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Holiday Traditions from the Land of the Ancients
With Christmas next week and the holiday season in full force, I thought it would be fun to take a…
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Living along the Trade Routes…
The history of the Middle East, much like I wrote about for India, found itself wrapped up in the ancient…
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The Middle East – Food of the Fertile Crescent
For our last country of the year, I decided to not just visit and focus on one country but on…
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Maple Shortbread
I couldn’t let our month-long food adventure in Canada pass by without sharing a recipe using one of Canada’s major…
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Eating Well in the Cold
One of the interesting facets of Canadian cuisine is how they eat so well in a cold, northern climate. Being…
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The Basics are the Best
Cooking and baking are some of the skills that everyone needs to learn at some point in their lives. But…
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Aromatics Make the Meal
As we found out with tracing the spice trades, India has a huge wealth of spices. Spices and their uses…
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When Religion Influences Diet
Something I haven’t explored on here is how our religion affects what we eat. And because India is such a…
