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Gourmet Worrier is a blog about food, family, life and travel. Ms Gourmet is passionate about Mediterranean/Levantine cuisine, sustainability, whole foods, GM & fair trade. Gourmet Worrier highlights holiday destinations, cooking schools, gourmet foo
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Merry Christmas ~ Il-Milied It-Tajjeb
On Boxing Day we head down the coast for a week. Both Stephen and I are going to leave our MacBooks and mobile phones at home. Hence, I won't be blogging while we are away as we'll be spending our days on the beach and lazing in the sun. I hope to re...
Raspberry & White Chocolate Tiramisu
I have all my side of the family coming over to our house for dinner this Christmas Eve so it will be loud, chaotic and very Maltese. Hence, I wanted to try and keep it simple food wise, so I plan to make a couple of one dish wonders yet again. There...
A Few of My Favourite Things
At this time of year when gift giving is at it's peak, I thought I'd share with you a few of my favourite things that have found their way into my kitchen this year. M-CUPS This set of 6 dry-measure cups nests neatly just like traditional Russia...
Timballo - the one dish wonder!
Now that you all know that my name is Nanette I thought for the sake of ease I would no longer refer to the father of my children as Huxley, but instead use his real name - Stephen. I'm going to continue to refer to the children as Hoover and F...
Surprised by Joy
Today marks a year since I published my first ever post on Gourmet Worrier and thus made my debut onto the blogging scene. In doing so, I unexpectedly joined the ranks of those suffering from what has been referred to by some as 'gourmand syndrome', ...
Late for Work
I do not consider myself to be a religious person, although I do have this thing for religious icons. My latest acquisition involves old, disused holy water fonts and vintage Mary statues and miraculous medals. I have no idea why, but it just 'is' at...
Solace in a Cup
In Melbourne we're really spoilt for choice when it comes to coffee as we have a plethora of café's that serve outstanding coffee, consequently I have very high caffeine standards. Hence when I'm abroad and in pursuit of my daily hit, I find that my...
Blood Orange & Vanilla Sorbet
When you think about blood orange sorbet you would naturally assume blood orange juice + sugar and then churn, freeze and serve, no? Well think again and think vanilla! Yes, I said vanilla - bean, seeds and all!I know. I too was slightly dubious when...
Three Coins in the Fountain
Last year I went to Rome seeking hope, happiness and answersAnd like the proverbial tourist I threw three coins in the fountain One coin for each child of mine and a coin for me...Three coins in the fountain, which coins will the fountain bless? ...
\'Where would we be without salt?\' - James Beard
If I manage to drag myself out of bed early enough when on holiday in Gozo, I love to walk from Marsalforn to Qbajjar all the way around to Xwieni Bay. There's just something magical about being up just after dawn, before the hustle and bustle of dai...
Baci Ice Cream without Nutella
The other day I was at the Mediterranean Wholesaler stocking up on some olive oil, Parmesan, tins of San Marzano tomatoes, Limoncello and Marsala. I have been shopping at the wholesaler for the last ten years or so and both Hoover and Fussy often tag...
Talk about a Revolution
I went on a bit of a door and balcony photo frenzy while I was in Malta and Spain. This photo was taken one afternoon while walking around the El Born district - it's such a great place!...
A gift from Rena\'s farm
I was recently gifted with a kilo's worth of fresh raspberries from Rena's farm as she has had a bumper crop this year and I was fortunate enough to get my hands on some - for free! If you were from Melbourne you'd know what an amazing gift that is a...
Beautiful Barcelona!
Earlier on in the year when we were planning our trip to Europe we found it incredibly difficult to decide were to go to after Malta. The two real contenders were always Barcelona and Umbria. Hence, the pull towards Umbria was huge, as Deb from Itali...
Here at last!
As you have probably gathered by now, tomatoes are a favourite of mine. Thankfully I had a couple of weeks in Malta in September so I was able to indulge my tomato compulsion - and how I indulged! I could eat tomatoes on their own as one would eat an...
Perfectly Justified
I know there has been a fair amount of gelato making here of late, but with the recent spike in mercury in Melbourne I think my actions are now perfectly justified. If you happen to dwell in the Northern Hemisphere please do forgive my recent kitchen...
Pizza Meine Liebe
There are a lot of ugly reviews about Pizza Meine Liebe, but our experience has always been good and I suppose that is why we keep going back.For starters it's child-friendly, which is always a bonus considering we have two young children. Hence, upo...
Pinotxo Bar
The Pinotxo bar is probably one of the best tapas bars in Barcelona. It's located to the right of the main entrance of the Mercat de la Boqueria. The ever-jovial Juanito runs the front of house, so to speak while his nephew Albert cooks up a storm in...
Walking back in time
Walking into Gesther restaurant in Xaghra is like walking into your favourite aunt's kitchen - it's familiar, welcoming and honest. Hence, if you're looking for an authentic local meal in Gozo then Gesther is the place to go. The two sisters who serv...
Keeping it Simple
After the undisputed success of Cipriani's dark chocolate gelato both at home and with you all, I decided to confer with Marcella once more. No I didn't email the darling women again, instead I decided to flick through her book, which just so happene...
Sorrento
Summer is almost here, I can feel it, we all can. So yesterday we decided to jump in the car and drive down to Sorrento for the day.If you want to see more photos then please click here. ...
The Bingo Girls
While I was quietly sipping my afternoon espresso at Il-Kartell, I suddenly spotted all these women appear, as it were from out of nowhere. They descended upon this particular street corner in Marsalforn dragging folding chairs behind them. From the ...
A Space for Catalonian Gastronomy
La Llavor dels Origens offers four gastronomic spaces in the heart of Barcelona and their aim is to take their patrons on a 'culinary and cultural journey through the different parts of Catalonia, without leaving the city'. Hence, their concept is si...
Instant Gratification
I've wanted to make loukoumades for some time now, but have been put off because they appeared to be too fiddly and time consuming. To be perfectly honest when I'm craving something sweet, the last thing I want to do is sit around and wait for dough ...
Morning Paper
I have a feeling that this gorgeous old man has been reading his morning paper in that exact same spot for the last fifty years. If only those old stone walls could speak. I wonder what they would say? ...
Cours Saleya Market in Nice
We were only in Nice for a couple of nights yet I had several things on my 'to- do-eat' list. High on the list was the Cours Saleya Market in the heart of Old Town. Hence, this popular meeting place and open-air market sells fresh flowers, outstandin...
A Year in Food
Last Sunday I decided to take the plunge and set up a flickr account. Yes I know, I procrastinate and dally about the obvious, but like I said to my dear friend Lenny 'I'm a slow learner, but my uptake is huge'. So here's a little slide show of a yea...
\'The World\'s Best Chocolate Ice Cream\'
I have said it before and I will say it again, I believe that the Italian's are some of the most convivial and passionate people out there. They have an intrinsic understanding of one of life's most vital tenets, and that is, that food is to be share...
Barri Gòtic
Barri Gòtic - the 'Gothic Quarter' is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere. Many of the buildings date back to the Medieval times and some as ...
Peasant food fit for a King
One of the first places I dragged Gillian to was Ta'Rikardu in Victoria, which is famous for serving delicious local Gozitan bread and fresh ġbejna. Ta'Rikardu is a rustic little place situated inside the old Cittadella, next to St Mary's Cathedral....
