked Oxtail Kare-Kare is a traditional Filipino dish which features slow-cooked oxtail in a thick, tasty, savory peanut sauce with vegetables. The perfect comfort food for Autumn and Winter! Oxtail is a second class cut that our grandparents grew up eating, it often shunned in favor of first-class meat cuts, such as eye fillet … Read more
I have a recipe to share for one of my favourite Japanese dishes, Osaka Style Okonomiyaki. Before I share the recipe I have a story to tell, my first trip to Japan was with my husband and 2 children in 2001. Our family had been hosting Japanese students since 1995, and I wanted to experience … Read more
One of the children’s favourite dishes in Thailand has been Sweet & Sour Fish or “Phad Prew Wan Pla”. Thankfully, it was a dish which was featured in my Thai Cooking Class at Absolute Resort in Phuket. As with all Thai dishes, this recipe has a lovely balance of flavours and it’s such a simple … Read more
Ding Dong the witch is dead… witch oh witch, wicked witch… These Spooky Halloween Burgers are a quick finger food that can be made in minutes.