A splash of holiday color along the Lungarno. As the year comes to a close, like many of you I am full of gratitude. For love, health, safety (after miles of traveling), family and friends and the kindness from all those who keep these programs afloat. To quote poet David …
When all is said and done, what we do here at PMCA is all about people. Those we meet and those we travel with. The ingredients that become familiar and the recipes we learn bloom into larger stories, even after we have returned home. During this 20th Anniversary year, …
Explore Morocco with Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures this March! Email us or call our booking coordinator, Merete, at 303-910-0897 to reserve your spot!
Croquetas de Boniato (A great alternative to Thanksgiving sweet potato pie!) 3 cups sweet potatoes (cooked and mashed) 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup sugar 3 eggs (beaten for egg wash) 1 1/2 cups crushed almonds oil for frying Heat …
I can only imagine what it must have been like when author and composer, Paul Bowles (The Sheltering Sky) was encouraged by Gertrude Stein to go to Morocco, for the first time in 1931. Tangier was accessible and exotic. A completely different world full of magic and mystery. Unknown places delight the imagination at every turn with intrigue, curiosity, and heightened awareness.
The end of October is definitely chestnut time. The air cools and the spiny balls drop to the ground when the wind blows. Its a bit of bother getting into them, but well worth it. If you find them on the ground, you can put your foot on top of …
Kim, Anne and I started our journey with six culinary enthusiasts in Malaga on Friday. Hitting the outdoor covered markets we gathered all that we could think of to create the menus that Kim had devised for our next six days in the mountains. Each student received a list and …
Bearing left at the bridge, we leave the GR142 and follow the right bank of the Rio Trevelez, almost immediately crossing a stream over large slabs of smooth stone. Beyond the stream, a yellow waymark indicates a rough path that zigzags up through big bushes of retama. We follow …
This February 5-17, 2012: Tasting Royal Rajasthan India: Tasting Royal Rajasthan February 5-17, 2012 Feel a culture beneath your feet as you walk the noble hallways of Indian palaces. Stop and gaze through a windows at villages, dotted with baby blue houses painted in Krishna’s honor. Walk streets of turbaned …
Today, with another bag to pack and upcoming transition to make, I sat down to write instead. I made a cup of assam tea with a precious pinch of thé petales (rose petal tea) from Miller Harris.