What can be more European than having coffee and pastry at an outdoor cafe! The Sofa.1 Restaurant in Gilleleje had a great assortment of goodies for us to choose from and we very much enjoyed the warm Cinnamon Snail with Icing and also the Kransekage which is made from marzipan, and […]
Some of the traditional foods in Denmark are medisterpØlse, baby boiled potatoes and red cabbage. We were lucky enough to have our very own Grandma Lily prepare this meal for us. The way she prepared the medisterpØlse (pork sausage) was to first boil for it about 5-10 minutes then she cut it into pieces and […]
We have a great Farmers Market every Saturday morning in Penticton, B.C. and we picked up a bag of pickling cucumbers so we could make a batch of dill pickles. Picking cucumbers are seasonal and the time frame is usually not very long to buy these very small ones in […]
For our first (but not last) trip to Copenhagen, we started our wandering with a lunch of meatballs, ‘Stjerneskud’ (a typical dish made of fish cooked several different ways), and the ‘Hens Salad’ (which was a thick fluffy bread topped with a chicken potato salad). The Paludan Cafe is a […]
Homemade marzipan is not that common since it is so easy to find in Danish grocery stores and delis. However, the recipe itself is not too difficult provided you can locate the 1 bitter almond that is recommended for the traditional flavor. Even without this bitter almond, the flavor will […]
As we all know biking is big in Denmark and we think we found THE BIGGEST BIKE here! Gilleleje is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. The town is at the northernmost point of Sjælland in Denmark. As we looked accross the ‘Kattegat’ […]
We were greeted by our lovely uncle John after 24 hours of travel time to the classic Danish smørrebrød (open face sandwiches) lunch, beer and Schnapps. There is nothing quite like the warming lull of a fine schnapps to clear (and then later enhance) one’s jetlag. The Smørrebrød (originally smør […]
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We traveled to the island of Cozumel and arrived January 1st and stayed until the end of February 2015. It is a stunning island in Mexico and the oldest in the Caribbean group. You can drive around the entire island in a few hours and explore the fabulous beaches, ruins and […]
In Mexico, you are commonly served a little dish of Pico de Gallo with a small bowl of taco chips when dining out. At one Mexican beachside eating spots we asked the local chef about the amazing full flavor of the Pico de Gallo and we were curious about the preparation process. He said each morning very large […]
This is one of our most favorite ‘Go To’ recipes for birthday events. It is easy to put together and it is popular with the little children and the adults. Nothing ever gets thrown away from this dessert. Mix together graham crumbs with butter, press into the bottom of a […]
We served this meal with some delicious baked salmon, Greek salad and pan fried shrimp for the perfect summertime birthday meal. Thanks to our lovely chef (and my cousin!) and her recipe testers.
We are a mother and daughter team (Nancy & Heidi) and love playing in our home kitchens and kitchens around the world. Thanks for stopping in and we hope you enjoy the recipes!