Jamaica Mon!
Finally! A breather! I was hoping to continue blogging while the move was going on but that was a pipe dream apparently. Moving and getting internet connection as well as taking a cross-country drive to Vancouver and coming back a week later to unpack really takes a lot out of a girl! Whew! I’m so glad that’s over, and now that I am totally and completely unpacked and acquainted with my new kitchen I can get back to my cooking. Let’s see… where was I?… right! The letter J and Jamaica! Read more
Romantic Dinner?… Hungary!
I had absolutely no romantic thoughts when I started this dish, but as it came together I realized that it would be an excellent dinner for a romantic evening, light some candles, a little wine, some Michael Bublé playing in the background… *sigh*
Hungary, officially the Republic of Hungary is located in Central Europe. Bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It’s capital is Budapest. The official language is Hungarian and one of the four official languages of the European Union that is not of Indo-European origin. Read more
Next Stop… Fiji!
My father always wanted to go to Fiji. It was one of the things on his bucket list that he never got to do. I have wanted to go ever since I watched “The Blue Lagoon” and found out that it was filmed there, seeing that beautiful scenery and beaches makes it seem like a paradise. Now I want to go not only for the beaches but for the cultural diversity. With this recipe today I will travel to Fiji with my tasebuds. Read more
C is for Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun) is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. It’s bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon’s coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Fun Facts:
- The country is called “Africa in miniature” for its geological and cultural diversity.
-Portuguese sailors reached the Cameroon coast in 1472. They noted an abundance of prawns and crayfish in the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Camarões, Portuguese for “River of Prawns”, and the phrase from which Cameroon is derived. Read more
Brunei
One of my favourite foods ever is seafood. No matter how it is prepared (ok, scratch that, I really don’t think popcorn shrimp can be even considered a food)! I wanted to find a new recipe that I had never tried before. And found this recipe from Brunei. I couldn’t find all of Read more
