Albion Gould
makes & travels
I will never not be thinking about Egyptian food. While I can’t go back to Egypt instantly, I can at least try to replicate some of the amazing food. So many dishes seemed difficult to make at first, but I suspect it was only because so many were new to me. This Egyptian barley salad …
There are few things more refreshing during the hot summer months than a cold glass of lemonade. While I grew up with lemonade, in recent years I’ve been introduced to Brazilian lemonade, which has really kicked it up a notch as they say. It’s just a straight up lovely drink that kids and adults alike …
There are few things that taste better to me during the hot summer months than cucumber and tomato salad. It’s something I grew up with–my grandmother would get the veg from the local farmer’s market and would whip it together in an instant. We ate it as a side dish or on grilled chicken. This …
There was a time when I wasn’t much of a cake-eater at all. I outright just didn’t care for it. I’m happy to say that my tastes have changed and I now have the opposite problem–I love it all. I’ll be honest, though–I am often super lazy and take the box cake route. It’s always …
We’ve been cooking with eggplant a lot lately. It’s easy to grow and relatively cheap in the supermarkets, so it made sense to explore its versatility more. We use it in curries and ratatouille, but our current favorite preparation is this roasted eggplant dip. I’ve become a big fan of appetizers before dinner and this …
Living in a different country with different traditions is more difficult for me when a holiday is approaching. Easter in New Zealand is very different than the Easters I had growing up in the States. People don’t tend to dye Easter eggs here, jelly beans aren’t a thing, and Easter candy tends to be very …
