Yesterday was one of those days when I ask myself why the service here is so inefficient. I’ve heard it from so many already that I’m surprised nothing ever changes. Although Spain is a wonderful place to live, there’s one thing I can’t get over and that’s bad customer service – especially in the only …
> The other day, A suddenly had a craving for this special courgettes (zucchini) dish that he used to have at home. It was a Romanian dish that his mother made often but he had no idea how to make it so I sent my mother in-law an email to find out how we could …
>When I was growing up, the end of Lent was a big deal at home. My grandfather preferred Easter to Christmas and each year, we would have a big lunch to celebrate the occasion. Usually, it was lechon (roasted pig) cooked whole in a large brick walled oven alongside trays of pan de sal (traditional …
Rain was scheduled for the weekend and we woke up to an overcast Saturday morning which then turned sunny. Lunch was supposed to be grilled Tuna Nicoise so I started to prepare all the vegetables – boiled new potatoes, boiled green beans, soft-centred boiled eggs, split cherry tomatoes (because that’s what I had), roasted red …
There’s a constant pile of books on my bedside table that gets taller instead of smaller so I can make sure that I never run out of things to read. This month has been hectic though and I haven’t read much. March began with the end of our Las Vegas holiday then we received our …
After last weekend’s corned beef hash, I decided to try another classic American dish – fried chicken when I realized that I hadn’t had any in at least five years. Fried chicken along with pork chops were standard dinner fare at home and I looked forward to recreating the same comfort food we used to …
Coming back from a day at the beach, I had to make a quick dinner and decided on some roast duck noodle soup. I had just bought Chinese Food made Easy by Ching-He Huang, who has a cookery show on BBC TV. Her recipes are easy and don’t need that many fancy or exotic ingredients …
Travels with a Gourmet 