Global Table Adventure | Menu Wednesday

Menu: Seychelles (& giveaway)

January 23, 2013 By Sasha Martin 43 Comments

Mr Picky flew to Washington D.C. for work, so Ava and I are spending this week "mother-daughter" style. We've already made banana muffins, hot cocoa (Guatemalan-style), and stuffed artichokes (my mother's recipe from Italy). And there's the coconuts. Coconut milk. Shredded coconut. Toasted coconut. We're surrounded, thanks to our stovetop travels to the Seychelles. While we ate this particular menu before Keith left, I'm considering recreating it one more time since I still have plenty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa, Menu Wednesday, Seychelles

Menu: Serbia

January 16, 2013 By Sasha Martin 11 Comments

This week I'm on the hunt to create a little balance in this, our freshly pressed New Year. I found exactly what I was looking for in Serbia. Our menu is equal parts comfort and nutrition, capped off with a ridiculously indulgent dessert. (Do I need to defend that choice?) In other news, I have huge, exciting, mega things going on that will affect our family (and potentially yours). I leaked a bit about it on our Facebook Page. More details as they come. For now, thank you for believing in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Menu Wednesday, Serbia

Menu: Senegal (& Giveaway)

January 9, 2013 By Sasha Martin 36 Comments

Those of you who have read this blog before know my refrain "We create peace when we learn about each other, when we understand one another." To be clear, learning is not the same as understanding, but to understand we must learn. And we can do this through food. And so here we are. Well, today I found a very similar saying from Senegal: "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we are taught." The beauty of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa, Menu Wednesday, Senegal

Menu: Saudi Arabia (with Giveaway)

January 2, 2013 By Sasha Martin 79 Comments

Saudi Arabia is all about love of family and strong relationships. That's why this week at the Global Table is all about party food. Not crazy, New Year's Eve party nibbles (been there, done that), but goodies that will pull family and friends together around the table (or, as the case may be, the floor mat). These bites make a festival out of even the most ordinary day (I know because we enjoyed their bright flavor in the No Man's land between Christmas and New Year's with my dear friend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Menu Wednesday, Saudi Arabia

Menu: São Tomé and Príncipe (with Giveaway)

December 19, 2012 By Sasha Martin 11 Comments

Ava's never been a big fan of bananas, but when I told her we were eating mousse for dessert this week, she giggled. Loud. Like a startled bird. The holidays are in full swing; her three year-old brain clearly imagined something like this... Thankfully, moose is not an option in São Tomé and Príncipe, but mousse is. And so, without further ado, I'd like to share our menu. Each item has been selected with the holiday crazies in mind: they require few ingredients and come together in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa, Menu Wednesday, São Tomé and Príncipe

Menu: San Marino (with Giveaway)

December 12, 2012 By Sasha Martin 31 Comments

Here's something you might not have known: Abraham Lincoln was made an honorary citizen of San Marino in 1861. This made him happy, as he believed that San Marino demonstrated how a "government founded on republican principles is capable of being so administered as to be secure and enduring." (Read the whole letter) What he doesn't mention in his letter to his "Great and Good Friends" is their food, likely because he never had the opportunity to sample it. Personally I believe that any "secure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Menu Wednesday, San Marino

Menu: Samoa (Plus Giveaway)

December 5, 2012 By Sasha Martin 37 Comments

"E tuai tuai, ta te maʻona ai." This Samoan proverb states that food which takes a long time in the oven will be satisfying. It's the equivalent of "good things come to those who wait." You see, much of Samoan dinners were traditionally cooked in underground ovens made with hot stones and covered with dirt and leaves. My mom said that was just about all there was in the late 70's. Today, electricity takes much of the guesswork out of when dinner will be done but there's still satisfaction in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Menu Wednesday, Oceania, samoa

Menu: Saint Vincent & the Grenadines ($400+ Giveaway)

November 28, 2012 By Sasha Martin 5 Comments

We've hit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on our Adventure to eat the world. Consider this my way to sneak the holidays to you, Caribbean-style. This menu is for those days when you wish you still felt like pumpkin pie, but you've eaten three pies too many....and coconut pumpkin soup seems like the only logical answer. It's for when you are ready to dive into a traditional boozy cake, but without the scary pieces of giant neon fruit that you find in the preboxed variety. In sum, this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Menu Wednesday, North America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines