A journey through world cuisine from A-Z
A journey through world cuisine from A-Z
4.12.19 – F – Fiji! I loved both cooking and eating this meal, which came out light, vibrant, and full of flavours. It also had the happiest Playlist đ Assembled friends: Dorottya with her friend Kati, Idit and Oliver (who bravely came despite having a mild fever), Benrhard & myself. I totally cheated my way …
24.10.19 : For E we âtraveledâ again to north Africa – with Dorottyaâs Egyptian dinner. We had pitta with Salatit Zabadi (simmilar to the Greek tzaziki dip) for starters, then a hot & delicious Lamb stew on white rice, spiced Okra / Bamia, and a spicy, warm Citrus & Nut Compote on vanilla ice-cream. I’m …
After Chad came Denmark , on 4.9.19. Bernhard served a delicious Smorgasbord of Smoked Salmon, a Sour Cream and Horse Radish spread, and fresh chives, and then a fab roasted Duck stuffed with apples & pears (itâs a Christmas recipe, but hey…) with potatoes and caramelised purple cabbage. Dorottya brought a bottle of god-awful Caraway …
My hosting âdebutâ was on 10.7.19 with the letter C – and I chose Chad (a Muslim country in north-central Africa). I admit I was a bit nervious, keen to make a success of it. I tried to br hard-core and soundtrack the meal with authentic Chadian music, but after a few tracks we all …
Now, perhaps this is the time & place to mention that none of us is a pro. Weâre decent home cooks, who enjoy experimenting with eating and making new foods outside of the monotonous child-friendly dishes weâre usually limited to. We research, choose manageable recipes, hunt for ingredients, and hope we donât completely botch it …
For 4-6 people 1 Whole Chicken, 1/2 loaf of white bread, 2kg potatoes, 2 eggs, 2 Garlic cloves, Salt, Paprika, Pepper, Parsley, Milk, Water (splashes), Itâs 2kg of potatoes, because they are easily the most popular part of this dish. No matter how many potatoes Iâve added over the years, they are always gone at …
So, the first International Dinner of the rebooted alphabet – on 2.3.2019 – was Austria, for A: Bernhardâs homeland. And guess what? I was not invited! During planing it turned into a family affair – with children – and as I had not yet been introduced to Bernhardâs sons⌠well, those of you whoâve gone …