Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
While on this trip we had a lot of good food. We didn’t eat a ton of Dutch food (besides stroopwafels and those are delicious) but we did eat food from a lot of other cultures. I don’t think we had anything bad. It is too much to list everything but here is a sampling.
A dirty chai is typically a chai tea latte with a shot of espresso. I let that drink inspire this dessert. I love the King Arthur Baking Espresso Meringue recipe; I’ve made it several times and these are always delicious. I used that recipe as this base for this updated version. For Christmas I was
It has been a while since I have done a Foodie Friday post. One thing I think all of us forget is the places that are localish to us aren’t for others. In addition it is always good to remember that there are wonderful things in our own backyards. We don’t have to spend a
The Texas State Fair is almost over but of course we had to visit and try a ridiculous amount of fair food (check out the short video below). We had a ton of fun trying new things and looking at the exhibits, seriously those artisans that enter quilts, handmade clothes, and other art are ridiculously
The local farmers market has some fantastic vendors, one of which makes pasta. They also make fantastic butternut squash ravioli. They don’t have a website but if you end up at the Denton Community Market stop in at Lucido’s Garden Pasta. I worked with them to come up with an easy (and tasty) summer recipe
My sister and I had an impromptu girls weekend when the rest of the family was out of town. We had been discussing visiting a local winery for the longest time. Upon looking at local ones we found that Deschain Winery had a Sunday Brunch! *This is not a sponsored post, we just had a
Valencia was a fantastic place to visit. We went hard for three days and walked over 25 miles. If you visit, wear good walking shoes as this city is extremely pedestrian friendly. If you missed a post, I’ve got everything categorized below. Safe travels, leave no trace and I will see you in the next
Title: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who CookAuthor: Anthony BourdainPublication Date: 2010Publishing House: Harper Audio After listening to Kitchen Confidential I was interested in reading more of Bourdain’s books. Medium Raw is not a sequel to Kitchen Confidential but it is a companion book in that Bourdain
While visiting Cork Keltin and I decided to have dinner at the Cask. This cocktail and tapas bar was close to our hotel and absolutely delicious. The restaurant has a seasonal cocktail and food menu. The waitstaff was more than happy to suggest a good drink. This was a fun restaurant where we got to
There are a lot of places out there to find recipes, it can be a little daunting. Due to that I wanted to tell you some of my go to sites when I’m not using a cookbook or can’t find a recipe that suites what I need. Many of these site have substitution recommendations due
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