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Kitchen Talk and Travels

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The Most Traditional Foods for Greek Orthodox Easter

The Most Traditional Foods for Greek Orthodox Easter

The Most Traditional Foods for Greek OrthodoxEaster Traditional foods play a central role in Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations, reflecting both religious symbolism and cultural heritage. Here are some of the most common traditional foods enjoyed during Greek Orthodox Easter: When is Greek Easter? Usually Greek […]

Easy and Delicious No-Churn Strawberry Ice-Cream

Easy and Delicious No-Churn Strawberry Ice-Cream

Easy and Delicious No-Churn Strawberry Ice-Cream When you have an allotment you never know what will grow well each year however you always cross your fingers that everything will do well.  Some years soft fruit do really well, sometimes it’s a particular vegetable and you […]

National Dish of Antigua – PepperPot and Fungee

National Dish of Antigua – PepperPot and Fungee

National Dish of Antigua – PepperPot and Fungee What is the National Dish of Antigua? Most of the Caribbean islands have a national dish. This is a dish close to their hearts that is often made at family gatherings or special times of the year. […]

Mastering Spanish Cuisine with Chef Omar Allibhoy

Mastering Spanish Cuisine with Chef Omar Allibhoy

Mastering Spanish Cuisine with Chef Omar Allibhoy Where does Chef Omar Allibhoy hold his cooking classes? Chef Omar is now holding regular cooking classes at his home in North West London, a short walk from his local London Underground station. What can you expect from […]

Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recently for National Hot Chocolate Day I wanted to mark the occasion. My friend and fellow blogger Nikki (Tikkido.com) has a recipe on her blog so we decided to make it together on my weekly instagram live. What ingredients are […]

No Churn Pistachio Ice Cream Recipe

No Churn Pistachio Ice Cream Recipe

No Churn Pistachio Ice Cream If you have an ice cream maker then great but how do you make creamy, delicious ice cream without one? Simple! You whip double cream and sweetened condensed milk, add your flavour(s) and freeze overnight.  You end up with a […]

Greece: Thessaloniki: Come for the Culture – Stay for the Food

Greece: Thessaloniki: Come for the Culture – Stay for the Food

Thessaloniki: Come for the Culture – Stay for the Food Where is Thessaloniki? Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece, located in the northern part of the country. It is the capital of the Central Macedonia region and is a short 55 minute flight from […]

Preserving Travel Memories with El Camino Bracelets

Preserving Travel Memories with El Camino Bracelets

Preserving Travel Memories with El Camino Bracelets El Camino Bracelets are a fantastic way to preserve and record your travel memories. What are El Camino Bracelets? Over 75,000 people who are travel-lovers wear an El Camino Bracelet or Necklace. That’s a lot of travel memories! […]

Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins

Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins

What are Pumpkin Muffins During October and November pumpkins features highly in cake, muffin and cheesecake recipes and drinks! What better thing to do with the puree but bake! Fresh or Tinned Pumpkin – What is best? If you want to you can use fresh […]

Recipe: Tequila Frosting

Recipe: Tequila Frosting

Tequila Frosting What is Tequila Frosting: Tequila frosting/icing is a buttercream frosting/icing that uses tequila to let down the consistency to spread better rather than using milk.  The tequila adds a delicious taste to the mixture and if you have added some chilli pepper to […]

Recipe: Mexican Inspired Chocolate Cake

Recipe: Mexican Inspired Chocolate Cake

Mexican Inspired Chocolate Cake  If you love chocolate cake you are really going to love this Mexican Inspired Chocolate Cake. What makes this cake Mexican? Along with the usual ingredients of a chocolate cake this cake has cayenne pepper and cinnamon.  They are both ingredients […]

Mexican Tequila Ice Pops

Mexican Tequila Ice Pops

Mexican Tequila Ice Pops What are Tequila Ice Pops? Tequila Ice Pops are a delicious and refreshing ice lolly for adults! You can use any fruit puree you want but pineapple, mango and strawberry (classic Margarita flavours) work exceedingly well. What fruit did you use? […]

Recipe: Delicious Tahini Brownies

Recipe: Delicious Tahini Brownies

Delicious Tahini Brownies Sitting at the table the other day I was thinking of delicious things I could add tahini to. The thought jumped into my head that if I could make brownies with peanut butter then I could make some with tahini! What is […]

Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes

Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes What are fried green tomatoes: When you have a glut of tomatoes at the end of the season you can either ripen them on a sunny windowsill, make green tomato chutney or dredge in flour and shallow fry in rapeseed or vegetable […]

Recipe: 1920’s Depression Cake

Recipe: 1920’s Depression Cake

1920’s Depression Cake What is Depression Cake: Following the end of World War I the United States of America entered into what history called The Great Depression. During this time basic foods like eggs, butter and mild became scarce. This scarcity caused homemakers to be […]

Recipe: Welsh Tea Bread with Dried Cranberries

Recipe: Welsh Tea Bread with Dried Cranberries

Welsh Tea Bread with Dried Cranberries What is Welsh Tea Bread: Welsh Tea Bread is a delicious loaf bread/cake full of dried fruit which has been soaked in strong tea for at least 6 hours but preferably overnight. How long do you soak the dried […]