Tag: recipe
Quinoa Pancakes – Direct From Peru!
Quinoa wasn’t even on my list of must-have adventures for our recent trip to Peru. Machu Picchu? Yep. Riding Paso horses? You bet! Shopping for colorful woven handicrafts? Of course. But dining on quinoa, taking pictures of quinoa, collecting quinoa recipes? Not so much. The first encounter To be quite honest, I had tried quinoa […]
Pavlova – Best Down Under Dessert
Pavlova may not be a household “name” in the Northern Hemisphere, but it’s perennially popular in Australia and New Zealand. The iconic gooey meringue, topped with colorful fruit, is often served at birthday parties, holiday meals, and other special occasions. Because pavlova is considered the national dessert of both Australia and New Zealand, authentic travelers […]
Recipe: Reduced-fat Carrot Peanut Butter
Luxury spas and retreats are fun. After all, who doesn’t like a great massage? This type of travel is good for our physical well-being and for our mental health – especially if we learn new behaviors that we can practice at home. Over the years when I’ve visited spas, I’ve collected recipes that I can […]
My Favorite New Zealand Trifle Recipe
One of the great joys of authentic travel is getting to know local people in the area you’re visiting. I’ve lived in New Zealand and watched tourists rush around the country visiting the same sights that every other overseas visitor is seeing (the places where big buses are stacked cheek-to-jowl in the parking lot). These […]
