Moqueca

Exotic World Recipes, Main Course Recipes

These last 24 hours have been challenging mentally. Its very personal stuff and I won’t discuss it here but I had 2 bombs dropped on my head where I just have to deal with it whether I want to or not. I already resolved myself to be positive and take the best...

Express Harissa “Broth”

Exotic World Recipes, Sauce and Condiment Recipes, Traditions

Harissa claims its roots are in Tunisian but it is very popular everywhere in Northern part of Africa. The key ingredients in a traditional harissa are bird’s eye chili peppers, serrano peppers and other hot chilis and spices such as garlic paste, coriander, red...

Mastic Ice Cream

Exotic World Recipes, Ice Cream and Frozen Recipes

I was most intrigued when I came across a recipe with the ingredient Mastic, something I never heard of. Apparently Mastic or Masticha is the resin obtained from the mastic tree produced exclusively on the Greek island of Chios. The sun-dried resin is tear shaped and...

Summer Gazpacho with a Walnut Twist

Salad and Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Soups are a wonderful dish to enjoy year round and a great way to eat your vegetables. But with summer starting, a hot bowl of soup under the hot sun maybe not be as tempting. Well cold soups to the rescue! Gazpacho, a cold tomato based soup, is a favorite of mine. I...

Southern Shindig for Dad’s 75th Birthday

Events, Exotic World Recipes, Instructions 101

Even if we had a big sorta surprise birthday party last Saturday, we still had another immediate family dinner the actual day of my dad’s 75th birthday. And for this party I decided to go with a Southern American theme influenced by my trip last summer in North...