Edible flowers are easy to grow at home and this is what I am going to talk about today. I grow a few different edible flowers each year, mainly from seeds, and they are always doing great. Not all the seeds will germinate, but the ones that do will produce enough flowers for salads and
I made Fish & Chips with tofu and it was amazing. So, I wanted to see how banana blossom fish would turn out. Well, just as amazing. In our local supermarket there was an offer for banana blossom and we got a lot of tins. Banana blossom has a different texture to tofu, so it
Sarmale is a Romanian staple food. There are variations in Eastern Europe and I will try some of them in the future, but now I’m sharing the Romanian version I grew up with. Sarmale are made for special occasions, they are a course at weddings and funerals, are made for Easter and Christmas. Usually they
Vosí hnízda are filled biscuits from the Czech Republic, made at Christmas, but I think they should be made throughout the year. They are usually made with a beehive mould as this is their name: beehive or wasps’ nest. I didn’t have a mould, so I made it irregular in the hope that it will
Morir soñando means to die dreaming. This popular drink is from the Dominican Republic. It’s made with milk, orange juice, and ice. Without the Taste the World challenge is unlikely I would have discovered this drink from more than 4,200 miles away. From what I found online, the recipe originated from the Dominican Republic and
Karak Chai is a strong tea made in Qatar. I made it with dairy milk back in 2019, but, as I stopped drinking dairy milk last year, I thought I should update the posts to reflect that change. The vegan version is delicious, well worth trying. Karak Chai is a very popular drink and it
Mici are Romanian kebabs. The word “mic” means small or little and these kebabs are usually small, even smaller than the ones in the picture. Mici are made with bicarbonate of soda and that gives them a very distinct flavour, very different than other types of kebabs. In the summer mici are made everywhere in
