Gloriously Good Food

I am Italian and German (my culinary influences are definitely Italian!) - and British since 2019, born in Italy but moved to Luxembourg as a toddler.

Growing up in Luxembourg was a unique experience and one I feel privileged to have been exposed to.

Luxembourg is a multi-cultural hub with many nationalities living side by side, sharing not just languages but also culinary influences. As a country, Luxembourg probably has some of the best authentic Italian, Portuguese and other European Restaurants outside of their own country, so I was fortunate when it came to food.

I also still have a lot of family in Italy (Rome & Sardinia now, but I also spent much time with my grandparents inPescara on the Adriatic Coast when I was growing up), so I spent much time in both my grandmothers’ kitchens when I was little (and not so little, too!), helping out, asking questions amd learning.

Cooking (as well as eating!) is a passion of mine and I wanted to create a blog to share some of my recipes. Some of them are classics, others are concoctions I come up with when I want to try something different and throw together whatever ingredients I have to hand. So many people tell me they can’t cook and they’re afraid to experiment…they won’t try something unless they have an exact recipe. Hopefully my blog provides easily accessible recipes for all, but I hope I can inspire readers to go beyond the recipes and experiment with ingredients themselves.

In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, my youngest daughter moved back home for a few months, and we started cooking a lot together - you'll find our recipes in the "Cooking With My Daughter" category, and can follow our Instagram account ggf_cookingwithmydaughter.