Our Bhutanese meal consisted of Ema Datshi, Cracked red rice, Butter Grilled Poblanos, Butter Tea and Kheer. Ema Datshi is the national dish in Bhutan made with an assortment of ema (chilis) and datshi which is cheese made from yak or cow’s milk. Our Ema Datshi was made with Anaheim […]
Benin is a small country on the West coast of Africa that is about the size of Ohio. Ohio is 44,825 mi² with a population of 11.75 million while Benin is 44,310 mi² population 12.47 million. It is said Benin was the birthplace of Vudon (voodoo) which is still practiced but the […]
Our Belize meal consisted of Stew Chicken atop Johnny Cakes, Fried Plantains and Sweet Potato Pone. The stew chicken was flavorful. It was made with Red Recado paste that contained Annatto Seeds. When searching for Annatto seeds we found La Plaza Supermarket in Westlake that has delicious Mexican and Central American […]
We traveled to Belgium in 2017 as part of a work trip. We stayed in Leuven -home of our dear friend and coworker Jan who gave us a tour of Leuven and Brussels. The castle-like buildings in the town squares were amazing! We stayed at The Forth – Tafelrond that […]
Our International Table Adventures continue with Belarus! The meal consisted of Borscht Soup from Belarus (Beet Soup with potatoes), Mushroom stuffed Draniki (Potato Pancakes/hash browns stuffed with mushrooms), Rye Bread and Strawberry Kisiel (Thick Strawberry Puree). We paired the meal with a couple vodka drinks made from authentic Russian vodka […]
Plant Bed SeedsStarted PlantedOutdoors First Harvest Last Harvest Fertilizer Harvest Asparagus 1 N/A Perenial 1 to 1.5 10-10-10, per 100 square feet in early spring before the spears emerge. After the last harvest in June using a nitrogen fertilizer, apply .10 pound of actual nitrogen per 100 square feet. Mint […]
Barbados looks beautiful and we hope to visit some day soon. A couple weeks ago I looked in to going there for our wedding anniversary in June, really just daydreaming. At that time according to VisitBarbados.org you had to get tested before your flight, once you landed and then had […]
Last weeks Bangladesh meal was fish and leeks in Hot Mustard Sauce (Sorse Bata Diya Maach), Spinach Bhaji (Palong Shaak Bhaji), Panch Phoron Roasted Potatoes, Vermicelli in Sweet Custard (Shemai Custard). Rob liked the fish better than I did. We expected the Panch Phoron spice to be more flavorful. We […]
Our Bahraini meal consisted of Roasted Eggplant Dip (Uukkous Al-Badinjan), Bahraini Rangeena, Bahraini Chickens Machboos/ Machbous. Our Bahraini meal consisted of Roasted Eggplant Dip (Uukkous Al-Badinjan), Bahraini Rangeena, Bahraini Chickens Machboos/ Machbous. I loved the Machboos. The chicken was tender and the rice very flavorful. The recipe used black dried […]
