Battielal and the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve!
Battielal was our naturalist guide for our game drives through the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur, a town located about 100 miles southeast of Jaipur, reached by way of a four-hour hair-raising, constantly bumpy but most interesting drive. Until 1971, the year Indira Gandhi brought about a constitutional amendment which took away most of…
BEST of Cyprus food : Fasolada !
Fasolada I love beans and bean soups, and the fasolada from Cyprus, a white bean and vegetable soup, is definitely one of my favorites! With a history dating back to the times of the ancient Greeks, the fasolada is popular in several Mediterranean countries. It is simple to prepare, uses inexpensive ingredients, and is extremely…
Salade nicoise et La Cuisine Nissarde: Best of Provence and Italy
Salade nicoise et la cuisine nissarde : Best of Provence and Italy! Read our previous posting at “Eden Roc : Lunch at Hotel Cap Eden Roc in Antibes!” When one thinks of Nice, one immediately thinks of Salade Nicoise, that refreshing summer day salad which seems to always include tuna, anchovies, hard boiled eggs, olives, corn, boiled…
BEST of Australia food : Roast Lamb !
BEST of Australia food : Roast Lamb ! Read our previous posting: “Best of Aruba food : Keshi Yena!” Roast Lamb was voted last year as Australia‘s national dish, in a very close win over the traditional and very popular meat pie. I think this is a well deserved win, don’t you? Photo…