TAMALES When Dan and I were on a cruise that spent a day in Cozumel, we took a wonderful cooking class, with a market visit, at Josefina’s Cocina Con Alma: https://www.cozumelchef.com/ After we returned to West Virginia (and added several of the dishes we learned to make to the Elkhorn Inn Read more…
Tamarind Pods… Make Tamarind Paste! First, let me state that I love, love, love tamarind! Its unique, tangy, sour-but-with-a tinge-of-sweetness taste is inimitable, and whenever I find anything with tamarind sauce or tamarind glaze- or tamarind anything- I order it! It’s Asian, it’s Israeli, it’s Caribbean, it’s Mexican… everyone loves Read more…
Vietnam Summer Rolls! After Dan and I returned to West Virginia from our last trip to Vietnam in 2015, having taking a number of cooking classes and “foodie” tours all across the country, I sourced seeds for Vietnamese herbs online, and began growing them in our garden at the Elkhorn Read more…
Sakura “Try Me” Box products I was happily selected to try a Rituals Sakura (Japanese Cherry Blossom) “Try Me” TryaBox, and I must say that I am really delighted with it! First of all, it smells divine– even the box smelled divine! (For just that reason it’s a great gift- Read more…