• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Melodie K

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
  • Inspire Me!
    • Destinations
    • Culinary Tours & Travelogues
    • Dishes

Sweets

Zalèti Recipe ~ Venetian Raisin Cookies [Recipe]

Make a plateful of sugar-dusted, raisin-studded Venetian cookies like these with this simple zalèti recipe, and celebrate the season!

Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered … nearly a bushel of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes.  ~ 1 Samuel 25:18

When it came to catering, Abigail of Carmel was no slouch. This wise woman of ancient Israel knew that a meal worthy of a future king had to include flavorful grains and lots and lots of raisins.

So guess what, beloved of the King? That means you, too, are worthy of a treat overflowing with the kind of sweetness that only plump raisins can give.

All you need is a good zalèti recipe.

What, you ask, are zalèti?

…

Read More

Filed Under: Dishes, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: cookie recipe, Italian desserts, Italian food

Exquisite French Pastry & the Top Chefs Who Create It

Exquisite French pastry in Paris; photo by Zhu.

A party without cake is just a meeting. ~ Julia Child

When you mention France, most people think of Paris, the capital city. This is both a blessing and a curse.

A curse because the portion of France located outside of the capital city is gorgeous, too. It has delicious nooks and crannies worth exploring but few people think to look.

And a blessing because …

Read More

Filed Under: Culinary Tours, Dishes, Inspiration, Sweets Tagged With: food and travel quotes, French hot chocolate, Julia Child, macaron, Paris-Brest, Pierre Hermé, Sébastien Gaudard, Sebastien Rouxel, viennoiserie

3 Italian Sweets for Your Next Celebration

Serve Italian sweets for your next special occasion. Fireworks, Celebration of Lights-Italy by colink.

“Good food is a celebration of life.” — Sophia Loren, actress

Uh-oh! What do you do when that special event is now just around the corner and you’re sure of only one thing:

That you want to serve a dessert that’s anything but ordinary? 

Celebrating with some popular Italian sweets is a good idea.

Of course, the Italian sweets we’re talking about here are beyond the ever-popular tiramisu, fabulous butter cookies, and the creamy inside, crunchy outside phenomena known as cannoli.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Culinary Tours, Destinations, Dishes, Europe, Sweets Tagged With: cartellate, Hugh Jackman, Italian food, Italian travel, regional cuisine, regions of Italy, rocciata, Sassi, strudel, Umbria

Footer

 

Hello!

~~~~~I'm Melodie, a destination-inspired storyteller and good food adventurer. Traveling, to experience the wonder of other cultures, has been my lifelong passion. Now, I want to share what I've learned so you, too, can nourish your traveler's heart, explore the world, and eat crazy good food on the regular. It's like this...


She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
    and brings back exotic surprises.
Proverbs 31:14

 

Privacy Policy ・ Copyright © 2021 Melodie K Media LLC ・ Powered by curiosity & unstoppable enthusiasm