CSIRKE PAPRIKÁS WITH NOKEDLI (CHICKEN PAPRIKASH WITH NOODLES) – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Ben and I weren’t able to walk past a single Hungarian restaurant in Budapest that didn’t offer ‘csirke paprikás’ or chicken paprikash, so we thought – right, we HAVE to try it! What better way is there to try a…
TRADITIONAL HUNGARIAN GULYÁS (GOULASH) – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
How could Ben and I have gone to the beautiful country of Hungary without learning to cook their national dish: goulash! A staple Hungarian comfort food, goulash or gulyás, is a stew comprising of beef, a variety of vegetables, and…
COMFORTING PASTITSIO (GREEK LASAGNA) – ATHENS, GREECE
Just like an Italian lasagne, a pastitsio has all the elements of a delicious meal: pasta, meat and LOTS of cheese! However, it’s the spices that make this dish stand out from the rest. Just cooking the lean ground beef…
COCOA TAGLIATELLE WITH GORGONZOLA SAUCE & WALNUTS – FLORENCE, ITALY
Hold on – cocoa tagliatelle? You heard right! But seriously, just hear me out! When Ben and I found out that this would be one of the recipes we would be cooking during our Airbnb experience, we were slightly skeptical,…
SWISS CHARD & RICOTTA RAVIOLI WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE – FLORENCE, ITALY
This ravioli has to be HANDS-DOWN one of my absolute favourite dishes Ben and I have learned to cook so far on our travels! Ravioli are a variety of pasta which is made thinly to encase different kinds of fillings…
FRESH DOUGH FOR EGG PASTA – FLORENCE, ITALY
When Ben and I were in Florence, one of the bucket list experiences I wanted to tick off on my list was to learn how to make fresh egg pasta from scratch! We were lucky enough to find an Airbnb…
CRISPY & FLAVOURFUL CHICKEN SCHNITZEL (HÜHNER SCHNITZEL) – VIENNA, AUSTRIA
A staple Austrian specialty, chicken schnitzel is a delicious, light dish that is one of the national dishes of Austria. A thin breaded fillet of chicken, chicken schnitzel is often served alongside a traditional Austrian potato salad and garnished with…
HEARTWARMING VIENNESE POTATO SOUP (ALTWIENER ERDÄPFELSUPPE) – VIENNA, AUSTRIA
December has arrived and Christmas is almost upon us! If now isn’t the best time to eat some delicious, heartwarming Viennese potato soup, then I don’t know what is! This soup is a hot and hearty medley of potatoes, carrots,…
HEARTY & TRADITIONAL PAELLA VALENCIANA – VALENCIA, SPAIN
Being in Spain for a month, we couldn’t NOT make a traditional Paella Valenciana! A range of more simplistic and more varied paella dishes exist across the world today. However, this recipe is truly authentic and traditional, learned from scratch…
HEALTHY 30-MINUTE CHICKEN LAKSA
Chicken laksa is a healthy and (slightly) spicy noodle dish often made with coconut milk with the addition of either prawns, fish or chicken. Over time, different laksa recipes have been developed along the Southeast Asian trade channels, and today…
