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Report from the Mayan Riviera and Mexican tomato sauce recipe

December 12, 2016

We landed at Cancun airport a week ago after a short and reasonably comfortable Westjet flight from Toronto. We stepped outside into the colourful vegetation and fragrant air of the Mexican Caribbean and felt immediately at home in the familiar surroundings. Even my limited Spanish held up for the brief conversations along the way. Next we had to endure the usual ordeal of car rental, having to do with mandatory insurance that can quadruple the... View Article

Vegetable tagine

November 27, 2016

Tagine, is a Moroccan stew named after the unique pot in which it is cooked. Traditional tagines were made of unglazed pottery and comprised of a shallow base bowl with raised edges and a cone shaped lid that tappers at the top (see image below) and fits tightly inside the bowl. The shape of the lid is designed to keep the condensation of steam as the food cooks and return it to the food below,... View Article

Amsterdam – Jordaan food tour with Eating Amsterdam (Netherlands part 3 of 5)

November 17, 2016

Once we got the museums and The Hague under control we were ready to explore the food scene in Amsterdam. I had a few food items on my “list” and a lot of them revolved around breakfast: dutch pancakes, dutch baby (a puffed pancake, but turned out they never heard of it) and the little pillowy pancakes they call poffertjes. In the street foods department I had stroopwafel (waffles) and dutch fries on the list.... View Article

The Hague (Netherlands part 2 of 5)

November 4, 2016

Continued from here. The Hague The Hague was high on my agenda for this trip. The Hague derives its global fame from the fact that it is the seat of over 150 justice organizations, including the International court of Justice and the International Criminal court. It used to be the capital of the Netherlands and although Amsterdam was declared capital in early 1800s, the Dutch government, justice institutions and the Royal family are still based... View Article

Amsterdam – food, art and bicycles (Netherlands Part 1 of 5)

November 3, 2016

After cruising around the Baltic sea for a couple of weeks aboard the MS Koningsdam we returned to our first port of call Amsterdam and spent a week exploring the city and getting a taste of its food, culture and art. I have been there before and knew what to expect but still, every time you visit a place you get a different sense of it, partly because places change over time and partly because... View Article

Polenta with foraged mushrooms and creme fraiche

October 31, 2016

I went to the market on the weekend in search of foraged mushrooms and found our forager Scott Moran just gathering his boxes and getting ready to leave. He still had a pile of pine mushrooms left so I took a few of them home. Pine mushrooms are quite rare so it was a special treat. As you can see from the images these are large mushrooms with whitish skin and white flesh and have... View Article

Book review: The Photographing Tourist: A Storyteller’s Guide to Travel and Photography

October 26, 2016

As bloggers we are often offered books for review and now and then I pick a book that interests me and is relevant to the food and travel theme of this blog. When notice of this award-winning book came across my inbox I jumped at the opportunity to receive a copy and see what I can learn about travel photography and pass on to the readers of this blog. The author, David Noyes, a graduate of... View Article

Sweden – Stockholm and Göteborg, the markets and what foods to try

October 13, 2016

Sweden is special. Wide open, elegant, beautiful and stylish, everything I encountered there suited me perfectly well: the food, the beautiful people, clothes, home decor, architecture, canals and surrounding sea and archipelago, it was just my scene. By the time we got to Sweden I was well versed in how to make the most out of shore days on a cruise and was off the boat first thing in the morning to explore. The city took... View Article

Finland: Helsinki for foodies

October 5, 2016

With my affinity for the Mediterranean, the Scandinavian countries have not been on my radar until now. We visited three of them earlier this month and the sheer beauty and elegance of the cities, the architecture, the people, the archipelagos surrounding the coastline and yes, the food, were extraordinary. Finland (Helsinki) especially was fascinating, set as far north as I have ever been to (before visiting Iceland). I had a special childhood connection to Finland and... View Article

Copenhagen – markets, smorrebrod and street food

September 8, 2016

I have been waiting with anticipation to visit Copenhagen, it being a food city and home to the famed Noma. Since we are on a cruise this time I did not expect an in depth experience as we had on a recent stay in Italy, but I planned my day so I can at least check out some of the food scene and get a sense of what the city is about. I was ready... View Article

How to eat vegetarian when travelling and Grilled summer vegetables with couscous recipe

July 28, 2016

There is an art to travelling as a vegetarian. You would think that with the abundance of gorgeous produce in the markets, especially around the Mediterranean, it would be easy to find vegetarian dishes in restaurants but somehow it is not. Now, I am interested in food and culture and will try other things even if they are not vegetarian, especially the local and traditional. I am certainly not going to travel without experiencing local foods.... View Article

Tuscany’s medieval towns: San Gimignano

May 7, 2016

Tuscany is known for its medieval hill towns, perched strategically on top of the hills, dominating the valley with open views that enhance their safety. These towns were often surrounded with protective stone walls, some of which survived intact to this day. San Gimignano, one of the best preserved and popular towns, is situated south west of Florence and a short drive from the coast where we were staying. For the Tuscany portion of our... View Article