As I’ve mentioned many times before, we eat a lot of chicken in this house. So when I have an opportunity to make a chicken dish that is simple, but not the same as what we have each week, I … Continue reading #105: Angola – Muamba Chicken
I’ve been trying to incorporate more fish into my diet and one great thing I’ve learned through this project is that so many countries bring an interesting take to fish stews. I’ve made a few over the past two years … Continue reading #103: Mauritiana-Thieboudienne
Andorra is a tiny, independent principality situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains. Much of the food is influenced by its neighboring countries as I’ve seen (and enjoyed) it on my tapas menus over the years. This Catalan-style spinach … Continue reading #102: Andorra – Espinaca a la Catalan
If you’re going to do a summer stew, this may be a good pick. This easy Fish Feijoada, representing Sao Tome & Principe, was dubbed perfect for a weeknight meal in the recipe I used, and I would have to … Continue reading #92: Sao Tome & Principe – Fish Feijoada
As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to incorporate some lighter side dishes into my summer cooking as I’ve been trying to focus on more of a lean meat paired with vegetable sides based diet. This can be … Continue reading #85: Lebanon – Fattoush
Each week, I get a delivery of (mostly) vegetables and typically I use many of the onions in a number of recipes for this blog but then largely use potatoes as a side for simple meal nights. However, for this … Continue reading #62: Malta – Kapunata
To start off the new year, I chose two dishes to make this weekend that couldn’t be more opposite, and it may come as no surprise because they are from opposite sides of the world. One thing I thought I … Continue reading #58: Palestine – Musakhan
I entered this challenge wanting to knock out 50 countries this year, and then I started aiming for 60 but life got in the way. But I think 56 is a solid showing and given that I’ve been on a … Continue reading #56: Tuvalu – Tuna Coconut Curry
With this cooking adventure around the world, I wanted to learn not only about new flavors and ingredients, but also different techniques for cooking dishes. And this dish was all about technique. As I had mentioned earlier when I started … Continue reading #48: Democratic Republic of Congo – Liboke Ya Malangwa
I’ve mentioned this in recent posts, but this warrants repeating. Sometimes I try to find lighter versions of certain recipes for this challenge so that I’m not overwhelmed with heavy dishes more than once a week. It’s a constant struggle … Continue reading #42: Phillipines – Chicken Adobo
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 