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Ratatouille In The Loire Valley, France

Ratatouille In The Loire Valley, France

Vegetables, Soups & Stews, FranceSmita ChandraSeptember 10, 2017Loire Valley, France, Paris, Chateau of the Loire, French Palaces, Indre river, Cher river, Amboise, King Francois I, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Chenonceau, King Henri II, Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici, Azay-le-Rideau, Ratatouille, summer vegetables, eggplant, zucchini, Tomatoes

Black pepper made its way all the way from Kerala to Venice, enriching many cuisines along the way. Read the fascinating story of this spice route and find the recipe video link in my bio - Black Pepper Chicken in Venice!

Dear friends, I’m so thrilled to share my new updated website with you all! It’s got a ton of great recipes, blog posts from around the world and a fresh new look! Please do have a look at it from the link in my bio and tell me what you t

Last lunch in Bergamo! We’ve met such wonderful, generous, warm and friendly people these past couple weeks. “Eat!” they’ve urged us, “Have more pasta! You’re in Italy, be happy!” So we did (eat a lot of past

Mortadella studded with cracked black pepper and pistachios and thin wisps of sliced ham and wedges of aged parmigiano all taste so much better in Bologna, the culinary capital of Italy!

A gelato a day is essential when you’re in Italy because Italian calories don’t count if you’re Canadian 😉

We’re a little off the beaten path here in beautiful Ravenna, a town dating back to the fourth century, famous for its mosaic work that is still shining and breathtaking after almost two thousand years in perfectly preserved churches. Check out

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