Nothing says "I love you" like crepes. Whenever my sister and I would spend the night at my Grandma's house, my Grandma would make us amazing fluffy, sweet crepes in the morning.
This Swedish meatball recipe is reminiscent of Stockholm, but I've adapted it for a more casual, healthy meal: using turkey instead of beef and pork and turning lingonberry jam into a sweet and tangy dipping sauce.
Spanish Garlic Chicken, Pollo al Ajillo, is no joke. Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs are dusted with flour then pan-fried for crispy skin. Then, pour in 2 cups of wine and 10 cloves of sliced garlic and simmer it until it's done.
This year, I found myself in Norway. Land of the Vikings, meatballs, and of course, Frozen. Norwegian Airlines offers really cheap fares from the U.S. to Europe via Oslo, so why wait?
Prunes, dates and figs cooked into a jammy fruit compote, sweetened with honey, on top of creamy brown rice pudding? A high-fiber, filling breakfast with a medieval touch.
There are good, clean, cheap hotels out there -- it's just a matter of finding them! I use the best part of each travel site to find a budget hotel. First up, Kayak and Trip Advisor.
A homemade dressing with a quality olive oil is fresh and fruity and enhances veggies rather than covering them up. This classic Nicoise Salad and its lemon-thyme vinaigrette will change your mind about homemade dressing.
We stood in Prague Central Station, the 3 of us starving after a long afternoon train from Berlin. Then we saw it. Dough baked over an open fire, dressed with nuts and cinnamon -- the Czech sweet pastry trdelnik.
