Author Archives: Carol

A Peaty Epiphany

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Carol

Remember the scene in Ratatouille when curmudgeonly food critic Anton Ego takes a bite of the title dish and is instantly transported back to his youth? A similar thing happened to me recently with a peat-laden scotch. Well, it didn’t … Continue reading →

Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Week #17 Southern Italian: The Feast of the Seven Fishes

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Carol

La Vigilia, The Feast of the Seven Fishes, is a Christmas Eve meal featuring, you guessed it, fish. While communities throughout Italy celebrate La Vigilia, this meal is more a feature of southern Italian and Sicilian tradition, one carried to … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Cuisines in 52 Weeks | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Week #16 South African

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Carol

South Africa. Now here’s a place with some amazing culinary influences: various African tribes, numerous waves of European settlers including the English, Portuguese, French, German and Dutch contingents, and a healthy representation of Indian, Malaysian, Filipino and others from around … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Cuisines in 52 Weeks | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Week #15 Michoacan (Mexican)

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Carol

Well into the fourth month of this 52 Cuisines project, I still haven’t featured any Mexican cuisines. It’s time to remedy that. When you’re considering a country as vast as Mexico, though, you really can’t get away with a quickie … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Cuisines in 52 Weeks | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Week #14 Croatian

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Carol

Croatian for Thanksgiving? I’m not much of a traditionalist, so I say, “Why not?” [Check last Thanksgiving’s blog entry and you’ll find that we enjoyed a Southern feast of pork ribs smoked in the backyard, with collard greens, black-eyed peas, … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Cuisines in 52 Weeks | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments