Recipe for a sunny Italian lemon cake, perfect to bake for Easter – kids will have fun decorating with sprinkles. Easter in Europe – favorite shops for Easter sweets – Gilli in Florence, Fortnum & Mason London, Dallmayr in Munich.
Read more…Tips for Paris
Visiting Paris with the family, tips for riding the Metro and how to get out of maze-like stations, museums and monuments, laundromats, restrooms, what to do when restaurants are closed on the weekend, where to stay.
Read more…Ramadan celebrations, children’s books, cake recipe
The sacred month of Ramadan, celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Children’s books about preparing dishes for iftar, giving donations to people in need, prayers at the mosque, the festival of Eid al-Fitr. And sweet recipe for a rose and cardamon cake.
Read more…Lunar New Year – It’s the Year of the Horse
Lunar New Year – it’s the Year of the Horse.
Horses in Chinese history and mythology, videos of San Francisco and Bangkok, lucky symbols of the New Year, children’s books, fun food to celebrate the holiday.
Haitian Freedom Soup – Soup Joumou
Freedom Soup is one of our favorite books for Black History Month, an immigrant story about Haiti, and multi-generational cooking with family and friends! “Freedom Soup” is Soup Joumou, celebrating end of slavery and independence of Haiti. Cook up a batch of this delicious winter soup.
Read more…Winter hot chocolate – French and Mexican
When it’s snowy and freezing cold outside, whip up a batch of hot chocolate. Here’s two hot chocolate recipes – velvety rich French chocolat chaud and Mexican chocolate caliente with flavors of cocoa and cinnamon.
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