Friday Photo: Organic Market
An afternoon stroll with no plans and no destination can lead to good things.
Vote for Five Seed Crackers With Olive and Cilantro Tapenade on Ethical Ocean
I’m excited to have my favorite Five Seed Crackers with Olive and Cilantro Tapenade in the What’s Good vegan recipe contest on Ethical Ocean. (hint: these are gluten free AND vegan… oh, and delicious of course).
You can vote every day for 3 weeks – every time you vote you’ll be entered to win a daily prize from Ethical Ocean. That’s fun… so vote and catch the full recipe here.
The Complete Guide to Traveling Like a Foodie
“You can’t eat yet.”
My tablemates were ready to dig into their meal when my best friend and travel partner Rachel alerted everyone that they had to wait for a few.
“Just one second,” I said, while whipping my phone out to snap a quick photo.
“She does this a lot, you just have to get over it,” my friend said matter of factly, with a slight eye roll.
It occurred to me then and there that most people don’t take a photo of everything they eat. Let’s not go overboard here: I don’t photo document every single thing that ever crosses a plate in front of me. I do however like to have inspiration for other meals, and when it comes to travel it’s all about keeping a visual diary of all the new foods that were experienced. Again, normal for some, not so normal for others.
Friday Photo: A Corner of Bikes
Bike store, bikes parked, bike graffiti… there’s no better city for bike love than Amsterdam.
Budapest, the City of Coffee, Fröccs and Paprikash
“Normally they have rooster testicles, but I think they’re out of them today.”
Right.
We were staring at the wide array of meats behind the glass, busily snapping photos of everything from beef lungs to goose liver, knowing perfectly well that meat photos aren’t necessarily the most appetizing of food porn. With several floors of fresh produce and more meat than you can handle, the Great Market Hall, the largest indoor market in Budapest, has plenty of it, and Carolyn Banfalvi, owner of Taste Hungary, a Budapest-based company that offers food, wine and market tours, was taking us on a quick run through to make sure we knew all about fried fat and the importance of duck meat.
The Real Impact of Your Cup of Specialty Coffee
Dukunde Kawa or Kilenso?
I was at Coava Coffee Roasters for an afternoon meeting and having to choose what beans I wanted my iced Americano to be made from. Here, roasting is taken seriously, and on any give day you have your pick between the two blends of the day, always sourced from specific cooperatives on the other side of the world. I went with the Rwandan one, liking the taste, but also, for a variety of reasons – including once having a roommate from Rwanda – because the cooperative was on my radar.
Coava is of course different from the majority of coffee shops. Most times we stand in line, decide whether or not we should go for the soy latte today because we’ve been feeling a little dairy intolerant lately, opt for the extra shot and go on our way. But our coffee choices aren’t insignificant. Far from it, in fact.
How to Make Your Own Cold Brew Coffee
For coffee lovers, cold brew is summer’s nectar. You can of course buy cold brew systems, or end up with an expensive coffee shop addiction, but really all you need for delicious cold brew is a good coffee roast and a French press.
What Food Are You Traveling With?
Five minutes before I needed to be out the door I was running around like a madwoman. Leaving is always like this, even if it’s just for a short trip. Trash taken out? Check. Wallet? Check. Computer? Check. Computer charger? Check. Anything else? Shit. The hazelnuts and raspberries. Grab bulk bag of hazelnuts from freezer, not taking time to measure out how many I actually needed, and pulling the glass jar of raspberries from the fridge and stuffing it in right next to my computer case.
Completely normal.
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