Tag: spices

This is one of my favorite cookies, I also call them airplane cookies, as these are what you get for a snack on many flights on all airlines. They are so crispy and light, and the spice mixture is just delicious. So addicting! Traditionally, Speculaas are made by pressing...

In the 17th century the Dutch navy was one of the most powerful in the world, and much of the spice trade with the far east was controlled by the Dutch. This gave them a cheap supply of all kinds of spices, resulting in spices becoming available to the...

Next stop, Egypt! First I want to apologize to all you guys who have been following my Chronicles. I’ve been very busy at my other job, which pays the bills, and had to take a little sebatical from my blog. But I’m back, and hope to finish this saga...

Spices became the common denominator between nations. If we didn’t support the trade between countries across Asia, into Africa and on to Europe, no telling what the world might be like today! Italy played a huge part in this whole system, as the Romans ruled most of Europe, or...

I’ll never forget the day that herbs and spices changed my life. I found a new best friend! It was a hot summer day and my husband and I had taken the Salem Ferry into Boston to go to the New England Aquarium. After seeing all of our fishy...

Leave your passport home and cook yourself a culinary travel adventure right in your own kitchen! No need to fight the crowds or maintain a schedule. Live on your own time experience the world at home! Take your taste buds on a Culinary Travel Adventure whenever you feel the...

Do you love to eat good food? Of course you do! Eating is probably one of the most enjoyable activities we all have in common from one land to another. Cooking became a passion of mine when my kids were little. It was a challenge to feed five hungry...