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
It’s hard to believe I’ve made it to 100 countries, just over the halfway mark for this project. It’s taken 21 months so if you’re a math person, that means I’ve been averaging 4-5 new countries each month. I initially … Continue reading #100: Liechtenstein-Käsknöpfle
One of my good friends told me a story once about how when she was younger she requested a “potato party” for her birthday. She wanted all the potatoes…and who can blame her? Potatoes are wonderful in all of their … Continue reading #97: Belarus – Draniki
Real talk right here. The only time I’ve ever had a pupusa was from this little pupseria in my old neighborhood in Columbia Heights. I may have (and by “may” I really mean most definitely) had a bit too much … Continue reading #95: El Salvador – Pupusas
Run, don’t walk, to the farmer’s market to get heirloom tomatoes. Tis the season and in years past I’ve celebrated by making Caprese salad a few times a month (already well under way with that) or making tomato jam. But … Continue reading #94: Sri Lanka – Thakkali Curry
In my continued exploration of international side dishes, I came across a few references to Succotash as a popular dish originating from Africa, and in most cased, Equatorial Guinea. This could explain some of the origins of the dish in … Continue reading #88: Equatorial Guinea – Succotash
This is by far the simplest of all the recipes I’ve made in the past year and a half and as such, I am going to make this a very simple blog post. Love avocado? Make this. Don’t have an … Continue reading #87: Swaziland – Slaai
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
When I started this project nearly a year and a half ago, I did a lot of preliminary exploring of the cuisines of certain regions of the world and when I hit the warmer temperatures mid-year, I thought it would … Continue reading #78: Antigua & Barbuda – Macaroni Pie
I’ve been due for a miss for a bit now, and this must have been that dish. As I’ve written previously, I received two great mini cookbooks for the holidays that provided recipes for international street food as well as … Continue reading #77: Egypt – Kushari
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 