Spanish Food Words with Arabic Origins
When the Moors arrived in Spain in 711 C.E. they brought with them advanced agricultural methods in addition to introducing many new crops including sugar cane, rice, ginger and saffron […]
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Sweets from Around the World
A collection of sweets from around the world. A treat or two at a nearby pastry shop in Rouen, France. These are called ‘Tacos of Nuts’ in one of the […]
Egg Custard Flan from Jalisco, known as ‘Jericalla’
This creamy and luscious dessert, known as ‘Jericalla’, is a type of custard or flan with a Jalisco twist. The basic ingredients are very simple: eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. […]
World Spices Cooking Class 3: a Parisian Dessert
I have a feeling that the French invented cream puffs which they call ‘pate à choux’. Certainly we have had both savory and sweet versions of choux pastry during our […]
World Spices Cooking Class 2: a frozen dessert from Pakistan (and India)
The dessert for our second World Spices cooking class was a pistachio and cardamom Kulfi, an exquisite frozen confection from Pakistan (and India). I had my first Kulfi in my […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Soft Sweet Pastels
Around the world soft pastels seem to represent sweetness… Mexican sweet tamales are made from masa dough, cinnamon-infused water, and a toothpick of the pink food colouring known as ‘rosa […]
World Spices Cooking Class 1: an Italian Apple Dessert
It’s apple season and here’s an Italian dessert from my World Spices cooking class at UBC: Blushing Poached Apples in Spiced Wine. The apples were first peeled and then each […]
Food & Wine of the Alsace Cooking Class 3 Part 2
Part 1 of this Alsatian meal, featuring foie gras and escargot in vol-au-vents, is at The Food & Wine of Alsace Class 3 Part 1. Munster Valley Pie The next […]
The Food and Wine of the Rhone Valley – Class 3 Part 2
The finale for our Food and Wine of the Rhone Valley was Bouffade of the Rhone Valley and a Warm Goat Cheese Salad with Honey and Walnuts. This was served with the […]
Wine & Food of the Rhone Valley: Class 2 Part 2
The second half of our second class on the food and wine of the Rhone River Valley featured ‘Mandarin Orange Pork Ribs with Roasted Carrots and Potatoes‘ followed by a […]
