Today, how about a little something different? While the main gist of what I do on these virtual pages is cook (mostly) delicious foods, what I cook and the choices on what I cook are influenced by the other part of that gist- travel. The…
Pecan Paçoca Brazilian peanut candy, with a twist, is a homemade candy made out of ground pecans, sugar and salt usually served for Easter
This German Chicken Sandwich is a recreation from one of my favorite food trucks on Portobello Road in London- a must-eat every time I’m in town.
Moroccan Bastilla is the country’s famous chicken pie, but this is a vegetarian butternut bastilla has the same light, crispy phyllo pastry shell.
Dessert again. I really am sorry a little bit. All of the world’s food is not dessert (though, should it be?). What can I say, sugar is on my mind. And chocolate. So I came up with this Irish Cream Chocolate cake.
Authentic Irish apple tart with homemade flaky pastry and baked on a plate rather than a traditional pastry shell.
This drive-in movie popcorn is a sweet popcorn snack with Oreos, M&Ms and a sweet popping surprise to finish.
I was at the gym today and happened on the treadmill just as the movie Under the Tuscan Sun started. For as being as rom-com crazy as I have a tendency to be, this one never really spoke to me, and I’ve only seen it once, I think. Not sure why (not having recently broken up or anything), but this time I really just found the movie so delightful and it made the hour at the gym fly by, and left me hoping for its presence on Netflix so that I can finish watching it tonight.
In any case, it was sort of fortuitous timing since today’s dish is a flashback to Italy! I did give Italy its due three week shake over a year ago when I cooked it, but given my lackluster feelings on pasta and Italian food in general (don’t hate), it’s not a country to which my kitchen often returns. Mom feels the same way, and I think both of us were surprised by how drawn we were to the Italian restaurants at Epcot. Likewise, in the gut-busting lunch provided to us for Food Blog Forum, the risotto di mare from The Flying Fish Café at Disney’s Boardwalk was the one dish for which I made room for seconds and is the inspiration for today’s Spring Shrimp Risotto. (more…)
Maple Crème brûlée is a a classic dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar – always a favorite.
