Posts tagged: Food and Travel Blog

Ginger and Nutmeg is almost 3 years old, time for a makeover; a new lipstick colour and a sleek haircut. With a growing reader audience and social media following based in North America and Europe, Nutmeg decided it was time for a refreshed look.
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Recipes & Travel:
Culinary Heritage, Food and Travel Blog, Ginger and Nutmeg

As you know Hot Sauce and Chili are cruising around Scandinavia in their new car.  This week on a ferry they were able to sail and eat from the on-board smörgåsbord. Hot Sauce is still sorting out how to text from her phone so let me just say that her reporting was a bit lacking.  So, Nutmeg thought it would be good to do a bit of research, as it sure sounds better than “buffet”.
Have you every wondered what is a smörgåsbord?  It is a type of Scandinavian meal served buffet-style with multiple dishes of various foods on a table, originating in Sweden. In Norway it is called koldtbord and in Denmark it is called kolde bord. Smörgåsbord became internationally known as smörgåsbord at the 1939 New York World’s Fair when it was offered at the Swedish Pavilion Restaurant.  Members of the Swedish merchant and upper class in fourteenth-century Sweden and Finland served schnapps table (brännvinsbord), a small buffet…

Recipes & Travel:
European Travel Tips, Food and Travel Blog, Travel in Sweden, What is a Smorgasbord

What are the ingredients for a great dinner party?  According to Nutmeg this is the list:  great food, interesting people and good wine (lots really good wine if the people are not interesting).  Ginger would add a full iPod, cleansing ales, dark rum and ice cream as must haves.

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Recipes & Travel:
Dinner Parties, Food and Travel Blog, What are the ingredients for a great dinner party

Nutmeg would like to introduce some of her friends and family.  Without a doubt, they are a spicy bunch and that is what she loves most about them.  There are a few who have not quite defined themselves yet (more on them at a later date).
In no particular order…
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Recipes & Travel:
Food and Travel Blog, Health Benefits of Spices

Just a quick note to say Nutmeg has many failures in the kitchen but those are never published.  She looks forward to your feedback!

Recipes & Travel:
Food and Travel Blog