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Passion Fruit Ice Cream

When life gives you egg yolks, make some ice cream.  That’s my new motto.  I had a bunch of leftover egg yolks in the...

Moroccan Spiced Carrot Soup

I know, I know.  For a girl who claims she doesn’t really like carrots, I sure post a lot of carrot recipes around here. ...

Kiwi-Strawberry Pavlova

Don’t worry my Kiwi friends, I’m not taking sides on the whether Australia or New Zeland invented pavlova.  Consider me Switzerland.  I also fully...

Grilled Fish Wrapped in Grape Leaves with Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce posted

Here’s another food on a stick recipe for you guys, although this one is a little more fancy-pants than the kind I usually post...

Djaj Matisha Mesla- Moroccan Chicken with Tomatoes and Honey

I sure have had a bunch of really good chicken lately.  Just in the past couple weeks alone there’s been the Sri Lankan black...

Bissara Dip- Moroccan Fava Bean Dip

Move over hummus, there’s a new bean dip in town.  I’ll admit that I was getting a little bit jealous of seeing everybody’s posts...

Basque Applesauce

When looking through cookbooks I’m often disappointed when I find ridiculously easy recipes.  For instance?  Something like chocolate milk.  Or mashed potatoes.  Or scrambled...

Toasted Hazelnut Fudge Cake with Mocha Glaze, Naturally Gluten-Free

As I sat down to do this write up and compared my notes to the original recipe, I realized that I unintentionally made several...

Sweet Jellied Coconut Squares- Coconut Sweetmeat

With all the Asian and Pacific coconut desserts out there (mochi, bibingka, haupia, etc., etc.), it’s always surprising when a recipe using a similar...

Sri Lankan Black Shrimp Curry with Roasted Spices

One of the things that makes many Sri Lankan curries unique is the fact that they roast their spices until they reach a dark...