Changing the Lives of Women One Box of Aprons at a Time
Filed Under Interviews, What's Up at TIK India, USA
Today we're featuring an interview not with one of our fabulous chefs or tour guides, but with Theresa VanderMeer, the founder of the company that makes our aprons, totes, and document holders. If you've traveled with us on one of our multi-day cooking vacations, you've received one of these textile goods with your documents package, and we hope you noticed the tag on it that explains that your item was… Read
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Recipe for Rice Pudding
Filed Under Food History, Recipes United Kingdom, USA
Rice pudding is at heart a type of porridge like any other. It incorporates a grain (rice), a liquid (usually milk or milk and water), a sweetener (sugar, honey), and spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom, ginger). It can include fresh fruit, fruit zest, dried fruit, nuts, and egg (which gives it a custard-y texture). I've read it hearkens back to Tudor times in Great Britain, but it is popular where… Read
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Simple White Cake with Pastry Cream Filling
Filed Under Recipes, What's Up at TIK United Kingdom, USA
This simple white cake recipe, taken straight from the legendary Mary Berry, is super versatile and can be adapted to a number of fillings and frostings. It's so simple it literally has 3 ingredients! It has become one of our go-to recipes at home, to the point that my kids can whip it up on their own. One of our favorite ways to prepare it is with a simple pastry… Read
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Gobble Gobble: 6 Ways to Use up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Special Occasions USA
Chances are, the day after Thanksgiving the last thing you want to think about is more food. But you also probably have plenty of leftovers to last you some time. According to statista.com, 81% of Americans include turkey on their Thanksgiving menu. And I guarantee you they aren't eating the whole bird in one day! Growing up, leftover turkey meant slapping together a turkey sandwich (you could try changing this… Read
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Easy Reduced-Carb Pear Tart
Filed Under Recipes, What's Up at TIK USA
For world diabetes day we're sharing a low carb pear tart. This low carb pear tart was made to please a kid with type-1 diabetes, not for someone on a diet. We're not trying to eliminate carbs entirely (although you could make this as a keto pear tart), we just have to watch the number. I'm a big fan of when he has carbs trying to use real ingredients like… Read
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Top 10 Things to Do in Chicago in Spring and Summer
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips USA
Spring and summer in Chicago are our favorite times of year. There are so many things to do in Chicago in the springtime and summer, and so many Chicago attractions that re-open with the good weather. Yes, we sometimes have snow in the spring, but it can also be wonderfully warm and sunny! The trees are leafing, the birds are singing, and, more importantly, restaurants are putting out their outside… Read
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