We stayed in Bansko, Bulgaria for the month of November. During that month we fell in love with Bulgarian food. In order to learn more about the food of Bulgaria we reached out to fellow food blogger Darina at bulgarianfood.net to learn more about the unique foods of her home. She graciously answered all of my questions regarding the foods of the regions […] Continue Reading
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We only stayed in Oslo one night, which was enough. Not because it wasn’t awesome (it was) but because it was so expensive. We are on a pretty restrictive budget and it was just too expensive for us. The city was beautiful, clean and festive. Christmas lights and trees were everywhere and everything was dusted with a fresh layer of fluffy snow. It was breathtaking. We wandered the streets just enjoying the scenery and looking for a bite to eat. We came across several restaurants but could not justify the prices- we stopped at a brewery hoping to try a beer and possibly split a meal but after seeing the prices we ended up […] Continue Reading
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Berlin had an amazing amount of food choices- it is such an international city! And we were lucky enough to be there during the Christmas Markets. There was so much good stuff to choose from. We tried to stick to sensible breakfasts: fruit, hard boiled eggs, toast and the tomatoes and cucumbers that the breakfast buffet in our hotel featured. A good hearty breakfast meant that we were less likely to end up starving in a few hours, it also meant that we had a good foundation for the day- fruits, veggies, protein and the occasional whole wheat slice of toast or cereal […] Continue Reading
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Banitsa is a Bulgarian dish that has many different variations. It can be filled with white cheese (sirene) and eggs or spinach. Sometimes meat, apples or pumpkin fill its flaky crust. It is served hot or cold for either a breakfast or snack, or it can be filled with fruit and served as a dessert. This variation is a delicious pumpkin variety that works as a dessert (and viable alternative to pumpkin pie, if you are spending Thanksgiving in Bulgaria). The thing that I love about this dessert (besides its scrumptious pumpkin flavor) is that the pumpkin does not need to be cooked first- raw pumpkin works perfectly in this recipe. Oh, the other thing I really like is […] Continue Reading
We have spent the last week in Bansko, Bulgaria (actually, we will be here through the end of November). Here are some of the Bansko specialities we tried over the course of th week, we went out for lunch 3 days, date night one night and a late afternoon snack one day […] Continue Reading
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