Thailand: Yam Neua Yang
After a weekend of heavy eating and drinking, I was craving something light on Monday night. So logically, I chose steak. While this may sound facetious, this dish is actually very...
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Japan: Okonomiyaki
I have to tell you, this is one of our favorite recipes on our culinary journey so far. In fact, this is the only dish to date we’ve made twice...
Slovenia: Prekmurska Gibanica {Bakeolution}
Funny story. Friday afternoon, my friend Sarah chatted me to remind me to bake for Bakeolution. I would bake, I told her, but I was going to make something easy....
Ireland: Irish Soda Bread
Having recently returned from Ireland, you can imagine I had plenty of ideas as to what I could make. But you might also be surprised by what I chose! My favorite...
Andorra: Escudella
We have had a whirlwind of a week. Saturday I ran a 1/2 marathon in the freezing cold, celebrated Cooking Matters graduation with the fabulous group of folks I’ve been so...
Moldova: Vertuta
There are many versions of this dish, both sweet and savory. This one is filled with feta, or more traditionally a salted syr. To make this pastry, you work the...
South Africa: Bobotie
I have numerous tales to tell of this dish, mostly of the Messy Kitchen mishaps variety. I’m very fortunate to have a partner on this journey who is willing to...
Democratic Republic of Congo: Ndizi Wa Nazi
I’m a little anxious about what the title of this post might draw to my blog, but in Swahili “zdizi wa nazi” means quite literally “banana with coconut.” Popular in African and...
Fiji: Kokoda
Kokoda is a variety of ceviche, but instead of lime juice, distilled white vinegar is used to “cook” the fish. I use quotations because no heat is used so it’s...
A Recap of Month Two of My Culinary Journey
Month two of our trip around the world is in the books. Speaking of books, thank goodness for the public library! Seriously, I have stacks of cookbooks building in various...