Well, I didn’t come to Holland for the wine or the coffee or even necessarily its culinary prowess. Different countries are known for different things. You go to Italy for wine and pasta, olive oil and tomatoes. Belgium ranks high with beer, fries, waffles, chocolates and the like. Holland is… [more]
Seriously, it is a must. You cannot leave Holland and not have Dutch pancakes. They are famous for them. As they should be; it is a marriage of two of their most infamous culinary qualities: bread and sweets.
We made a point of eating Dutch Pancakes at a nearby cafe… [more]
I am slightly behind on a few reviews, primarily because I was packing up our lives and planning the adventure of a lifetime! As you now know, we left Seattle in the latter part of May, and are cycling across Holland and parts of Belgium and France. By… [more]
As I write this, I am days from leaving… yet when this posts goes live I will have been gone for a few weeks.
We (family of four) packed up our lives and [when you read this] are cycling across the Netherlands, parts of Belgium, a smidgen of Germany and… [more]
Cast iron pans are a favorite of many a great chefs.
I never owned one; but in culinary school used them and I learned a thing or two. And a few weeks ago, KaTom Restaurant Supplies offered to send me a cast iron skillet to use and review… [more]
The central plains (across the midriff of America) is considered the bread basket of the United States. It has a ‘corn belt’ and a ‘wheat belt.’
This region is the main source of food crops for the US. Beyond grains, you will find dairy farming and cheese making, an abundance… [more]
When you think Pacific Northwest cuisine (PNW), what comes to mind? Perhaps stone fruit, nuts, berries, fish, shellfish… maybe mushrooms or lettuce greens such as nettle, dandelion and sorrel. Here is a quick list of ‘typical’ PNW foods, as relayed by my American Regional textbook:
Alaskan Halibut
Apples… [more]
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