Volver Roundup for June’s Food ‘n Flix

Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

Who needs a drink? I smell blood and salivate over every delicious dish for the Volver Roundup with Food ‘n Flix. Like in the movie, this is a powerhouse recipe roundup by amazing women. Wow where did June go? I mean really what happened to this month. It is...

Spicy Beef Noodle Soup with Chinese Hand Pulled Lāmiàn

Salad and Soup Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

This Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, with homemade hand pulled noodles, will leave your tummy happy and your taste buds dancing with a fragrant broth packed with garlic, star anise, ginger and numbingly warm Sichuan peppercorns. One of the dishes on my China travel bucket...

Simit Rings: the Turkish breakfast bagel

Breakfast Brunch Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

Turkish Simit Rings make for a wonderful breakfast option, a bit like our bagel. Each twisted circular bread is dipped in sweet water and then encrusted with sesame or other various seeds before baking. How many spices can you name off the top of your head? Even...

No Crust Asparagus Quiche for Spring

Breakfast Brunch Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes

Nothing says spring like a lovely asparagus quiche for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This one really cuts down on the calories too, but not the flavor, by omitting the crust. And it’s gluten-free! Serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by...

This Mars Ice Cream is Out of this World

Ice Cream and Frozen Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

Want to be the cool mom for your (young and old) kid’s next birthday party? Make this easy Planet Mars Ice Cream inspired by the movie The Martian. No potatoes for me! Because potatoes is the main food of choice in this movie.  We were asked to watch the...