I guess it doesn't really make a whole lot of sense that I am going to be talking about exercise and eating in one post, but it's where my mind is at the moment, so that's what I'm doing.
I am in need of something to focus on post trip and so I have decided to create two goals for myself.
The first is to work-out/exercise 4-5 days per week. This will be easy for now, but I'm sure it will be much harder when I start working again in a few weeks. I'm going to figure out a schedule in the next couple days and I'm hoping that will help me stick with it.
The second has to do a little with our trip and a little with my love for food and cooking. On our trip there was a dish in each country that jolted my tastebuds and left me craving more. Here are a few of my favorite food photos from our trip:
My plan is to recreate my favorite dish from each country over the next few months. I have already attempted one dish recreation, but I wasn't entirely satisfied with the result. I made Svickova while we were in Richmond visiting Paul and Meredith, it tasted great, but the texture wasn't quite right. So, I am going to set out to try that recipe again along with attempting several others. I haven't figured out a recipe for each country yet, but for now this is where I'll start:
Italy - Ribollita (a soup made with white beans and veggies and thickened with bread)
Czech Republic - Svickova (marinated beef with a divine tasting sauce and bread dumplings - this is the one I tried a few weeks ago)
Turkey - Not sure yet
Israel - Shakshuka (vegetables in tomato sauce with a poached egg)
Jordan - Not sure yet
India - Chicken Korma (chicken with a ginger cashew sauce)
Maldives - Not sure yet
Sri Lanka - Not sure yet
Bangkok - Basil Noodles (thai noodles stir fried with basil and chili sauce)
Cambodia - Khmer Amok (chicken or fish in a coconut curry sauce)
Vietnam - Vietnamese fried spring rolls and lemongrass chicken
South Korea - dumplings
I plan to blog my cooking experiments and provide recipes, depending on how they turn out. To all my friends in Houston, hope you are hungry and can come over for dinner and help us eat my experimental world cuisine.
Wish me luck!
I am in need of something to focus on post trip and so I have decided to create two goals for myself.
The first is to work-out/exercise 4-5 days per week. This will be easy for now, but I'm sure it will be much harder when I start working again in a few weeks. I'm going to figure out a schedule in the next couple days and I'm hoping that will help me stick with it.
The second has to do a little with our trip and a little with my love for food and cooking. On our trip there was a dish in each country that jolted my tastebuds and left me craving more. Here are a few of my favorite food photos from our trip:
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| Fish & Chips in New Zealand |
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| Panzerotti at Luini in Milan |
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| Svickova in Prague - delicious! |
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| Ottoman dish with eggplant in Istanbul |
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| Street noodles Bangkok |
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| Khmer Vegetable Amok in Cambodia |
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| Wearing my apron at my cooking class in Hanoi Vietnam |
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| Dumplings ready to be steamed in Seoul South Korea |
My plan is to recreate my favorite dish from each country over the next few months. I have already attempted one dish recreation, but I wasn't entirely satisfied with the result. I made Svickova while we were in Richmond visiting Paul and Meredith, it tasted great, but the texture wasn't quite right. So, I am going to set out to try that recipe again along with attempting several others. I haven't figured out a recipe for each country yet, but for now this is where I'll start:
Italy - Ribollita (a soup made with white beans and veggies and thickened with bread)
Czech Republic - Svickova (marinated beef with a divine tasting sauce and bread dumplings - this is the one I tried a few weeks ago)
Turkey - Not sure yet
Israel - Shakshuka (vegetables in tomato sauce with a poached egg)
Jordan - Not sure yet
India - Chicken Korma (chicken with a ginger cashew sauce)
Maldives - Not sure yet
Sri Lanka - Not sure yet
Bangkok - Basil Noodles (thai noodles stir fried with basil and chili sauce)
Cambodia - Khmer Amok (chicken or fish in a coconut curry sauce)
Vietnam - Vietnamese fried spring rolls and lemongrass chicken
South Korea - dumplings
I plan to blog my cooking experiments and provide recipes, depending on how they turn out. To all my friends in Houston, hope you are hungry and can come over for dinner and help us eat my experimental world cuisine.
Wish me luck!
Sounds wonderful!!!!
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