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Black Sea Fish Soup with Spicy Sauce -Chornomorska Yushka with Salamur

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Fish soup, called yushka or ukha (юшка or уха), is a classic dish, popular throughout Ukraine. This Black Sea Fish Soup, called Chornomorska (Black Sea) yushka, a version prepared along Ukraine’s southern shore where saltwater fish are abundant, can be easily prepared anywhere where fresh saltwater fish are available. Yushka is one of the oldest […]

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Chilled Crayfish Soup from Ukraine

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This Chilled Crayfish Soup (холодник з раками – cold soup with crayfish) is one of many cold soups enjoyed by Ukrainians and their Eastern European neighbors.  On a hot summer day, Ukrainians substitute a hot meal with a cold soup – kholodnik (холодник from the root word холод, meaning cold in Ukrainian) to refresh and

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Fideuá — Spanish Noodles with Seafood

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I often prepare lighter meals during the first part of November in anticipation of the annual holidays’ heavy meals. So, I added this Fideuá (Spanish noodles with seafood) to my November dinner repertoire this year.   The dictionary of the Spanish Royal Academy defines fideuá as a dish similar to paella but made with pasta

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Monkfish and Shrimp Rice — Arroz de tamboril com gambas

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This Portuguese Monkfish and Shrimp Rice — Arroz de tamboril com gambas — is a perfect fall dish.  As the weather is slowly cooling and leaves are coloring, I long for warmer fare, but I’m not yet ready for meat stews and braises that bring comfort in colder months.  So, I turned for inspiration to

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Bergen Fish Soup — Bergensk Fiskesuppe

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Some people remember the places they visited by what they saw or the people they met.  I catalog my travel memories by locations of memorable food and those without.  History and culture often draw me to explore a place, but I rarely travel for just a specific dish or restaurant. Once there, however, food and

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Savory Rye Crackers – Plain and Smørrebrød

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With the holiday season fast approaching, I am determined to ease the stress of entertaining family and friends.  As I was preparing for my annual holiday cookie baking, it occurred to me that I should experiment with savory rye crackers, which can be baked ahead like cookies and which can be a base for hors-d’oeuvres

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Peruvian Causa – Colorful and spicy mashed potato starters with chicken or shrimp

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l never thought of eating cold mashed potatoes flavored with various citrus juices and hot peppers as a salad or appetizer until I discovered la causa rellena (literally translated as “the stuffed cause”) in Cusco, Peru’s imperial city high in the Andes Mountains. Until I traveled in Peru, I was dismissive of leftover mashed potatoes.  I

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Morocco – A Travelers’ Sampler II — Food

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Food binds geographically and linguistically diverse Morocco together.  Moroccan cooking reflects the influence of indigenous peoples, traders, invaders, immigrants and colonizers, each of whom, over centuries, played a role in the development of local culture and dietary habits with new ingredients and cooking techniques that remain influential today.  Today’s Moroccan cuisine is a blend of Berber,

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Rice Noodle Soup with Salmon, Snow peas and Shiitake Mushrooms – A Relative Phở

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This dish of Rice Noodle Soup with Salmon, Snow peas and Shiitake Mushrooms is my nontraditional adaptation of phở cá, a fish phở I enjoyed in Vietnam, a splendid comforting lunch or light dinner for the first chilly, rainy days of autumn. Phở, the national dish of Vietnam, is the street food of ordinary people,

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