How to make a great birthday dinner for your husband who will eat anything.
Lunch at Lake Dunstan
Staying where it’s cheaper and having a great lunch at Lake Dunstan.
Dark chocolate and pear cake
Dark chocolate and pear cake recipe with browned butter. Delicious.
Cinnamon Applesauce…who knew?
Our friend Matt loves eating pork. Really loves it. In fact, he had no meat other than pork a few weeks ago. He told us he thought it was one of the best weeks of his life. So, when we…
Black Forest Brownie birthday “cake”
I love baking. So, this year, when my birthday rolled around, I wanted to make my own birthday cake. Again. But this time, I wasn’t going to make cake. I don’t really like cake. Strange I know. But, that probably…
Feijoas: Can I Touch Your Feijoa in New Zealand?
Feijoas are fruits. Feijoas have smooth skin something like a mango. Feijoas are tart and sweet, something like a kiwi. They don’t have little black seeds like a kiwi, but the flavor is similar. To me, the word feijoa just…
Lyttelton Farmer’s Market: Lyttelton Near Christchurch, New Zealand
Nearby to Christchurch, New Zealand is the harbor town of Lyttelton. It looks like a fishing village out of late 1800’s England, which makes perfect sense, when you learn that Lyttelton, like much of New Zealand, was settled by many…
Patacones (fried plantains another way), perfect with a mug of coffee
The next step down the Ecuador green plantain trail is: patacones. Patacones are kind of like plantain pancakes. By this I mean flattened chunks of fried plantain. They are absolutely delicious. They are best enjoyed with a nice cup of…
Ecuadorian food: Chifles (fried plantain chips)
How to make chifles from green plantain. Chifles are fried plantain chips. We made chifles in Ecuador with our Spanish teacher, Maribel. Depending on the oil you use, chifles are better for you than any potato chips. Chifles are delicious.