All About Butter & How to Make Hollandaise Sauce
Filed Under Food History, Kitchen Tips, Recipes France, India, United Kingdom, USA
Butter. Yes, butter. Today we're all about butter, and it's not because it's national butter day (evidently that is October 25th–who knew?), nor because we've accidentally over-whipped the cream and ended up with it by accident (yes, that has happened). So why butter? Butter is one of the most versatile of ingredients. It is part of the magic that goes into such dissimilar things as flaky puff pastry and creamy… Read
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Changing the Lives of Women One Box of Aprons at a Time
Filed Under Interviews, What's Up at TIK India, USA
Today we're featuring an interview not with one of our chefs or tour guides, but with Theresa VanderMeer, the founder of the company that makes our aprons, totes, and document holders. If you've traveled with us on one of our multi-day cooking vacations, you've received one of these textile goods with your documents package, and we hope you noticed the tag on it that explains that your item was made… Read
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Garam Masala
Filed Under Food History, Recipes India
We're expanding our flavor profiles today. When The International Kitchen started, we started by featuring cooking vacations to Italy and France. It took a long time for us to be able to expand to new destinations like India, Southeast Asia, and South America. Today we're featuring a wonderful spice blend from India. You might have seen pre-mixed Garam Masala in the store and not known what it is, but in… Read
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Indian Recipe for Awadhi Murg Tikka
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes India
Indian food is one of our favorites, but many people don't realize how varied it is from region to region. Whether you are a meat-lover or a vegetarian, there are flavors aplenty for all of our culinary travelers when they go to India. Here is a wonderful chicken recipe from the Awadhi region of Uttar Pradesh. Check out all our cooking vacations. Awadhi Murg Tikka Serves: 4 Prep time:… Read
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Why India for Your Next Cooking Vacation
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips, What's Up at TIK India
At The International Kitchen we offer a lot of amazing destinations, some more traditional (Tuscany!) and some more exotic (the Amazon!). But one of our favorite destinations, and still one of our newest, is India. Home to an amazing array of cultural sites and an incredibly rich gastronomy, India is one of the hottest places for culinary travel (and for foodies in general). Part of the reason Indian food is… Read
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Culinary Tour in India Chef Interview
Filed Under Destination Features, Interviews India
Next in The International Kitchen's series of chef interviews is with Ms. Monica Bhatia, who leads our cooking class in Agra (India). She learned to cook from her mother, and has been passionate about food ever since, and now with her husband runs his family's restaurant, which was founded in 1960. She now imparts her knowledge to our travelers in an intimate and authentic experience. What is your name and… Read
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