Author Archives: Expat Gourmet

About Expat Gourmet

Musings from the kitchen.

Prague Food Festival 2012

Posted on 29/07/2012

 I was looking forward to writing a post that is more than just a selection of photos and captions, but somehow that’s simply not meant to be. With work-related stress and what seems to be an never ending succession of … Continue reading →

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Flavour of Liverpool

Posted on 20/06/2012

Here’s the deal. I’m still slowly getting used to the idea of living in Liverpool. I’m taking my time, but then I’m not one for instant gratification. Even so, over time I found places I like, places that gradually make … Continue reading →

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Eating Indonesia – Part 2: Bali

Posted on 26/04/2012

My browser session with a million opened tabs including WordPress threatened to fall over last week when I tried to upload 60-odd photographs into a single blog post – and, I worry, so would readers’ interest in what I ate … Continue reading →

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Eating Indonesia – Part 1: Flores

Posted on 11/04/2012

There’s a first time for everything, and I’ve had a lot of first-times recently. The most momentous event of those was, of course, venturing further than my backyard, Europe, to ‘somewhere exotic’. Indonesia. With a little bit of extra cash … Continue reading →

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The Best Kind of a Club

Posted on 18/03/2012

The first rule of Pudding Club: you must always talk about Pudding Club. Every smallest event in life must be compared to something that took place at Pudding Club, little  allusions to Pudding Club must be inserted into the most … Continue reading →

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Sourdough Love

Posted on 26/02/2012

My uncle owns a bakery. While this does not mean that I have a claim to the title ‘bakery girl’, I did grow up eating what could today only be described as ‘artisan baked goods’ and bread and I have … Continue reading →

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Brown Sauce

Posted on 20/02/2012

Expat Gourmet loves a good bacon butty and is known to spend inordinate amounts of time and effort on tasks made redundant by modern way of life.  Making own brand brown sauce is a logical consequence, n’est-ce pas?

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My New Kitchen Companions

Posted on 08/02/2012

‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever‘, said someone down the pub the other night. Keats and I agree. This Christmas I requested ‘I don’t know, something beautiful’. The genius that is my mother who knows me like the … Continue reading →

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How to Mend a Broken Relationship

Posted on 30/01/2012

No recipe, no photos this time, just an opinion piece. Unfortunately I’m not in a position to offer romantic advice – the relationship I’m talking about is with food. That’s right, a relationship that previous generations would never have even … Continue reading →

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Linzers and No Bake Swirl Log

Posted on 19/01/2012

My apologies for harking back to Christmas, which I am sure we are all sick of. I know if I see another turkey recipe I’m certain to go on a killing spree. That said, what I’m going to share with … Continue reading →

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