Monty Python’s Flying Circus In 1970 Monty Python’s Flying Circus immortalized Spam®, the most famous of canned meats, in a musical comedy sketch. The Spam® song to this day is sung loud and proud all over the world at the mere mention of Spam®. That year also marked the 2 billionth can of Spam® produced. […]
HAWAIIAN CHILI WATER
Hawaiian Chili Water One thing you find in just about every place in the world is some kind of hot sauce ready to liven up any dish that is lacking. We have always been big fans of unique hot sauces (check out our post with jackfruit hot sauce recipe) and don’t miss a chance to […]
East Maui Taro Festival – TARO GNOCCHI – GOAT CHEESE CREAM SAUCE
Hana’s annual East Maui Taro Festival We were lucky to have arrived on Maui the day before Hana’s annual East Maui Taro Festival, held on the baseball diamond sitting right in the middle of town. This year the weather was perfect and people came from all over the island to celebrate the mighty taro root […]
From Ottawa to Maui – JACKFRUIT HOT SAUCE
Here we are Well here we are, sitting in a beautiful house not too far from Haleakala on the island of Maui. It’s 83 degrees (28C) outside and sunny but every once in a while a rain shower passes over and dampens the rainforest. The ridiculously long and cold winter of home seems a distant […]
Married with Luggage: Our First Meal at Home – WHITE BEAN AND CHORIZO SOUP
This is a guest post by Betsy and Warren Talbot of An Uncluttered Life. Since we began traveling the world in 2010, my husband Warren has collected recipes. Every time we have a great meal, meet a chef, or start a conversation at a market, he wants to know what’s cooking and how it’s made. […]
Cock-a-leekie and a dumpling – HERBED DUMPLINGS
On a chilly night during our last fly fishing trip to Vancouver Island, we made cock-a-leekie soup, with a twist. Tim decided to add dumplings to the broth and make it even more of a meal. Cock-a-leekie is one of the easiest soups to make. Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a pot, […]
That Time We Got Lost in France
After a quick coffee and pastry in our French rental home in Les Assions, we were on our way. We planned on doing a little hiking in the Cévennes while the sun was out but what was meant to be a quickie 7km hike before lunch turned out to be more like the S.S. […]
A World of Cookies – PFEFFERNUSSE
Tradition Christmas and the holidays are filled with tradition. Every year around this time our home overflows with smells of Scottish shortbread and French butter cookies. This year we changed it up a bit and added a few others to our regular mix, Middle Eastern date & almond triangles and German pfeffernüsse. Pfeffernüsse There are […]