A journey through world cuisine from A-Z
A journey through world cuisine from A-Z
These dinners are each hosted by one of us, inviting everyone over to (usually) their place.
16.3.20 – We’re now dangerously close to LOCKDOWN. Bernhard & I had just returned from a week’s holiday in Israel, to celebrate our 40th birthdays (we very nearly share the birth date; Oh, the cheese!). All over Europe borders were shutting down and flights cancelled – we were incredibly lucky to have had our (really …
I?? – you ask – What about H? Well, dear reader, we fudged the order a bit with these next few dinners: Dorottya wanted to do a traditional outdoor Goulash cookout for H – Hungarian (her home country) – so in a daring move we decided to push that forward to await warmer weather, and …
We’re now on 20.1.2020. Oh, little did we know what this year would bring! When I think of our naive, hopeful selves… but jumping ahead here. back then the Corona Virus was just a mildly-scary thing happening to some unfortunate chines province. Here in London, we were more concerned with which cuisine to celebrate next. …
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 😉 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 ‘traveled’ again to north Africa – with Dorottya’s 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 (it’s a Christmas recipe, but hey…) with potatoes and caramelised purple cabbage. Dorottya brought a bottle of god-awful Caraway …
My hosting ‘debut’ 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. We’re decent home cooks, who enjoy experimenting with eating and making new foods outside of the monotonous child-friendly dishes we’re usually limited to. We research, choose manageable recipes, hunt for ingredients, and hope we don’t completely botch it …
So, the first International Dinner of the rebooted alphabet – on 2.3.2019 – was Austria, for A: Bernhard’s 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 Bernhard’s sons… well, those of you who’ve gone …