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Recipe: Turli Perimesh (Albanian Vegetables)
Serves 4-6 Turli Perimesh is a light and refreshing accompaniment to meat. The influence of Italian cusine on Albania is apparent both in the use of squashes and fresh parsley. Ingredients: 2 medium...
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Recipe: Trinxat
Serves 4 Trinxat is an Andorran speciality. Potatoes, cabbage, and bacon get fried together in a hash “pancake.” Garnish with minced parsley. Yum! Ingredients: 1 green cabbage, cored and quartered 1 lb...
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Menu: Argentina
I am sitting at the dining room table with a cup of tea and cookbooks strewn about me. This is a normal Tuesday night. I spend as much time looking at random recipes as I do Argentinian recipes. I...
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Recipe: Potato and Corn Casserole (Pastel de papa con eliote)
Serves 4 Even the pickiest eater will enjoy this simple casserole. What’s better than mashed potatoes and corn? Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes, peeled and boiled 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2 cup melted...
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Monday Meal Review: Argentina
This is meal #7 in my personal challenge to eat one meal from every country in the world. This week I used my Great Aunt’s dishes for the first time. Her name was Caterina, but we called her Lulla...
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Recipe: Red Conch Chowder
Serve 6-8 Bahamian Conch Chowder is light and brothy, not creamy like the famous New England version. Leftovers thicken slightly, due to the starches that leach out of the potatoes. I might actually...
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Menu: Bangladesh
In my hunt to find the perfect combination of recipes I read this old saying, “Mach-e Batth-e Bangali” (“Fish and rice make a Bengali” – “the country of Bengal” is the direct translation of...
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Recipe: Potato Curry (Aloor Dom/Aloo Dum)
Serves 4 The curry sauce is fire-hot (I was sweating while eating), however the potatoes do not absorb the heat so you can easily control how much chili you get in a bite. To make this dish more mild,...
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Recipe: Mushroom stuffed Draniki (Potato Pancakes/hash browns stuffed with...
Makes about 6 Draniki Pan-fried until crispy and hot, mushroom stuffed draniki taste like pumped up hash browns. Really great comfort food. Belorussians eat these with sour cream, although I know...
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