musings of a traveller and food lover

PEOPLE, PLACES & CULTURE

heaven in my mouth…

I first had my taste of this dessert when my then boyfriend (now ex husband… yes the Swiss cheese) took me to an Italian restaurant up in the northern suburbs where he used to live. ...

panarea, aeolian islands

There is no day I do not think of all the travels I have done all over Italy, or rather all along the coast lines of Italy. One of the memorable trip we did was cruising the Aeolian Islands ...

mousse au chocolat

There is nothing I can describe such pleasure drinking a glass of merlot and licking a mousse au chocolate covered spoon on wet rainy evening here in Florida… while my mental state ...

…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 ...

pass the bone… S’il Vous Pla

I have been archiving my photos and found this one…. I was on my way to meet up a friend for cafe au lait when I passed this dog waiting outside the boucherie just next to Marche ...

saging pinaypay, a childhood favourite

“Your eating habit is not Filipino anymore!!”… Thats what my Filipina (rather Cebuana) crew mate had said after over a month of working and living together. Marica and I ...

…and we shall feast in the English countryside

Post long overdue again, my body finally took a toll after hitting thousands of nautical and air mileage.After the 5 weeks trip cruising the Bahamas, I found myself going through countless ...

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 ...

refreshing curried chicken salad

The chef pan grilled some marinated then curried chicken, chopped them, mixed the chicken with grapes, celery and some mayonaise, served with salad leaves and mangoes.

rosh hashanah lunch, cap d’antibes, france

As many of you know I am Filipina, partly grew up in Greece, raised Catholic, was married to a Swiss Protestant, understand the Greek Orthodox way and very tolerant to different culture and ...