Posts Tagged ‘Food Travel’

Food & Travel, Giving Back

I have been in Lisbon for four days now and loving every moment of it. The Red Spatula and I have been sharing our meals too. To join me on this journey of sharing, simply click on this link here and join my WeFeedback Network. Together we can share more and make a bigger difference to keep children in schools and hunger-free.

Food & Travel, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

Smoked Spanish almonds from E & A Gispert, master roaster in Barcelona, founded in 1851 – a lovely crust for garlic and lamb chops.

Food & Travel, Mains, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Recipes, Seafood

Squid or cuttlefish ink takes me to the Mediterranean and remind me of travels to Italy and Spain. I am always on the look-out for unusual or indigenous food items when we explore – sometimes repeat visits yield new items afresh each time. I picked up a box of fine short squid ink vermicelli in Andorra three weeks ago, and with careful packing it made the journey . more or less unscathed. I made this dish with it.

Dessert & Baked Goods, Destination Meals, Food & Travel, Recipes

Do you know the story of carpaccio? Yes, it is the Italian word referring to thinly sliced red meat and sometimes fish but is actually named after Venetian painter Vitorre Carpaccio, who was prolific in the 15th century and renowned for his vivid reds.. Also carpaccio has its roots in famous Harry’s Bar in Venice – the story and a refreshing pineapple carpaccio with,mint and praline.

Holidays, Mains, Recipes

A rich chicken tagine, with carrots, tangy apricots and preserved lemon – easy to make and utterly fragrant and comforting. An ode to love. “Be of love (a little) more careful than of anything.” -E. E. Cummings

Dessert & Baked Goods, Food & Travel, Holidays, Plate to Page

When I considered the topic for the current Cold Coffee Club project ” Would you let your waistline determine where you live”, I thought I had firm ideas of how I’d answer the question. But, as this piece of tourron still lingers in my mouth, the feeling I get tells me that I do allow my waist (my mouth, my senses, my greed and desire) to determine what I value as pleasure. There are culinary destinations (Spain, Italy, France, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey) far more glamourous, far more enticing to many than Cape Town.
To us, Cape Town with all her flaws and third world problems is culinary mecca.