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Finland: Porkkanalaatikko

How appropriate that Finland is where we’re Finnishing the year (see what I did there?). If I counted correctly, this was the 83rd country I’ve cooked from in 2017, which while far short of the 195 I set out to visit, is still nothing to sneeze at. Porkkanalaatikko translates roughly...

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Germany: Kaese Spätzle

Cooking Time: 30 + 30 for the dough to sit
I have somewhat predictably been saving my German recipe for Oktoberfest, which has long since come and gone. In fact, most of the festival – which is definitely on my bucket list – actually takes place in September. While I wasn’t able to make it to Munich this year, the...

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Malta: Kapunata Maltija

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and the North African coast.  Most the food is imported, making the cuisine open to outside influences, including Sicilian and English as well as Spanish, French, Provençal, and other Mediterranean cuisines.  Kapunata is a Maltese caponata, similar to a ratatouille –...

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Gambia: Chakery

Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Chakery (sometimes spelled Thiakry) is the Gambian twist on rice pudding, made with couscous or millet, sweetened yogurt and sour cream.  As Gambian cuisine tends toward the savory, it’s subtly sweet and lovely topped with fresh fruit – particularly a ripe mango.  And if you have leftovers, it makes a...

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Iran: Fesenjān

Cooking Time: 2 hours
Fesenjān (also fesenjoon) is famous Persian dish, a festive dish often served for important occasions in Iran.  Its importance has something to do with the amount of walnuts used to make the rich, flavorful sauce – which are often very costly.  Popular in the fall when pomegranates are in season, Persian...

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Andorra: Escudella

Cooking Time: 90 minutes
We have had a whirlwind of a week.  Saturday I ran a 1/2 marathon in the freezing cold, celebrated Cooking Matters graduation with the fabulous group of folks I’ve been so lucky as to spend my last six Saturdays cooking with, went to Bastian’s christening party, met my fellow runners for...

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