Thanksgiving in the US usually involves a large family meal, sometimes as a potluck and often involving an all-hands-on-deck approach to get everything together at the end.
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Thanksgiving prep
Shhh… don’t tell anyone, but I’m not a big fan of turkey.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving prep”Virtual mission impossible: more Moroccan dishes tried
I’m still doing what I can to bring my Africa trek to life.
So I gave this set of recipes a try.
Continue reading “Virtual mission impossible: more Moroccan dishes tried”Virtual mission impossible: approaching Western Sahara
I’m still in Morocco but fast approaching (ok, slowly approaching) the border of Western Sahara on my virtual trek around Africa.
Because I’m staying close to the coastline of Western Sahara, it turns out that all of my route keeps me in the disputed territory that Morocco claims, rather than the Free Zone.
Continue reading “Virtual mission impossible: approaching Western Sahara”Scent memory
What began as novel and adventurous scents as I prepared for a new meal gave way to less pleasant memories of shared laundry rooms, as the smells lingered after cooking.
Continue reading “Scent memory”The taste of travel
Inspired by my virtual (mis)adventure, new dishes are being tried.
As I mentioned yesterday, I decided to make a recipe from Morocco – Morrocan chicken with olives and preserved lemons – to bring a bit of reality to my crazy virtual Africa trek.
Continue reading “The taste of travel”The scent of travel
Inspired by my virtual (mis)adventure, new dishes are being tried.
Continue reading “The scent of travel”My fridge overfloweth
It was a good weekend to cook things. As evidenced by the fact that I did. (Also this was before Election Day so. Hence no comment on that for now.)
Continue reading “My fridge overfloweth”Culinary travels – Greece
It all started because I made tzatziki. Maybe even too much tzatziki. If there is such a thing.
So it turned into a whole Greek feast.
Continue reading “Culinary travels – Greece”Success and failure
So I pulled out my very old recipe for sweet and sour chicken, swapped out the minute rice for brown rice, and served it to my folks for dinner one night. Continue reading “Success and failure”
