My Multi-Cultural Goulash
Another wee blog absence has gone by...the last few weeks have been filled to the brim with 'important things to do' and weekends that disappear in a flash.One such weekend was spent back in Brno...
View ArticleRibboned Zucchini and Parmesan Salad
Eating out, exploring new restaurants, is not only such a pleasure in itself, but can often inspire dishes to be recreated at home. A few weeks ago I shared a few bites of a starter salad of delicate...
View ArticleFlavia's Strawberry Pasta
Strawberry pasta salad with cucumbers, fresh mozzarella, and basil turned out to be a refreshing spring lunch. I can imagine this as a sort of picnic fare, as it is best at room temperature and would...
View ArticleEnthusiastic Eaters and an Artichoke Frittata
Cooking can be as simple or as complex as you make it. A long rambling recipe can be such a joy to read and an inspiration with scrumptious results. A quick post-market lunch of hand-made tortellini...
View ArticleLearning about Favas (and a Spring Pea-Fava Pesto)
Once, there was a recipe that looked oh-so-very-tasty. It was a pasta with a fava pesto sauce. Fava beans were beautifully photographed in the half-shell. Scattered across the brown paper bag they were...
View ArticlePistachio Cheesecake with Cardamom-Orange Glaze
There are no words. There is only cake.Continue to Recipe...Recipe: Pistachio Cheesecake with Cardamom-Orange GlazeServes 12Time overnightEat with Muscat / ViognierCrust:14 oz (400g) sweet biscuits...
View Article..and this is the beef
{Steak with a Cilantro Dressing & a Bresaola Potato Salad}Some days must be witness to a little beefy indulgence. Make no mistake, this is not whatever the newest mcmassive hamburger is being...
View ArticleGreen Bean & Hazelnut Salad - Summer Style
Hazelnuts and green beans adorning the Thanksgiving table is a given. But in summer? Not usually the first thought. There are three excellent reasons why this makes a fantastic summer dish:1) It's...
View ArticleOn Lakes and Salads
The shoreline is filled with bodies of all shapes and sizes. A clang rings out as a metal folding table is unfolded and an electric hotplate is ritually placed atop. A mum and a granny start a big pot...
View ArticleVeal Roulade {with Herbed Eggplant & Peppers}
Some days lead one looking for a filling plate of meat.These days do not come as a surprise. They predictably stop by on the very same days where a 15K run was had under an eighty-degree morning Roman...
View ArticleEataly - Roma
Eataly in Italy.In Roma.There are countless reasons to adore this railway-station-turned-food-emporium. Four floors of Italian delights have been drawing in tourists and locals alike ever since it...
View ArticleWeekend Chill {Watermelon}
The week finishes. The weekend arrives. Sometimes as early as Thursday. When we are lucky. Sometimes not.This week finished with an abundance of watermelon in the kitchen.One glance at the stacks of...
View ArticleKeep the Meat, Not the Heat.
It's seems to be hot in nearly every time zone. Conversations with friends afar keep drifting to 'Its just so hot in my country X.'After weeks of wailing about the weather and devouring salads for...
View ArticleBanana Nut Muffins with a Maple-Bourbon Glaze
Some might splash in a little Baileys in their morning coffee. Jokes all around of tapping into ones Irishness. Living as an American abroad, I sometimes find myself tending to downplay such Euro...
View ArticlePlum - Chili Salsa
A nontraditional salsa in a traditional way.Fruit salsa reigns supreme in summer on either chicken or fish. Or even just with chips and blended drinks.Whatever fruit is laying around, mix it up with a...
View ArticleTapenade-Tuna Sandie
Looking to liven up sandwich time? In an effort to stretch the mid-week dollar, tuna is ending up back on my plate. This is not at all as depressing as it might sound. In fact, I look forward to tuna...
View ArticleDrink Your Peaches - With Bourbon Please.
Peaches are a hit on the menu right now. Peach and goat cheese salad. Peach salsa on fish tacos. Peach and Brie quesadillas. It simply goes on. So why not drink your peaches? Hailing from the most...
View ArticleFish Cake or Low-Carb Fish Burger?
What better way to power ourselves through the weeks than with a nice fish dinner? Unfortunately, most wallets do not support a steady supply of freshly caught...
View ArticleDried Plum and Oat Muffins
Who can resist a perfectly crumbly, gently sweet, wholesome breakfast muffin? And when that very same muffin promotes a certain, um, regularity..well, that is the added benefit of including both prunes...
View ArticleA Simple Salmon Laksa
A storm was making it's way through the southern villages of Czech Republic last Tuesday night. Luckily, we had soup. Not just any soup, but Laksa: a softly spicy, fragrant, Malaysian noodle soup. I...
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