Marari Beach: CGH Earth Experience There is a cow grazing outside of my door with a calf on her teet. The cows have been grazing all day with a slight tinkle to their bells, giving that bucolic sound so sweet for a nap. The fan spins and blows the air …
Spain: Granada and the Alpujarras Mountains October 20-28, 2012 October 19-27, 2013 In this distinct region of southern Spain, we will find almond groves and lush valleys bearing figs, pomegranates, kakis and apricots. As we drive from the city of Malaga, higher in the Alpujarras, we will look down on to green …
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 …
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.
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. …
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 …
1 cup fresh tomato 1t garlic (peeled and chopped) 3 sprigs of fresh mint 1 red chili, chopped 1 green chili, chopped a pinch of sugar salt to season Mix all ingredients in a food processor, or pound together in a mortar and pestle. Add salt to taste.
