Now this hard cheese is the real deal Parmigiano-Reggiano. All else is a sad shadow.
But as I am out and forgot to bring a kilo this time, What is your recommendation of cheeses
similar available in...

I often see new recipes I want to cook when next in Luxor for my husband, as he loves to try different cuisines, but usually have to discard them as I'm not sure if I could find all the ingredients....

Egypt's Marmite - Molokhia ( ملوخية)

You Either Love It Or Hate It.

Koshari, one of Egypt’s national dishes, is often claimed to be a vegetarian's dream. Made of rice, macaroni, lentils, chickpeas, crispy fried onions and topped with tomato sauce, it has provided an...

Keith Floyd’s dated, rollicking, jaundiced and unromantic view of Egyptian tourism, pollution, local food and wine.

and on Luxor

after 1996 with a well-informed view on the agricultural...

Pot Noodles, those little plastics tubs that you just add boiling water to, now you either “love em or hate em” a bit like Marmite. A few months ago I was tempted to buy a couple as a quick snack...

You know you can buy 2 x duck magret for £5.60 enough for four guests from Sa Re,
next to the veggie shop in Gezira.

Just follow this 'not so easy Jamie Oliver recipe and stun your gusts,
I just...

My transalvanian b*started daughter Sim ( born out of wedlock)
She who only sucks blood and can only cook two things...

She wants to learn to cook, for potential 'frogs that if she kisses them...

For sometime now I have been trying to locate a Janitorial Suppliers here in Luxor.
Im'e trying to get hold of floor polish/shine.
I turned a 100 year old 'sprung-dance floor into a thing of beauty...

In my past life I once had a couple of floating restaurants in the Pool of Little Venice.

As I download loads of cooking programs, one with Michael Roux Jnr called 'Hidden Restaurant's.

Two people...

Frozen Chile Blueshell Mussels Arkwrites 75le per 500grams.

Now these are not Helford mussels or even Loch Eriboll, but at £3.20 or £6.40 for four people it's a dirt cheap starter.
Moules...

It's been many years for something to alter and enhance our culinary tastes.
Remember 'cod in a bag' ? well this is 'unctuous pig in a bag.

My mate Fergus, a great chef invented this little 'gem in...

As it's Jock's Night tomorrow night, I Le Chef ' fantashich have created a master piece of Scottish Fayre.

Stuffed rolled leg of Lamb.

Couple of kilos Australian boned leg of Lamb.
De fat de...

It's that time of the year again.
The mulled something.....
Delve deep into the spice boxes and hermitically sealed storage jars..
Order 2 dozen bottles of Red Obelisk.
Copious amounts of Sprite &...

More a TV travel program about food than the other way around.

Beautiful photography of out of the way places, self-deprecating humor, lots of history, lamb, pasta, offal and BBQ. And fish and...

Well another mad scare blaming Brexit.
The Egyptians first had this tasty parfait back in 2500bc.
And it's been devoured for a couple of hundred years in London.

So just because brexit doesn't mean...

Well lets hope Hoffmiester is better than it used to be.... 8)