Recipes Inspired by our Travels
Homemade Croatian Burek
We recently visited Zagreb, Croatia’s capital city. Zagreb is full of interesting history, beautiful sights and quirky museums. It is also full of great food! One of the must eat dishes in Zagreb is burek, a cheese and meat filled phyllo pastry from Ottoman origins. We’ve eaten a ton of burek in Turkey, and were…
Homemade Truffle Pasta Recipe
We recently spent some time exploring Opatija, Croatia, a lovely seaside town in Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula. This part of Croatia is well known for its truffles and we indulged in tons of truffle dishes while we were there. In honor of this trip and the wonderful truffles we had, we’re going to make some homemade…
Bandol France: Wine, Beaches and Cooking Beef Daube Provencal
We’re excited to tell you about one of our absolute favorite places, Bandol, France! Bandol is special because it is part of the Provence, region of France, and also part of the amazing Mediterranean Coast. This prime placement means that Bandol has the best of food, wine and the sea! One of the reasons we…
Re-creating Authentic Gurguglione dell’Elba on Beautiful Elba Island
Elba Island, or Isola D’elba, is an enchanting Italian island that many people are unaware of. We spent some time exploring the wonders of this island, and cooked one of their local dishes, Gurguglione dell’Elba. Elba is the 3rd largest island in Italy (after Sicily and Sardinia). Located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, is is part…
Modena, Italy: A Food Lover’s Paradise and Cooking Lambrusco Risotto
Modena, Italy is a food lover’s paradise. We’ve been wanting to visit Modena for quite awhile, and we’re excited to show you what we ate and cooked during our time here! Modena is part of the Emilia Romagna region of northern Italy. It’s a small city, but there is a lot to explore. The city…
Slovenian Potica Recipe
We recently took a trip to Lake Bled, and loved exploring the area and trying Slovenian food. Lake Bled was full of natural beauty, and is a really hidden gem of a destination. While we were there, we enjoyed trying the local specialities, including potica, a sweet, rolled bread that can be filled with a…
Exploring Barcelona and Cooking an Easy Chicken Paella
We’re so excited to finally be visiting Barcelona, Spain. We’ve been wanting to come here for a very long time, but somehow it just hasn’t worked out until now. From stunning architecture to sunny beaches and amazing food, there is so much to discover in Barcelona! You can’t walk very far in Barcelona without encountering stunning…
Tapas Feast by the Sea in Costa Brava, Spain
We’re continuing our road trip through Northern Spain and spending some time in Costa Brava. Costa Brava is the picturesque coastline along the Mediterranean Sea in the Northeastern part of Catalonia, Spain. Costa Brava stretches about 100 miles from the Northeastern Spain/French border to the town of Blanes. Costa Brava translates to “wild coast” in…
Exploring San Diego and Cooking Nopales Tacos
We recently spent some time checking out San Diego, California. We explored the beautiful beaches, saw wonderful wildlife and most of all, at as much Mexican food as possible! We attempted to make our own version of nopales (cactus) tacos. Take a look below to see more of San Diego and learn how to make…
Belgian Chocolate Cake Recipe
We recently spent some time exploring Ghent, Belgium, and discovered that it’s a real foodie paradise! We especially loved visiting all the Belgian chocolate shops in Ghent. There are tons of chocolate shops offering beautiful and delicious treats made of chocolate. We bought a bunch of chocolate while we were there, and we’re going to…
Hungarian Inspired Creamy Mushroom Soup
During our time in Budapest, we were super impressed with the city, and especially the great food scene we experienced. We learned about two very important aspects of the Hungarian diet, soup and paprika. Soup is an important part of a meal, and they do soups really, really well here. In honor of our time…
Turks Who Eat 