Sacher Torte, a controversial chocolate dessert that is uncontroversially good

Sacher Torte, a controversial chocolate dessert that is uncontroversially good

When I was last in Vienna, high on my list was taking my husband to one of Vienna’s justly famous kaffeehaus to sample a Sacher torte.  Isn’t that what you are suppose to do?  The Sacher torte is to Vienna what chocolate chip cookies is the US, or gelato to Italy – it defines...

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Saffron, the spice dearly loved by many

somehow a bulk saffron purchase does not seem all that cheap

Adding saffron to a dish is like having cashmere in a blended wool sweater, it immediately ups the desirability factor and puts it in the favorite rotation.  There is something about this herb that elevates a dish to something special.  I have friends from...

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Don’t be Bitter if You Get Amaro for Christmas

a bit of tipple for the holidays

Its Christmas time, and the gift season is upon us.  While our family is not crazy with exchanging gifts, it is always a struggle to try to keep track of everyone’s taste and interests.  Thankfully, I hail from a family of food lovers who...

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Hmong in Minnesota

downtown Twin Cities

Have you ever eating at a Hmong restaurant?  Me neither, at least not until recently when I stumbled across not just a restaurant, but a mall targeting the Hmong...

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Fortified Wine – Sherry

You Know This is Going to be Good!

With a trip to Spain looming in our future it seemed only right that I give some thought to the beverages that we might find.  Sherry is to Spain...

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Special Ingredients: Grains of Paradise (Discovered on a trip to Angles Camp)

a gold mining operation?

My husband recently took me for a weekend trip to Calaveras County.  What does that have to do with Grains of Paradise?  Very little, except that I found this...

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