Writing
Poems, stories, challenges, flash fiction, and whatever else I feel like writing.
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#A to Z Challenge 04-27-21 Xuixo
X = Xuixo “shoo-shoo” Locals in Girona, Spain enjoyed a decadent, custard-filled version of a cronut way before it first became a sensation. In this Catalonian city, bakers would fill the croissant like dough with crema catalana — Spanish style crème brûlée — deep fry and sugarcoat the pastry and the resulting breakfast treat is… Continue reading
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#A to Z Challenge 04-26-21 Walnut Cakes
W=Walnut Cakes (with a surprise twist!) In Korea, a yummy street food staple are Hodu Kwaja — aka walnut cakes — that are traditionally filled with sweetened red bean paste (the quintessential Asian pastry filling) but one bakery called Hodo Kwaja, (in Toronto’s Koreatown) the surprise twist is a decadent, creamy filling of mashed potatoes… Continue reading
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WOD Challenge 04-26-21 Fortunate
I am fortunate to have had the family over yesterday to enjoy David’s feast of smoked chicken, home made jalapeno and cheese sausage, salad with my home made raspberry vinaigrette, home made boudin, home made beans, potato salad, and home made jalapeno poppers! Of course, I had no potato salad, opting for the green salad… Continue reading
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#A to Z Challenge 04-24-21 Vermouth
V=Vermouth “Doing a Vermouth” While here in America, we are known to “do shots,” in Catalonia, Spain — they “Do a Vermouth.” The history of vermouth in Spain is not as it’s history in Italy, in Catalonia, they drink their local style straight or on the rocks, or slightly cut with soda. Their version of… Continue reading
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#A to Z Challenge 04-23-21 Ul Boov
U=Ul Boov No, that’s not a pile of twinkies! It’s a traditional Mongolian “shoe sole cake” called, Ul Boov. In the same way we celebrate Christmas by putting up a tree, Mongolians celebrate the Lunar New Year with a days-long holiday, Ul Boov being the centerpiece. It can also be seen as a family shrine,… Continue reading
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