Eating, Gardening & Living in Bulgaria :

Truffle Brownies: Monthly Mingle

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I really wanted to use this Monthly Mingle to attempt macarons for the first time, but as luck would have it making your own almond flour without a proper mill was a little harder than I thought.  I still plan to make the macarons, but they will[...]

Steamed Persimmon Pudding: International Incident Party

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For December's International Incident Party, our lovely host Penny at Jeroxie: Addicting & Consuming asked us to focus on the colors (or colours) of our fares.  Jeroxie's blog is out of Melbourne, Australia and for some of you that don't know[...]

Screw You Bourdain; I'm Going To Culinary School!

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I had envisioned this post taking an entirely different direction, but last September I read an excerpt of Anthony Bourdain's newest book Medium Raw on Michael Ruhlman's blog post "So You Wanna Be a Chef". The excerpt basically says if you are 32[...]

Eggs Benedict with Homemade English Muffins: Daring Cooks Challenge

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December's Daring Kitchen challenge marks a series of firsts for me; the first time I have poached an egg and eaten a poached egg, the first time I've made English Muffins and the first time I've made Hollandaise Sauce, so I managed to cover many[...]

Wine Tasting Tips: With Cobb Wines!

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During my trip to California, in the beginning of November, I was quite fortunate to be able to spend time with my friends Cindy and Ross. Cindy and I met in Bulgaria a few years back, while we were working for a non-profit organization that helps[...]

Post Thanksgiving: A Turkey Day Recap

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This post may seem a little untimely, but I left my computer cable Sofia and was unable to retrieved it till this weekend, so I apologize for my Thanksgiving re-cap post about 2 weeks late!Still full of Turkey Day spirit!I don't think the term[...]

Free-Form Apple Tart: Monthly Mingle

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The Monthly Mingle was started by Meeta at What's for Lunch Honey.  It is a monthly blogging event that I wish I participated in more frequently because it is nice to connect with European food bloggers! This month's Mingle was all about fruit in[...]

Salt-Baked Trout: International Incident Party

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For November?s International Incident Party, our fabulous host Jeroxie: Addictive and Consuming has challenged up yet again, but this time with Salt.  For those of you who are familiar with her site, salt makes a regular appearance on her blog. [...]

Foodbuzz Festival Collage

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Do you see yourself in this collage?  If so, then you are one of the 200 + participants in my Foodbuzz Festival collage.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  If you you would like to order a poster for $26 (click here to see the layout),[...]

CIA Greystone Cooking Demonstration

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It had been 5 years since I had been in California, the last time was in Los Angeles, when Angel and I decided to move to Bulgaria. I had added additional days to my visit to incorporate the Foodbuzz Festival and a trip to wine country; Napa and[...]