musings of a traveller and food lover

Summer Fruits

Just came back from my walkabouts here in Athens and went to check the farmer’s market on the other side of my area. After my shock with the food prices in Oslo and the availability of ...

Gone away…to chase the trolls

Steep mountains,falls, heavy showers,snow, then a late afternoon sunshine exploding- all these happening in one day. Gone for a while…with my swiss knife, hiking boots, raincoat, water ...

Maroulousalata

Lettuce SaladWell M kept saying he feels like going to Greece soon for a short break and we have been looking for tickets. Well we both MISS GREECE and the food.The other day, I sent him to ...

Moments: HOME COOKING

Lombok is a mix of ethnic Indonesian but majority of the people are Sasak Muslim.One compound in the heart of the city are “immigrants” from the neighbouring Bali, where they ...

Torta Caprese

Isola di Capri Last week my husband was in his day dreaming mode of Italy and not just Italy but Capri.Well he started saying, you know Sha that restaurant in Capri and they serve a great ...

Behind the Walls and Moats of Fredrikstad

Gamleyen Fredrikstad The original plan was to take the 0937 train north to Hamar, a town just south of Lilehammer. But we left the flat past 9am (my fault it took a while to get out of bed) ...

Dungeness Crabs

A walk way stand that line the sidewalk of Fisherman’s Wharf. San Francisco, California, USA Photo taken on March 25th, 2003

Apple Turon

When we first move to Greece in 1984, there were hardly any Asian shops. There is a supermarket in Psyhico where most of the diplomats live and there AB supermarket has a small selection of ...

LONZO – Saucission de longe de porc

A Corsican charcuterie made from rolled fillet of pork cured in brine with herbs and then dried. Photo taken in Ajaccio, Corsica August 12th, 2001.Ajaccio is the birthplace of ...

A Fishy Lunch

That’s what M called our lunch today. After the gym I just wanted something light. A bowl of salad with cervelat. The guilty person admitted he ate all the cervelat in the fridge. ...