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Haitian Patties
The recipe I used for this promised “Spicy, flavourful, delectable beef stuffed in puff pastry dough. Quick and easy Haitian Pate that...
Dany P.H.
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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Guinea Bissau – Abacate com tuna
In July I finished my thesis and immediately started house and job hunting as I had to move out of college, and I wasn’t loving my job...
Dany P.H.
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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Guyana – cook up rice
In Colombia we have this rice dish called calentado, if you’re from the coast of Colombia you’d likely call it a calentao, the name...
Dany P.H.
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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Domoda – Gambian peanut stew
While researching dishes for this week I came across Domoda, the national dish of Gambia and was instantly drawn to it because it had...
Dany P.H.
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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Imeruli Khachapuri – Georgian cheese stuffed bread
In 2016 I was very lucky in that one of my good friends from Colombia came to live in England for a year and we spent some great times...
Dany P.H.
Nov 22, 20204 min read
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Greek baked stuffed aubergine - Papoutsakia
This week was a week for revisiting previous countries, as you might have noticed I have cooked two dishes for Germany and if you see my...
Dany P.H.
Nov 15, 20203 min read
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Käsespätzle – Germany’s answer to mac and cheese
So this is now my second dish for Germany after having cooked a dessert from by Boyfriend’s home town, Hannover, about 6 months ago....
Dany P.H.
Nov 8, 20204 min read
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Pancitos de Camote – Guatemala
Sweet potato bread Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and was also the core of the Mayan civilization before being...
Dany P.H.
Nov 8, 20204 min read
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Red Red – Ghana
Maize, cassava, rice, beans and yam all feature heavily in Ghanaian cuisine, as does a wide range of protein including fish, seafood,...
Dany P.H.
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
Finnish food looks very tempting and I will definitely return to cook some more Finnish dishes, the Karelian pasty, made of a thin rye...
Dany P.H.
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Fish Suruwa - Fijian Fish Curry
While researching food in Fiji I soon discovered that seafood is an integral part to Fijian cuisine which makes sense as it’s an island,...
Dany P.H.
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Eswatini : Slaai
This dish is probably one of the easiest I have made and boy did it pack a delicious punch. This salad/ side dish is made of avocado,...
Dany P.H.
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Soupe à L'oignon - French Onion Soup
The first time I ever visited France I was about four years old and I was stopping over to visit some of my mum’s childhood friends...
Dany P.H.
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Laxoox – Djibouti
As you may have noticed this post is nestled well into the countries beginning with E and if you haven’t then I’ve just ratted myself...
Dany P.H.
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Estonia – Juustu Pirukad
If you look up Estonian cuisine and visit Wikipedia this is what you get “The most typical foods in Estonia have been rye bread, pork,...
Dany P.H.
Oct 8, 20202 min read
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Tsebhi Birsen - Eritrea
When I decided to do this challenge, I decided that for the most part I would just cook whatever my heart fancied each week. However,...
Dany P.H.
Oct 8, 20204 min read
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Adobong Tokwa - Philippines
A couple of years ago I made chicken adobo for myself and was very impressed by the results that a handful of kitchen staples could...
Dany P.H.
Oct 4, 20203 min read
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Ceviche – Ecuador
When you think of Ceviche (if you know the dish) odds are that the first country you think of is Peru, not Ecuador. While Peru is...
Dany P.H.
Oct 4, 20203 min read
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Dominica - Cod Sandwich
This week I tacked both Dominica and the Dominican Republic which should not be confused for the same country. This post is all about...
Dany P.H.
Oct 4, 20202 min read
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Danish Apple-Bacon (Æbleflæsk)
When researching Danish cuisine this week I was amazed by the amount of food that is served on bread as open sandwiches. I love open...
Dany P.H.
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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