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Entries from February 2008

Girl Geek Dinners Italia - Italy

February 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates! I’ve been a little quiet this week, and as part of my “non-food life,” I’ve been organizing the next Girl Geek Dinner in Italy, this Friday.
The whole Girl Geek movement started in London [...]

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Tags: Culture · Italy

Juhu Beach, Goa Beach and Beach Food in India

February 22nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

You can read my previous posts about my trip in India: Reflections of India; Desi Chinese, Ice Cream, Dabeli and Other Street Food in India; Mumbai - Bombay : Traffic and Bollywood; An Indian Wedding Ceremony and Feast in India, and Gandhi, Dandi Beach, and Eating Sugar Cane in India.
One of the most famous [...]

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Tags: Abroad · India

Chocolate Macarons

February 19th, 2008 · 28 Comments

Edited to add: First read my post about Laduree Macarons and Finding the Perfect Macaron Recipe for inspiration, tips and other links about macarons - Tartelette also made Hot Tamale macarons yesterday!
Making macarons was easier and more fun than I hoped it would be, but it was perhaps the biggest mess I’ve made in the [...]

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Tags: Food · Recipe

Laduree Macarons and Finding the Perfect Macaron Recipe

February 13th, 2008 · 19 Comments

When I was in Paris several months ago, I took some time to make as many stops as possible on David Lebovitz’ 10 Insanely Delicious Things You Shouldn’t Miss in Paris list.
One of my top priorities was to try Parisian macarons so I could get them straight from the source. I had been reading [...]

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Tags: Abroad · Food