Cool Soups for Hot Days

Chilled Red Tomato Gazpacho and White Tzatziki-Style Soups Cool Soups for Hot Days by Victoria Challancin Soup really is the ultimate comfor...

Zucchini Sticks: Fried or Baked?

Fried zucchini sticks with panko with Sun-Dried Tomato Aioli  Zucchini Sticks:  Fried or Baked? by Victoria Challancin As I've mentioned...

Mughlai Cuisine and a Gentle Chicken Korma

Chicken Korma and a Rice Pilaf--where oh where are my almonds for garnish? Mughlai Cuisine and a Gentle Chicken Korma by Victoria Challancin...

Chilled Roasted Yellow Pepper-Mango Soup

Chilled Roasted Yellow Pepper-Mango Soup Chilled Roasted Yellow Pepper-Mango Soup by Victoria Challancin Although I have lived in Mexico for...

Three Easy Sauces

Sauce Gribiche, Horseradish Cream Sauce, and Fig Mustard Three Easy Sauces By Victoria Challancin I love condiments.  There, I've said i...

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...

Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad

Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad Note:  for many more photos of Moroccan Salads, see my posts here and here  Moroccan Salads, Parts I and II. Moro...