Hockey in Italy!

by | Aug 8, 2009 | food, italy

As dusk began to fall, I was beginning to despair at my options for setting up my tent. I wasn’t having much luck finding a place. Finally, I pulled into a small little town hoping for a quiet spot beside the nearby river. As I rolled through the centre of...

Connecting People with Pasta

by | Aug 7, 2009 | food, italy, movie

A Tagelitelli Italian Pasta Making adventure in Slovenia by Russell a Canadian. Watch as pasta connects people! Stefano and I cooked this up about a week ago. Here is the little montage of clips of the pasta making extravaganza.

Pomodoro Ripiendo

by | Aug 5, 2009 | food, italy

Yesterday evening, dark grey thunder clouds emerged on the horizon as cycled through the Italian countryside. I am not opposed to a little rain, but, right before you set up your camp or make dinner really sucks. And, boy, the clouds were really dark and ominous!As...

The Canadian Breakfast

by | Jun 21, 2009 | berlin, food

This morning I cooked up a Canadian breakfast for my friend Peggy: Fried eggs, hash brown potatoes, and a slice or two of bacon. The coffee and ketchup sit obligingly nearby. While trying to share my culture with the wonderful people I meet on my journey, I often...

Sharing Food, Culture and Soup

by | Mar 28, 2009 | food, germany

Its so nice to have a kitchen to cook in.  Its also so nice to have someone to cook for! Yesterday, here at the castle, I shared my famous Canadian Soup with Reinhart.   This is a recipe that my Aunt Jannice shared with me when I was in University in Fredericton. Its...