When it comes to food, Gibraltar should be very proud of herself. Not only do we have a celebratory food festival “Calentita” in June where we celebrate food from the different backgrounds that make up our unique heritage but now we can add Rock Chef to our food culture. “Passion for food, fierce competition, a…
Tag: Food
Vegetarian
The recent Horsemeat scandal has left farmers incensed as meat sales have plummeted, supermarkets have lost billions in profits and governments struggle in vain to draw a line under the scandal over horsemeat being sold as beef. So with consumers ditching beef for veggie ready meals it makes me question why people feel that creating vegetarian dishes…
Shrove Tuesday
The pagans knew how to party! They marked every festival with mirth and merriment but above all food. Food playing a central part to their festivities. So it isn’t really surprising that the Christians adopted this ethos before embarking upon a period of abstinence and denial. Throughout the 40 days of Lent, people are called…
Blue Monday
“You got paid early in December ready for Christmas, so you are currently skint. Your New Year diet regime has now slipped and you are hoovering up food like there’s no tomorrow.” New Year’s resolutions start flying out the window and all those gym clothes you bought are a constant reminder of how little exercise…
Christmas Party
“I’m no good at chatting up and always get rebuffed, Enough to drive a man to drink, I don’t do no washing up” But you will always find me in the kitchen at parties! And that is exactly where I spent most of my Saturday. Not just at the party but throughout the day as…
Christmas
December arrived before I managed to hear it creeping up on me but once 1st Dec dawned upon us I couldn’t wait to literally Deck the Halls! Christmas is my favourite time of the year – I love everything about it. From preparation to execution I am a complete convert. The minute I see a…
El Capote – Movember Munchies
Thursday saw the return of the eagerly anticipated El Capote evening of food and wine matching. Before anyone gets upset that I didn’t tell them about it – I had been invited along by Ian at the last minute, it was a small gathering of us and once again it did not disappoint. This time…
Marrakech
Sitting in the heart of the Medina sipping a mint tea and smelling the scents of the souk, I reminisce over the food memories created during my mini break in Marrakech. On my first night in Marrakech, I was tantalised by a beef and prune tagine. Tagine is the quintessential Moroccan dish. Tagine refers to the…
Autumn
Wet, windy Wednesday’s tropical storm (apparently the tail end of Hurricane Nadine) was the herald that Summer was over. Cloudless, cerulean blue skies turning to ghostly grey and the drop in temperature were the clues to make everyone assume that Autumn was on its way. Patio furniture and BBQ sets have been hidden away until…
Dinner Date
Last night, I was torn with what to cook for dinner. After a summer of BBQ’s and eating out, my cupboards were lousier than Mother Hubbard’s! Therefore a stressful supermarket session was necessary to replenish depleted stocks. Lacking food-shop-practice and forgetting where things were and having to return to the car to get my shopping…
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