Archive for the 'Food' Category

New Zealand: Cambridge – New Zealand’s Favorite Pavlova

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

When traveling it’s always interesting to look for and try foods which are favorites in that country. This Pavlova was made with layers of whipped cream, wafers – and kiwi of course! Our list in New Zealand included hokey-pokey ice-cream (fabulous vanilla with toffee bits), Kumara fries (like sweet potato) and white bait fritters (fish). Sandra’s all time favorite was the Anzac oatmeal cookies which were developed for troops in the Second World War by the army corps to last awhile while on the move. They are hard to bite but softened up deliciously as you eat them. Anzac = Australia New Zealand Army Corps.

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New Zealand: Cambridge – Maori Hangi Meal, New Zealand

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

In the Maori tradition, Hangi, was the preparation of food traditionally wrapped in flax leaves and placed on hot stones at the bottom of a deep pit in the ground. It got it’s name as this earth oven was called a hangi. The food is covered with wet cloth and a mound of earth traps the heat from the stones around the food. The meal is left in the ground for 3-4 hours.

 

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New Zealand: Cambridge – New Fangled Hangi Meal, New Zealand

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

Traditionally hangi, as the Maori meal is often called these days, is made with fish, chicken and root vegetables such as kumara (sweet potato). Nowadays, pork, mutton or lamb, potato, pumpkin, cabbage and stuffing may be included. Traditionally it is cooked in a pit in the ground and the result of a 3-4 hour process is tender, off-the-bone meat and delicious vegetables, all infused with a smoky, earthy fragrance. Nowadays, new-fangled ovens produce the meals more easily.

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New Zealand: Eastern Beach, Auckland – Beautiful Rice, New Zealand

Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

The food in New Zealand was a delicious surprise. Look how simple it is to make rice look pretty.

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US: Seattle – Curds (and Whey?)

Monday, December 16th, 2019

You can watch the process of mixing cheese curds through a window near Piroshky Piroshky (pierogies).

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US: Seattle – Piroshky Pierogies

Monday, December 16th, 2019

In Seattle, WA you can get so many kinds of food in or near Pike’s Peak Market. We have a weakness for pierogies.

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US: Seattle, WA – Strawberry Snack Biringer Farm

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

Big smiles all around for the yummy layered strawberry shortcake cup from the Biringer Farm food truck in Seattle. Would be nice to see more of this around other cities.

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US: Seattle, WA – Strawberry Snack Biringer Farm

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

Big smiles all around for the yummy layered strawberry shortcake cup from the Biringer Farm food truck in Seattle. Would be nice to see more of this around other cities.

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US: Seattle, WA – Strawberry Shortcake in a Cup

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Why not eat dessert for lunch? Here’s a cup for two – strawberry shortcake layered up in front of us. Original street food for sure from Biringer Farm. 

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US: Seattle, WA – Biringer Farm Original Strawberry Shortcake

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Loved the original street food found in Seattle, WA. In this one we watched the layering of a strawberry shortcake in a cup – and then we ATE it! Yum

 

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