Trips make yourself young after all :)

Since an early age I took the plane on my own.

To go from point A to point B...from Normandie to the French Riviera, at least, to see my dear dear grand parents during holidays.

I was always excited by the "new", new place, city, accent, food, culture, weather.

At the age of 6 I was already used to travel on my own if needed, with my suitcase packed by mom carefully, my backpack with a doll, pencils, notebook and of course something to chew in the plane.

I do remember the excitement, this feeling of discovery, at the end of the trip.

I still feel the same today when I take off.

My trips gave me the opportunity to meet different food culture, different way to eat, celebrate a holi day meal in another country, to shop in so many places...

Morocco

the beautiful Marrakech and its spices and chicken tajine with lemon and dried fruits

Essaouira and its fishes just drifted from the sea - couscous made by Simo wife for us, the best i had in my life !

Fès and its typical home made couscous, prepared by lovely muslim women for me

Turkey

Istanbul -- menemen taken with Elise the first time, aaahhh menemen, this scrambled egg preparation with tomatoes and peppers

manti, a kind of turkish raviole stuffed with meat, and eaten together with paprika, ayran, green herbs

raki balik in nevizade sokak with Virginie and Caro so many times, the typical turkish meal with black sea fishes, and the turkish Pastis Raki to get drunk smoothly

Adana kebap, from Adana city --- thanks Erhan for going there with me

stuffed vegetables done with Tugce at home ! what a good time those days of cooking altogether with you, Ilkay, Yaver...

USA

chicken for thanksgiving in richfield springs, with berries sauce, apple stewed, super yummy time

burgers in nyc, as big as the big apple, for skinny people, its something, you must be starving !

cookies done by gd auntie Annie, from Cleveland, what a recipe, I miss you

Tunisia

the super oh so home made tunisian tajine, made by a girlfriend of Slaiem, that has nothing to do with moroccan tajine, like a delicious taboulé

Lebanon

ah, Beirut and its fresh food, salads unbeatable by the corniche, fishes so simply grilled, hommos made of chick peas in gemayzeh

Spain

tapas from El Puerto de Santa Maria

salmonejo from Sevilla, Cordoba, Puerto, Jerez de la Frontera, this gaspacho with eggs and croutons together

all food done by Susi abuela as well, I wish I could ask her for the recipes :)

Italy

"the" pasta from Cecina and Pizza

Germany

the food market in Munich, a cheese place that is a dream for Normands like me

The list could be so long, but I need to stop, dinner time ;)

To be continued my friends !