Living Deliciously

Although traveling is a long standing passion of mine, there are definitely luxuries I miss from back home.  One of these luxuries is another passion of mine - my kitchen.  I absolutely love cooking. Whether it be experimenting with new recipes, perfecting classics or personal favorites, taking cooking classes, baking cookies for or with friends, or simply sampling a new item discovered at the local market, the kitchen holds many of my most treasured memories with friends and family.

During my travels, I have found joy in seeing that the enjoyment of food and laughter shared between family and friends is one of the simple pleasures that connects us all, regardless of age, race, religion, or nationality.

With this page, I hope to keep notes on my favorite dishes sampled throughout my travels.  Whenever I find myself experimenting in a kitchen again, I hope I will be able to begin crafting my own versions of the delicious meals, snacks, and dishes I've met along the way.

Pastel de Nata (Belem, Portugal)

Francesinhas, Porto signature sandwich (Porto, Portugal) 

Francesinhas, Porto signature sandwich con't (Porto, Portugal) 

Portuguese Cake (Sintra, Portugal)

Baklava (Istanbul, Turkey)

Greek Salad (Thessaloniki, Greece) 

Grilled Vegetables & Cheese with a Balsamic Reduction (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Honey-soaked Cake with Thick Cream Icing (Istanbul, Turkey)

Spicy Chicken Stir Fry (Koh Pu, Thailand)

Sambal Goreng (Bali, Indonesia)

Bratwurst with spicy mustard (Frankfurt, Germany)

Grilled Chicken with Vegetables and Fries (Vienna, Austria)

Traditional Shrimp Sandwich (Stockhom, Sweden)

Roast Beef Sandwich served with Sweet Pickle Relish & Honey Mustard,
Topped with Pickled Onions and Fried Onions
(Artipelag, Stockholm, Sweden)

Nasi Goreng, an Indonesian rice dish served with a chicken satay with peanut sauce and peanut cake (Amed, Bali, Indonesia)

Homemade Potato Pancakes with Sour Cream (Gdansk, Poland)

Deep fried noodles with pork and sautéed greens (Hanoi, Vietnam)

Vietnamese "street" spring rolls: deep fried bean sprout cakes, grilled pork satay, served with mint and cabbage (Hoi An, Vietnam) 

Hodgepodge of delicious homemade Vietnamese food (Da Lat, Vietnam)

Cambodian Style BBQ Ribs (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

Noodles with Vegetables and Prawns in Spicy Sauce (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Thai Breakfast: Sticky Rice on a Stick & Iced Coffee (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Mango Salad (normally not served with red onions) (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Pork stuffed peppers with sweet chili sauce (Luang Prabang, Laos)

Grilled chicken on a stick (Luang Prabang, Laos)

Laos dinner buffet at the street market (Luang Prabang, Laos)

Belgian fries double fried in duck fat topped with mayonnaise and seasoned chicken (Ghent, Belgium)

Traditional meat cepelinai, a potato dumpling dish (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Rabbit and raisin tagine (Marrakech, Morocco)

Sesame and wasabi seared tuna noodle bowl with vegetables & a wasabi aioli (Stockholm, Sweden)

Swedish cardamom buns (Stockholm, Sweden)

Traditional bean soup with chebakia cookies and fresh donuts (Marrakech, Morocco)

Lamb tagine with lentils, Moroccan salad, olives and chili paste sauce (Marrakech, Morocco)

Orxata drink and traditional fartones (Valencia, Spain)

Salmon, feta and green olive; peppadew and cheese; sundried tomato, cheese, and olive tapas with Lolea sangria (Madrid, Spain)

Shrimp wontons with sweet sauce (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Coconut Shake from local coffee hut (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Pad Thai with Prawns with extra Red Chili (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Homemade Pork Sausage with Lemongrass and Lime (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Pad Thai Omelet in the Sunday Market (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Mango Sticky Rice & Vegetable Spring Rolls (Chiang Mai market, Thailand)