I am usually pretty timely. I am usually not actually a procrastinator. And I am usually pretty organized. And I really dropped the ball on this one. Like this was a great summer dish, back when I made this past summer and even wrote up the original post. And now, it’s November and I’ve had …
Canada: Poutine
O’ Canada! Today is Canada Day and what a better way to celebrate our friends to the North than with one of their favorites – Poutine. And everything about it fufills all my guilty-comfort food pleasures! French Fries, check. Cheese, check. And that gravy on top. Happy Birthday Canada, eh! We did do a road …
Colombia: Cazuela de Mariscos
Being born in New York, growing up in South Florida, living in Central Florida and moving to Denver just a few years ago has had allowed me to meet so many people of so many diverse backgrounds. It has been a motivating factor behind starting this little blog of mine. Last time, you all met …
Poland: Pierogies
It has been a minute, that is for sure, but this post is everything the Global Kidchen was dreamed up to be. We’re celebrating Poland today by making Pierogi’s. While neither Chris, nor I can claim any sense of Polish ancestry, one of my best friends Steffi is indeed Polish, and she and her mom …
Collard Greens for a Prosperous Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re kicking this year off with all the good luck and good fortune superstitions we can – like some black eyed peas and collard greens. Going into “2020-too”, I think we can agree that we all need a little luck. I had literally never heard of such a superstition growing up, nor …
Israel: Potato Latkes
Happy Hanukkah! Tis the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing! —Anita Diamant Being inspired through the hustle and bustle of the holidays can be tough. What better way to get into the spirit of the …
Argentina: Chimichurri
Chris love of grilling has been a pretty constant theme of this blog – just to name a few, Namibia, Chile, and Teriyaki Skirt Steak. An yet, here we are with yet another grilling recipe, this one from Argentina – steaks and veggies and smothering all of it in some chimichurri (the real highlight of …
Happy Fall Ya’ll: Loaded Cauliflower Soup
Serenity, Fall is here and so is soup season. Like today’s Cauliflower Soup – you know, potato soups ‘healthy’ and less carb-y best friend. I know Fall is here because there are decorative pumpkins that have been rolling around my living room floor waiting for their perfect placement by the mums. The bright colors of …
10 Days of Costa Rica Family Travel
Finally, Not a Recipe This Week … And a return to travelling! Nope, this one is not about cooking, though there will be a mention or several about food. Instead, it’s an actual real-life account of our trip to Costa Rica this summer. We left our little virtual kitchen and like many people escaped the …
Afghanistan: Aushak
(Leek & Scallion Dumplings) “Never judge someone by the way he looks or a book by the way it’s covered;For inside those tattered pages, there’s a lot to be discovered” — Stephen Cosgrove Current events made this one seem a little tricky to find my words. No place is immune from turmoil – political, geographic, social and …