Pesto Bianco with Elderflower

Sauce and Condiment Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

Creative pestos are so in right now and we think they are new variants off one “real” pesto recipe. But the truth is there are hundreds of traditional pesto recipes in Italy alone. Pesto Bianco is one of them, made of walnuts, olive oil and ricotta....

Why Kouign Amann Will Change your Hips

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

The Breton Kouign Amann pastry is utter heaven in a bite. The recipe calls for lots of butter, barely held together with flour and sugar. I am sure once you try it you will be hooked for life. Sorry hips you’re gonna get bigger! I am so late on this one,...

Dutch Stroopwafels, or Syrup Waffle

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Stroopwafels are a yeasted cookies, cooked with a shallow waffle cookie press, split down the middle and filled with a gooey butterscotch filling. A couple of years back my colleagues and I would buy these Dutch cookies almost every day at a grocery store on the way...

Chorizo in Red Wine Tapas

Appetizer Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Reviews

Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your guest by hosting a Spanish tapas night, with quick recipes like this Chorizo in Red Wine recipe. Tapas are a small portioned appetizers typically served in Spanish bars. There is a huge variety of tapas...

Cornish Bacon Egg Pye, Medieval Cooking Part 1

Exotic World Recipes, Cookbooks, Main Course Recipes, Reviews

Let’s get our geek on and learn about history and math on this Pi Day with a special Medieval Cornish Bacon Egg Pye recipe. Did you know that March 14th is Pi Day? And in 2016 it is also Pi rounded up to exactly 4 decimal points – 3.1416. OK math lesson is...