In March, while traveling in South-East Asia, Micheal and I took a six-hour bus ride from Phnom Penh, the capital…
Homemade limoncello – Where have all the grandmas and grandpas gone?
I started to make Limoncello some years ago and the response from Italians took me a little bit by surprise…
Polish Potato Dumplings (Knedle)
This July, temperature in Iraq reached 50 degrees Celsius. Leaving the comfort of an air-conditioned room was an adventure in itself. Despite…
Home-made Pasta
It was the middle of July. Rome’s muggy summer air filled my lungs as I walked out of the metro…
Iranian walnut, pomegranate & chicken stew (Fesenjan)
More than 50 years ago, Ahmed moved from Tabriz to Shiraz to start his formal education. As per his parents’…
Roma, communism and offal
A long time ago I promised myself that one day I’d visit Rome and spend all my money on food.…
Summer Courgette Cake
When you think about summer cakes, or cakes in general, courgette is probably not an ingredient that springs to mind.…