Peggy and Kim Schiffer explore the mountains around Ferreirola. The first thing I do when I wake up in the Alpujarras mountains at the foot of the Sierra Nevada is put on my shoes.The earlier the better, even with a brisk chill in the air. I head happily through …
“Eating your way through Morocco on Peggy Markel’s culinary tour is a quest that marries authentic techniques, tools and ingredients with an inspiring setting…” Read more.
A photo slideshow of Peggy Markel’s culinary travel program in southern Spain, set to the sounds of Spanish guitarists playing in a country kitchen during the last night of the trip.
Monica Pedersen’s new book, Make It Beautiful: Designs and Ideas for Entertaining at Home, featured a few of Peggy’s recipes Monica Pedersen 2012 Read more.
Candlelight graces a table on our houseboat in Kerala. Tears well and fall down my cheeks at the taste of okra. The cook comes in, “Ma’am are you alright? Was the food too spicy for you?” I smile and nod subtly sideways, the Indian way that says, no, yes, maybe. …
“Peggy Markel, pioneer of international culinary travel, celebrates 2012 as her 20th year in business as founder, owner and operator of Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures. For two decades, Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures has brought elegant, off-the-beaten-path experiences to its guests, whether they are sailing along the coast of the Mediterranean, …
Leaving the long stretch of Sidi Kaouki’s endless camel colored coast, is always poignant. It’s a refuge. Unplugged. A village with a few stone houses and a camel or two.
High over the mustard field tiny warblers jump from plant to plant. It early morning, but not for the jackals and peahens. A warm breakfast of freshly made yogurt from the dairy and poha, a puffed rice colored with turmeric and flavored with a masala blend of spices, mustard seeds, and red capsicum …
Ayesha Manzil, an old Heritage mansion, sits on a hill with a close view of the warm Arabian sea. It was built by an Englishmen, who was one of the first to set up the East India Trading Office, trading spices from the port of Tellicherry. Pepper, the main sought-after commodity …
