This is the next instalment of a great trip to Penang. I’ve included lots of details, so it’s called Penang Food Tour. Let the eating continue. There was a lot of positive agreement from all of you, that my first day in Penang was very exciting. The heat and the sights and the friendly people…
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Penang – A Food Tour Day 1
Welcome to George town, Penang- A Food Tour Day 1 Have you ever been to Penang, an island on the west coast of Malaysia? There are beaches and mountains, monkeys, food and more food in this friendly enchanting city. The capital George town is a melting pot of Malaysian, Chinese and Indian cultures with a…
Hot baths and a 2kg Beefsteak, I love you Italy
The final leg of the journey includes hot baths and a 2kg beefsteak, I love you Italy …really There are so many roundabouts ( rotundas) and cross roads and freeways in Italy it is a constant surprise each time you happen upon another priceless scene. We have arrived at Amepelia winery via this network of…
The road trip My Kitchen Stories and 3 Italians
The road trip My Kitchen Stories and 3 Italians……………………………………………….After Tutto Food, The Chef, The Manager, The Entrepaneur and I set off on a road trip. We left Milan heading to Rome via Modena visiting several beautiful organic wineries, various restaurants and a balsamic producer. This is the chef , Simmone and before we leave Como…
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and the Three Year Old Balsamic Connoisseur
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and the Three Year Old Balsamic Connoisseur I sat at the table in Restaurant il Cappero alle Mura in Modena waiting for Lambruscco to be opened and watching 3 year old Alessandro eat his tortellini in a creamy parmesan sauce. I was seated next to him. Between mouthfuls he paused to…
Negroni’s, Italy’s best Japanese pasta maker and Africa in Milan
Motorways and Food shops in Northern Italy We are hurtling along from one motorway to the next as you do in Italy, at speeds that are completely illegal in Australia . I have stopped wringing my hands in panic and am now resigned to whatever fate may bring. We duck around cars in the far…
More food, George Clooney and my night with 6 Italian Men
More food, George Clooney and my night with 6 Italian men When I went to Lake Como in Lombardy, Northern Italy, I hoped to visit George Clooney, no, really, I did…..but he wasn’t home. He has a house on Lake Como if you haven’t heard, and Lake Como was pretty much where I was staying….
Bangkok Food Tour and one night in luxury!
If you had one and half days in Bangkok what would you do to make the most of that time? * I hope you have several minutes to flick through this rather long post full of photos* I haven’t been to Bangkok in a long time and it has changed a lot, and so have…
Chocolate Biscuit people. A side trip to Italy
Make these little Chocolate Biscuit People with any cutter on hand. They are lovely and crunchy and can be decorated with all kinds of colourful shiny bits and pieces. I have also included some postcards from food travels in Italy. My kitchen is a bit neglected in the last couple of weeks my teenager, Skater…
Lamb with Pistachio Green Olive Tabouli plus Croatia
I know that it seems like a lot to say, ” Lamb with Pistachio Green Olive Tabouli, Creamed Cauliflower “, but believe me, it is surprisingly simple to make. One thing in this life that is not simple however, is locking a tent. Why on earth would this be necessary? Is probably a question you might…
Raspberry Mascarpone Tart Cointreau Raspberry Ice & Lake Toba
The other day it appeared like a vision, the Raspberry Mascarpone tart with Cointreau Raspberry Ice. It was far more pleasant than the vision I had when I thought my sister was going to die in Sumatra. We were on Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba, the biggest lake in Indonesia and the largest…
Butterscotch, Coconut, Banana Parfait & Sumatra
This is the dessert to have up your sleeve for when you want to make something easy but VERY special. Butterscotch, Coconut Banana Parfait is the dessert Tui seemed a nice enough lady and there was no reason for us not to stay here. The batak house was cool inside, the tall pitched roof allowed…
Lamb Tahini Beetroot Dressing & Sumatra
Lamb Tahini Beetroot Dressing is a pretty simple but really is very delicious. Juicy steaks and a tabouli style salad make this something you need to try for dinner or your next BBQ it’s as good as it looks, the recipe is after a peak at Sumatra. I am not sure when I fell asleep…
Chocolate Ricotta Tart & Sumatra
Chocolate Ricotta Tart My sister and I were on the waterfront in a small town named Parapat, in Sumatra Indonesia, the sixth largest Island in the world . Even with a population of 50 million people, buses were barely adequate and the bone-crunching all stops ride from Pematangsiantar, a sliding 2 hours away, had left us…
Visiting Spirit House, Yandina
Ma Hor , Sticky Pork, Pineapple and Betel Leaves Last week I had a couple of days break from work and I went to visit my friends, the King and Queen of Pomona, (Pomona is a hinterland town near Noosa, on The Sunshine Coast — there is such a place–of Queensland, Australia). On a whim…
Braised Pork Belly, Black Vinegar and Asian Slaw & Sumatra
Easy delicious all in one pot Braised Pork Belly