musings of a traveller and food lover

PEOPLE, PLACES & CULTURE

Ensaymada

Finally I baked my own ensaymada, the Filipino sweet bread that taste like brioche, that is topped with creamed butter and sugar. When I was growing up in a small town, we did not snack on ...

SALZBURGER MOZARTKUGEL

Just before lunch was finished Swiss Cheese said, don’t order desserts, we will have MOZARTKUGEL later. Mozartkugel? Well he said it’s a rounded chocolate but I wont say more so you can ...

Lunch in Salzburg, Austria

This post was written end of June 2005 and was placed on draft on my blogger account just before I left for France last summer. Since then I never had the chance to post this. I have been ...

Loukoumades (lou kou MAH des)

Loukoumades… the Greek pastry sometimes called HONEY PUFFS, HONEY BALLS, FRIED PUFFS. Whatever you call them, its one of my favourite Greek pastry.

UK’s Fave Dish ~ Fish & Chips

Ah am missing England. Sunday drives in the country side, pub meals, Sunday roasts… Yorkshire pudding, sticky pudding and drive to the seaside for Fish & Chips. Yes I do miss Fish and ...

Fishy Cravings… Oven Grilled Mackarel

My weekly “menu” always include fish. Always! I went to the fishmonger hoping I can find SALMON. Been craving of the way our friend in Stockholm, Sweden prepared it. She topped ...

Market Scene: Pumpkin Man

I was at the market few days ago and saw some pumpkins. What intrigued me was a Greek lady asked me what would I do with my pumpkin.

Leche Flan

Sensuous… luscious.. seductive… heavenly this is how I describe these leche flans I made. For years of eating this calorific classic dessert, I finally attempted to do it.