musings of a traveller and food lover

Greek Food & Culture

… 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 ...

Gyros

Coming back home means endless wandering around my area. Having lived in the US on and off for the past year, Athens seems to be a world apart from Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach where I ...

…. fresh farmer’s eggs

Nothing gives me such pleasure when I visit the weekly market in my area. Having been away in the USA for over a year, this is what I miss most in Greece.

Lasang Pinoy Sundays # 25… Saucy

When Ces of Spices started hosting this weekly Filipino food photography, she always have encouraged me to join. After all I have been active with the Lasang Pinoy “Filipino ...

…when you miss home, cook!!! … fakes

It all started reading Jo’s blog… on her latest post, she wrote about Greek wines – pairing wine and food. Last week I emailed Laurie for a certain Greek recipe in which I ...

…home

I know I have been such delinquent with updating my posts… but there is something some of you do not understand that living with many in a boat where I do not have my own personal ...

kolouris thessalonikis, greek street food

I did an unexpected trip to Athens and it was so great to be just home even just for few days. But those precious days were spent dashing to the bank, doctor, lawyer and seeing friends. I ...

Dinuguan: Pork Blood Stew LP#9

Pabumum our host for the Lasang Pinoy 9th edition had chosen the theme Lamang-loob: Odd Cuts and Guts. In Tagalog, laman [la’man] translates to “contents,” and loob [lo’ob] means inside–I ...