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Leipziger Lerchen — a Delicious Story
Leipziger Lerchen (Photo Copyright Stillman Rogers) Leipzig’s signature pastry is the Leipziger Lerche, Leipzig Lark. The name is more than a mere flight of fancy. Since Medieval times – and probably before that – songbirds and especially larks were a … Continue reading
Posted in Germany Bites, Traditional Bites
Tagged almond tarts, cafes, food history, Germany, larks, Leipzig, Saxony
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Sampling the Foods of Tenerife
Padrones are the Russian roulette of Spanish cuisine. Sweet, intensely flavored, sautéed quickly and enlivened with crystals of sea salt, they spark the appetite and go down well with a glass of Rioja. Most of them. But one or two … Continue reading
Posted in Spain, Traditional Bites, Uncategorized
Tagged food heritage, food trends, Foods dining Tenerife, hot green peppers, local restaurants, mojos red peppers, papas arrugadas, pimientos padron, resort restaurants, salt boiled potatoes, Spain, Spain’s Canary Islands, Spanish food, Tenerife, Traditional Spanish Foods, typical Canarian cuisine, vineyards
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Best Clam Shacks and Ice Cream: Portsmouth to Old Orchard
Beach season is here, and friends heading to the NH and southern Maine seacoast asked me where to find the best clam shacks and ice cream stands. I grew up on that coast, and return lemming-like (do lemmings really do … Continue reading
Preparing Vietnamese and Thai Dishes at A Taste of the Mountains Cooking School
Although I’m a fair hand with several Chinese and Japanese dishes, Asian cooking has never been my strongest suite, so I didn’t hesitate before accepting Steffani Adaska’s invitation to sample her A Taste of the Mountains Cooking School for a … Continue reading
Discovering Sardinian Soul Food
Until a rainy night in a granite town high in the mountains of northern Sardinia, I never thought much about the culinary possibilities of stale bread. Nor of the universal inventiveness of cooks in hard times. A regional dish called … Continue reading
In Praise of Haggis
Haggis is as Scottish as Stewart tartan or the thistle on the royal crest, a dish that speaks eloquently of this land’s rugged history and resourcefulness. More important, this often maligned meat is delicious, especially when garnished with a sprinkling … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland Bites, Traditional Bites
Tagged Address to a Haggis, Haggis, Hebridean Princess, Robert Burns, Scottish foods, tattie scones
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