What is Dutch food? Nobody seemed to know. Then again, I still have trouble explaining what French cuisine is. “It depends on the region,” the French would say vaguely. “There’s an emphasis on fresh ingredients”. Come to think of it, I say the same about...
Not sure why I’m consulting a Polish-American on how to make spring rolls, but hey, my friend Magda had the recipe and I don’t, so. You need: rice paper vegetables of choice (here we are using zucchini, carrots, pepper) some sort of meat/fish (here we...
Lately I’ve been eating a lot of pizza. I do cook once in a blue moon however. My friend, the modelicious Dana, gave me her potato salad recipe. you need: potatoes onion pickles mayonnaise Boil the potatoes, then peel off the skin. Chop ‘em Chop...
While in London, Xenia’s mom made bulgar wheat as part of dinner one night, a traditional Cypriot dish. I got her special recipe later on and attempted to make it myself back in Paris. You need: a cup of bulgar wheat a handful of vermicelli/angel hair...
I visited my friend Xenia in London recently and she made some delicious chili for dinner one evening. I took pictures, but was too distracted by an episode of the god-awful but delightfully addictive “Made in Chelsea” to see what she was doing. Later on,...
In December my friend Alice and I went on a tour of Eastern Europe. Why Eastern Europe in the winter? Because we’re masochistic Canadians. Lots of Christmas markets, mulled wine, hot chocolate, and MEAT. Seriously. En route to Prague, we stayed in Heidelberg, Germany. Here’s...
I bought a sack of potatoes and decided to take a crack at another Spanish tapa, probably the most popular of all: Patatas Bravas. There are numerous recipes for making this spicy potato dish, and I came up with my own, mainly as an excuse...
My classmate Ioana was nice enough to give me a bunch of recipes she found in a magazine, one of which was for pumpkin soup. I made up my own easy version with only three ingredients, though the prep time did take more effort than...
This is one of the many tapas I’ve tried in Barcelona. You need: Mussels green and/or red pepper(s) onion olive oil red wine vinegar Boil the mussels (washed/scrubbed) in a pot of boiling water for five minutes. Meanwhile, mince the peppers and onion. Mix it...
We basically ate our way through Barcelona last week. On our second day, we had lunch at the famous La Boqueria market on La Rambla. Our appetizers: A sausage/meat stick. Deep fried cod balls. And we all got fresh kiwi juice. (Fresh juice is big...
