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  • Swedish Gurksallad

    Agurksalad, meaning “cucumber salad” in Swedish, is a simple chilled salad made from fresh cucumbers and dill. It’s a classic summertime side dish in Sweden, often paired with seafood, meatballs, hard…

  • Hollandaise Sauce

    Ingredients: 2 sticks butter 3 eggs 3 – 6 TBS. lemon juice cayenne pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon salt Preparation: In a small saucepan, melt the butter until sizzling. But don’t…

  • Coq Au Vin

    Ingredients 1 -2 whole cut up stewing chicken + 2 extra chicken thighs 3 medium- large white onions, quartered or 2 lbs of pearl onions (pearl onions are best) 6 slices…

  • Review: Lisbon’s Miraparque Hotel

    Lisbon is a subtle, stunning city along the Atlantic coast of Portugal in which you can find many wonderful surprises. When choosing a hotel is this gem of a city, you…

  • Review: Amsterdam’s A-Train Hotel

    No matter where we travel, we look for the same three things in the hotel where we stay – location, affordability and security. We’re far from high-brow, mind you, as what…

  • 5 Free Things To Do In Munich

    Munich is a rare city that one could say is, in fact, uniquely its own. The history, each the good, bad, and notoriously dreadful, are all uniquely her. The site of…

  • Review: Cliffs of Moher Day-Trip

    Ireland is a beautiful and aptly green landscape of peaceful fields as well as bustling downtowns and classic structures everywhere you look. On our last trip into Dublin, we took a…