A popular appetizer from Hunan province in China, sweet-and-sour spare ribs, or tang cu pai gu, are not that difficult to make, and are incredible with the right ingredients.
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Pot-Stickers
Best pot-stickers we’ve ever had. We started with the recipe for Pot-sticker dumplings with chicken stock from a book by Fuchia Dunlop – “The Food of Sichuan”. The home made wrappers make a huge difference.
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Flammekuchen in Strasbourg France
We are sharing some of our photos from Strasbourg France, but also an incredible recipe for making homemade pizza dough. This recipe is so easy and foolproof we use it almost weekly. It is the perfect make ahead meal and can be a fun family meal project or a healthy food swap, depending on how you make it.
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Bagels in Montreal Canada
We went looking for outstanding leaf colors in Montreal, and found incredible bagels as well.
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Discovering POG in Maui
We have found POG available in cans all over Hawaii. POG is a drink of Passion fruit juice, Orange juice and Guava juice. But only recently did I discover POG in Maui that was fresh squeezed. An incredible discovery.
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Laduree in Paris
We diligently tried all the best french macarons in Paris, but nothing compared to Laduree! Maybe it was the pastel colors, or the uber cute shop, or the matching ribbons and tissue paper with the Laduree insignia, but nobody does it like Laduree!
(A list of our favorite tips for traveling with a camera is included at the end of this blog)
The evolution of Gingerbread
In the United States we know gingerbread at Christmas made into a gingerbread man, a dark cookie sweetened with molasses. But in Europe it takes all kinds of shapes.
(A list of our favorite tips for traveling with a camera is included at the end of this blog)
Au Pied de Cochon in Paris
(A list of our favorite tips for traveling with a camera is included at the end of this blog)
One of the highlights of visiting Paris is lunch at Au Pied de Cochon – the perfect Parisian brasserie.
Amsterdam by night
One of the loveliest cities by night. The bridges and streets are lit up and the canals reflect the lights.
Touring Amsterdam – Canals and Markets
Traveling by boat was the perfect way to get see Amsterdam, since there are so many canals. Later, we discovered new things in the market, like stroopwafel and halva, and lots and lots of cheese.