musings of a traveller and food lover

Pasta & Rice

vermicelle with sauteed pumpkins

Having left France a month ago, I found myself back in Florida, renting an apartment and looking for work. The original plan was I should have been mid Atlantic ocean now cooking for a crew ...

…captain don’t fire me

Yesterday as we went to St Laurent du Var for crew dinner, I was almost choked with my emotions. I am actually leaving again… the thought of leaving this crew just make my heart ache. ...

…”best pasta in the world”

With the summer fading away, I made the last lunch for the family today. One of the kids left for London while the rest of the family are leaving on Friday. This means too, I leave France ...

… ricepudding (rizogalo) & a birthday

I took him to the Greek restaurant, the Greek Islands in Ft Lauderdale. When selection of the dessert came we had baklava and rizogalo ( rice pudding). He loves it.. then it dawned to me I ...

a birthday lunch

A recap of a marathon of birthday celebration hosted by friends, one of these was lunch with Bea at Perch Hill in East Sussex, UK.It was a great lunch at the green house with the view of the ...

Captain Ben’s Spaghetti alla Vongole

Ben said we have been eating too much meat lately…. hmm and I said we are in Italy lets enjoy as much as we could the seafood after all when the family comes, we dont have the luxury ...

Risotto with Calamari

Got some squids and I wanted to do the Chinese Salt & Chili Squid.. deep fried full of flavour with chili dip! Then the other one said “please no fry up today!”

Chicken Fried Rice

December a busy month but I found time to go to the weekly laiki, farmer’s market. I coud not miss it, I can go to other markets but this is the only day I find the flower stall with ...

Risotto with Asparagus

Risotto is one of our favourite comfort food and asparagus is now in season.We (team work between M and I) we were hungry and tired but still wanted to eat hot yummy cooked food we had ...

Ravioli with Mushroom and Ham

Such hectic schedule, M and I either buy a sandwich for lunch or eat out. But today on our lunch break we went to the supermarket. For the first time didn’t translate the value of the ...

SPAGHETTI AGLIO, OLIO E PEPERONCINO

Garlic man, Athens Central Market.I have been planning to cook roasted vegetarian lasagne, spinach lasagne the best for this. I have to empty my fridge before I leave this Tuesday. I also ...