Canada - Nanaimo Bars

Nanaimo Bars – Canada

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For Canada, my Canadian friend Elaine suggested I make Nanaimo bars which are 100% Canadian and named after the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. Learned something new – which I always love. Seems like Nanaimo bars are to Canada as chocolate chip cookies are to the US. I had never heard of them before as […]

Costa Rica - Fish with a side of rice, tomatoes and oranges

Costa Rican Talapia with Orange & Tomato Rice and Beans – Costa Rica

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Beans, By Country, Central American food, Costa Rica, Fish, Gluten Free, Healthy, Latin food, Main dishes, Recipes, Rice, Side dishes, Top 10

Today’s culinary destination was Costa Rica. Tilapia on a bed of rice, beans, oranges and tomatoes. Funny because the fish itself was very much like how I generally make fish when I cook on my own and without recipes…I tend to marinate chicken or fish in garlic or onions, lemon or lime juice and sometimes […]

Colombia Chicken and Potato Stew

Sudado De Pollo (Chicken and Potato Stew) – Colombia

Posted 2 CommentsPosted in By Country, Chicken, Colombia, Easy to make, Gluten Free, Healthy, Latin food, Main dishes, meat, One pot, Potatoes, Recipes, Rice, South American food

Our Colombian adventure was not only fabulous (all of us enjoyed it) but it was so good that it made it to our top 10! We had not planned to do Colombia until a bit later, but I had some defrosted chicken in the fridge so I looked up Colombian chicken recipes and stumbled upon […]

Cambodia Carmelized Fish with Pineapple

Trey Kho Manor (Carmezlied Fish with Pineapple) – Cambodia

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Asian recipes, By Country, Cambodia, Fish, Gluten Free, Healthy, Main dishes, Recipes, Rice, Seafood, Southeast Asia

C is also for Cambodia. I made Trey Kho Manor which is a carmelized fish and pineapple dish. We served it with rice which is commong. This dish is often made with whole fish, but I was unable to get a whole fish at the supermarket so I did the best I could. Apparently fish […]

Bulgaria lentil stew and eggplant appetizer

Bulgarian Lentil Stew, Kyopoolu (Roasted Eggplant & Peppers) – Bulgaria

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Appetizers, Bulgaria, By Country, Eastern European, European recipes, Gluten Free, Healthy, Main dishes, Recipes, Salads, Side dishes, vegan, Vegetarian

So excited to move on to the C’s with our cooking adventure that we almost accidently skipped our last B – BULGARIA. Thank goodness we didn’t skip it, because it was one of Scott’s favorite meals so far. We had an eggplant dish called KYOPOOLU. It consists of roasted eggplant and pepper combined with tomato […]

Cuisses de poulet a la puree de patates douces (Chicken thighs with mashed sweet potatoes) – Burkina Faso

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Tonight’s meal was from BURKINA FASO. Yesterday, I told my family we were doing Burkina Faso and Scott’s reaction was – is that even a country? I’ve never heard of it. I told him it was in Africa? Are you sure?, he asked. I let him know it was a French speaking country and he […]

Nga phe thoke (Burmese salad with fish cakes) – Burma

Posted 4 CommentsPosted in Appetizers, Asian recipes, Burma, By Country, Fish, Main dishes, Myanmar, Recipes, Salads, Seafood, Side dishes

Winding down the B’s…B is for Brother, Buddhist, Bhante, Burma and Blog. Tonight’s stop on our culinary voyage was inspired by my Brother, Bhante Bhikkhu Subhuti who lives in….Myanmar, formerly known as Burma…and to some, still known as Burma. My brother is a Buddhist monk who has been living in a monastery for years. He […]

Burmese Kaukswe (Tofu with Yellow Coconut Curry) – Burma

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Asian recipes, Breakfast, Burma, By Country, Healthy, Main dishes, Myanmar, Pasta/Noodles, Recipes, Side dishes, vegan, Vegetarian

We decided to do another burmese dish in tribute to my brother Bhikkhu Subhuti, who was kind enough to help me make this blog a reality. In his other life (pre-monk life) he was a highly skilled programmer… and now he occassionally uses his skills to help others, but generally tries not to spend to […]