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Turkish Food with the Sultan at Home
Food can be a window into Turkish culture, even from home (recipe included below) So there I was, sitting in Izmir, Turkey, overlooking the sea. I love the Aegean. Yeah, in my own mind. The truth is I...
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Italian Ingredients: Mozzarella
Ingredienti Italiani: Mozzarella Starting this week, for La Piazza’s new “Ingredienti Italiani” series, I’ll be sharing brief notes on favorite Italian recipe ingredients–itemized and brought to you in...
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French Roasted Chicken and My Love Affair with French Food
French roasted chicken and love of all things French The first time I stepped foot on French soil was in celebration of my marriage. My husband and I chose Paris for our honeymoon because we had never...
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How to Make Tamales
Tamales are a Latin American dish featuring a filling surrounded by a corn masa dough, wrapped in corn husk and steamed. Editor’s note: Kathy Ayer was fortunate this past holiday season to meet with an...
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A Visit to the Escargot Farm in Estoher, France
La ferme aux escargots near Perpignan My first experience with escargots was, quite appropriately, in a Parisian bistro famous for their roast chicken called L’Ami Louis. In this particular...
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Cooking around the World: Kangaroo Taco Salad
Editor’s Note: Adventurous traveler and foodie, Krista Bjorn, has to be a little more adventurous than she bargained for on a visit in January to Australia. Doubt this is a recipe she added to her...
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Spanish Churros Con Chocolate Recipe
A traditional post-party breakfast of Spanish hot chocolate (churros con chocolate) is a chocolatey treat Travel Belles can enjoy any time of day When it comes to chocolate I love it. Here in Spain,...
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King and Prince Shrimp & Grits in Tasso Cream Sauce Recipe
Shrimp and Grits from the King and Prince Resort for Christmas Eve gatherings When I first moved with my family to the South Carolina coast, shrimp and grits was the dish that almost without exception...
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Cardoons Recipe – Cooking A Royal Tradition From Piedmont, Italy
In northern Italy, a stalky vegetable becomes a dish fit for a king Italy’s Piedmont region is a land of rolling vineyards and great northern wines like Barbaresco and Barolo. The area is rich in foods...
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Mákos Guba Recipe (Traditional Hungarian Christmas Dessert)
Traditional Hungarian Christmas dessert with poppy seeds and honey This dessert brings back so many memories from my childhood. In Hungary, the Christmas tree is decorated on the Holy Night (December...
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Tuscan Rice Fritter Recipe (Fritelle di Riso) Delicious Italian Sweet Treats
Fried rice transformed into a Tuscan sweet treat Fritelle di riso are a sweet Tuscan tradition for Father’s Day When I saw an ad for Italian cooking classes in Dublin, Ireland, I was skeptical. After...
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Peruvian Potatoes Recipe (Causa Rellena) Mashed Potatoes With A Twist
Causa Rellena, mashed potatoes with a Peruvian flair Peruvians are very proud of their potatoes, and rightly so. The Andean highlands are the birthplace of the humble spud and more than 2,000 types are...
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Goan Prawn Curry Recipe (Indian Food Recipes – Goa, India)
Today’s Cooking Around the World recipe is from Goa, India Avalon Inn‘s Goan Prawn Curry A gem in India’s sparkling crown of fish and seafood dishes, this coconut-enriched curry is an Indo-Portuguese...
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Panna Cotta Recipe: Traditional Italian Dessert Recipes
This week for Cooking Around the World, a simple recipe for panna cotta to remember a local ristorante in Vogogna, one of our favorite small towns in Italy I confess I am often a creature of habit when...
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Recipe for Brodetto alla Vastese: Fish Soup from Abruzzo, Italy
Cooking around the world: a traditional Abruzzo fish specialty Travel anywhere along the Adriatic Coast and you cannot ignore the traditional fish cuisine. Each locality has its own specialty such as...
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Recipe Mushy Peas & Pleasantries (Food From Around The World: Britain)
The Sunday roast revisited Let’s face it – British food has had a pretty bad reputation. Universally known for bland and sometimes boring dishes, the Brits have certainly come a long way, or perhaps...
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Little Italy in the Bronx: Magical Realism, Historical Fiction and Food
So, you want some culture? You want some great Italian food? You can travel. You can have your great debates over what little Italy is the best little Italy (I’ve been to many, and they are ALL...
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Cooking Around The World: Czech Sauerkraut Soup
I never cared much for soup until I went to the Czech Republic. The first time I traveled there, my shoe-stringing friend and I would split an entrée at restaurants just so we could each order soup....
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Cooking around the World: Couscous from Tunisia
Belles bring back knowledge about many things from their travels… one of our favorites? Food! Couscous is a North African dish traditionally served with meat, seafood and a spicy vegetable stew spooned...
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Orange Biscuit Recipe Made with Market Fresh Spanish Oranges
Cooking around the world seasonally with Spanish oranges, fresh from the farmer’s market in Seville An issue that really started to disturb me during the last year that I was living in the U.K. was our...
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Cooking Around the World: Aromatic Singapore Curry Laksa
If you like to travel around Asia then you will probably be familiar with some of best dishes on offer. A dish that has proved popular across the board, and particularly in Singapore is mouthwatering...
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Weekly Question Round-up: The world’s best food and dangerous destinations
Weekly Question #12: Would you travel to a country considered to be dangerous? A somewhat knotty and gritty question, but one which our Belles approached with their usual aplomb and open minds. No-one,...
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South African Cuisine | Cape Malay Bobotie Recipe
A tale of South African cuisine and friendship Tessa was a special lady. She had class, talent, and a huge heart. We met in blogland, where we discovered we shared the same deep love for South...
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Raise A Glass To Spring
Although some places in the Northern Hemisphere are still snowed in, Spring truly has arrived and is well worth celebrating, if only for the sheer hope of warmer days one day soon. In the spirit of...
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Around the Belle-es-sphere: February Edition
This is Krista, writing to you from Queensland, Australia this morning as I share a round up of great posts from the Belle-es-sphere, the blogs written by some of our favorite past Travel Belle...
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