As I mentioned in a previous post, we’re starting to get into warmer weather here in DC which, while lovely, poses some challenges with my country cooking efforts as many dishes tend to be meat intensive or fall into soup/stew … Continue reading #129: Albania – Tave Kosi
I took nearly a month off from my “country cooking” to try out some of my new cookbooks, but more importantly to take a much needed and long time coming vacation. I traveled to London for the first time since … Continue reading #128: Maurituis – Cari Poisson
Each week, I take a look at the large map that Matt got me as a housewarming present two years ago and think about where I might want to cook from in the coming weeks. The map has become peppered … Continue reading #127: Kyrgyzstan – Laghman
One would expect that during a challenge like this, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I might not have eaten one of the dishes I was about to prepare. But I can say, which is a bit of a … Continue reading #126: Nicaragua – Nacatamales
One thing I’ve learned through this effort is that while a region of the world may use the same ingredients in similar ways, there is a lot of room for diversity in flavor and this week’s country, Togo, surprised me … Continue reading #125: Togo – Gboma Dessi
I’m fortunate to live in an area of the country that has a strong Ethiopian population and numerous restaurants to try in the city. I was very unfamiliar with this cuisine prior to my move to Washington, DC from western … Continue reading #124: Ethiopia – Doro Wat + Injera Bread
Back when I traveled to Thailand in 2012, as part of one of our tours, we essentially “popped in” to Myanmar to a floating boat bazaar and to hear a bit more about some of curiosities of that region, including … Continue reading #123: Burma/Myanmar – Mohinga
February has been a bit of a tough month on the cooking front as my motivation was a bit lacking for the first half of the month. Maybe it was “fail” with the Botswana beef dish, or maybe I just … Continue reading #122: San Marino – Bustrengo
“So you’re saying I basically made a SteakUm?”- me “Yep. Cool. Grab me a bun!” – Matt Needless to say, I wasn’t really setting out to make a steak sandwich, but here we are. I told myself at the beginning … Continue reading #121: Botswana – Seswaa
I’ve been asked before how it is that I find my recipes or if there is a method I used to determine which dish to make from a country when there are so many options. Sometimes I start with looking … Continue reading #120: Bhutan – Ema Datshi
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 