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A Food Lovers Guide to Venice

Venice is known for a whole host of things:  Carnival.  Architecture.  George and Amal Clooney.  Water damage.  Striped shirts.  But sadly, despite its convenient location within Italy, it is not renowned for its food.  There is the increasingly common Instagram retreat held there, and food...

Jambalaya Pasta

Powers, our 20-month-old daughter, refuses to let us extend her stroller's sun/rain cover above her head.  She takes any attempt to do so as a solid insult and makes sure the aggressor understands her displeasure by kicking furiously, screaming "NO! NO! NO!" and finally reaching up, twisting her...

Elevenses. 11 cookbooks you should own.

The Brits do it right.   Not content with breakfast, lunch and dinner they also manufactured afternoon tea as a 3pm mini-meal with tea, sandwiches and tiny cakes to hold you over until dinner.  And so that lunch did not get jealous they also threw in elevenses which is a cup of tea...

Magical Chicken Noodle Soup

Do you remember the Chicken Soup for the Soul books that hit their stride in the late 90s?  These were the paperback books packed with short, easy-to-read essays about people overcoming obstacles and doing unexpected, kind, wonderful things to inspire others.  I loved these books.   I would...

Broccoli & Stilton Soup

As an American living in England, there are many things that I find romantic about the place: the deep history of the island, the ancient castles, the royal family, the tiny streets, the marvelous monuments, and especially the venerable museums.   For example, last week, on a...

An American’s guide to Havana.

The summer is gone, kids are in school, and our thoughts turn to uniforms, Guy Fawkes and Thanksgiving celebrations and whether we really have the nerve to go for those over-the-knee brown leather boots (yes).   This means that it will not be long before...

Zucchini Tart (aka Courgette Tart)

My zucchini glut is the result of an ill-thought-out grocery order two weeks ago where I ended up with 19 large, green, tasty squash.   Instead of beating myself up over this, ahem, oversight, I used it as an opportunity to stretch my creativity in the kitchen.  I...

Zucchini Bread (aka Courgette Bread)

There are many things you can do to prepare for life as an expat before your plane departs your homeland and you land on foreign soil.  I have done it a few times and some of the things I recommend include researching mobile phone plans, establishing which...

Bliss Balls (Chocolate Goodness + Carrot Cake)

I am not fantastic at spotting food trends.  I read the magazines, I subscribe to a handful of blogs, I chat to other foodies and I eat out a fair amount, but even so somehow I feel like everyone is in a secret food club that won't...