Summer Potluck Ideas: Top 10 Quick and Easy Recipes
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions, What's Up at TIK USA
Summer means potluck season for me, and I am always looking for new summer potluck recipes. Every week, sometimes more than once a week, we manage to arrange potlucks and they are a ton of fun. In fact, over the years I have become something of an expert in how to organize a potluck! What is so great about a potluck? You can have them at home or a park,… Read
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Late Spring Recipes for a Dinner Party
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions USA
This is a great time of year for the produce at our European destinations. There are all sorts of fruits and vegetables - and even flowers - that can make a dish really sing. This week we'll be featuring some things we love to eat as the seasons change from spring to summer. Case in point? Fresh herbs. I buy them in the grocery store throughout the winter, but it's… Read
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Four Ways to Finish Your Leftover Easter Eggs
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions USA
For those of you who find yourselves with a carton full of hard boiled eggs several days after Easter, we understand you might need a little help in finding innovative ways to use them. So here are our top suggestions for how to get rid of the rest of your Easter eggs. 1. Deviled Eggs This one is obvious, but really, who doesn't love deviled eggs? You can make them… Read
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Roast Lamb for Easter Dinner
Filed Under Recipes, Special Occasions France, Italy, USA
Lamb on the Easter table is a longstanding tradition hearkening back to the Paschal Lamb sacrificed for the Jewish Passover. In modern Christian Easter culinary traditions this most frequently has morphed into a roasted lamb dish at Easter. In many countries, you roast the whole animal over a spit, and enjoy it in company! Tempting as it is to try this at home (our local Costco sells whole lambs -… Read
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Easter Traditions
Filed Under Destination Features, Special Occasions Greece, Italy
Gearing up toward Easter we thought we'd revisit some of our favorite Easter traditions and foods. it seems that there are as many traditions surrounding the holiday as there are towns in the world - and even within a single town each family will have its own customs! The Greeks certainly know how to do Easter. It is one of their major celebrations of the year. It is called "Pascha"… Read
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Trips for Two: Romantic Destinations
Filed Under Destination Features, Special Occasions France, Italy, Mexico
Looking for a last-minute Valentine's Gift? In addition to our many wonderful culinary tours for friends and families traveling together, as well as for solos, we offer cooking vacation destinations that just scream romantic getaway. What are some of our favorites culinary vacations for travelers looking to celebrate a honeymoon, an anniversary, or just a romantic week together? Here are a few of our favorites: 1) Mexico Let's face it.… Read
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