Foodfront for past few weeks

We sampled fast food from Taco Bell, a popular American food franchise store. If you can manage to avoid the delicious double fried chips and crispy cinnamon twists it is possible to eat healthy here for a few dollars. Chips and twists are good though, so forget about the healthy!

Jac has taken the award for the best bread-maker and she makes a mean chocolate cake. The iced chocolate cake makes the blow of Steve losing his crown easier!

We got some meat vacuum-packed at Curacao two weeks ago….sadly a poor job was done and now our meat supply is fish food….so meat free recipes on our last few days of sailing…

Spinach & Feta Cheese Quiche

In a bowl, whisk 6 eggs, sour cream, grated cheese, crumbled feta cheese, tin of drained and rinsed spinach and salt and pepper. Pour into a greased pan (lined with bread crumbs…I omit crumbs) and bake in a moderate oven.

Fried Rice…
Pan-fry onion, chopped bacon and capsicum. Add cooked rice and pan-fry adding tinned corn , stir through beaten egg and add soy sauce and cracked pepper prior to serving…

A variation to this is to add pre-cooked red curry rice, omit egg and soy sauce. Add a tin of coconut milk.

Sandwiches ( home baked bread) with cold meat, cheese and pickles….ABC islands had a great supply of pre-packed sliced cold cut meats/sausage and gouda cheeses.
Serve with a lettuce side salad adding chopped tomato, onion, S&P and tarragon vinegar.
Grated and drained cucumber mixed with vinegar, cream and S&P is a favourite and fresh side salad.

Ostrich Burger,Cocktails & Apple Pie

Not all at the same time....but a sampling of our "eat outs" the past few days.

We visited an ostrich farm....Ostrich meat is red and tastes very "gamey" and seemed a little rare, and seriously, difficult to eat something that eats it own poo! Also, if an ostrich is being pursued by a predator it will continue running until it drops dead. Meanwhile, the pursuer has long ago gone looking for easier prey. Oh, to be an ostrich.
Curacao liquor is flavoured with the dried peels of Larahas, which were developed from the sweet Valencia orange transplanted to the island by Spanish explorers. The nutrient-poor soil and arid climate of Curaçao changed the fruit's taste, creating the Laraha.The recipe was created by accident by the Senior family in the 1900's....and voila....Curacao! Flavours are the same for orange, blue, red and green curacao. Chocolate, Coffee and Rum Raisin flavours also available.
Apple Pie...nothing quite like it
In particular, dutch apple pie(appeltaart or appelgebak)
We have become very good coffee and pie samplers. Every place has awesome appelebak, we may need to attempt a second round to decide the best.

Lunch at Marsche Bieuw

Generally influenced by the Dutch, Curacao’s local cuisine is a mixture of some 50 cultures with a touch of local flavor added.
A majority of Curacao businesses close for lunch for a few hours and a hot lunch is favoured.
Marsche Bieuw, an old market in Willemstad, is a good source of authentic local cuisine. It is mostly frequented by locals, which is always a good sign that the food is good, portions are generous and prices can't be beat. There are several venders in this building and dining areas are differeniated by the colour of the tablecloths. The atmosphere is great here so it a good cultural experience for us.

We had Stoba di Cabrito, Curacao recipe style for kid (goat) stew, it was delicious. Another local favourite is Yuana – the Iguana Stew, but we passed on trying that.
Fried plantains (cooking bananas) and peas and rice are traditional meal accompaniments throughout the Caribbean.