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Bolivia: Salteñas

Salteñas originated in the city of Tarija, but are now sold by street vendors all throughout Bolivia – often as a mid-morning snack.  Legend has it that the recipe originated with Juana Manuela Gorriti, an Argentinian woman who later married Bolivian President Manuel Isidoro Belzu. Gorriti grew up very poor,...

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Popeye’s Buttermilk Biscuit & Sausage Stuffing

Cooking Time: 2 hours
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We all have one item that we’d be totally heartbroken to find missing from the thanksgiving table. Mine is stuffing. One year we even had a turkeyless Thanksgiving – no mashed potatoes, no gravy, no pie… but you better believe there was stuffing on that table. I’ve made fig and...

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Angola: Muamba de Galinha

Cooking Time: 90 minutes
Moamba de Galinha is Portuguese for Chicken in Muamba sauce.  No, I’m not practicing for my upcoming trip – Portuguese is the official language of Angola (Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1975). The cuisine of Angola has also been significantly influenced from Portuguese imports. However this particular dish has...

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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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Plantain Frittata with Cajun Chicken Sausage

Cooking Time: 90 minutes
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Outside of the international cuisine, I’ve not been sharing many recipes in this space as of late.  I don’t see a lot of value add to sharing my version of something you can find elsewhere, so unless I a) made somewhat substantial modifications to the recipe and b) plan to...

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Tuvalu: Tuna Coconut Curry

Like its neighbor Nauru, prior to embarking on this culinary journey, I had no idea that Tuvalu existed.  The small island nation – made up of nine islands  formerly known as the Ellice Islands – is located in the South Pacific.  There is some variation across the islands, but unsurprisingly,...

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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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Tanzania: Mtuzi wa Samaki

Cooking Time: 30
Mtuzi wa Samaki is a Tanzanian fish curry that originated in Zanzibar.  Tanzania sits at a crossroads in the spice trade routes from India, and curries – particularly those made with coconut milk – are popular in the coastal region.  This dish is now enjoyed all over the eastern coast...

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Cameroon: Ndolé

Cooking Time: 45
Cameroonian cuisine is one of the most varied in Africa due to its location on the crossroads between the north, west, and centre of the continent; added to this is the profound influence of French food, a legacy of the colonial era.  Cameroon is made up of over 250 ethnic...

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Vatican City: Gnocchi Al Vaticano

Cooking Time: 2 hours
For Father’s Day, it only seemed appropriate we visit the Vatican.  Located within the city of Rome, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world by both size (0.17 square miles) and population (840, circa 2016).  Officially Vatican City State, it has been an independent city state since 1929, under...

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