Author: Caterina Borg, Good Food Gourmet
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Middle Eastern Fried Rice, Perfect Every Time
As long as I can remember, my mom made this delicious rice. She told me that her mother made it for the family when she was growing up in Cairo, but she does not know how her mom came about the recipe. One day, I happened to be visiting a friend of mine named Shirin who…
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A Hot Cuban with a Big Banana
www.goodfoodgourmet.com Ok….Get your mind out of the gutter. I don’t want you to think I am posting pornographic material, but you may consider it food porn after I describe to you how rich and luscious this sandwich really is. I happened to be in Miami a few years ago, and ventured out to the famous Calle Ocho to have…
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Traditional Maryland Crab Cakes
I am very particular about my crab meat. I will usually wait until Maryland crab meat is available and then buy up as much as I can from my local purveyor. If it’s not available, I usually stick to a few other brands because they are fairly consistent. Most Marylanders will tell you that the…
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Easy And Oh So Delicious Meat Sauce
One of the first things I learned how to make was a killer meat sauce. It is truly a staple in our house and used in many traditional Greek recipes such as pastitsio and moussaka, and as a quick meal over my mom’s famous fried rice. I usually make a huge batch and then portion…
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Stove Top Macaroni & Cheese
Sundays are great days to catch up on some well deserved rest and spend time with the family. Don’t spend the entire day cooking when you can still make something ‘homemade’, and one that is quick to throw together. Stove top mac and cheese never fails to satisfy…it is warm and comforting and can be eaten alone or used as a…
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Get a business education without the hefty price tag
www.goodfoodgourmet.com In 2004, I completed my MBA. It was something I had wanted to do for a long time, but was afraid of the amount of time it would require along with the huge financial commitment. I believed that an MBA would create better employment opportunities for me, but that was not necessarily the case.…
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Deliciously Easy Apple Crumble
I have made many pies in my life, but I can honestly say that they are not my favorite thing to make. Don’t get me wrong — I love to eat them, but I find the whole pie making experience excruciatingly laborious. First you’ve got to make the dough, then you have to chill it…
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How To Make Tiropita (Greek Cheese Pie)
One of my non Greek friends simply loves feta cheese, especially those little savory treats called tiropita (pronounced tee-ro-peeta) that are filled with a mixture made from crumbled feta cheese. Whenever she plans to visit, she calls ahead to ask me to make her some. These flaky little pastries are usually made with all feta…
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Cheesy Italian Rice Croquettes (Suppli Or Arancini)
I grew up in Melbourne, Australia which is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. It was not unheard of then to have neighbors from just about anywhere in the world. Most of the people we knew were from Italy, Hungary, Poland, Ireland, England and the many different nations in the Middle East.…
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Grilled Or Oven Roasted BBQ Ribs
I started making these ribs about 10 years ago, when I would host several large cookouts at home every summer. When it comes to ribs, I’m the kind of person that buys them at a good price when I find them. My favorites are the St Louis style, so I pick up a few multi…
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A Feast at Harris’s Crab House, Grasonville, Maryland
It was a cold and rainy October day, and an old college friend and I decided to get together to wind down the crab season with a bang. It had been many years since we last saw each other, and could not wait to see him and catch up. As it turned out my college friend…