Returning from our excursion from the African coast, we travel back to good old Europe where we land in Italy. World famous for its delicatessen such as Mozzarella, Mortadella, Parma ham, Polenta and Pasta but as well for its wines such as the Chianti or the Barolo.
Here we can find a vast variety of local [...]

And the winner of the 4th Mediterranean Cooking Event – Croatia – is the blog Domestic Divas Meet up.
The winning recipe is Sarma.
Congratulations!

The 4th mediterranean cooking event has ended and now the time has come to present the participants and their dishes. All of them did a great job in researching, cooking and presenting dishes from Croatia. You have the chance to vote for your favourite dish.
A tip for the participants: Linking to the voting usually helps!

The [...]

We are in North Africa, Morocco is the country of choice. The kitchen of the Maghreb is interesting. It is full of dates, figs, olives and almonds. Lamb is cooked in many different ways. The Tajine is in use alot. This is a clay pot with a clay lid tha thas the form of a [...]

And the WINNER of the 3rd mediterranean cooing Event is Taste Buds with Zaza’s Soup . Congratulation! You have won the Book “Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen: A Culinary Journey Through Syria, Lebanon, and Jorda”
I want to remind you of the current event with the topic CROATIA. Cook, blog and win!

Last months topic, Lebanese cuisine, provided us with nice recipes again. Here is the roundup where I present the submitted recipes. I would like you to vote and help us find this months winner. You have 2 votes to give, so choose wisely.
A tip for the participants of the event: Out of experience it helps [...]

Our travel through the mediterranean takes us up north tho the adriatic sea. Here lays Croatia, which is not only known for its landscape but also its cuisine. Interesting culinary influences meet here. Of course the Ottoman occupation left its traces but also the Austrian-Hungarian empire as well as the the Romans and the Greeks. [...]

And the winner of last years 2nd mediterranean cooking event with the topic Spain is: Cupcakes form Mallorca by Seelensturm. CONGRATUALTIONS! The fabulous cook book  “Seasonal Spanish Food” by José Pizarro, will be sent to you shortly!

I want to thank all readers for voting and would like to encourage to participate the current event with [...]

Having visited Turky and Spain, our travel through the mediterranean leads us this month to Lebanon. The Lebanon is known for its good food. Of course its cuisine, as well as the food found in Greece, got strongly influenced by the Ottoman empire. Typical dishes are hummus or falaffel, pulses are used as well as [...]

The 1st voting was as great of a success as the 1st mediterranean cooking event as such.
121 votes were given.
97 of them for Rosa’s Yummy Yums and the dish Ayva Dolmasi.
So with Rosa is the winner of this event! Congratulations.
Please check out the current cooking event with the topic SPAIN. Again you can win a [...]