Recipes

The French don’t need any reason to philosophize about their food and drink. In all of France, everyone talks passionately about food and cooking. This means that everyone has an...

French cuisine is always in motion. From the extremely complicated dishes of haute cuisine ('high-quality cuisine') to nouvelle cuisine ('new cuisine'), where fresh products, preferably from the restaurant's own region, form the basis of...

The Mediterranean diet is widely praised these days, but can you draw a line on a map to determine where that diet begins and where it ends? Do people outside...

Panzanella is a healthy Italian salad made with pieces of stale, moistened bread, topped with ripe tomatoes , onions, basil and a dressing of wine vinegar and olive oil . This salad is a specialty of...

The Roman conquest of Spain was a long history. The Iberian Peninsula is quite extensive. The first skirmishes took place in 218 BC and the last part of Hispania was...

The Sugo alla puttanesca is a sauce that goes with a pasta dish called Spaghetti alla puttanesca. This pasta dish with spaghetti as a base is dressed with a sauce...

Think back to a sultry summer afternoon. No one feels like cooking an elaborate meal and a fresh salad will always be appreciated by everyone.You might not immediately think of...

A Crisp, Vibrant Side Dish Inspired by Jamie Oliver Looking for a light, refreshing salad that comes together in minutes? This simple yet flavorful cucumber salad combines the sharpness of...

The desert. During the day it is scorching hot in the summer and due to the lack of cloud cover the mercury can quickly drop below freezing at night. The...

For someone who is not familiar with Tunisian cuisine: a brik (pronounced: 'briek') is a fried pastry jacket, filled with mashed potatoes, tuna and egg. The shape of the pastry...

❖ A Classic Persian Refreshment Mast-o-Khiar is a beloved Persian dip—its name literally translates to “yogurt with cucumber.” This cooling salad is perfect as a dip, a side dish, or...

We have written before that extra virgin olive oil is a perfect way to extend the shelf life of products. The olive oil prevents oxygen from reaching the products, which makes spoilage...