Choosing the best travel blanket really depends on why you need the blanket, and what kind of budget you’re working with. Believe it or not, there are some seriously detailed and expensive blankets that you might only use for travel, but there are also some rather simple ones. There are […]
Arancini is a savory Italian dish that almost always includes being rice-stuffed, then including a type of chile or red pasta sauce and loads of cheese and tomatoes. It’s deep-fried, and delicious, and one of the best dishes we’ve had during our time in Italy – at least when we […]
Lamb shank is one of our favorite types of meat to cook with, and roasting lamb shanks is one of the best ways to really make sure you get a delicious, tender result instead of a lamb shank that ends up tough. A great recipe for the holidays because of […]
Milan is, in many ways, the capitol of Northern Italy. The high-fashion destination often considered stuffy or unremarkable by travelers isn’t a city that gives itself over to you easily, which is why any 2 day itinerary in Milan requires a little effort to get the the really great things […]
Beaten Cake is a unique recipe that is purely French in origin, having first popped up only about 25 km from the English Channel in Northern France. First a creation in the small rural area of Ponthieu, Beaten Cake has likely Scandinavian origins that go as far back as the […]
This is the definition of umami to us – Mongolian Beef. The first restaurant Tracy worked in, and cooked in, was a Mongolian Beef restaurant in Detroit, and if eating in an environment like that doesn’t help you fall in love with a food, eating it will. This is an authentic […]