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fredstraveltrails
Dec 22 min read
Istrian Yota Hotpot Soup
You know, since Croatia is such a long strung-out country, every region lays claim to the National Dish, but since we are visiting...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Moules et Frites
Can’t write a story about Belgium and NOT include a recipe on its National Dish. The recipe really shouldn’t work – it would go so much...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 8, 20232 min read
Crêpes Suzette
Desserts don’t get much French-er than Crêpe Suzette. The story goes that an assistant waiter, Henri Charpentier accidentally invented...
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fredstraveltrails
Aug 29, 20232 min read
Lángos Recipe
“Lángos Are the Hungarian Street Food You Didn’t Know You Needed!”. This is the perfect hearty snack for when it’s cold or when it is...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Jamie Oliver’s Pizza Dough Recipe, modified
“Once you've tried this easy pizza dough recipe, you'll never look back (trust me) ”…he said… Ok, so the blog post is about Rome etc, and...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 17, 20232 min read
Chili con Carne
If you are a chilihead, you know about the International Chili Society, which sanctions and holds USA-wide chili cook-offs all year long,...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Cranachan
Sweet Raspberries, Whipped Cream flavoured with Honey and Whisky and toasted Oatmeal – what could be more yummy – a gourmet dessert....
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 11, 20222 min read
Tuscan Ragù (Meat Sauce)
If you have read the story about Tuscany in the Travel section, you will recall the pici pasta and meat sauce that I raved over – so...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Wienerschnitzel
Wiener Schnitzel is one of Austria's most traditional and representative dishes. The story goes that a gourmand Austrian field marshal,...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Sopa Cortijeras de Setenil de las Bodegas
Cortijera Soup is an exceptional recipe for when autumn arrives and it starts to get cold. A stick-to-the-ribs kind of traditional...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 5, 20221 min read
Gulyásleves (Goulash)
Gulyásleves originates from a dish cooked by the cattlemen (Hungarian: gulya = cattle herd, gulyás = cattle herder), who tended their...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Basil Pesto with Angel hair Pasta
A couple of stories back, I wrote about our trip to the Cinque Terre in Italy. Well, it was in our B&B that we had the most delicious...
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 23, 20212 min read
Duck Magret
You’ll remember this dish from our wonderful lunch at a small Normandy village restaurant: Le Lion d’Or. This picture features duck...
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fredstraveltrails
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
In keeping with the Caribbean theme for this posting, have a look at this fantastic recipe and method for this classic Jamaican dish....
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fredstraveltrails
May 9, 20212 min read
Sticky Toffee Pudding
The Prepared Pantry claims that Sticky Toffee Pudding is the most popular dessert in the world, having reached its way all around the...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Tapas - Patatas Bravas
The first time we had this tapas was some years ago in Barcelona, and since then we have learned that it is a staple in Spanish homes....
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 18, 20211 min read
The Roatan Slushie - the Monkey-La-La
… a type of lizard – a basilisk – you see frequently running across the street on its hind legs at some speed in Roatan. The Roatan...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Cullen Skink
This was our first dish at Balmaha when we hiked the West Highland Way. There was nothing more satisfying than a bowl of this soup after...
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fredstraveltrails
Feb 11, 20215 min read
The Next Great Wine Road: Slovenia
I know, I know, yet another travel story about wines and vineyards. You have read stories about the great wine regions of France, Italy,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Slovenian Mushroom Soup
Gobova Juha Mushroom picking, especially in the fall, is almost a national sport in Eastern European countries where old growth forests...
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