The Best Chicken Noodle Soup
Filed Under Cooking Videos, Kitchen Tips, Recipes Italy, USA
I've decided to share my recipe for The Best Chicken Noodle Soup. We're in the heart of soup season, one of my favorite times of year. Not only am I obsessed - OBSESSED! - with homemade broth, as a working mom I love anything that can be made in one big pot and that can serve the next day as leftovers. Of course, at TIK we're also all about doing… Read
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Mardi Gras Treats
Filed Under Food History, Special Occasions France, Italy, USA
It's Mardi Gras, the last day of Carnival in European countries, the day before heading into the austere Lenten season. This generally means indulging one last time before swearing off the good stuff like sweets, alcohol, and meat. There are tons of fabulous Mardi Gras treats - many of them liquid - to be found around the world. We're feature a few of our favorite Mardi Gras pastries. Celebrate Carnevale… Read
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Summer Potluck Ideas: Top 10 Quick and Easy Recipes
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions, What's Up at TIK USA
Summer means potluck season for me, and I am always looking for new summer potluck recipes. Every week, sometimes more than once a week, we manage to arrange potlucks and they are a ton of fun. In fact, over the years I have become something of an expert in how to organize a potluck! What is so great about a potluck? You can have them at home or a park,… Read
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Late Spring Recipes for a Dinner Party
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions USA
This is a great time of year for the produce at our European destinations. There are all sorts of fruits and vegetables - and even flowers - that can make a dish really sing. This week we'll be featuring some things we love to eat as the seasons change from spring to summer. Case in point? Fresh herbs. I buy them in the grocery store throughout the winter, but it's… Read
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Four Ways to Finish Your Leftover Easter Eggs
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions USA
For those of you who find yourselves with a carton full of hard boiled eggs several days after Easter, we understand you might need a little help in finding innovative ways to use them. So here are our top suggestions for how to get rid of the rest of your Easter eggs. 1. Deviled Eggs This one is obvious, but really, who doesn't love deviled eggs? You can make them… Read
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Roast Lamb for Easter Dinner
Filed Under Recipes, Special Occasions France, Italy, USA
Lamb on the Easter table is a longstanding tradition hearkening back to the Paschal Lamb sacrificed for the Jewish Passover. In modern Christian Easter culinary traditions this most frequently has morphed into a roasted lamb dish at Easter. In many countries, you roast the whole animal over a spit, and enjoy it in company! Tempting as it is to try this at home (our local Costco sells whole lambs -… Read
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