Dessert
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...
Appetizers
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...
Main Dishes
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...
Appetizers
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...
Vegetarian
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...
Dessert
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...
Dessert
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...
Main Dishes
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...
Main Dishes
Spicy Cashew Coconut Chicken
I’m just going to say it straight up. This is definitely my favorite Sri Lankan recipe so far and quite possibly my favorite recipe...
Breakfast
Pancakes à la Gundel- Thin Pancakes with Walnut Filling and Chocolate Rum Sauce
Thin Hungarian pancakes, stuffed with a sweet walnut filling and drizzled with a chocolate rum sauce make an elegant dessert or a decadent breakfast...