India Round-up and July Destination

Welcome to our India round-up! We've got lots of great dishes to share so let's begin...




Our first traveler is Mary at One Perfect Bite, welcome to the group! Mary made Gobi Manchurian -- cauliflower fritters, they look delicious -- I bet those would be a great appetizer!

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Next up is long time traveler Joanna at In Search of Lost Time who made Beef and Chickpea Curry and has a little secret to getting great Indian flavors stashed in her pantry :)

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Our third traveler is Margaret at Tea and Scones, a big thank you to Margaret for suggesting India as our June destination! She made Aloo Palak, a delicious looking potato and spinach curry and also home made paneer cheese balls -- rasgalla, served in ras malai -- a sweet milk with nuts and spices. Wow, what a delicious Indian feast!

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Our next traveler is Leslie at Lethally Delicious, I know Leslie from a couple of baking groups and am so glad she decided to join MKMW too! Welcome, Leslie :) She made hara shorva soup and chicken in a red pepper sauce, looks wonderful!

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Kayte at Grandma's Kitchen Table is joining us for her second month of MKMW travels! Kayte made a full Indian feast, complete with hara shorva soup, dahi ka shorva -- cold yogurt soup, naan, Lal Masale Wai Murghi -- chicken in a red sweet pepper sauce, and Peelay Chaaval -- aromatic yellow rice...Kayte, are you sure you aren't operating a fine Indian restaurant in your kitchen? :)

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Bringing a delicious drink to our Indian feast is long time traveler Christine at Kits Chow. She made Indian Mint Tea -- Pudina Chai, served in gorgeous tea cups and made with mint from her own garden, what a lovely presentation!

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Finishing out our round-up, over at Nummy Kitchen I made a spicy Red Lentil Curry and badusha, a Diwali treat.

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ETA: Jill at Jill's Blog is another new traveler this month -- she e-mailed me yesterday and I missed it until just a minute ago -- so sorry Jill! She made two delicious looking Indian dishes, Potato and Pea Curry -- Alu Matar, and Spinach and Potatoes -- Palak Alu; along with some yummy looking naan. Welcome to the group :)

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Thank you so much to everyone who participated! What a great round-up full of delicious Indian dishes to try. Be sure to check out all of the blog posts to find more photos and recipes if you'd like to try any of these recipes yourself.

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Now the moment everyone is waiting for -- our July destination! Drum roll please...

That's right folks, the United States of America! I've been traveling with MKMW for two years and I don't ever think we've "visited" the USA, so in honor of the 4th of July, please pick an American dish and post about it on your blog by July 31st and leave a comment on this post with a link to your MKMW -- USA recipe.

There are so many choices and interpretations of this destination, don't think you have to stick with the traditional American dishes, feel free to pick a recipe from a particular area of the country, off the top of my head I'm coming up with Boston Baked Beans, Mississippi Mud Pie, Southern Fried...anything really, okra, steak, chicken :) you get the idea.

And just a quick note, I don't have any country suggestions yet for August, so feel free to mention one if you have a particular country in mind -- if not we will use the random country generator -- that's always fun!

Happy traveling,

Andrea

Mexico Round-up and June Destination

I hope all of our MKMW friends had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Welcome to our round-up for Mexico...

First up we have Margaret at Tea and Scones with a a delicious Mexican dinner -- stacked enchiladas made with homemade tortillas, complete with a traditional Mexican dessert, flan...

Wow, that looks perfect! What a show stopper!

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Next up, Rosa at Cooking with Rosie made some beautiful dessert empanadas, made with raspberry and homemade strawberry jam, don't they look amazing?

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Christine at Kits Chow made two Mexican dishes; a snack of Chile-garlic Peanuts, that look spicy enough to liven up any party...

and also a refreshing Mexican jicama snack with shreds of jicama and lime.

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And finishing off our culinary "trip" to Mexico, we have a new traveler, Kayte at Grandma's Kitchen Table! Welcome to the group, Kayte! She made a lovely Mexican lunch of Spicy Mexican Soup with Shrimp, Steak Quesadillas, Mexican Black Bean Salad and Mexican Corn Salad, doesn't it look delicious?

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It was so great to see some familiar friends and a new traveler with us for Mexico!

Do you recognize this flag?

Time to announce our June destination, drum roll please ... India! MKMW traveler Margaret suggested we travel to India for June, what a fun summer destination, with plenty of flavor and spice. If you would like to travel with us, just post an Indian recipe or meal on your blog and leave a comment in this post with a link to your blog post and I will include your dish in the round-up. Please post your dish and comment by June 30th and stay tuned for our India round-up and July destination on July 1st. New travelers are always welcome, just jump right in with an Indian dish and post in a link in the comments.

Thanks so much for everyone who cooked along for Mexico! I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to cook with you all last month but look forward to cooking along and seeing what everyone comes up with for India :)

Happy travels,

Andrea

Russia Round-up and May Destination

Time for our Russian Round-up, only two travelers this month. First off, Christine at Kits Chow, who made the traditional Russian dish of Beef Stroganoff -- it looks delicious, thanks for cooking along :)


Over at Nummy Kitchen I tried my hand making some Russian egg noodles called Lapsha, which turned out to be delicious even though I couldn't get them quite as thin as I think they should be.

The past year (or has it been two?) we've been having May be Mexico month in honor of Cinco de Mayo -- so let's do it again! Make a Mexican dish or dinner and post about it on your blog, then put a link to your post in the comment section of this post by the end of the month. I hope you can cook along with us, just think how fun a Mexican fiesta would be :)

Ireland Round-up and April Destination

Hello friends, and Happy April Fool's Day :) No foolin' around here, just our delicious March round-up of Irish recipes...

We'll start with Lara and her daughter Katie at The Lab, who had two Irish dishes to share...

First a delicious dinner of Beef in Guinness and Guinness Bread


and also Irish lace cookies for a nice sweet treat :)

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Next up is long time MKMW traveler Joanna at In Search of Lost Time, back with Colcannon and Beer Battered Fish, looks delicious and so do the leftovers!

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Cristine at Kits Chow, another long time MKMW traveler made famous Irish Chef Pearl McGillicuddy's All-in-One Buns, don't they look so tasty?

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Over at Nummy Kitchen I baked up a batch of Irish Cream Scones complete with a touch of Bailey's :)



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And now the moment you've all been waiting for -- the announcement of our randomly selected April destination...

Does this photo give it away?


Or maybe this flag?

Russia!

Please make a Russian dish (or two or more if you're up for it) and post a link to your blog post in the comment section here by April 30th. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! Also feel free to share any recipe link suggestions or talk of the Russian cuisine here in the comments section!

Happy travels,

Andrea

Vietnam Round-up and March Destination

Time for our Vietnam round-up! We have three delicious dishes to share, first up is new traveler Lara at The Lab with Vietnamese Fried Bananas...


Next up, Cristine at Kits Chow made a beautiful dish of Vietnamese grilled pork with rice vermicelli, Bun thit heo nuong...


Over at Nummy Kitchen I tried my hand at Vietnamese Spring Rolls, and really enjoyed them...



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Thank you for participating, the Vietnamese dishes look wonderful. I want to give a warm welcome to the group, Lara! We're glad to have you cooking with us :)

Lara suggested we visit Ireland for March, what a great suggestion! I had completely forgotten we visited there last year for St. Patrick's Day and I'm sure everyone is excited to "go back" and make some new Irish dishes, or old favorites.

Invite some family and friends over and make an Irish feast, or create a small Irish dinner for one and post about it anytime during the month of March here in the comment section. Leave a link to your post and I will do a round-up for Ireland on April 1st.

Romanian Round-up and February Destination

Our December destination was Romania and making a delicious Romanian Apple Cake was Ana-Maria at Ala bala portocala


Ana-Maria also made a traditional Romanian dish of stuffed cabbage rolls called Sarmale, don't they look delicious?


Over at Nummy Kitchen I made Romanian Easter Bread that was enjoyed by everyone, especially the kids :)



I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year! For February our randomly selected country is Vietnam!


Have a fun time trying some Vietnamese cuisine and don't forget to check-in with a link to your blog post!

December Destination -- Romania

Okay guys, our December destination is Romania! I see that everyone (myself included) missed out on making a Colombian dish for November but hopefully that was just because November was an extra busy month and we can find some time this month to try a Romanian dish.

Post about your Romanian dish any time this month and check-in any time before December 30th, I hope we get some travelers this month :) Whether or not you are able to participate, I would like to thank those of you still along with us for MKMW and wish you all a wonderful holiday season!

Happy cooking,

Andrea