musings of a traveller and food lover

Sea Treasures

Gambas al Ajillo

It was a very long season. We left Spain in April. The trip took us to Sicily, Athens, the Greek Islands, Istanbul, South Turkey , Thessaloniki, the Sporades and the Ionian Islands of ...

swordfish en papillote with herbs & vegetables

Cooking full time for the crew seems to be taxing. I need to keep a diary somehow what I have been cooking for the past days as not to repeat same food over and making sure that I am also ...

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 ...

Le Oursin and life in Antibes

Other than not having my own “office” and my dsl connection… I miss my own kitchen very much. This life on a constant go, a life which I have been doing for past years. Well I arrived here ...

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!”

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 ...