There’s something about freshly baked cookies and the holiday season that just seem to go hand in hand. Aside from the inviting scents coming from the kitchen, it’s a great time to get together with loved ones and create various festive treats – both traditional and something a bit extraordinary. Alfajores are certainly no ordinary […]
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RECIPE: Porkkanalaatikko (Finnish Carrot Casserole)
Although we all love our traditional favourites at this upcoming festive time of year, such as turkey, ham, roast beef, lamb, and other main course meats, it’s fun trying something a bit more international to accompany the main attraction. Porkkanalaatikko is a carrot casserole dish from Finland. It makes a great substitute from the usual […]
RECIPE: Orange Pikelets
There’s nothing like enjoying the scents and flavours of oranges in the fall. Whether stocking your fruit bowl with an abundance of clementines or creating your own natural home freshener with orange peel, cloves, and cinnamon sticks, there’s a certain warmth this fruit brings to the season. Why not try an orange infusion – Aussie […]
RECIPE: Huni Roshi (Maldivian Flat Bread)
If you are on a Maldives vacation, you will, no doubt, find Huni Roshi served at the table for practically every meal. Huni Roshi is a flat bread, or chapati, made of grated coconut. Coconuts are a main ingredient used in various dishes in the Maldives – a stunning group of islands found in the […]
RECIPE: Sukuma Wiki (Kenyan Braised Collard Greens)
A staple found in East Africa, sukuma wiki is a vegetarian dish commonly served in Kenya and Tanzania. Sukuma wiki is the Swahili name for collard greens and literally means, “push/stretch the week,” which is quite appropriate as these nutritious leaves are available in East Africa all year round, and are quite affordable. Collard greens […]
RECIPE: Thai Mango Salad
While a trip to Thailand awakens all your senses, none are more alive than your taste buds. Starting with its aromatic scent filling the air, Thai food is known to have dishes that offer at least 3-5 sensations for your palate – whether it be sweet, salty, sour, bitter, or spicy. A Thai Mango Salad […]
RECIPE: ANZAC Biscuits
ANZAC biscuits are traditional cookies that are associated with ANZAC Day, observed in Australia and New Zealand every year on April 25th. Although first established to honour the fallen members of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), who fought in Gallipoli, Turkey against the Ottoman Empire during WWI, ANZAC Day has become an annual […]
RECIPE: Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken
With spring finally upon us, no doubt many North Americans are thinking ahead to the warm summer days to come and all the activities on offer. One such activity is barbecuing. Can’t wait till summer? Why not bring out the grill now and say Aloha! to the smells and tastes of the season with Huli […]
RECIPE: Hamantashen
Hamantashen are triangular-shaped cookies usually eaten during Purim, the most festive Jewish celebration of the year. Highly celebrated in Israel, Purim commemorates the saving of the Jews during the Persian Empire. Haman, counselor to Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), ordered the killing of all Jews, but Esther, wife of the king and a Jewish woman […]
RECIPE: Red Bean Tangyuan (Rice Balls)
Tangyuan, or tang yuan, is a dessert traditionally enjoyed in China during the Chinese Lantern Festival, which occurs 15 days after the new Lunar New Year, ending Chinese New Year celebrations. Although not a public holiday, people get together in the evening to enjoy Chinese lantern lightings, lantern riddles, dragon dancing, and of course, eating […]
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