Our family and friends all know about the Wooden Spoon Wanderer project, and by this point, have contributed a few cookbooks to the WSW library, including some that cover all the countries of the world. These come in very handy, especially for tiny places like Maldives, and…
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Assignment 119: French Caribbean
I set off on my assignment by heading to our cookbook shelf. There, I was dismayed to find not a single recipe hailing from the French Caribbean region. I had no results online either, until I switched my research into French. I landed on a fantastic…
Assignment 118: Latvia
Eric has done quite a few Eastern European assignments, but it had been a while. He started his research on Wikipedia, then went searching for recipes, both online and in our Wooden Spoon Wanderer library. Latvian menus typically feature a lot of meat, and for our pescatarian…
Assignment 116: Kuwait
Sometimes it’s weeks or even months between assignments, as we juggle life and work, source hard-to-find ingredients, or just put the blog on the back-burner for a while and wait for inspiration to strike again. This time, however, Eric did his assignment less than a week…
Assignment 115: Benin
At first, finding Beninese recipes was challenging, until I remembered to consult the wonderful Africa Cookbook, which has provided countless recipes. The author has friends in Benin, so despite the country’s small size and limited culinary reputation, several recipes were featured. I created my menu…
Assignment 114: Australia
Eric saw barramundi — an Australian white fleshed fish — for sale at a local rural market two years ago, and has been talking about it ever since. He finally got to live his dream and make a purchase of the frozen — and pricey — seafood, and set about creating a menu.
Assignment 112: Luxembourg
On a warm June day (not so many days ago at the time of writing this), Eric and I ducked our heads as we entered an ancient limestone sea cave. A painted sign on the rock proclaimed it to be called Hohllay. We were in Berdorf, a region…
Assignment 110: Cyprus
Eric’s foray into Cypriot cuisine was exhaustive. The more he learned about it, the more his menu grew. He relied heavily on the excellent Cyprus Cuisine by Christina Loucas, which he was happy and surprised to find at the Tara (population: 1037) Public Library. Another win for…
Assignment 108: Libya
Compared with its North African neighbours Tunisia, Egypt, and nearby Morocco, Libyan cuisine was more of a mystery for Eric when he headed into this assignment. One of the first things he learned was the prevalence of mutton in the region. He was thrilled, since…
Assignment 104: Cuba
Eric’s father was Cuban, and Eric lived in Havana until he was eight years old, so he is familiar with traditional Cuban fare, like ropa vieja (shredded beef), bistec de palomilla (a thin grilled steak), and masas fritas (deep fried pork chunks). Unlike many of their…
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