Belarus: Baked Apples

This dessert was one of the greatest surprises for me during this cooking challenge because I really never expected apples could taste so good. Don’t get me wrong – I like apples, but I’ve never been an apple pie kind of person and I’m not so sure about cooked apples in any form. I say…

Sudan: Sweet Potato, Spinach and Peanut Stew

I realised when cooking from The Gambia that many African dishes make use of peanuts. Some are actually just classified as ‘African’ or ‘West African’ stews – with little reference to the actual country (because they’re all quite similar). This was one was listed as a Sudanese Peanut Stew, although it is typically made with…

Dominican Republic: Berenjenas Rellenas

Berenjenas Rellenas, or Stuffed Eggplants have Spanish roots, but are listed as one of the foods to try when visited the Dominican Republic. As with many other North, Central and South American countries there are Spanish influences and the dominant language in Dominican Republic is Spanish, also known as Dominican Spanish. Dominican youth are the…

Ukraine: Nalysnyky

It has become tradition among my group of friends to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. We occasionally change the day depending on the availability of everybody, but we celebrate it. Today we celebrated on a Monday. It has also become tradition for me to attempt a dish from a different country that is typically cooked on Shrove…

Haiti: Coconut Ice Cream

Over the December holidays I watched nearly an entire season of Masterchef Australia. My Dad had recently had a hip replacement so was bed bound, and we ended up watching episodes together. My mom got involved a bit further down the line. One of the dishes that always surprised and enthralled me was for ice…

Malta: Christmas Chocolate Log

No Christmas lunch is complete without dessert – and lots of it. This was the first dessert to feature on our 2017 Christmas Feast menu – a Maltese Christmas Chocolate Log (recipe found here).  There is NOTHING not to like about this recipe – Biscuits? Good! Chocolate? Good! Nuts? Good! Condensed Milk? Good! (This is…

Paraguay: Carne Asada

The third course of our Christmas feast was the Paraguayan Steak (recipe here).  My family have 2 opposing views about Christmas lunches. I like traditional with all the bells and whistles. My dad and brother like steak, or pizza, or some sort of normal food. We went through a stage where we would have traditional…

Angola: Camarao Grelhado Piri Piri

So next up on the Christmas menu (after the Serbian Cesnica) were the Angolan Peri-Peri Prawns (recipe found here). We actually ate the two of them together as apart from rice prawns go best with fresh bread.  I think that this was the most favourable dish of the day – certainly for my Dad. The…

Serbia: Cesnica

My parents have always been my greatest fans regarding my food blog (and Macker of course!). They aren’t always convinced they would try the dishes, but they’re very enthusiastic when I send them the pictures. Anyway, my Mom decided that it would be a great idea to incorporate some ‘Around the world’ dishes for Christmas…

New Zealand: Pavlova

One of the main things I learnt during this cook is the importance of reading recipes thoroughly and beforehand. Luckily my lack of attentive reading didn’t turn into a culinary disaster, but it was a valuable lesson. We have a family friend who makes the most outstanding meringues – they can’t be beaten. They’re light,…

Eritrea: A whole feast

This dish, like typical Ethiopian and as I discovered, Eritrean dishes is comprised of a variety of smaller dishes. The idea is that all the bits and pieces are eaten off the Injera (flatbread) with the hands. To explain what’s going on in the picture I’ve arranged the recipes in order clockwise from the flag…

Bhutan: Chilli Chicken

I’m not gonna lie. I cooked this dish so long ago that I’m honestly not sure about the intricate details of the cook. What I do remember (thanks to a reminder from the Instagram post I made about the dish) is that the chicken was meant to be crumbed, and you can see from the…