Matthew was very excited about the Japanese week until he realized that I was not intending to make sushi. I decided against sushi not because I don’t like them but because I can’t make them well enough. 🙂 There are … Continue reading
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Yakisoba Chicken
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Ingredients 1 package of buckwheat soba noodles 1 lb of chicken breasts (cut into 1/2 inch cubes or 1 inch strips) 1 carrot cut lengthwise into 1 inch long and about 1/8 wide strips 1/4 head of green cabbage shredded … Continue reading
Hungary
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The very first dish that comes to mind when thinking about Hungarian cuisine is goulash. Actually, this was what came to my husband’s mind when we selected Hungary as our next country. Tejfeles kaposztasalata — Sour Cream Cole Slaw I … Continue reading
Icelandic cuisine
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I love Iceland. I’ve been there twice and want to go there again. The cuisine there is close to European with some local specialties such as whale, rotten shark, skyr yogurt, etc. I haven’t tried rotten shark; whale tasted more … Continue reading
Skyr Cake
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Ingredients: 2 yogurt cups of plain skyr 2 yogurt cups of vanilla skyr 2 tbsp of sugar 1/2 cup of heavy cream 1/2 pack of biscuits or graham crackers 1/2 jar blueberry jam fresh blueberries for garnish Mix crunched biscuits … Continue reading