World Cuisines

My World Cup food bracket: How do the teams stack up in the kitchen?

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It’s the first day of the World Cup! That exclamation point is a bit disingenuous because in actuality I don’t care at all. Or at least I didn’t care until I saw this piece from the Washington Post on how to Eat your way through the World Cup with a recipe...

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The Best New Years Resolution I’ve Ever Made

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Back in January, I made a New Year’s resolution to cook a recipe from every country in the world. I was off to the races, making recipes from 19 different countries in that first month alone. Courtney was obviously the biggest beneficiary, but I would estimate that over the course...

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An Update on the 2017 Culinary Expedition: Where We’ve Traveled this Fall

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You may have been wondering how the culinary journey has been going, or whether we’re even still on it. The answer is slowly, and yes. We’ve been doing an awful lot of real travel, and when we’re here I’ve been trying to keep it light and healthy to make up...

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A Taste of Portugal

Way back in January, I saw $300 non-stop tickets to Lisbon over Thanksgiving and jumped on them. It didn’t take much convincing to get Dad and Kippy to join us. It seemed like a lifetime away at the time, but before I knew it we were boarding a plane for...

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Messy Kitchen Supper Club – A Journey Across Africa: Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania and Gambia

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When my mom asked me if I would host a supper club for her Political Pals, I immediately jumped at the opportunity to cook for new people, especially those who appreciate international cuisine as much as this group does! This time around we found ourselves in Africa, crossing the continent...

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The Culinary Journey Continues! A Recap of Month Five

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As the warm weather has arrived and travel has picked up, the pace of our culinary journey has slowed decisively. As I find each summer, all I want to cook is simple veggie and protein dishes that don’t take much thought or time near a warm oven – particularly since our air...

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Messy Kitchen Supper Club – #NoBan Part 2: Sudan, Libya & Somalia

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You may have noticed that I’m hopelessly behind on my culinary journey this month – like, I’ve missed two busses and a plane, at the very least. I promise I have all sorts of good excuses: a family visit, graduation, a week spent in Santa Rosa for Chef Cycle. But Saturday...

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Inaugural Messy Kitchen Supper Club – #NoBan Part 1: Yemen, Iran & Syria

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You may remember (okay, who are we kidding, you probably don’t – but indulge me) that one of the items on my 30 at 30 bucket list was to start a supper club, something I’ve wanted to do for years now. While I’m definitely going to fail to complete my full...

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Sri Lanka: Thakkali Curry

Cooking Time: 30

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A lot of folks have asked me how I’ve been going about picking the order of the countries I visit on this little journey, and for the most part I haven’t had an answer. If I’m cooking dinner at home, I’ve largely just been picking recipes that look appealing –...

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Canada: Tourtière

Cooking Time: 4 hours 30 minutes

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You can imagine how excited I was when our Diversity & Inclusion Committee circulated an invitation for a potluck to learn more about the culture and traditions of our coworkers. You know how some people are visual learners, while others learn by reading or doing? Food is my learning style. As...

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2017 195 Country Project