CROATIA’S “SOPARNIK” CHARD PIE AND THE BALKAN’S “AJVAR” ROASTED PEPPER DIP       I just returned from a Silversea Cruises Culinary Adventure. Today I’m sharing two delicious souvenirs from Croatia.  These simple dishes were truly eye-openers. “Soparnik” is a crispy, garlic-scented hand pie filled…

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVE TO TRAVEL… .. whether it’s for real or just in your imagination,  I bring you this post.  I wrote it for All Things Cruise, an incredible resource of Cruise Information at www.allthingscruise.  It’s word-for-word what appeared on the site…

Delicious, spiced meat kebabs served on a Middle Eastern Classic—a bulgar wheat salad. Viking’s “The Kitchen Table: A Culinary Journey Around the World (Viking Cruises 2016)” is a world-straddling food voyage. Picking just one recipe from this lavishly illustrated treasury is hard work.  But on…

This Caviar Amuse Bouche was the opening act at an all-new restaurant from one of the world’s great Chefs  It was followed by two other dishes that were simply extraordinary… A King Crab Salad as a starter… A Loup de Mer Entree with Za’atar… All…

We must admit, we were floored when Susan J. Young profiled us! Andrew and I were flattered, to say the least, when our profile appeared along with three others in Susan’s inimitable blog, https://blog.pavlus.com/  We want you to read all three but in the interests…

Today we thought we’d take you along on a Wine Tour in Tuscany, bring Guanciale home and make the best Carbonara ever! Carbonara: “Hot pasta tossed with a creamy sauce of raw beaten eggs, accentuated with crisp bits of Guanciale and finished with a shower…

Although the gigantic plate of sweet indulgences may lead you to believe otherwise… This is an account of my November voyage on Viking Jupiter as we sailed from Rome (Civitavecchia to be precise) up the coast to Florence and Pisa (Livorno to be precise).  Then…

We came back from Greece with a new fondness for Phyllo Andrew and I were blown over by our time in Greece. We loved every minute of our ten-day voyage aboard Silversea’s magnificent Silver Moon.  We were invited to sail on Silver Moon to participate…

As Regular Readers of Chewing The Fat know we just came back from Greece two weeks ago… It was a spectacular trip start to finish.  Greece and its islands are among the most beautiful places we’ve ever visited. Sailing from Athens and the moon-lit Acropolis,…

After “a Long, Long Norwegian Winter” Viking River is doing what it does best… And I wrote all about it for a wonderful publication, Avid Cruiser, whose RiverCruiseAdvisor is must-reading for all aficionados of River Cruising the world over.  I’ve written extensively about River Cruises…

Runaway to sea with me! Silversea Cruises has just announced a whole new series of voyages aboard their ultra-luxurious ships. They’re in addition to their already announced Mediterranean and Galapagos itineraries. Those included the Maiden Voyages of both Silversea’s newest Flagship Silver Moon and the…

My latest article for CruisingJournal.com has just been published. If you have any doubts about pent-up demand for travel, you’ll be very surprised when you read this… Click on this link for the surprise of your life… https://www.cruisingjournal.com/en/cruise-topics/cruise-events/silversea-cruises-success-for-the-world-cruise-2023  

Silversea is set to sail on the most unique itinerary in World Cruise History I had the distinct pleasure of sailing on Silver Shadow 3 years ago. Now the ship has been chosen to bring back Silversea’s World Cruise Program for 2023. Since I sailed…

“Out of an African Kitchen: Recipes and Stories” I was sent this remarkable book. Its sender described it as ‘a quirky anthology of recipes, reminiscences, anecdotes, and stories from a bush kitchen set high up on the edge of the Great Rift valley overlooking Kenya’s…