Costa Rica's Favorite Meal: The Casado
Filed Under Food History, Recipes
Costa Rica is a fabulous destination for luxury travelers, as well as seniors, couples, and families, not least because of its many excellent dining options. A Casado is perhaps the most popular and delicious meal that one can indulge in during a Costa Rican culinary vacation, and one which you will likely try several variations of before you go home. The word Casado means "married," or "married man," which is… Read
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Pumpkin Bars: A Family Favorite for Fall
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes, What's Up at TIK USA
It's the time of year for an age-old question: which comes first- the pumpkin bars or the change of seasons? Pumpkin bars are the perfect dessert to kick off fall festivities, before or after the leaves drop and that fall smell is in the air. They're an iconic, transitional pumpkin treat as we ready ourselves for the real pumpkin star, Thanksgiving pumpkin pie. This recipe is my family's secret weapon… Read
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Recipe for Calabaza en Tacha (Mexican Candied Pumpkin)
Filed Under Food History, Recipes Mexico
When my sisters and I were growing up, my parents would frequently find ways to turn the seemingly garbage parts of fruits and vegetables into something else. We planted apple seeds in paper towels, turned lemon and orange rinds into slightly bitter candies, and we had a compost bin until we moved to an apartment. Perhaps most memorably, every Halloween we took our Jack o Lantern innards and separated the… Read
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A Brief History of Puff Pastry with Recipe
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Pastries, flaky and buttery, light enough to melt on your tongue. Sweet and savory, fresh from the oven or sitting in a box at work; we just can’t get enough. Puff pastry is perhaps the most versatile and simple dough to whip up, and most pastry dough variations are just dressed-up versions of this staple recipe. This pastry gets its puff from its laminated dough, which is a dough created… Read
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Recipe for Caramel Ice Cream
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes
Ice cream is one of our favorite foods, and when you pair it with caramel - perfection! Whether you call it gelato as in Italy, glace as in France, or Graeter's as in Ohio (inside joke for any fellow Midwesterners!), ice cream is perhaps the perfect food. Types of Frozen Desserts There are all kinds of frozen desserts, of course, all of them now readily accessible, but once upon a… Read
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Recipes from Sarteano: Pici al Ragù Toscano
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes Italy
Meet Chef Chiara, the culinary instructor behind our Authentic Tuscan Cooking in the Val d’Orcia Valley and this recipe for Pici al Ragù Toscano! Chef Chiara left her career in journalism after genetic testing revealed her intolerance for many staple ingredients in Italian cuisine. She embarked on a mission to create flavorful alternatives for herself and others with dietary restrictions. She would become an accomplished Chef and author of the… Read
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