Iconic Desserts from Europe
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History France, Greece, Portugal, Turkey
This week we're featuring some iconic desserts that you can learn to make on our cooking vacations in Europe. These are some of the tastiest of the dishes you'll eat, preferably paired with a delicious local wine that can balance out the sweetness of these dessert recipes. Of course, there are far too many to feature in only one blog, so check back later this week for more! France The… Read
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Picturesque Spots to Visit on Our Authentic Cooking Vacations
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Croatia, Peru, Portugal, Vietnam & Cambodia
Want to take your own postcard-worthy photos on your next cooking vacation? Then get your camera ready, and head to one of these stunning spots around the world. (We could have made this list much much longer - but these are some of our favorite spots!). These are places you won't ever forget, where you will feel compelled to pull out the phone for a "selfie" and where you'll actually… Read
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Portuguese Oil Poached Cod
Filed Under Destination Features, Recipes Portugal
Portugal is a wonderful culinary destination, and one ingredient you are certain to encounter there is salt cod, or bacalhau. This oil-poached salt cod recipe was one of my favorite recipes that we prepared in Portugal with Chef Rui, and I've made it several times since my return. A few hints: if you can't find good salt cod (which can be tricky) use fresh cod, but make the fillets larger.… Read
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Why Portugal?
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Portugal
One of our favorite destinations for a cooking vacation? Portugal! It has everything you can ask for: great food, friendly people, wonderful local wines (and I don't just mean Port!), amazing cultural sites, and a beautiful and diverse landscape. We were so distraught to hear about the recent wild fires there, and the deaths they caused. And it made us even more determined to share our love of this country… Read
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Travel Tips: Getting around by Car in Portugal
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips, Travel Videos Portugal
Portugal is an easy country to see whether by car or by train, and is one of our favorite destinations for a cooking vacation. Only about as large as the state of Illinois, it offers a ton of exciting things to see in the cities and the countryside. Certainly the easiest way to manage your trip is to let us handle the logistics - that's what we're here for! But… Read
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My Favorite Cooking Classes
Filed Under Destination Features, What's Up at TIK Portugal
It's Friday - time for Friday favorites! And today I'm remember a couple of the many amazing cooking classes I've taken over the years I've been with The International Kitchen. I've always like to cook, which is how I found myself abandoning academia and looking for work that was somehow related to food. That was 13 years ago and I've done a lot of cooking since then. My favorite thing… Read
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