More dots and more recipe connections

I lived in New Orleans for over 18 years. My partner and I left just a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina.

Originally I am from the Midwest so New Orleans food was an exotic adventure to me. In the Midwest we do cook seafood, but for us a crawfish is a crawdad, and we use them for bait when we fish. We’d never put one in our mouths willingly.:crazy:

So all of Continue reading

Connecting the dots through food

One of the most interesting things I have discovered while putting this project together is the interconnection of seemingly diverse ethnic groups when it comes to food.

Now if you are a student of history or humanity, you may already know this.
Even though I knew the basic history of many of the world regions I was still struck by how closely connected some of the food is.

Let me give you an Continue reading

How to cook like you are from …, when you are not

Our vision for this website is to share our authentic recipes from our diverse ethnic backgrounds with people all over the word.

When I write “our diverse ethnic backgrounds” I do mean exactly that. We come from all corners of the world. Authentic means just that, these are not cookbooks and recipes from people who have tried to recreate a flavor or recipe these are people who were born and raised Continue reading

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