Cumin: An Ancient and Thoroughly Modern Spice

Warm Chickpea Salad with Cumin and Garlic  Cumin: An Ancient and Thoroughly Modern Spice by Victoria Challancin Many people think of cumin a...

Cool, Easy, Exotic: Moroccan Gazpacho

  Photo by my friend, Jennifer Haas Cool, Easy, Exotic:  Moroccan Gazpacho by Victoria Challancin As I was scrolling through the lovely Kris...

Stopping to Eat the Flowers...Again

Goat Cheese Spread with Honey and Almonds...and Orange Blossom Water Stopping to Eat the Flowers...Again or A Few Musings on Orange Blossom ...

Two for One: Easy Empanadas for Tapas or Desssert

Two for One:  Easy Empanadas for Tapas or Desssert by Victoria Challancin As a part of a Spanish meal we prepared in class yesterday, I want...

Cauliflower Steaks with Olive Relish and Tomato Sauce

 Cauliflower Steaks with Olive Relish and Tomato Sauce Cauliflower Steaks with Olive Relish and Tomato Sauce by Victoria Challancin Note:  A...

Osso Buco-Style Chicken

  Osso Buco-Style Chicken               Osso Buco-Style Chicken by Victoria Challancin Thirty years later I can still remember the first tim...

The Chili and Charros Cook-Off: A Bi-Cultural Event

A giant paper mache mojiganga "Wish I had time for just one more bowl of chili."   Alleged dying words of Kit Carson (1809-1868), ...