Author: Caterina Borg, Good Food Gourmet
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Vanilla is never plain….
Ahhhh vanilla…I always loved the smell but can’t say I was a big fan of the flavor in my younger days. I always considered anything that was vanilla just “plain” and I always preferred the deeper flavor of chocolate. After travelling to Europe and tasting real vanilla bean ice cream, I was a changed woman.…
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Greek salad…with a breaded twist
I love a good Greek salad…unfortunately, it’s hard to find a good one at most restaurants because the dressing tends to be too “vinegar-y”, or too oily, or not salty enough or just too soggy….So, most of the time, if I want to really enjoy a good one, I make it at home. One little…
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Traditional Greek Spanakopita (Spinach & Feta Pie)
Spanakopita (pronounced spa-na-kopeeta) is one of those delicious side dishes that is very well known by those who enjoy Greek cuisine. My family made it quite often and my dad’s recipe is the one I follow to the letter, because it’s THAT good. If you have never had spanakopita before, let me tell you about…
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Anti-Inflammatory Foods
I had not been feeling well last year, and was experiencing more aches and pains than usual. Severe Achilles tendonitis had spread to both of my ankles and it made it very painful to walk short distances…let alone get up and cook for hours on end. I also was experiencing tendon pain in both elbows,…
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Delicious & Easy Crème Caramel (Flan)
This dessert is known the world over by many different names such as milk cheese, milk flan or flan, but the most popular reference for this is crème caramel. Depending on where you are in the world, the recipe will differ slightly. For example, Europeans tend to use whole eggs for a more wobbly pannacotta-like…
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Chinese Chicken Salad
I was planning to make this salad to celebrate the Chinese New Year earlier this year, but alas, life got in the way and I did not get the chance. I was given this recipe by a good friend of mine named Mai. Knowing that I am a huge collector of recipes and that I am always…
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Hail Caesar! …Salad That Is
The original Caesar salad is attributed to restaurateur, Caesar Cardini, an Italian born Mexican, who allegedly tossed his first salad in 1924. Cardini, along with his brother Alex, were living in San Diego but ran a restaurant just across the border in Tijuana to avoid the restrictions of Prohibition. According to his daughter Rosa, the…
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The Issue Of Sustainable Agriculture
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend one of Al Gore’s lectures on the topic of global warming. He had just embarked on a tour of the USA and presenting this very controversial information to anyone who was willing to listen. It was a real eye opening experience, and one that I…
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Unforgettable Blueberry Lemon Muffins
I developed this recipe quite a few years ago, and it has been a very popular part of my baking regimen since then. I use the lemon oil to impart a lovely light flavor to compliment the blueberries, but you can use vanilla instead. You make a base with all of the ingredients (except the blueberries),…
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How To Make Great Chicken Stock
Homemade chicken stock is one of those few things that people should always have hand. It really does not take much to make your own — I just put everything together in a stock pot and let it simmer away all day as I do my other chores on the weekend. You can use that…
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Beef Stew with Potato Dumplings…Using the principles of Umami
When we eat, we use all of our senses to form judgments about how our food tastes. In deciding whether food is delicious, we are all unique in determining what balance of the four taste groups (sweet, salty, sour and bitter) must exist if we were to describe a meal as delicious. Our cultural backgrounds also…