Sofia G

about me

Hi there! I grew up in a poor family in the 1950s that could not afford travel. So we visited countries by cooking. My grandfather and father were both passionate cooks. I sat on the kitchen counter watching everything they did, tasting as we went along and falling in love with the way these dear men lovingly and passionately prepared food. I owe my love of cooking, and the spontaneous, creative ways I approach it to them.

I can cook anything I set my mind to. [Actually anyone can if they simply give it a go...if inexperienced, all you need to do is make sure you have a cookbook with good instructions, or read some basic instructional cookbooks on definitions, techniques, etc. before you travel off into the wonderful world of food].

Nothing makes me more happy than sharing table with just about anyone over a good meal.

Favorite Foods:

Favorite dish: anything simple, fresh, in season, organic and locally grown.

Dishes I'm famous for: oven baked BBQ ribs; BBQ sauce; lemon curd; plum pudding; pot au creme au chocolat; steamed mussels in a home made sauce that I then reduce and use as a pasta sauce for the second course; fruit based salad dressings....basically, my friends and family like to eat what I cook and don't want to "waste money" going to a restaurant...so loving to cook does have its drawbacks.

My favorite restaurants are family-owned holes in the wall where everything is made from scratch from family recipes...and thus created with a lot of love.