ZSP : Is Nice still really nice?
ZSP : Is Nice still really Nice? Making the headlines these past few days was the $136 million jewelry heist made in broad daylight by a single man from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on the French Riviera. Since we are scheduled to leave for the French Riviera in a few weeks, the news caught…
Which came first? The Delhi Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Cairo Two-Step?
Which came first? The Delhi Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Cairo Two-Step? As part of my research into Indian food for our upcoming trip to India and Nepal, I came across a recent newspaper article about the discovery by British researchers of a vaccine “against the curse of the Delhi Belly”. Apparently, researchers from the…
BEST of Benin food : Ago glain with pili pili !
Ago Glain with Pili Pili. Read our previous posting: “Best of Belize food : Rice and Beans!” BEST of Benin food : Ago glain with pili pili ! A mouthful just to pronounce it! Ago glain, a shellfish, tomato and onion stew, and the local red pepper hot sauce, pili pili, make for a savoury…
My lifelong affair with Spaghetti alla Carbonara!
In 1968, Time Life Books released a new book about cooking, “Recipes from Italy”. Up until then, my idea of Italian food did not extend much further than veal piccata, spaghetti with meatballs, or pepperoni pizza. But my girlfriend was intent on becoming a good cook, and, following carefully the instructions from the book, she…